Category: Touch MBA Podcast

#208 Undercover MBA Subrankings

Darren shares his top 5 “undercover” subrankings that can help you shortlist best-fit MBA programs.
#207 NUS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Wedad Sunny

Wedad Sunny, Head of Marketing & Admissions of MBA Programmes at NUS Business School, discusses what makes the NUS MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more.
#206 Strategies for Optimal MBA Student Loans with Nikhil Agarwal from Juno

Nikhil Agarwal, Co-Founder of Juno, shares optimal strategies to minimize your MBA student loans in 2023. Nikhil shares everything you you need to know loan terms, repayment schedules, variable vs. fixed interest rates, and federal vs. private loans to secure the most favorable rates and terms for your MBA student loans.
#205 ESMT Berlin MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Rebecca Loades

Rebecca Loades, Director of MBA Programs at ESMT Berlin, discusses what makes the ESMT Berlin MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more.
#204 IESE MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Paula Amorim

Paula Amorim, MBA Admissions Director at IESE Business School, discusses what makes the IESE MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more.
#203 What Are Your Game-Changing Differentiators? with Paul Bodine from Admitify

Paul Bodine, one of the world’s most experienced admissions consultants and president of Admitify, shares how he helps clients with seemingly par-for-the-course profiles discover their game-changing assets. Sixty percent of Admitify’s MBA clients gain admission or interview invitation at Stanford, Wharton and Harvard, and Admitify’s clients win over $2M in scholarships each year. Listen on…
#202 Inside the National University of Singapore MBA with Tilla Caveng, NUS MBA ’24

[quote style=”5″]”Being in the [NUS MBA] program is like traveling every day… The people I meet here everyday – my co-MBAs, my professors, the program office – they are from many different countries and interacting with them is like traveling the world, it’s a very amazing and warm experience.”[/quote] Tilla Caveng, a full-time MBA student…
#201 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria Tsachli

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, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more.
#200 The 3S’s of Scintillating Storytelling

Inspired by The Moth, Darren highlights three tools you can use immediately to improve your stories, so you can show adcoms who you really are and draw them closer to you. Darren also shares over a dozen questions that will help you identify your most compelling stories.
#199 10 Application Lessons from 10 Years of Touch MBA

We’re nearing 200 episodes of Touch MBA. Feeling nostalgic, Darren reflects on 10 lessons for applicants from 10 years of Touch MBA!
#198 Inside the London Business School MBA & Honing your Story with Chris Tran, LBS MBA ’22

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.
#197 Pivoting to Vietnam & Breaking into EdTech with Tony Ngo, Harvard Business School ’08

Tony Ngo, HBS ’08, shares how he used the MBA to explore a career in Vietnam, first in finance, and then as an edtech entrepreneur with Everest Education.
#196 How I Got Into UC Berkeley Haas MBA (and HBS, Wharton, UCLA too!) & Breaking into Product Management with Bridget Pujals

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 scholarship).
#195 Business School Selection Simplified: How to Shortlist MBA Programs You’re Excited About AND Competitive At

What if you could figure out MBA programs you’re excited about AND competitive at, that would be a great investment in your future? And do this with the least time and effort?
#194 Building a Professional MBA Network with Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA ’22

Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA ’22, shares how building relationships helped her reach her MBA goals – including breaking into the real estate industry.