Student Voices & Experiences

Jessica Rolph’s journey from Cornell student to MBA to cofounder of two best-selling brands
Jessica Rolph, founder and CEO of Lovevery, talks about purpose, partnerships, getting acquired, and starting up all over again.

Korea-Japan Trek: Learning about emerging markets and beyond
Hassan Ladhubhai shares insights and lessons learned from companies visited during his trek through Korea and Japan with other Johnson MBAs.

Park Perspectives: Seeing leadership through a different lens
Taylor Nguyen, Two-Year MBA ’21, reflects on the lessons in leadership she has gained from her classmates’ diversity of backgrounds.

Meet 12 students from the Two-Year MBA Class of 2021
From philanthropists and scientists to U.S. veterans and hospitality professionals, Poets&Quants highlights 12 MBAs from the Two-Year Class of 2021.

Roundtable recap: CIHLER explores the state of hospitality employment
CIHLER hosts forum for industry, academe, and employee representatives to address issues regarding the industry’s labor and employment law.

A refreshing take on labor relations in the hospitality industry
Student participants led arguments on hotels’ challanges on behalf of labor and management at the Labor Relations in Hospitality roundtable.

How Cornell MBAs pitched three stocks in 13 hours
MBA students were given only 13 hours to prepare their stock pitches for the MBA Stock Pitch Challenge. Two students recount their experience.

Park Perspectives: Finding a personal definition of success
Austin Blais, Two-Year MBA ’20, takes a journey of personal and professional discovery as he immerses himself in his MBA projects.

Park Perspectives: The importance of staying true to yourself
Danielle and Emma discuss how friendships, and Johnson, can help you remember who you are and why you came to business school.