Working for the Weekend

In this episode, host Lydia chats with a fellow part-time MBA student and a recent grad about the ROI of an MBA. They discuss their individual reasons for pursuing an MBA, applying lessons from the classroom directly on the job, gaining hands-on experience, and much more.  

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Producer/Host: Lydia Miller

Panel: Kristy Minielly, Suraj Kandukuri

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Ayush Mundra and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, the new season’s WFW team get a little better acquainted by answering some questions about their backgrounds, their interests, and their experiences in the Michigan Ross part-time MBA programs. Find out why they are getting an MBA, their favorite courses, what superhero they’d like to be, and more.  

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Producer/Host: Soham Bakshi.

Panel: Lydia Miller, Ajay Muthuswamy, Ayush Mundra.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Ayush Mundra and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Leslie chats with members of the podcast team as graduation approaches. They talk about highlights of the past year, how their perspectives have changed, and much more.

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: Leslie Beverley.

Guests: Ayush Mundra, Matt Stone, Sneha Edupuganti, Dave Jackiewicz, Sampath Dangeti.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Dave welcomes a panel of classmates to talk about one unique aspect of a part-time MBA program: being able to apply lessons from school on the job right away. The panel talks about specific new skills they’ve gained, finding new confidence at work, the value of Ross’ emphasis on action-based learning, and more.

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: Dave Jackiewicz.

Guests: Mike Chung, Emily Litteral, David Martina, John Worth.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Sneha welcomes two recent alumni to speak about their experiences since completing the Weekend MBA and Online MBA programs – and if their voices sound familiar, it’s because the guests are former Working for the Weekend hosts Mawa and Suraj. They talk about their new career paths, what they’re doing with their free time, applying lessons from Michigan Ross, and much more.

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: Sneha Edupuganti.

Guests: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Matt chats with four current Weekend MBA and Online MBA students at Michigan Ross whose backgrounds are in medicine, politics, fashion, and entertainment – but who are attending business school part time to advance their careers and reach new goals. They talk about their backgrounds, what brought them to Ross, what they’re learning, and much more. 

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: Matt Stone.

Guests: Claire Pardington, David Knezek, Jesse Pepperman, Chad Teven.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Leslie chats with two key members of the Michigan Ross faculty who are known as expert teachers and coaches in the field of leadership, Lindy Greer and Shahnaz Broucek. They share their own journeys as well as ideas and advice for students and seekers. 

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Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: Leslie Beverley.

Guests: Shahnaz Broucek, Lindy Greer.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Matt chats with the presidents of the Weekend MBA Council and the Online MBA Council, the student government organizations that help run the part-time MBA programs at Michigan Ross. Hear about how the councils operate, how to get involved, how they interact with the administration and the faculty, specific accomplishments they’ve realized, plans for future projects, and much more. 

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected] or leave a review on your podcast app of choice to let us know what you think of the show. 

Watch for new episodes every other week.

Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: Matt Stone.

Guests: Mike Atchoo, Scott Schenkelberg.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, our panel discusses what life is really like as a part-time MBA student at Michigan Ross. Our panelists describe the habits, routines, experiences, and support systems that make it all work, and they offer some advice for anyone unsure about taking that next step. 

We'd love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected] or leave a review on your podcast app of choice to let us know what you think of the show. 

Watch for new episodes every other week.

Working for the Weekend is brought to you by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

Episode Host/Producer: David Jackiewicz.

Guests: Bill Brady, Alexa Doerr, Samra Matin, Harsha Ravuri.

Editing: Jonah Brockman.

Executive Producers: Leslie Beverley and Bob Needham.

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