Student Voices
Park Perspectives: Start asking “why”
Colin Anderson, MBA ’23, encourages students to find their purpose.
Park Perspectives: Working hard and being kind in the most competitive of arenas
Darren Horne, MBA ’23, advises on leaning in to support systems during recruiting.
Park Perspectives: It’s okay not to be okay
Rachel Starr, MBA ’22, reflects on how embracing her struggles have made her an approachable leader.
Park Perspectives: Becoming a more compassionate leader through better listening
Valerie Hanke, Two-Year MBA ’23, dives deeper into the leadership skill of compassion and how it relates to active listening.
Mama Said Hand Pies empowers creative passion by adopting a business mindset
Big Red Microenterprise coaches Benjamin Goulet and Devashish Sharma helped Mama Said Hand Pies transition from a farmer’s market stall to a shopfront.
Dreams and aspirations of becoming a global sustainability advisor
Johnson’s Social Impact Internship Fund enabled Duncan Lee, MBA ’22, to showcase his business and sustainability capability to AccountAbility.
Park Perspectives: The intangibles, finding your goodwill
Taylor Nguyen Two-Year MBA ’21 discovered that intangible “goodwill” was far more valuable than salary, bonus, or location
Staying true to my passion for sustainability and food systems
Alanna Miyajima, MBA ’21, writes about how her experience at Johnson helped her pivot into a career helping to make food systems more sustainable.
EpiWell: Pushing the boundaries in diabetes management
As part of the BR Microenterprise program, MBA candidates Tyler Ashcraft and Faraan Khan worked with EpiWell, a local diabetes management company.