The MBA Show

By Miro Kazakoff & Tom Rose

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What's The MBA Show about?

The MBA Show is podcast about MBA news and issues. In 10 minutes each week, we explore the breaking headlines and ongoing issues that affect students at America's Top Business Schools. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Store

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The MBA Show episodes:

11.23.2011
#50: Where In the World is The MBA Show?
You have probably been wondering where The MBA Show has been. This video will explain everything...sort of.
09.07.2011
#49: Is Harvard Making Conjugal Visits?
The New York Times uncovers a relationship between Harvard and Bernie Madoff; and, are business schools stretching the truth regarding their entrepreneurship rankings?
09.02.2011
#48: Strengthing Your Core Term
The MBA Show discusses what first-year MBAs can expect in their first year and how to prioritize your lifestyle.
08.26.2011
#47: Why MBAs Can't Mention Their Past
The MBA Show discusses how to manage your personal brand and why mentioning your past might pigeon-hole you.
08.19.2011
#46: Should You Go To Harvard?
A Harvard applicant asks the internet if he should go to Harvard and Miro explains why "free-term" is worth your time.
08.11.2011
#45: Will the US Downgrade Take MBA's With It?
The MBA Show discusses how the recent US credit downgrade will affect those getting an MBA and they get a visit from a "secret MBA".
08.04.2011
#44: Your Salary = Your Business School Ranking
Miro and Tom discuss the new Forbes Business School Rankings and how a man has received a full MBA scholarship for tweeting.
07.28.2011
#43: Serving Up Hot Cups of Coffee Chat
Tom and Miro explain what to really expect at "coffee chats" and offers advice on how to avoid four big mistakes at these meetings.
07.21.2011
#42: The 10 Best Places to Work and the Most Expensive Places to Learn
It's top 10 week at the MBA Show. Tom and Miro review the best places for MBAs to work and the most expensive business schools in the country. Also, find out the easiest way to generate content for your personal...
07.14.2011
#41: Not recruiting yet? You're late!
Bain and JP Morgan have kicked off their 2012 recruiting seasons. Were you there? Jennifer Fremont-Smith of Boston startup Smarterer explains when to start a company and how to deal with "the MBA backlash".
07.07.2011
#40: INSEAD Reveals It's Secret US Invasion Plan
The French are coming, the French are coming! INSEAD is planning an invasion of the homeland. Also, Tom and Miro reveal which school has finally taken the 'social' out of social-media.
06.23.2011
#38: How to Beat The New GMAT
Dave Wilson, President and CEO of the company that makes the GMAT explains the new Integrated Reasoning section to Tom and Miro. He also suggests why it's worth taking a hit to your social life in the first semester of...
06.23.2011
#39: Your Salary Equals GMAT Times 325 Minus $123,000
Find out the formula for predicting your starting post-MBA salary based on your GMAT score. Test Prep company, Knewton, released their analysis that every 10 points on the GMAT translates to an additional $3K in starting salary.
06.16.2011
#37: What To Do When You Hate Your Internship
Many MBAs are starting their summer internships, and many of them have discovered they are miserable. Miro and Tom talk about what to do if you are one of them ... and some tips for business school deans on the...
06.09.2011
#36: A Very Special Graduation Message
This week, a very special address to the nation's graduating MBAs.
06.02.2011
#35: Which business school is toughest to get into?
The world's premiere MBA admissions consultant, Stacy Blackman, talks about who's getting into business school now. She also reveals the most over-rated and under-rated schools out there and hints at her own partying past with a tip for future MBAs.
05.26.2011
#34: All Sex is sex in public in Business School
The authors of Case Studies and Cocktails discuss how to gracefully get through business school. From sex with classmates to excel tips, Carrie Shuchart and Chris Ryan, have published the definitive guide to surviving and thriving in your MBA program.
05.19.2011
#33: 2011 MBA Jobs Report - Salaries are Up
The 2011 GMAC jobs report is out. MiroKaz and TheRealTomRose discuss which metrics have gone up, and which have gone down. Also, learn how to build your resume in three easy steps.
05.12.2011
#32: How to Raise $1.8M in VC While Still in B-School
Vanessa Green explains how to raise VC money while still a student in business school. Also, women out number men in grad school ... except in MBA programs ... despite 10 years of recruitment efforts.
05.05.2011
#31: The Best and Worst Careers for MBAs in China
Meng Xing explains which MBA careers are golden in China, and which ones will leave you feeling like a failure. India sets off a land rush of American university satellite campuses. And find out why you've been emailing your Chinese...
04.28.2011
#30: 4 Must Know Tips For Drinking at MBA Recruiting Events
Jeff Blake explains how to stay sharp during an open bar recruiting event, and Columbia Business School unveils a secret MBA program allowing you to get your degree behind your employers back.
04.21.2011
#29: Studies Prove American Business Undergrads Are the Dumbest Of All the Majors
Tom and Miro interview Swiss business student Firat Aslan, international student of mystery, about the benefits of a global education. And today's jargon will get you hugged in northern Switzerland and beat up in southern Switzerland.
04.14.2011
#28: How MBAs Can Save Thousands on Their Taxes
Warning: this episode could save you money. With tax day approaching, MiroKaz and TheRealTomRose walk MBAs through how to deduct tuition on their tax returns.
04.07.2011
#27: 3 Reasons Why All MBAs Should Teach
MBAs are applying to Teach for America in record numbers. Babson's Olin School of Management launches a satellite campus in Silicon Valley.Tom and Miro talk about how you should give a lecture in something you know nothing about.
03.31.2011
#26: Why All Bankers and Consultants are Miserable
HubSpot's CEO, Brian Halligan, explains that every MBA needs "a good job and a good mattress," so no one should ever be a consultant. McGill's Desautels Business School is fined $2M for raising their tuition 1882%.
03.17.2011
#25: USNews says Stanford is Number 1.
USNews moves Stanford up to number 1 in the business school rankings. Tom and miro find a student commuting more than 20,000,000 miles for an MBA. And, the official MBA Stimulus Package is announced.
03.10.2011
#24: Qaddafi's Son Kicked Out of B-School for Crushing the Rebellion.
Should brutal tyranny be ground for explosion? Spain's IE Business School gives the boot to Qaddafi's son. Also, NYU Stern and Tisch graduate the first class of MBA/MFA's.
03.03.2011
#23: How to get a job in the healthcare industry
Discover how to get a job in healthcare and watch Tom and Miro learn the difference between 'pharmaceuticals' and 'biotech'. HBS 2nd year Jonathan Sheffi schools us in the art of using cold email to get a job. Also,...
02.17.2011
#21: The Average MBA Gets One Job Offer for Every 3.6 Interviews
Find out how much MBA's made in 2010 and what they had to do to get those jobs from the GMAC annual salary survey of MBAs. Learn what a BATNA is how how its the key to getting that salary...
02.10.2011
#20: Top MBA Salaries
Find out which MBA's are getting paid the most, and how much they're making. Tom and Miro discover why people who work in private equity are the best people in the world. Plus, the new painless way to...
02.03.2011
#22: How to say your name so that people remember
Ali Freedman from SpeakAndWriteClearly.com joins Tom and Miro to provide some tips on how MBAs can improve their speaking skills. Learn how to say your name so that employers remember you. Also, Tyra Banks is now an HBS student.
02.03.2011
#19: Join Y Combinator and Get (Nearly) Free Money
Will MBA's follow all the money sloshing into silicon valley? Yuri Milner offers $150k in convertible debt, no cap, no discount to every Y Combinator participant and Tom and Miro explain what the hell that means. Bonus: What it means...
01.27.2011
#18: Your non-HBS degree is worthless
The GMAT company has good news: every MBA is getting a job. The bad news comes from a study at Kellogg Northwestern: If you didn't go to HBS or Wharton you may have a hard time getting that i-banking job.
01.20.2011
#17: How Much Money Did You Lose In The Dot Com Boom?
Take a trip back to the go-go late 90s with The MBA Show. While Tom and Miro are on vacation, they look back what life was like when everyone was getting rich and nobody knew what their Internet Start-up did...
01.13.2011
#16: MBAs Sure Did Love Coke In The 1980s
While they are away on vacation Miro and Tom dip into the MBA Show archive for this classic episode on Corporate Raiders from the 1980s.
01.06.2011
#15: Finally, A Professional School For the C-Student
In 1908, Harvard Business School grants the first MBA degree. Tom and Miro air a clip from back in those heady days.
12.16.2010
#14: Witness The Invention Of Capitalism
While they are away on vacation Tom and Miro dig through The MBA Show archive to present great moments in business history. This week: a trip to 1776 for the invention of Capitalism.
12.09.2010
#13: Wharton Gives Free Classes for Life
The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School announces the biggest overhaul to its curriculum in 17 years. Wharton will now be offering free continuing education classes to its graduates for life. Miro explains the difference between "golden handcuffs" and...
12.02.2010
#12: B-Schools Figure Out What Women Want
Business Schools use the GRE as a weapon for attracting more female applicants. MiroKaz and TheRealTomRose also reveal why students at Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business are more exuberant about their job prospects than Harvard's are.
11.18.2010
#11: To Be An Entrepreneur ... Be Indian
Business Week releases it's top U.S. Business Schools and Howard Andersen explains why entrepreneurs should try their hardest to be Indian

What's The MBA Show about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The MBA Show episodes:

#50: Where In the World is The MBA Show?

#49: Is Harvard Making Conjugal Visits?

#48: Strengthing Your Core Term

#47: Why MBAs Can't Mention Their Past

#46: Should You Go To Harvard?

#45: Will the US Downgrade Take MBA's With It?

#44: Your Salary = Your Business School Ranking

#43: Serving Up Hot Cups of Coffee Chat

#42: The 10 Best Places to Work and the Most Expensive Places to Learn

#41: Not recruiting yet? You're late!

#40: INSEAD Reveals It's Secret US Invasion Plan

#38: How to Beat The New GMAT

#39: Your Salary Equals GMAT Times 325 Minus $123,000

#37: What To Do When You Hate Your Internship

#36: A Very Special Graduation Message

#35: Which business school is toughest to get into?

#34: All Sex is sex in public in Business School

#33: 2011 MBA Jobs Report - Salaries are Up

#32: How to Raise $1.8M in VC While Still in B-School

#31: The Best and Worst Careers for MBAs in China

#30: 4 Must Know Tips For Drinking at MBA Recruiting Events

#29: Studies Prove American Business Undergrads Are the Dumbest Of All the Majors

#28: How MBAs Can Save Thousands on Their Taxes

#27: 3 Reasons Why All MBAs Should Teach

#26: Why All Bankers and Consultants are Miserable

#25: USNews says Stanford is Number 1.

#24: Qaddafi's Son Kicked Out of B-School for Crushing the Rebellion.

#23: How to get a job in the healthcare industry

#21: The Average MBA Gets One Job Offer for Every 3.6 Interviews

#20: Top MBA Salaries

#22: How to say your name so that people remember

#19: Join Y Combinator and Get (Nearly) Free Money

#18: Your non-HBS degree is worthless

#17: How Much Money Did You Lose In The Dot Com Boom?

#16: MBAs Sure Did Love Coke In The 1980s

#15: Finally, A Professional School For the C-Student

#14: Witness The Invention Of Capitalism

#13: Wharton Gives Free Classes for Life

#12: B-Schools Figure Out What Women Want

#11: To Be An Entrepreneur ... Be Indian