Season 2: Episode 3

Danielle Spence and Chris Jones join us from Rotman's Admissions Team to answer the most pressing application questions. Danielle was motivated to join the team because of Rotman's reputation as Canada's leading business school. She values the opportunity to work with top talent and enjoys meeting highly-motivated people with diverse professional and academic backgrounds. Chris has an extensive background in education recruitment, working previously in the UK and at Rotman since 2013. Over the years, he's provided guidance on all aspects of career education.

Season 2: Episode 2

The fearless President of the Class of 2020's Entertainment and Media Association, Kevin Yoon joins us for a chat about his experience expanding the role of EMA at Rotman, discovering a career path as a musician and his plans for life after Rotman. Kevin Yoon's role in expanding the size of Rotman's EMA helped rebrand Rotman as a more career-diverse MBA program, facilitating a pipeline between Rotman and Toronto's media industry. His experience working as a Pianist and Educator before Rotman offer a unique background for his successful pivot into strategy and leadership at Simplii Financial. As one of Rotman's most inspiring students of the Class of 2020, Rotman Podcast is offering a look into his Rotman experience and life after his MBA.

Season 2: Episode 1

Rini Sharma and Joe Smith pass the torch to the next generation of Rotman podcasters and teach our audience a valuable lesson about podcasting.

We're celebrating International Women's Day with Prof. Sarah Kaplan, professor of Strategic Management and Director of Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at Rotman. In this episode, Sarah addresses long-standing gender biases, her views on meritocracy and the need to establish urgency pertaining to gender-based discrimination.

Zachary is the CEO & Co-Founder of Lucid, a startup leveraging the power of music and machine learning for better management of mental health. Listen to him discuss his views on making huge life transitions, taking risks, his journey into entrepreneurship and the thrill of working for a purpose-driven organization.

Ever wondered WHY people behave the way they do, in various situations? Ever caught yourself making a choice that was reflective of 'unconscious biases', but proceeded with it anyway? Rotman Professor & Behavioural Science Research Chair Prof. Dilip Soman has spent decades studying human behaviour. He breaks it down for us in this episode as we chat about his journey into academia, what makes a good behavioural scientist and why he does not particularly like the term 'bias'.

Sam deep dives into his experience living in three different countries, the notion of 'cultural flexibility' and his thoughts on how organizations can strive to be truly diverse and inclusive.

Joe and Rini interview Tiff Macklem, current dean of the Rotman School of Management and former Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada about his early life experiences, what led him to pursue a career in economics and eventually to the Rotman School. Tiff shares his tremendous insights on dealing with crises, what excites him the most about his work as the dean and his typical Sunday at home!

On the twelfth day of Rotman Vox Pop, we present to you.. a mashup of all our interviews!

Thank you for supporting the Rotman ThoughtCast, Happy Holidays, and may you have a wonderful New Year.

On the eleventh day of Rotman Vox Pop, we present to you.. Rini Sharma (MBA'20)