Two-Year MBA
How Performance Learning Put Me a Step Ahead in my Internship
by Rachel Happen, MBA ’13 Some of the most valuable experiences I have had at Johnson thus far have been through performance learning: working with a real client, presenting to a mock Board of Directors, or quickly mobilizing a team to research and respond to a question. Through these experiences, I earned the satisfaction of […]
Examining Smart Marketing during Colgate-Palmolive’s Brand Smarts
by Liz Riley, MBA ’13 Today Colgate-Palmolive returns to Johnson for the company’s annual “Brand Smarts Case Study” workshop. One of several on-campus recruiting events with Colgate, the “Brand Smarts Case Study” is an opportunity for students to learn about real issues faced by the company and explore how they, as marketers, would handle each […]
A Fruitful Exercise in Quintessential Consulting Skills
by Sandeep Thalapaneni, MBA ’13 What does an MBA project on innovation implementation for a technology giant have in common with consulting on ‘Obamacare’ for the second largest pharmaceutical firm in the world? More than what one may expect. To be specific, one needs to excel in strategic thinking, collaboration, and communication – three components […]
An Inside Look: Company Visits in the Operations Immersion
by Shigeki Abe, MBA ’13 Taking the Strategic Operations Immersion has been one the most memorable and valuable experiences I’ve had while at Johnson. During the spring semester last academic year, in combination with rigorous coursework, we went on five trips visiting more than a dozen companies in total. The trips varied in length, from […]
Making Your Pitch to Investment Professionals: Johnson’s MBA Stock Pitch Competition
by John Costello and Demetri Typadis, co-presidents of Investment Management Club, both MBA ’13 Every fall, Johnson hosts its annual MBA Stock Pitch Competition (SPC), which attracts the most talented finance students from the world’s most prestigious business schools. The SPC also attracts some of the most well-recognized asset management firms from around the country […]
Finding Success with The Help of Johnson’s Consulting Program
by Kevin Wang, MBA ’13 Johnson’s Consulting Program was invaluable in helping me convert my summer internship in New York, with a major international consulting firm, into a full-time opportunity post-MBA. In many ways, the Consulting Program simulated a real consulting experience in terms of the work that I was expected to deliver and the […]
A Recipe for Success
by Angela Lynn, MBA ’13 The splash of sherry sizzled as it kissed the caramelized onion and butternut squash. The aroma of the wine, as it infused the roasted vegetables, was sensational. The finishing touch (and twist!) – a scoop of good vanilla ice cream melted into the concoction, and completed my original creation: Roasted […]
Marketing and Selling Real CPG Products to Fellow Students: Johnson’s Annual Battle of the Brands
by Liz Riley, MBA ’13 As the Vice President of Marketing Competitions for Johnson’s Marketing Association, I am lucky to be in charge of one of the most exciting events at Johnson: our Annual Marketing Competition, the Battle of the Brands. Battle of the Brands (BoB) is a two week-long competition sponsored by top Consumer […]
My Summer Internship Project: Creating a World-Class Pet Food Experience
by by Josh Robbins, MBA ’13 I spent my summer in Seattle (not the tropical getaway we all imagine Seattle to be) as a business manager intern at a leading, multi-national e-commerce company. The business manager role is a general management role and was an excellent fit with my prior work experience, recent studies from […]