Moderator: Lisa Rios serves as Assistant Dean for MBA Admissions at NYU Stern School of Business, leading a team of 20 professionals. In this capacity, she oversees the core admissions function for the School’s full-time MBA programs, as well as marketing and operations. NYU Stern alum: Devna Shukla is an Emmy award-winning producer and currently a Senior Business Development Manager at Microsoft. NYU Stern alum: Drew Stern (He/Him) is an award-winning technology CEO and a proud LGBTQ+ leader with 3 high growth exits over the last 9 years.
Episode Summary:
0:33 Intro to Lisa Rios, Assistant Dean for MBA Admissions at NYU Stern School of Business
2:12 Intro to Devna Shukla
3:55 Intro to Drew Stern
7:17 How did you start exploring the MBA?
14:43 How did the Stern MBA help you in your career?
23:39 Can you tell us about a challenging time at Stern and how did you navigate it?
28:20 How did you build relationships at Stern MBA?
33:30 Student clubs at NYU Stern
36:54 How did the Stern MBA help your leadership style?
43:36 Navigating change and uncertainty?
43:36 How to answer Stern’s essay question about personal call to action?
50:45 If you were to do it again, what would you change about your Stern MBA experience?
55:45 What would be your advice to NYU Stern prospective applicants?
59:14 Closing