Inspired by Kevin Kelly's Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I Knew Earlier, Darren shares 10 bits of wisdom that could materially improve your chances of getting into business school and building a successful career.

• Introduction (0:00)
• School Selection (3:00)
• Support Network (8:20)
• Positioning (10:30)
• Resumes (15:45)
• Essays (20:05)
• Interviews (22:00)
• Communication (26:10)

• Touch MBA's Admissions Edge Course
• Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I Knew Earlier by Kevin Kelly
• Kevin Kelly
• Outsight
• #93 Which Extracurriculars?
• #190 3 Timeless Application Strategies from MBA Admissions Strategy (2005) by Avi Gordon
• #131 The Quick & Easy Way to Effective MBA Interviewing
• #113 Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
• #51 Stalking the Story for Your MBA Essays
• #4 Four Ways to Get and Keep the Adcom’s Attention
• #3 Six Ways to Make Your MBA Application Stick

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Sometimes, it's hard to differentiate MBA programs. That is not the case with GLOBIS University, Japan's number 1 MBA, which prizes entrepreneurial skills, societal impact, and helping its students find their kokorozashi (personal mission).

Professor Tomoya Nakamura, President of GLOBIS USA, discusses what makes the GLOBIS MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more.

Started by Harvard Business School MBA graduate and entrepreneur Yoshito Hori in 1992 as a single marketing course in Tokyo, GLOBIS has grown to become Japan's largest MBA program, consulting with 60-70% of public Japanese companies with learning hubs in 5 countries. Listen on to learn what makes getting an MBA at GLOBIS - and in Tokyo - unique.

• Introduction to GLOBIS and Tomoya Nakamura (0:00)
• Program Highlights - What Makes the GLOBIS MBA Unique? (6:30)
• GLOBIS MBA Admissions & Scholarships - How to Improve Your Chances? (33:30)
• Career Opportunities after GLOBIS - What to Know & How to Prepare (55:00)

About Our Guest

Tomoya Nakamura is President of GLOBIS USA. Tomoya started his professional career at Marubeni Corporation, reorganized an investment company at Advantage Partners (a buyout VC firm), and was the Senior Managing Director of Sun-Life Corporation. He served as Dean of the English MBA Programs at GLOBIS University while also starting the GLOBIS global training business and continues to serve as the main facilitator for various corporate clients. He primarily lectures on leadership, kokorozashi, and globalization.

Tomoya graduated from the Hitotsubashi University with a Bachelors in Social Studies before getting his MBA from Harvard Business School.

• GLOBIS Full-time MBA
• Free Online President's Seminar: Leveraging Japan’s No.1 MBA to the World’s No.1 MBA with AI & Technovate, Mr. Yoshito Hori, March 12, 2024 (6:30pm-7:30pm PST)
• Schedule a personal consultation with GLOBIS MBA admissions advisors

Touch MBA's Summary of the GLOBIS Full-time MBA:

https://touchmba.com/globis-mba-program-admissions-interview-tomoya-nakamura/

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Beau Gresham, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Mastercard and NYU Stern MBA '20, shares his journey as an applicant, student, and alumni of NYU Stern. How did Beau transition from the military to consulting through the MBA? How was the NYU Stern Full-time MBA experience? How did Beau break into mergers & acquisitions consulting at Deloitte, and then land his current job at Mastercard? And how does Beau view the MBA three years after graduating?

• Introduction (0:00)
• Beau's Background (4:00)
• Beau's MBA Application Journey & Lessons: School Selection, GMAT, Career Goals (6:30)
• MBA Application Resources for Military Veterans (20:30)
• Beau's #1 Tip: Finding "Champions" (23:30)
• Beau's NYU Stern MBA Experience (33:30)
• Breaking into Consulting- How Beau Landed his Internship & Job with Deloitte (39:00) 
• The NYU Stern Network in NYC & Study Abroad Trips (53:00)
• Beau's Post-MBA Career with Amazon & Deloitte (1:00:00)
• Advancing at Deloitte & Transitioning to Mastercard (1:07:00)
• Beau's Last Tips for Applicants (1:21:00)

Beau Gresham is Director of Strategic Initiatives in Cybersecurity at Mastercard. Previously, Beau worked as a Senior Consultant & Manager in M&A Strategy for Deloitte. Prior to his MBA, Beau served in the US Army in a variety of leadership, operational and combat roles, including as a Company Commander in Afghanistan.

Beau got his MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business with specializations in Finance, Strategy & Management, his Masters in Management and Leadership from Webster University and his Bachelors in Political Science & Government from the University of South Florida. He currently serves on the Stern Alumni Council.

• Beau Gresham on LinkedIn
• Avanti Prep Admissions Consulting Team (mention Touch MBA + Beau Gresham)
• NYU Stern MBA Programs
• Hiring Our Heroes - Connecting Military to American Business
• Service to School - Helping Veterans Apply to Best College or Graduate School
• What's Next? A Military Veteran's Guide to Maximizing Your MBA by Matthew Cowsert
• Deloitte's CORE Leadership Program
• American Corporate Partners (ACP) Mentorship
• MBA Veterans Career Conference & Expo
• GMAT Club Panel on Breaking into Consulting, featuring Beau Gresham
• #136 Military to MBA to Management Consulting with Alex Tuininga, Harvard MBA ’18
• Touch MBA's Admissions Edge Online Course

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