Podcast: Sean Camarella ’16 “A Global Tour with Destination McKinsey”

“A Global Tour with Destination McKinsey”

Meet Sean Camarella, UCLA Anderson FEMBA Class of 2016. A Bruin undergrad, Sean had already earned a prior Master’s Degree from USC while climbing the ranks at Boeing to be a Manager in Materials and Processes. You’ll hear how Sean fulfilled his two MBA goals of gaining a global perspective and accelerating his career as he goes into the details of his experiences:

• Consulting with a company in Finland for his Global Access Program (GAP) capstone project
• Traveling on two Global Immersions, to Argentina with Professor Terech and to China with Professor Leslie
• Graduating with the Specialization in Global Management
• Changing careers during FEMBA
• Graduating as one of 4 classmates his year going to McKinsey and Company
• Finally, and after the recording of this podcast, Sean and his wife Laura have welcomed their first daughter Charlotte, who was born healthy and happy the week before graduation.

We hope you enjoy meeting Sean Camarella UCLA Anderson FEMBA Class of 2016.

“I got everything I wanted from my MBA” meet Isadora Dantas ’16

“I got everything I wanted from my MBA”  Meet Isadora Dantas, UCLA Anderson FEMBA Class of 2016. Hers is a fantastic global journey from Brazil to New York City to Los Angeles, a powerful personal transformation, and incredible career results. Isadora shares generously about the impact of FEMBA:

• Discovering a passion for public speaking during Professor Firstenberg’s course
• Becoming a TEDx campfire speaker at UCLA
• Aligning her prior Master’s degree research on happiness
• Co-founding a start-up, Petsnap, with FEMBA classmates
• Switching careers, from graphic design to product management, leveraging the coaching of Susan Cowell and our FEMBA Career Services team
• Switching companies, from Disney to Sony to finally landing at UCLA-founded, Cornerstone OnDemand, all utilizing her UCLA network
• Taking a Global Immersion to Israel with Professor Gabriel to see the vibrant tech scene
• Meeting her “FEMBesties” during school
• (Short on time?? Start at 38:00 to hear Isadora’s summary of her FEMBA journey, and what’s next.)

Enjoy!

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Podcast: Gonzalo Freixes, Living the American Dream

You know him. You love him. You’ve traveled the world with him. But you probably didn’t know his whole story.

Adjunct Professor, Neidorf “Decade” Teaching Award Winner, and FEMBA Associate Dean Gonzalo Freixes in a candid, one-on-one interview discusses his family’s journey to America, and his lifetime career of paying it forward.

“Living the American Dream” is not a cliché for Dean Freixes. It is the story of his life. In this tribute to the power of education, Dean Freixes tells of his family arriving in the US as political refugees with all their worldly belongings in one suitcase. From these austere beginnings, Gonzalo’s life and career has touched thousands of UCLA students, undergraduate and graduate, both on-campus and around the world. And after graduation, his connections continue in ongoing relationships with SO many alumni.

Dean Freixes’ leadership and contributions have architected and guided many of the distinguishing pillars of FEMBA, including our

• Global Access Program
  Over 600 international companies consulted, and counting!
• Global Immersion courses
  Over 2,000 students have now studied in over 20 countries!
• FLEX schedule
  Gonzalo’s own Flex course includes a build-your-own elective bonus feature
• Network of entrepreneurial alumni
  Gonzalo offers inspiring examples of connecting with high-impact alumni globally

This summer (for new and current students and alumni only) enjoy Dean Freixes live at FEMBApalooza 5, where he will be hosting a Learning on the Lawn segment titled, “Taking Your Business International.”

Enjoy!

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Gold Medal Podcast: Ed Moses 2016

Today’s Drive Time podcast is with Ed Moses 2016, serial entrepreneur, Olympic Gold and Silver medalist, and 13x World Record holder. Enjoy sharing the success of Ed’s FEMBA journey:

• Making the b-school decision: “Hey, FEMBA is a thousand days of my life!”
• Discovering the amazing talents of his UCLA peers
• Picking is favorite FEMBA year
• Leveraging FEMBA to launch his second company after catalyzing his first company, Mojo Marketing and Media, with his UCLA experience
• Re-branding himself: from athlete to business leader
• Top tips for getting through b-school successfully: Turning failures into successes.
• Meeting and learning from  A-Rod, Peter Guber (Owner of the Warriors), Adam Silver (Commissioner of the NBA), Jeannie Buss (Part-Owner and President of the Lakers), Kevin Plank (CEO and Founder of Under Armour), all in his UCLA classes here
• Qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials, after NOT swimming for four years
  (Ed qualified the month after we recorded our interview!)

Enjoy!

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Podcast: Carolyn Connolly 2016

Here’s an inspiring interview with Carolyn Connolly, 2016. Enjoy hearing Carolyn’s FEMBA journey, including:

• Earning THREE promotions in less than four years
• Having TWO beautiful baby daughters during FEMBA
• Having an amazing Global Access Program team and now becoming a GAP Fellow
• Following her dreams: from the east coast to California, from engineering to professional Roller Derby Skater to the City of Santa Monica, and finally to now and creating stability for raising her family