The A Suite Podcast

Today we were joined by Parth Chauhan who has connected with so many since coming to UCLA Anderson. Parth lives his truth day in and day out and leads by example. He just graduated and was even honored with the Dean's Award for Outstanding Service and Teaching Excellence Award! Join us as he shares his story and gives us some insights as to how he thinks we can all make the most of our MBA experiences.

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Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.

For many students, b-school is a joint venture. On this episode we sit down with Alyssa Donovan and Jack Browning, who moved to Los Angeles from NYC for Jack to get his MBA. Alyssa and Jack share what they were looking for out of b-school and what sets Anderson apart when it comes to programming for partners. Fun fact: In addition to joining the Joint Ventures club, Anderson significant others ("Sig-Os") can serve on the boards of non-professional clubs!

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Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.

Ew, David! In today's episode, Katie Schiff, John Lee, and Jodi Christensen talk Schitt's Creek and reminisce about favorite business lessons from the show. Was David right to do a soft launch for the Rose Apothecary? Could Johnny be effectively segmenting his customer base by renting rooms by the hour? Is it possible to plan a PR stunt like Alexis's premier for The Crows Have Eyes 3? We hope you'll agree that we created something truly winsome with this episode.

Best wishes and warmest regards,

The A Suite team

G’day, mate! The MBA experience at Anderson is enriched by the diversity of the student body. On this episode we talk with two of our international classmates about their decision to come to Anderson and what they’ve gained from b-school so far. Originally from mainland China, Jack Du was a teacher in New Zealand prior to Anderson and is working on launching a language learning app. Vivek Mahadevan hails from Australia and is pivoting from a career as a lawyer to consulting. We hope you enjoy getting to know them as much as we have.

Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.

Are you interested in entrepreneurship? Do you want to know what it's really like to raise funds for a new venture? Would coming to UCLA Anderson for your MBA be the best choice for you? Join us as we meet Jama and Annie, two of the founding members of Sahara, who raised over $150K in funds from venture competitions! In true entrepreneurial fashion, let's dive right in!  

Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.

How has quarantine affected your creativity? Today we're talking with the composer of our theme music about some of his creative pursuits, the value of being an expert vs. a jack of all trades, and how to manage stage fright. And we get silly trying to make music out of our core classes. Accounting = metronome?

Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.

WOOD BRICK SHEEP WHEAT ORE. It’s the game where you maximize your resource production, differentiate your business strategy, and defend against competition. Do those terms sound familiar? You must be a UCLA Anderson MBA student! Join us as we struggle to remember if they are discovery or development cards, reminisce on grudges held, and, most importantly, argue about the correct pronunciation of “Catan.”

💎🤲🚀 🚀 🚀  Strap in, we're going to the moon! Today we're talking with Professor Avanidhar "Subra" Subrahmanyam, Distinguished Professor of Finance here at UCLA Anderson and expert in stock market activity and behavioral finance, about the recent GME short squeeze. We get his perspective on what makes this event so historic, how to make sure you're getting sound financial advice, and what policies the SEC and Robinhood can consider to make sure the market stays free and fair. And if you love the episode and want to learn more, sign up for Professor Subra's Behavioral Finance elective in the spring!

"For the first time in history, the short squeeze was done by retail traders against institutions as opposed to institutions doing it to other institutions. It got a lot of us in finance just very excited because it was a momentous event, one for the history books. 100 years from now we'll be talking about Gamestop, just as we are talking about it now."

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Today, we have the absolute pleasure of introducing you to Mike Zhang. 

From the young age of 13, Mike Zhang started his first venture as the founder of Airsoft Megastore. He built this business along with other eCommerce companies, and eventually exited after generating $160M+ in revenue and $30M+ in EBITDA while raising less than $1M of total outside capital. 

Since then, Mike has continued his journey as a founder and angel investor. Mike follows his passions and strives to align his values with his ventures. Currently, Mike is serving as the Co-CEO of Good Money, a digital banking startup backed by a consortium of leading investors and financial institutions. 

So excited to share his story with you all today. Enjoy!

Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.

What's it like recruiting for Tech and working at Apple? How do you adapt and adjust to new environments when you're constantly traveling? How did this crazy pandemic affect the MBA experience? If any of this piques your interest, you have come to the right place. Our guest today is the one and only, Tom Wan. Tom is a second year FTMBA at UCLA Anderson, and we managed to get some time with him to share his perspective on his ups and downs throughout this process. Regardless of the issues at hand, Tom is a master at repositioning himself in the best way possible to accomplish his goals. 

Let's dive into his story and see what the light at the end of the tunnel is for Tom. 

Thanks for listening to The A Suite Podcast! We are UCLA Anderson MBA students bringing you the best insights on industry deep dives, the MBA experience in general, and so much more. Reach us at [email protected], and leave us a review.