
Wisconsin School of Business MBA and Master’s Programs Podcast
By Wisconsin School of Business MBA and Master’s Programs Podcast

Wisconsin School of Business MBA and Master’s Programs PodcastJan 23, 2023

Let's Compare MS in Business Analytics and MS in Data, Insights, and Analytics
Cody Baldwin, the Director of the MS in Business Analytics program and a faculty member for the MS in Data, Insights, and Analytics program, provides a comparison of the MSBA and MSDIA programs.

Full-time MBA: Veterans Roundtable
Hear from three veterans who have made the transition from military service to pursuing their MBA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, we'll discuss the unique resources and support that the Wisconsin School of Business offers to veterans.

Global Business at Wisconsin
In this podcast, we learn about the experiences of our MBA and MS students who participated in the global business immersion trip.

What's New at WSB? An Online Masters Program in Analytics!
Learn about the new online MS in Data, Insights, and Analytics program from Cody Baldwin, Director of the MS in Business Analytics Program.

Welcome to Madison!: Everything you need to know about Madison, WI
Learn about why Madison is such a great place to live! Sarah Warner from Destination Madison will discuss Madison's attractions, festivals, and public transportation.

LGBTQ+ Leaders of Tomorrow
Current MBA student Alice Chang-Der Bedrosian discusses her experience as a ROMBA fellow as well as her experience in the MBA program as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

A Curriculum Designed for Job Search Success
Leslie Taylor, Director of Employer and Corporate Relations shares insight on how the Wisconsin MBA curriculum prepares students for the job market, what makes our specialization model so unique, and how and why our Employer Relations team engages with employers.

Women in Business: Insights from Wisconsin Professional MBA Students
This episode features candid conversations with current women students enrolled in the Wisconsin Professional MBA program. This podcast dives deep into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of these driven women as they balance work, school, and personal life.
From navigating the corporate world to juggling responsibilities at home, the conversations cover a range of topics that are relevant to women pursuing their MBA.
Listeners will get a chance to hear firsthand about the challenges that these women have faced and how they overcame them. They will also gain insights into the strategies and tactics that successful women use to achieve their goals, and learn about the resources and support that are available to women pursuing an MBA.

Combining Art and Business: Intro to the MA in Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership
Rebecca Buckman, Associate Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, and Tori Seaver, 2021 graduate of the MA program, provide an overview of the MA in Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership program.

MSBA Cloud Computing Course with Cody Baldwin
The MS in Business Analytics program at the Wisconsin School of Business is one of the only programs in the country that has cloud computing as a core feature of our analytics program. Learn about this unique and extremely relevant course from Cody Baldwin, Director of the MS in Business Analytics.

Full-Time MBA and a Career Transition
In this episode, we interview Amanda Moran, a first-year MBA student specializing in strategic human resources. Amanda opens up about her personal experience with career transition and layoff, candidly discussing the difficulties she faced and how she overcame them. She shares valuable insights on how she believes an MBA degree can be an asset for those facing similar career challenges. Amanda's story is both motivating and informative, offering guidance for anyone seeking to make a change in their career. Tune in to discover the potential benefits of an MBA in navigating career transitions.

The MBA Summer Internship Experience
A key part of any full-time MBA experience is the summer internship. Two second-year students share their experience and how the Wisconsin program made a difference.

How Career Services Supports Business Analytics Students
Here is the description: Caitlin Hunter, Assistant Director of Career Management at the Wisconsin School of Business and Career Lead for the MS in Business Analytics program, discusses how Career Services supports MS in Business Analytics students during their job search.

Transitioning to UW-Madison as an International Student
Two Full-time MBA students share their experience of transitioning to the city of Madison and UW-Madison. They also offer several suggestions for prospective international students coming this fall.

Introduction to the F-1 Visa Process
Randa Meyer, International Student Advisor at International Student Services outlines the student visa process in a straightforward and easy to understand manner.

FTMBA: Corporate Finance and Investment Banking Pathways
Discover how Wisconsin has created dedicated pathways within our corporate finance and investment banking MBA to customize your finance path with Lisa White, Assistant Director of Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking.

MS in Business Analytics: Student Stories with Hao Tran
MS BA graduate Hao Tran talks about his career prior to enrolling in the program, highlights of his time at Wisconsin, and his career plans after graduation.

Research at WSB: Psychological Touch and Ownership
Did you know that if you touch a product at a store, you are more likely to be willing to pay more for it? Joanne Peck, the Irwin Maier Professor of Business in the Department of Marketing, discusses her award-winning research on psychological touch and how our increased sense of ownership over products and natural resources influences our actions.

What Wisconsin Looks for in Candidates: Professional MBA
Betsy Kacizak, Director of Admissions and Recruitment at the Wisconsin School of Business, provides answers to all of your questions on what the admissions team looks for in Professional MBA candidates. This is the second episode in a two-part series.

The Strategic Human Resource Management MBA at Wisconsin

Veteran's Day: the Wisconsin MBA and the Veteran Experience
For this special Veteran's Day episode, current Full-Time MBA student and Special Operations Veteran of the US Army James Cox discusses his experience as a veteran in the Wisconsin MBA and about the veteran community at UW-Madison.

Application Tips: Interview
This episode is part of a series that focuses on tips for completing the application for the MBA and Master's programs at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Application Tips: General Application Information
This episode is part of a series that focuses on tips for completing the application for the MBA and Master's programs at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Application Tips: Essays
This episode is part of a series that focuses on tips for completing the application for the MBA and Master's programs at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Application Tips: Recommendation
This episode is part of a series that focuses on tips for completing the application for the MBA and Master's programs at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Application Tips: Resume
This episode is part of a series that focuses on tips for completing the application for the MBA and Master's programs at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Application Tips: Studying for the GMAT/GRE
This episode is part of a series that focuses on tips for completing the application for the MBA and Master's programs at the Wisconsin School of Business.

What Wisconsin Looks for in Candidates: Full-Time MBA
Betsy Kacizak, Director of Admissions and Recruitment at the Wisconsin School of Business, provides answers to all of your questions on what the admissions team looks for in Full-Time MBA candidates. This is the first episode in a two-part series.

MSBA Tracks: Digital Marketing
Kristin Branch, Director of the Marketing Leadership Institute at WSB, discusses the newly launched Digital Marketing track for the MS in Business Analytics program! Learn about required courses for this track, career outcomes, and the exciting networking opportunities with industry experts students in this track have the opportunity to participate in. This is the second episode in a two-part series on the MSBA tracks.

Professional MBA and PharmD graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Graduates of the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who completed the named option in operations and technology management are in a unique position to reduce the time and tuition required to earn an MBA. This episode shares all the details.

MSBA Tracks: Digital Risk and Insurance Technology
Daniel Bauer, Faculty Director for the MS in Business Analytics program, provides an overview of the newly launched Digital Risk and Insurance Technology track for the MS in Business Analytics program! Professor Bauer provides information on required courses, career outcomes, and the exciting opportunity to get involved with the Creative Destruction Lab Risk Stream. This is the first episode in a two-part series on the MSBA tracks.

Inside Look Events
Join us this fall on the UW-Madison campus for an Inside Look event! Jennifer Sarnowski, Associate Director for Recruiting and Admissions for the MBA and Master’s Programs, provides an overview of Fall 2022 Inside Look event opportunities and why these events are so special.

Redesign of the Executive MBA
Discover how the Wisconsin School of Business goes about creating a redesigned executive MBA that meets the needs of prospective students. Associate Dean, Enno Siemsen also offers some insights about what the future program design may include.

Multicultural Center at the Wisconsin School of Business
Learn about the new Multicultural Center at WSB! Tito Diaz, Director of the Multicultural Center, and current MBA student Laura Rincon Quiroga will be discussing the grand opening of the Multicultural Center and the types of services the center will offer to graduate students at WSB.

FTMBA: The Consulting Practicum
Learn about the Consulting Practicum with Jorge Tefel, second year MBA student and Steve Boeder, Director, Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management. Our Consulting Practicum is a core course taught to first-year MBA students during their spring semester. The Wisconsin School of Business partners with a company for a consulting project that allows students to gain hands-on problem-solving skills and real-world business experience prior to their summer internship.

Wisconsin MBA: Reflections of our Second Year Students
Second-year FTMBA students share their reflections about the Wisconsin MBA experience.

Wisconsin MBA: Life in Madison
Current MBA students give you a feel for life in Madison.

Professional MBA: Balancing Work, Family, and Education
Three current Professional MBA candidates offer their suggestions about how to balance work, family, and education while pursuing their MBA.

Full-Time MBA: Career Services at Wisconsin
Two second-year MBA students share their experience with career services, and the differences it made.

Wisconsin Public Radio Interview with Jake Dean
Supply chain problems have plagued the retail and manufacturing industries for almost two years now — and there seems to be no end in sight. We talk to a supply chain management expert Jake Dean, Director Grainger Center for Supply Chain Managment about why these product-delivery problems are persisting.

Full-Time MBA: Alumni Panel Discussion
Hear from recent alumni on how the immersive learning experience of the Wisconsin MBA fully prepared them to lead by developing strong cross-functional competencies in business. Discover how the specialized and high-touch model of the MBA at UW-Madison positioned them to overcome unique and evolving global challenges by creating a more inclusive and collaborative environment in their organization.

The Fundamentals of Diversity and Inclusion
This session assists in developing a shared understanding of fundamental diversity and inclusion concepts. During this engaging interaction, you will develop stronger personal awareness and an understanding of diversity and inclusion challenges through the small group activities and collaboration. The session will be presented by Jim Gray, Consultant in Strategic Management and Diversity and Inclusion.

Supply Chain Challenges
Jake Dean, Director of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison discusses the current challenges in the global supply chain.

Wisconsin Alumni: Highlights
Recent alumni of the Full-time MBA program reflect on highlights of their two years at Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Alumni: Why Wisconsin?
Recent alumni of the Full-time MBA program talk about how Wisconsin prepared them for their future careers.

Which MBA is right for you?
Hear about the three different MBA programs available at the Wisconsin School of Business: full-time, professional, and executive.

Master's Program - Interview
Master's Program - Interview

Master's Programs - Resume
Master's Programs - Resume

Master's Program - Essay
Master's Program - Essay

MBA in Marketing at Wisconsin
Many MBA programs address marketing. Wisconsin goes deeper. Rodrigo Stabio, Product & Channel Marketing at Microsoft an alum of the program and Kristin Branch, Director of the A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics and Insights discuss the program.

MBA in Risk Management and Insurance
Learn how our Risk Management specialization helped move one alumni's career to new heights. Jenna Herr, Sr. Risk and Compliance Specialist at Kearney and Carl Barlett, Lecturer in Risk and Insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business discuss her career, the curriculum, and immersive experience of the specialized MBA in Risk Management and Insurance.

Application Process Overview for Professional MBA Candidates
Learn about the application process to the Wisconsin Professional and Executive MBA programs.

Application Tips for Professional MBA Candidates: Official Admissions Interview
Prepare for your official admissions interview with the Wisconsin MBA with this podcast.

Application Tips for Professional MBA Candidates: Essay
Strengthen your application by writing a strong essay using these pointers.

Application Tips for Professional MBA Candidates: Resume
Discover what the admissions committee is looking for on your MBA application resume.

Master's of Science in Business Analytics: Alumni Experience - Why I Chose the Wisconsin School of Business.
Ben Cincotta - 2021 Graduate of the Master's of Science in Business Analytics shares why he chose the Wisconsin School of Business.

Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management - Why Wisconsin
Hear from alumnae Amanda Miller as she shares more about her experience in the Wisconsin School of Business and the Master's of Supply Chain Management.

Master's of Science in Business Analytics: A Conversation with Professor Daniel Bauer
Learn more about the Master's of Science in Business Analytics at UW-Madison from Professor Daniel Bower.

Master's of Science in Business Analytics: Alumni Experience - Learning Outcomes
Ben Cincotta - 2021 Graduate of the Master's of Science in Business Analytics shares more about his overall experience and learning outcomes.

Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management - Teams
Hear more from 2021 graduate, Amanda Miller about the collaborative team-based learning style in the Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management.

Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management - Advice from Amanda Miller.
Hear from 2021 graduate of the Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management on her advice for those considering the program at UW-Madison.

Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management - Faculty, Case Competitions, and Learning Outcomes
Amanda Miller - 2021 Graduate of the Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management shares about her experience with faculty, case competitions, and learning outcomes.

Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management - Faculty Interaction
Amanda Miller - 2021 Graduate of the Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management shares about her experience with faculty at the Wisconsin School of Business.

Master's of Science in Business Analytics: Alumni Experience with Faculty and Career Management
Ben Cincotta - 2021 Graduate of the Master's of Science in Business Analytics shares his experience with faculty and the career management team.

MBA in Strategic Human Resource Management at Wisconsin
Charlie O. Trevor, Ruth L. Nelson Chair in Business in the Department of Management and Human Resources at the Wisconsin School of Business and Morgan O'neil, alum and Global HR Director at GE Healthcare visit about how our Strategic Human Resources Management specialization will give you skills to contribute to business strategy at the highest levels through the effective direction of an organization’s human capital.

Master's of Science in Business Analytics: Alumni Experience with Learning Teams
Ben Cincotta - 2021 Graduate of the Master's of Science in Business Analytics shares more about the team-based learning style at the Wisconsin School of Business.

MBA in Technology Strategy & Product Management at Wisconsin
Our specialization in Technology Strategy & Product Management (TSPM) will develop your leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills. Steve Boeder, Director of the Erdman Center for Operations and Technology Management, and former student Mike Turco, Prodcut Manager at Intuit will help you understand TSPM and the power it will bring to your future career.

MBA in Supply Chain Management at Wisconsin
Learn how our supply chain management specialization helped move one alumni's career further faster. Kristen Mezzapelle, Infrastructure Operations at Amazon Web Services and Jake Dean, Director of the Grainger Center at Wisconsin School of Business discuss her career, the curriculum, and immersive experience of the specialized MBA in Supply Chain Management.