Blog Posts

by Schuyler Woods, MBA ‘16 An investor by training, Schuyler Woods steps outside of her comfort zone and into a general manager role at MetLife. Mymother has worked in the insurance industry for as long as I can rememberreading Peanuts cartoons on Sunday mornings. And while my mother is burstingwith energy and insurance expertise, the […]

by Alexandra H. Jostrom, MBA ‘16 Developing investor engagement in the global sustainable seafood industry. Did you know that over half of global seafood for consumption comes from aquaculture, also known as fish farming, a near $150 billion industry? Or, how about that 90% of seafood consumed in the US is imported; yet, only 1-2% […]

by Jeremy Kuhre, MBA ‘16 Jeremy Kuhre, MBA ’16 uses his newly acquired MBA skills to do things that matter, deliver value, and tackle complex problems. “Get DOWN!”shouted our river guide. We had just entered the Tunnel Chute, a class IV+rapid on the Middle Fork American River near Tahoe, California. I was in thefront of […]

by Rob Brink, MBA ’16 and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow Rob Brink, MBA ’16 talks about walking the career tightrope between knowledge and practice, passion and process, old business models and innovation, and work-life and personal-life. My internship this summer with GE has been all aboutbalance. How to balance knowledge with practice, passion […]

by Rizwan Ahmed Quraishi, MBA’16 Rizwan Quraishi reflects on how Johnson’s MBA has prepared him for his summer internship as he transitions into a new industry. Onboard Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL184 headed to Colombo, Sri Lanka, I had the first real opportunity to reflect on just how intense the last few months had been […]

by Erin Popelka, MBA ‘16 Drumming, brainstorming, and business strategy are all part of a regular day for Erin Popelka during her summer internship in Japan. I am about half way through my summer internship with Kodo Foundation on Sado Island, a hauntingly beautiful isolated island off the west coast of Japan. Kodo Foundation is […]

by Amador Zuazua, MBA ‘10 We all have different answers to that question. Maybe it is because the industry we are in requires an MBA to advance, we want to change careers, we want to become leaders, or better leaders, in our current jobs. Regardless of how you came to this decision, I’m pretty sure […]

In the Field: Saving Cheetahs One Bushblok at a Time by SGE Immersion Team (06/16/2015) Working with the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia to improve their Bushblok business, one of several businesses established to complement their holistic approach to saving cheetahs. Written by Claudio Macedo (MBA ’16), Arran Bardige (MBA ’16), Enrique Questell (MEng ’15) […]

by John Y. Kwalk, MBA ‘15 An internship or full-time job offer from a technology company might be one of the reasons you have decided to pursue an MBA. For me, the decision to attend business school originated when I realized that an MBA represented my best chance to pull off a triple career pivot […]