The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast


Latest Episodes

#201 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria Tsachli
February 05, 2023

Jochem Kroezen, Academic Director of Rotterdam School of Management's (RSM) Full-time MBA Program, and Maria Tsachli, Recruitment & Admissions Manager, Americas, discuss what makes the RSM MBA unique,

#200 The 3S’s of Scintillating Storytelling
January 23, 2023

A well-crafted story helps create a magical sort of clarity. It can illuminate an experience your audience could not have fathomed a few minutes before, or draw them so close that they imagine they c

#199 10 Application Lessons from 10 Years of Touch MBA
December 14, 2022

We're nearing 200 episodes of Touch MBA. Feeling nostalgic, Darren reflects on 10 lessons for applicants from 10 years of Touch MBA! 10 Lessons from 10 Years of Touch MBA Introduction (0:00) Know You

#198 Inside the London Business School MBA & Honing Your Story with Chris Tran, LBS '22
November 21, 2022

Chris Tran, London Business School (LBS) MBA '22, shares lessons learned from applying to and attending LBS, as well as how he landed his first post-MBA consulting gig in London. Questions Introducin

#197 Pivoting Geographies & Breaking into EdTech with Tony Ngo, Harvard Business School 08
September 30, 2022

Tony Ngo, Harvard Business School '08, shares how he used the MBA to pivot to Vietnam, first in finance, and then as an edtech entrepreneur with Everest Education. Questions Introducing Tony (0:00) T

#196 How I Got Into Berkeley Haas MBA (and HBS, Wharton, UCLA too!) & Breaking into Product Management with Bridget Pujals
July 07, 2022

Bridget Pujals shares lessons learned from her MBA application journey, culminating in admits to Harvard, Wharton ($70K scholarship), UCLA Anderson ($100K scholarship), and Berkeley Haas ($175K schola

#195 Business School Selection Simplified - How to Shortlist MBA Programs You're Excited About and Competitive At
June 27, 2022

The most frustrating part I have found is the vast amount of information about schools, applications, and chances that is out there. Its been hard to sift through all the noise and really figure out

#194 Building a Professional MBA Network with Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA '22
April 22, 2022

Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA '22, shares how building relationships helped her reach her MBA goals - including breaking into the real estate industry. After listening to this episode, you'll have a detail

#193 Hiring Trends & Salaries for Business School Graduates via the Corporate Recruiters Survey
April 11, 2022

What are corporate recruiters looking for from business graduate students? And how do median MBA salaries compare to those of specialized business masters programs? Darren shares 3 interesting finding

#192 MBA Coffee Chats: Thoughtful Advice on How to Get the Most out of your MBA with Adam Putterman, Kellogg MMM '19
March 28, 2022

How can you make the most of your MBA experience? After reflecting on their own MBA experiences and those of hundreds of successful grads, Adam Putterman, Northwestern MMM '19, and Bob Manfreda, Stanf