Immersions

by Claudio V. C. Macedo, MBA ‘16 Have you ever had the feeling that you are studying something that you will never need to use? After working for seven years in real estate in Brazil and transitioning to a summer internship in the petrochemical industry in Houston, I realized the importance of all types of […]

by Mei Poon, MBA ‘16 and Environmental Finance and Impact Investing Fellow Candidate Mei Poon shares her experience working at a startup within a multinational organization. The sun fuels all life on earth. It takes exactly 8.3minutes for sunlight to reach earth at the speed of light. One hour of sunlight is enough to power […]

by Ace Stryker, MBA ‘16 Applying in-class MBA frameworks to ambiguous business situations which result in meaningful recommendations can be much like drawing an owl. The first-year MBA core and immersion experience at Johnson can feel a little like this: The professors in your classes are tremendously helpful atgetting you through step one. You spend […]

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 […]