Working for the Weekend

In this episode, host Suraj talks with some Weekend and Evening MBA students at Michigan Ross — Shivani, Chelsea, Prateek, and Jason — with varying degrees of entrepreneurial experience. Hear about their businesses, their sources of inspiration, their advice for those considering similar ventures, and the Ross resources they’ve drawn on for help.

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Watch for new episodes every other week.

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

Host: Suraj Kandukuri.

Panel: Prateek Khare, Shivani Kothari, Chelsea Pan, Jason Versical.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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Paying for your part-time MBA education probably won’t be easy. But you can do it. In this episode, host Mawa and her fellow student panelists talk about the successful approaches they’ve taken to fund their education and still have a life outside of school and work, from saving ahead to making tax rules work for you.

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Parmeshwar Barve, Andrew Campbell, Brittany Robbins, Symone Kumar

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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The Michigan Ross Online MBA Program offers a unique experience in top-ranked business education. Most learning takes place at a distance, through a combination of self-guided modules and live, interactive class sessions. But the program also includes three multi-day residencies, when the student cohort comes together in person for focused, hands-on learning opportunities. 

With the inaugural Online MBA cohort together in Ann Arbor for the first time, regular “Working for the Weekend” host Mawa sat down for dinner and a chat with three members of the first Online MBA class from around the country — Chris, Sam, and Marissa  — as well as Professor Greg Miller, who taught the first online class. They discussed how they’re bonding as a cohort, what the live class sessions are really like, and their in-person experiences in the Leadership Crisis Challenge. Meanwhile, Professor Miller shared his thoughts on the unique opportunities offered by the online format, the caliber of the students, and more. 

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Marissa Bialecki, Chris Li, Sam, and Professor Greg Miller.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, host Mawa welcomes four student panelists who all have one thing in common: They have immigrated to the U.S. from overseas (Argentina, England, Albania, and India). They reflect on the challenges and rewards of their experiences in the Ross Weekend and Evening MBA programs, and they offer some advice for prospective students -- and for visitors to their home countries.

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Watch for new episodes every other week.

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Reinald Deda, James McAdam, Agustin Metz, Kaustubha Pachkhede.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, first-year Weekend MBA student Suraj leads a discussion with Mawa and two of her second-year classmates as they reflect on what the future holds, what they’ll miss most about Ross, and what advice they have for incoming students. Offering some valuable insight from a different perspective is a very special guest, Professor of Marketing John Branch.  

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

Host: Suraj Kandukuri.

Panel: Mawa Mustafa, Alex Santini, Nadir Ijaz, and Professor John Branch.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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Join guest host (and past panelist) Suraj as he talks to Wally Hopp about the special value of working and getting an MBA at the same time, the power of the Michigan Ross network, and the thinking behind the new Online MBA Program. You’ll also learn about the associate dean’s remarkable life outside the classroom, which includes owning a successful bakery and keeping bees as a hobby.

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Watch for more new episodes every other week starting in January.

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

Host: Suraj Kandukuri.

Guest: Wally Hopp.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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In this episode, our panelists talk about how they find a way to keep going while juggling work, a home life, and an MBA education. Of course, money is a big motivator — but does it go deeper than that? Listen to hear a variety of tips and perspectives from students who are currently finding ways to get it all done.  

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New episodes every other week from July - November.

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Kate Hippensteel, Shrikant Mandapaka, and Jeff Wegehaupt.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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Mawa is joined by a group of her fellow MBA students to discuss taking a somewhat “nontraditional” path to a part-time MBA program.

In this episode, our panelists — including a physician, a trained actor, and a school administrator — talk about how they got to where they are today, why they think an MBA makes sense for their future, and the special value created when a humanities background is enriched by a world-class MBA education.  

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New episodes every other week from July - November.

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Kapil Melkote, Greg Paczkowski, Katherine Thompson, and Kevin Vermeesch.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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Mawa is joined by a group of her fellow MBA students to discuss the challenges -- and the hidden rewards -- of attending an MBA program somewhere other than where you live.

In this episode, our panelists share their experiences commuting to Ross for the Weekend MBA Program from in state and out of state, including tips and strategies for making it all work seamlessly. Also, Mawa poses some questions to a student in the new Online MBA Program, who’s getting a world-class Michigan Ross MBA education from his home base in California.  

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. 

New episodes every other week from July - November.

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Alok Akolkar, Steve Grove, Sriram Pakkam, and Mara Wittmann.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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Mawa is joined by a group of her fellow MBA students to discuss the signature example of hands-on learning at Michigan Ross, MAP.

MAP puts student teams to work on an intensive, long-term consulting project for a sponsor company to solve a real-world business challenge. In this episode, first-year Weekend MBA students discuss what they expect out of MAP, while second-year students share their experiences and advice. 

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. 

New episodes every other week from July - November.

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

Host: Mawa Mustafa.

Panel: Laav Anandan, Andrew Fulan, Suraj Kandukuri, and Akshat Jain.

Producers: Mawa Mustafa, Suraj Kandukuri, and Bob Needham.

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