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Simon Bizcast

Simon Business School

Simon Bizcast is the official podcast of Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. We"re here to help you navigate the business school admissions process, explore student life, and more. Your source for all things b-school.

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Ep. 41: Part-Time Programs Student Advocates

Simon Bizcast ·

2024/04/04

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with our part-time student advocates about what led them to Simon, how to balance work and your course load, and more! Student panelists: Brian Asermily (MMM candidate) Tammy Boak (PMBA candidate) Lauren Bradley (EMBA candidate) John Marchesane (PMBA candidate) Dave Miller (EMBA candidate) Learn more about Simon’s Executive MBA program. Learn more about Simon’s

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Ep. 40: Simon MS Student Experience

Simon Bizcast ·

2024/03/14

Join Dylan George, assistant director of MS recruitment, as he chats with Tony El Ghandour Maalouf (MS in Finance) and Fernanda Sesto Carballo (MS in Business Analytics) about their time in Rochester. They reflect on their journeys to Simon, what made them decide to pursue an MS degree, what a typical week as an MS student looks like, co-curricular involvement, learning how to network as a young professional, engaging with Benet Career Management Center career counselors and Benet Career Peers, and

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Ep. 39: Simon MBA Student Experience

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2024/03/08

Join Matt McCormick, associate director of MS admissions, as he chats with Missy Keesler and Ashfaq Rahman, members of Simon’s MBA Class of 2024, about their time in Rochester. They reflect on their journeys to Simon, what it was like adjusting to full-time study, favorite classes, co-curricular involvement, engagement with the Ainslie Office of Student Engagement and the Benet Career Management Center, and more! Learn more about Simon’s Full-Time MBA.

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24:25

Ep. 38: Simon Club Spotlight Part Two

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2024/03/01

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, as she chats with current students Diana Castro Millan (MBA) and Tony El Ghandour Maalouf (MS in Finance), about their involvement with clubs at Simon, including: Master’s Advisory Council Simon Finance & Investment Club Meliora Fund Simon Gaming Club Net Impact Simon Pricing Club Simon Volunteers With more than 30 clubs and organizations to get involved in at Simon, there is something for everyone. Tune in to learn more!

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Ep. 37: Simon Stories with Simon Games winner Jenny...

Simon Bizcast ·

2024/02/22

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with current Professional MBA student Jenny Timinieri. Jenny reflects on her experience playing—and winning!—the PMBA Simon Games player group in Fall 2023 and offers advice to those playing the Spring Games. She also reflects on her first few months in the PMBA program and how she hopes her Simon degree will elevate her career. Learn more about Simon’s Professional MBA

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Ep. 36: Simon Stories: Jesus Castro Ojeda

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2024/02/15

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with current Executive MBA student Jesus Castro Ojeda. Jesus shares his journey to Simon—including moving from Venezuela to Canada, and eventually to Rochester—and what motivated him to pursue an MBA. He also shares what he enjoys doing in his free time and his best advice for prospective students. Learn more about Simon’s Executive MBA program.

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Ep 35: Q&A with MS Alumni

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2024/02/09

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, for a chat with four MS alumni as they reflect on their Simon experience, including favorite classes, support from the Benet Career Management Center, living in Rochester, and more! Alumni panelists: GeeGee Pressley ’22 (MS in Accountancy), Senior Assistant Auditor, Deloitte Auraib Naveed ’23 (MS in Accountancy) Tax Associate, KPMG Ulf Grosseloh ’23 (MS in Business Analytics), Associate, EY–Parthenon Swarnima Radhakrishnan ’23 (MS in Marketing

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Ep. 34: Simon Club Spotlight Part One

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2024/02/05

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, as she chats with current students Meredith Shewell (MBA) and Sofia Troshina (MS in Marketing Analytics), about their involvement with clubs at Simon, including: Simon Women in Business (SWIB) Forté Simon Volunteers Simon Sports Product Management Club Vision Consulting Simon Marketing Association Uncorked With more than 30 clubs and organizations to get involved in at Simon, there is something for everyone. Tune in to learn more!

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Ep 33: STEM at Simon

Simon Bizcast ·

2024/01/30

Join Dylan George and Sharise Kent, assistant directors of recruitment, as they discuss STEM at Simon. Building on its decades long analytical foundation, Simon became the first school in the US to offer STEM designation for every MBA specialization. In addition, all four full-time MS programs (Accountancy, Business Analytics, Finance, and Marketing Analytics) are STEM-designated, as well Simon’s Executive MBA, Professional MBA, and Online MS in Business Analytics & Applied AI programs. Sharise and

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29:11

Ep 32: Leveraging Simon's Partnerships

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2023/11/22

Join host Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, and Luis de Armas, Rudjy Ponceja, and Meredith Shewell—three members of Simon’s MBA Class of 2024—to learn more about Simon’s partnerships with The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, Forté, and Reaching out MBA (ROMBA). You can explore additional organizations we partner with on our website.

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Ep. 31: Student Insights from Pre-MBA Conferences

Simon Bizcast ·

2023/09/05

On this episode, three of our first-year MBA students share their experiences attending pre-MBA conferences. Tune in to learn why they chose to attend, what they got out of the experience, how it has served them now that they have officially started their MBA, unexpected takeaways, and more. Host: Trista Kukucka, associate director of MS admissions Student panelists: Anthony Flores Kuffo; Oluwatoberu “Toberu” Oluwasanmi; and Nonna Titulauri from Simon’s MBA Class of 2025

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Ep. 30: Women's Conference Alumnae Leadership Panel

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2021/12/13

Join Nicole Guzski, associate director of MBA admissions, as she moderates this panel discussion from our on-campus Women's Conference in November 2021. Alumnae reflect on their Simon experience, share advice for prospective students, and more! Please note that because this is a recording from a live event, we did experience some audio difficulties and you may need to adjust your volume at times. We apologize for the inconvenience! Alumnae panelists: Shay Freeman '15S (MBA) Marketing Leader,

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Ep. 29: Q&A with MS Alumni

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2020/05/05

Join Nicole Guzski, senior assistant director of admissions, for a conversation with a panel of MS alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, how their program’s curriculum prepared them for their full-time role, advice for prospective students, life in Rochester, NY, and much more! Alumni panelists: Billy Dickinson ’18 MS in Business Analytics Senior Modeling Analyst, GEICO Carolina Mazzocchi ’16 MS in Finance Business Valuation Senior Consultant, Deloitte Lucas Nudelman ’18 MS in

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Ep. 28: Q&A With MBA Alumni

Simon Bizcast ·

2020/03/05

Join Andrew Brayda, director of admissions, for a panel discussion with MBA alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, the internship search process, the STEM-designated MBA option, criteria for the job search, the Simon community, and more! Alumni Panelists: Mike Alcazaren '19 (MBA), Amazon Patrick Coulter '19 (MBA), State Street Adrian Finch '15 (MBA), Nutanix Treadwell Singfield '18 (MBA), Zappos Victoria (Tori) Vossler '19 (MBA), PwC . . View transcript.

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Ep. 27: Making Your Decision

Simon Bizcast ·

2020/02/12

Trista Kukucka, assistant director of admissions, moderates a conversation with current students about how they made their decision to pursue a graduate degree at Simon Business School. The students discuss when they applied, what criteria were most important in making a decision, what resources helped them decide to enroll at Simon, and more! Student Panelists: Hawa Sultani '21 (MBA) Toby Motyka '21 (MBA) Vihang Shah '20 (MS in Finance) Jake Wittig '20 (MS in Accountancy) If you're in the process

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Ep. 26: MBA Class of 2019 Employment Outcomes

Simon Bizcast ·

2020/01/28

Rebekah Lewin, assistant dean of admissions and financial aid, is joined by Angela Petrucco, assistant dean of career management and corporate engagement, to discuss career outcomes for Simon’s MBA Class of 2019. In addition, Angela provides some insight into in-progress results for the Class of 2020, how the internship search is going for the MBA Class of 2021, and her best advice for what prospective or admitted students can do before beginning the MBA to position themselves for career success

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Ep. 25: The Consortium at Simon

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2020/01/14

Join Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, for a discussion with several MBA students who are members of The Consortium. The group reflects on the application process, the moment they received their Simon acceptance, their experience at The Consortium’s Orientation Program (OP), what they like most about Rochester, and more! Panelists include: Moderator: Chey Savoy ’21 (MBA) Juceliz Batista ’21 (MBA) Kitenge Ngongo ’21 (MBA) Crystal Thompson ’20 (MBA) It’s not too late to become a

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Ep. 24: MS Admissions Ambassador Roundtable

Simon Bizcast ·

2019/12/19

Join Trista Kukucka, assistant director of admissions, for a chat with four current MS students about all things Simon: favorite classes, club involvement, where to live in Rochester, advice for prospective students, and more! Panelists include: Hector Abreu, MS in Marketing Analytics Class of 2020 Luke Bamburoski, MS in Business Analytics Class of 2020 Tuan Ngo, MS in Finance Class of 2020 Shirley Zheng, MS in Accountancy Class of 2020 We invite you to reach out to our students if you have more

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Ep. 23: MBA Curriculum, Integrated Student...

Simon Bizcast ·

2019/11/27

Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, sits down with Greg Bauer, associate dean of full-time programs, to discuss the ins and outs of Simon’s MBA curriculum, the Integrated Student Experience—which intentionally links coursework, co-curricular activities, and career search activities—and the STEM-designated MBA option. In addition, Dean Bauer answers pre-submitted questions about examples of client projects, alumni interaction with current students, the requirements to attain a

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Ep. 22: MBA at Simon – The Student Experience

Simon Bizcast ·

2019/11/14

Andrew Brayda, senior associate director of admissions, is joined by a panel of current MBA students to discuss life at Simon. The students weigh in on how they determined the number of b-schools to apply to, coming to an analytical MBA program from a "non-traditional" background, the benefits of Simon's STEM-designated option, things they would have done differently during the application process, and more! MBA Panelists: Calvin Crockett ’20, Miguel Garcia ’20, Wallace Gundy ’20, and Raazgi Haidri

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