The ExecMBA Podcast

2021-01

Episodes

Friday Jan 29, 2021

In the special episode of the podcast, we catch up with Bobby Parmar. Bobby is an Associate Professor of Business Administration and the Shannon Smith Emerging Scholar in Business here at the Darden School, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to talk about the movie he recently produced, Fishing with Dynamite, why he thinks stakeholder theory is gaining traction with more and more business leaders and how he feels Darden’s ethical approach prepares students for the long run.
 

Friday Jan 22, 2021

In this episode of the podcast, we explore the value of the Darden experience for healthcare professionals. This conversation was originally recorded as part of a webinar we hosted in late 2020, and participants include two current Executive MBA students – Luq Dad (Class of 2022) and Nicole Vij (Class of 2021) – as well as two recent alumni – Chris Thomson (EMBA ’19) and Leigh Webb (EMBA ’19). Collectivity they reflect a range of roles and experiences across the healthcare industry, and we caught up with them to talk about their decision to pursue an MBA, what led them to Darden, how the program has helped them grow and develop as leaders and more.

Friday Jan 15, 2021

In this episode of the podcast we catch up with Molly Just and Dillon Behr. Molly and Dillon are both second year students in our Executive MBA Class of 2021, and they are also married to one another. We recently connected with Molly and Dillon to talk about their respective decisions to pursue an MBA, what led them to Darden, how they have managed the demands of work, school and a young family, their advice for prospective students and much more.

Monday Jan 11, 2021

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jason Lamb. Jason is a member of our Executive MBA Class of 2014, and he is also a veteran, serving as a Navy SEAL for over 20 years. After Darden, Jason launched his own business, The Hard Yards, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to talk about his MBA journey as well as how his Darden experience and network have helped him with his venture.

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