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On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, hosts and current Michigan Ross Weekend MBA students Sophia Huq and Ramya Vetukuri sit down with two recent Michigan Ross alumni, Atrayee Paul, WMBA ’23, and Sneha Edupuganti WMBA, ’22 to discuss how the Weekend MBA shaped their post-Ross lives and careers. The guests speak to their career journeys, the hands-on nature of the WMBA program, the Ross alumni network, pivotal moments in their education, and key career skills such as prioritization and quantifying impact. They wrap the conversation by leaving listeners with the best career advice they’ve ever received.  Want to get in touch? Send us a message at weekendpod@umich.edu [weekendpod@umich.edu]. * Hosts: Sophia Huq and Ramya Vetukuri  * Guests: Atrayee Paul and Sneha Edupuganti * Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT Godfrey * Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman * Editorial Production: Mads Henke ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, host Pete Woodman sits down with Megan Anda and David Walter to discuss the Multidisciplinary Action Project or MAP at Ross.  First, Megan Anda, Managing Director of the Office of Action-Based Learning at Ross, answers questions about MAP. Topics covered include project sourcing, the critical skills MAP cultivates in students, the support and resources Ross provides through the program, travel opportunities, and a couple of favorite MAP success stories.  Then, Dave Walter, WMBA ’25 talks to Pete about the MAP project they completed together, which turned into David’s current professional role as Director of Commercial Development at reCap Carbon. Dave sheds light on being a participant-turned-supervisor in MAP, and some of the challenges faced in each role. Want to get in touch? Send us a message at weekendpod@umich.edu [weekendpod@umich.edu]. * Host: Pete Woodman * Guests: Megan Anda and Dave Walter * Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT Godfrey * Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman * Editorial Production: Mads Henke  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, hosts Jacob Hood and Amey Parab sit down with Weekend MBA students Cameron Cramer and Tristin Rojeck to discuss connecting socially with their cohorts at Michigan Ross.  Cramer and Rojeck share the wide variety of Ross-sponsored events that facilitate getting to know their fellow WMBA students, from golf outings to the upcoming Winter Formal, as well as the unofficial happy hours happening at the local bars after class. They give insight into the ways mingling is built into the WMBA program itself, highlighting the small groups each student is assigned to every semester, Multidisciplinary Action Projects, and the ten-minute breaks during class.  To close the conversation, the guests look forward to leveraging these connections in their future careers, confident that the abundance of driven leaders they’ve met at Ross will become valuable and supportive professional relationships. Want to get in touch? Send us a message at weekendpod@umich.edu [weekendpod@umich.edu]. * Hosts: Jacob Hood and Amey Parab * Guests: Cameron Cramer and Tristin Rojeck * Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT Godfrey * Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman * Editorial Production: Mads Henke ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, hosts and Weekend-MBA students Sam Levine and Sophie Huq sit down with Sarah McIntosh, Director of Admissions for Part-Time MBA Programs at the Ross School of Business, and Aleena Tan, Admissions Officer, to discuss the process of applying to the Ross Part-Time MBA programs.  McIntosh and Tan give insight into what makes a good essay, address the application’s new action-based learning question, and shed light on the free Qualitative Readiness Course that applicants can take to prepare them for the program. They stress the importance of doing research to discover why Michigan Ross is a good fit for you.  To close the conversation, McIntosh and Tan explore Michigan Ross’ holistic approach to assessing each application in which no one part of the student profile is more important than any other. Want to get in touch? Send us a message at weekendpod@umich.edu [weekendpod@umich.edu]. * Hosts: Sam Levine and Sophie Huq * Guests: Sarah McIntosh and Aleena Tan * Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT Godfrey * Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman * Editorial Production: Mads Henke  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, hosts Peter Woodman, WMBA ’25, and Seth Atkinson, WMBA ’25, talk to Professors John Branch and Aneel Karnani about their teaching approaches.  Topics covered include the necessary balance of theoretical and experiential learning, the importance of teaching in an engaging way, and making education active rather than passive experience. The two professors also discuss how they keep up to date with the field of business education and share some of their favorite resources. Including: * The Economist [https://www.economist.com/] * “The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World [https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9780062652560]” by Simon Winchester * “Thinking, Fast and Slow [https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9780374533557]” by Daniel Kahneman * “The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger [https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9780691170817]” by Marc Levinson * “Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology [https://www.literatibookstore.com/book/9781982172008]” by Chris Miller We learn about the importance of using all pedagogical techniques at your disposal as a professor to create a “forum where education can take place” and about the joys of teaching curious students who will go out into the world ready to make difficult, well-informed choices in the field of business.   * Hosts: Peter Woodman and Seth Atkinson * Guests: Professors John Branch and Aneel Karnani  * Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT Godfrey * Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman * Editorial Production: Mads Henke  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.