The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

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Get an inside look at how top business schools assess MBA applicants. Interviews with MBA Admissions Directors and students from the world's top-ranked MBA programs. Strategies and tips on how to craft a successful MBA application and best present yourself. Straight talk on how to get accepted to the world's top MBA programs. Get a free, expert profile review at https://touchmba.com

Episode Date
#221 Excellent Advice for Living (and MBA Applications!)
Apr 16, 2024
#220 GLOBIS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Tomoya Nakamura - "Find Your Kokorozashi"
Mar 11, 2024
#219 From Military to MBA, Consultant & More with Beau Gresham, NYU Stern MBA '20 - "Find Your Champions"
Feb 20, 2024
#218 Lessons from Listeners (Vol. 2): Drawing a Roadmap for Admissions, Prioritizing Conversations, Prematurely Applying, Being Strategic Yet Flexible
Jan 29, 2024
#217 Lessons from Listeners (Vol. 1): Working for Unknown Companies, Determining Best-Fit Schools, Dealing with Dings
Jan 20, 2024
#216 The GMAT Focus Episode (GRE, too)
Dec 21, 2023
#215 Frankfurt School of Finance & Management MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Dr. Adrian Buss
Oct 17, 2023
#214 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Prof. Wan Wongsunwai
Oct 12, 2023
#213 Duke University Fuqua MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Shari Hubert
Oct 04, 2023
#212 Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jonathan Clarke
Aug 28, 2023
#211 Vanderbilt MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Sue Oldham
Jul 10, 2023
#210 Georgetown MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Shelly Heinrich
Jun 28, 2023
#209 How Wharton Reviews MBA Applicants & More with Thomas Caleel, Former Head of MBA Admissions for Wharton
Jun 19, 2023
#208 Undercover MBA Subrankings
May 31, 2023
#207 NUS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Wedad Sunny
May 23, 2023
#206 Strategies for Optimal MBA Student Loans with Nikhil Agarwal from Juno
Apr 24, 2023
#205 ESMT Berlin MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Rebecca Loades
Mar 20, 2023
#204 IESE MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Paula Amorim
Mar 13, 2023
#203 What Are Your Game-Changing Differentiators? with Paul Bodine from Admitify
Mar 02, 2023
#202 Inside the National University of Singapore (NUS) MBA with Tilla Caveng, NUS MBA '24
Feb 16, 2023
#201 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria Tsachli
Feb 05, 2023
#200 The 3S’s of Scintillating Storytelling
Jan 23, 2023
#199 10 Application Lessons from 10 Years of Touch MBA
Dec 14, 2022
#198 Inside the London Business School MBA & Honing Your Story with Chris Tran, LBS '22
Nov 21, 2022
#197 Pivoting Geographies & Breaking into EdTech with Tony Ngo, Harvard Business School 08
Sep 30, 2022
#196 How I Got Into Berkeley Haas MBA (and HBS, Wharton, UCLA too!) & Breaking into Product Management with Bridget Pujals
Jul 07, 2022
#195 Business School Selection Simplified - How to Shortlist MBA Programs You're Excited About and Competitive At
Jun 27, 2022
#194 Building a Professional MBA Network with Nicolle Lee, Wharton MBA '22
Apr 22, 2022
#193 Hiring Trends & Salaries for Business School Graduates via the Corporate Recruiters Survey
Apr 11, 2022
#192 MBA Coffee Chats: Thoughtful Advice on How to Get the Most out of your MBA with Adam Putterman, Kellogg MMM '19
Mar 28, 2022
#191 Inside Harvard Business School - An Introvert's Experience with Graciela Brewer, HBS MBA '22
Mar 03, 2022
#190 3 Timeless Application Strategies from MBA Admissions Strategy (2005) by Avi Gordon
Feb 08, 2022
#189 Breaking into Healthcare (as an MBA) with Veeral Desai, HBS '07
Jan 10, 2022
#188 Steve Dalton's The Job Closer - Giving Job Seekers Straightforward Frameworks that Work Fast and Work Well
Dec 02, 2021
#187 Imperial MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Amy Duckworth
Nov 15, 2021
#186 WHU MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Sabine Noe
Nov 02, 2021
#185 Cambridge MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Emily Brierley
Oct 20, 2021
#184 Toronto Rotman MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Imran Kanga - "Choose Your Own Adventure"
Oct 09, 2021
#183 SDA Bocconi MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Francesca Roveda
Sep 30, 2021
#182 Inside the NUS MBA with Student Council President Safira Djati, NUS MBA '22
Sep 21, 2021
#181 Taking the Road Less Traveled with Tony DeGennaro, CUHK MBA '17
Aug 18, 2021
#180 The Fully Funded MBA with Samuel Adeoye, UBC Sauder MBA '22
Aug 02, 2021
#179 From Artist to MBA with Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21
Jul 23, 2021
#178 The McKinsey & Insead Experience with Milan Mecklenburg, Insead MBA '18D
Jun 26, 2021
#177 How I Got into the Wharton MBA / MA Lauder Joint Degree Program with Hunter Dong
Mar 27, 2021
#176 Use the 5 Senses to Make Your MBA Application Stick
Feb 26, 2021
#175 AGSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Dr. Michele Roberts
Nov 30, 2020
#174 Mannheim MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Kai Stenzel & Sofia Syed Nasir
Nov 19, 2020
#173 Bayes Business School MBA (formerly Cass), City, University of London Program & Admissions Interview with Alex Jones
Nov 09, 2020
#172 Melbourne MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Anastasia Georgiou
Oct 29, 2020
#171 3 Positioning Strategies for Job Hoppers
Oct 18, 2020
#170 Nanyang MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Gilbert Chua
Oct 12, 2020
#169 CEIBS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with James Kent
Sep 21, 2020
#168 Live the Questions
Aug 28, 2020
#167 Breaking into Vietnam, Venture Capital & Professional Sports with Henry Nguyen, Founding Owner, Los Angeles Football Club & Kellogg MBA '00
Jul 31, 2020
#166 Inside the Sofaer Global MBA with Manuel Fajardo '20
Jul 16, 2020
#165 How is Covid-19 Impacting B-Schools? Dirk Hopfl Shares IE Business School's Response
Jul 03, 2020
#164 Inside the Virginia Darden MBA with Tawan (Tina) Suvapatrachai '18
May 16, 2020
#163 How I Got Into Harvard Business School with Graciela Brewer
May 01, 2020
#162 Don't Trust Your Gut for Career Decisions with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
Mar 05, 2020
#161 The Evolving Professional MBA with Chris Healy
Feb 13, 2020
#160 Experience Does Not Equal Performance
Jan 31, 2020
#159 What's Up with the HKU MBA?
Jan 16, 2020
#158 Quantless in Cornell with Gregory Wool, Cornell Johnson MBA ‘'21
Dec 30, 2019
#157 Management Consulting & Student Life at Insead with Massine Bouzerar '19J
Oct 02, 2019
#156 Three Questions to Ask Before You Make a Career Move with Gary Lo
Sep 23, 2019
#155 Five Takeaways from MBA Tour Panel in Ho Chi Minh – “Preparing Your Application: Advice from Admissions Directors”
Sep 09, 2019
#154 Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) & The Consortium What You Need to Know with Cristian Molina Cornejo, Tuck MBA '21
Aug 26, 2019
#153 The US MBA Experience as an International Student with Ikechukwu Edeagu, UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA '‘19
Aug 20, 2019
#152 Kishōtenketsu
Apr 09, 2019
#151 City University Hong Kong MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Christoph Schneider
Apr 08, 2019
#150 Behind the Scenes of an MBA Employment Report
Mar 26, 2019
#149 Wisconsin MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Betsy Kacizak and Brad Chandler - “"Focus Creates Advantage"
Feb 25, 2019
#148 Starting a Business during your MBA with Sheela Lal, Michigan Ross MBA '19
Feb 04, 2019
#147 ASB MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Sean Ferguson - "An Action-Learning Based Curriculum"
Jan 27, 2019
#146 The Three Ps of Performance
Nov 29, 2018
#145 IMD MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Dean Seán Meehan - Be on Companies' Leadership Radars Mixdown 1
Nov 19, 2018
#144 The Pros and Cons of Doing an MBA Outside the US + Assessing a B-school’s Entrepreneurship Offering with Eddy Zakes, IESE MBA ’17
Oct 30, 2018
#143 Alliance Manchester MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Chris Healy
Oct 03, 2018
#142 York Schulich MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Imran Kanga - "One of the most customizable programs in the world"
Sep 24, 2018
#141 The Mindset to Make a "3D" Career Change - From Wastewater Engineer to Luxury Brand Manager with Laura Pan, SDA Bocconi MBA '18
Sep 13, 2018
#140 RSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Brandon Kirby
Aug 27, 2018
#139 Breaking into Energy & Sustainability (as an MBA)
Aug 15, 2018
#138 MBA Resume Do's and Don'ts (Plus Templates!)
Aug 06, 2018
#137 From Stand Up Comic to MBA Student with Rob O'’Reilly, USC Marshall MBA '20
Jul 28, 2018
#136 Military to MBA to Management Consulting with Alex Tuininga, Harvard MBA ’'18
Jul 17, 2018
#135 Michigan Ross MBAs Reflect on Their First Year & Discuss the Journey Ahead
May 21, 2018
#134 Successful MBAs, Leadership & High Performing Teams with Prof. Randall S Peterson of LBS
May 05, 2018
#133 Breaking into Media & Entertainment (as an MBA)
Apr 26, 2018
#132 How to Show Quant Skills (outside your GPA & GMAT)
Apr 12, 2018
#131 The Quick & Easy Way to Effective MBA Interviewing
Mar 16, 2018
#130 Breaking into CPG (Consumer Package Goods) as an MBA
Feb 25, 2018
#129 Breaking into Brand Management (as an MBA)
Feb 07, 2018
#128 How I Got Into Insead
Jan 23, 2018
#127 HKU MBA Program & Admissions Update with Sachin Tipnis
Jan 10, 2018
#126 Cornell Johnson MBA Admissions Interview with Eddie Asbie
Dec 23, 2017
#125 Should You Hire an MBA Admissions Consultant?
Dec 15, 2017
#124 Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Admissions Interview with Katie Lloyd - "At the Intersection of Business and Technology"
Dec 08, 2017
#123 Essec MBA Admissions Interview with Vivien Koh
Dec 04, 2017
#122 Breaking into Data and Business Analytics (as an MBA)
Nov 20, 2017
#121 21 MBA Application Questions Answered
Nov 14, 2017
#120 Breaking into Venture Capital (as an MBA)
Nov 03, 2017
#119 Breaking into Investment Banking (as an MBA)
Oct 21, 2017
#118 Full-time vs. Part-time vs. Online vs. Executive MBA - Which is the Right MBA for You?
Oct 10, 2017
#117 Breaking into Management Consulting (as an MBA)
Oct 05, 2017
#116 Interacting with MBA Admissions Officers at Events
Sep 13, 2017
#115 Charting Your Own Path in China with Jesse Miller, CEIBS MBA '17
Sep 01, 2017
#114 Stephen Huber, USC Marshall MBA ’18 on Getting Off the Waitlist, Preparing Significant Others, and Breaking Into a New Industry
Aug 11, 2017
#113 Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
Aug 02, 2017
#112 LinkedIn Tips for MBA Applicants
Jun 27, 2017
#111 MBA for Entrepreneurs - Worth It?
Jun 19, 2017
#110 Great MBA Letters of Recommendations with Caroline Diarte-Edwards
Jun 05, 2017
#109 Crafting Your Best Story & Applying Through the Consortium with Sabaina Kamara, Michigan Ross '19
May 23, 2017
#108 How to Finance Your US MBA with Phil DeGisi, CommonBond
May 16, 2017
#107 Queen's MBA Admissions Interview with Matt Reesor - "Team-based"
May 09, 2017
#106 The GMAT Episode
Apr 28, 2017
#105 Life as a Business School Professor with Gregor Halff
Apr 21, 2017
#104 CUHK MBA Admissions Interview with Lawrence Chan & David Ahlstrom
Apr 07, 2017
#103 Advice for MBA Reapplicants with Neethling McGrath, Columbia MBA '19
Mar 17, 2017
#102 Last Minute Application Tips with Clare Simonis, HBS MBA ’19
Mar 03, 2017
#101 Are Business School Students Career Ready? with Jeff Kavanaugh
Feb 21, 2017
#100 Our Most Popular Guests Answer: “What 1 Action Can Candidates Take to Dramatically Improve Their MBA Application?”
Dec 25, 2016
#99 Preparing for MBA Interviews with Vince Ricci
Dec 15, 2016
#98 Insead Insights Real Time: President of Private Equity & Venture Capital Club, Rahul Kewalramani
Dec 05, 2016
#97 Michigan Ross MBA Program & Admissions Q&A with Son Nguyen
Nov 25, 2016
#96 Career Tips for Spain MBAs with Amber Wigmore Alvarez
Oct 31, 2016
#95 MBA Careers in Social Impact
Oct 24, 2016
#94 US Visas: What International MBA Students Need to Know About Working and Staying in the US
Oct 19, 2016
#93 Which Extracurriculars?
Sep 23, 2016
#92 MBA Careers Uncovered with Ivan Kerbel
Aug 06, 2016
#91 Overlooked Aspects of the MBA Experience
Jul 26, 2016
#90 Boston University Questrom MBA Admissions Interview with Dana Dubovik
Jun 28, 2016
#89 Washington University St. Louis Olin MBA Admissions Interview with Ashley Lautzenheiser
Jun 15, 2016
#88 ESMT MBA Admissions Interview with Nick Barniville
May 27, 2016
#87 Boston College Carroll MBA Admissions Interview with Kristen Shambo - "A Profession Ready MBA"
May 16, 2016
#86 Financing your MBA Abroad & International MBA Loans with Ricardo Fernandez, Insead MBA '06
May 09, 2016
#85 Why I Got My MBA in Asia with Yuan Lee Chung, HKUST MBA '15
Apr 30, 2016
#84 IMD MBA Admissions Interview with Ralf Boscheck
Apr 15, 2016
#83 MBA Essays that Work - Candid Thoughts on Essays, Authenticity and Being Yourself
Apr 08, 2016
#82 What to Ask MBA Students, Alumni & Admissions Officers to Research Schools, Sharpen your Story & Improve Your Chances
Feb 05, 2016
#81 How to Make Better Choices When Selecting MBA Programs
Jan 22, 2016
#80 University of Texas at Austin McCombs MBA Admissions Interview with Stephen Sweeney
Oct 09, 2015
#79 University of Washington Foster MBA Admissions Interview with Erin Town - "Take the Reins"
Oct 02, 2015
#78 Ivey MBA Admissions Q&A with J.D. Clarke - "Hit the Ground Running"
Sep 03, 2015
#77 Internships, Jobs & Social Life at MIT Sloan
Aug 15, 2015
#76 Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Admissions Interview with Kelly Wilson - "Leadership & Analytics"
Jun 14, 2015
#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico - "Educating Leaders for Business & Society"
Jun 07, 2015
#74 How to Overcome a Low GPA
Jun 04, 2015
#73 Which schools in which rounds? A Kellogg Admit Shares His Process
May 16, 2015
#72 UCLA Anderson MBA Admissions Interview with Jessica Chung - "Shared Success"
Apr 09, 2015
#71 How to Apply for Top MBAs with Tyler Cormney of MBA Prep School
Apr 03, 2015
#70 Ohio State Fisher MBA Admissions Interview with Julee Conrad - "Collaboratively Competitive"
Feb 28, 2015
#69 How One Listener Got Into Kellogg, Insead, Ross, Fuqua, Johnson and CEIBS
Feb 21, 2015
#68 4 Tips to Show School Fit
Feb 14, 2015
#67 MBA vs MSc vs Masters in Management - Which is the Right Masters Degree for You?
Dec 27, 2014
#66 Arizona State WP Carey MBA Admissions Q&A with Ruthie Pyles - "Business is Personal"
Dec 23, 2014
#65 HKU MBA Admissions Interview with Sachin Tipins
Dec 07, 2014
#64 Rotman MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Leigh Gauthier
Nov 21, 2014
#63 Peking University Guanghua MBA Admissions Interview with Dr. Longkhai Zhao - "Best Bschool to Know China"
Nov 07, 2014
#62 Penn State Smeal MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Stacey Peeler - "Best of Both Worlds"
Oct 31, 2014
#61 UCD Smurfit MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Orla Nugent – “IQ, EQ & RQ”
Oct 24, 2014
#60 Rochester Simon MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Rebekah Lewin
Oct 16, 2014
#59 St. Gallen MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Zwanet Van Lubek
Oct 10, 2014
#58 Illinois MBA Program & Admissions Chat with Mark Lockwood - "Take Charge"
Sep 26, 2014
#57 HKUST MBA Admissions Q&A with Sean Ferguson
Sep 17, 2014
#56 The Value of an MBA with Prof. Franz Heukamp of IESE
Sep 04, 2014
#55 Columbia MBA Admissions Q&A with Senior Admissions Team – “Unparalleled Access”
Aug 29, 2014
#54 Oxford Said MBA Admissions Q&A with Dana Brown
Aug 18, 2014
#53 A Quick Guide to Researching School Strengths
Aug 03, 2014
#52 How Adcoms Rate Your Career Goals
Jul 25, 2014
#51 Stalking the Story for Your MBA Essays
Jun 20, 2014
#50 Vanderbilt MBA Admissions Q&A with Christie St-John
Jun 11, 2014
#49 Minnesota Carlson Admissions Q&A with Linh Gilles - "A Really Well Kept Secret"
May 07, 2014
#48 Inside UCLA Anderson as a Non-Traditional Candidate with Mark Zee '14
Mar 31, 2014
#47 Great Applications for Business School with Paul Bodine
Mar 27, 2014
#46 Steve Dalton's The 2 Hour Job Search: The 80/20 Formula to Target Employers & Secure First Interviews
Mar 21, 2014
#45 IE-SMU MBA Admissions Chat with Gregor Halff and Lieven Demeester
Mar 07, 2014
#44 MBA Jobs in Hong Kong & China with CUHK Career Services Director Marjorie Chang
Feb 14, 2014
#43 IMD MBA Admissions Q&A with Lisa Piguet
Feb 06, 2014
#42 York University Schulich MBA Admissions Q&A with Praveen Muruganandan
Jan 30, 2014
#41 Manchester MBA Admissions Q&A with Elaine Ferneley
Jan 21, 2014
#40 Application Tips for Younger Candidates
Jan 10, 2014
#39 Waseda International MBA Admissions Chat with Prof. Reiji Ohtaki
Dec 14, 2013
#38 MBA Arbitrage and Negotiating Up
Dec 12, 2013
#37 IESE MBA Admissions Q&A with Anjaney Borwankar
Nov 27, 2013
#36 Cornell Tech NYC Johnson MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Christine Sneva
Nov 14, 2013
#35 Cornell Johnson MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Christine Sneva
Nov 08, 2013
#34 Melbourne Business School MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Edward Cook
Oct 31, 2013
#33 ESMT MBA Admissions Q&A with Jolene Monson
Oct 22, 2013
#31 Application Tips for Older Candidates from MBAOver30 (admitted to Wharton, Booth and MIT Sloan)
Oct 03, 2013
#30 How to Improve Your Chances – 10 Tips from Gatekeepers of the World’s Top Business Schools
Sep 24, 2013
#29 Warwick Business School MBA Admissions Q&A with Dr. Michael Shulver
Sep 19, 2013
#28 What I Wish I Had Known When Choosing Business Schools with James Clark, LBS MBA 2013
Sep 13, 2013
#27 Emory Goizueta MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Libby Livingston
Sep 05, 2013
#26 Inside the INSEAD MBA with Viet Le Quoc '13
Aug 28, 2013
#25 MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Jeffrey Carbone
Aug 22, 2013
#24 (Part 2) Hitotsubashi ICS MBA Admissions Q&A with Dr. Yoshinori Fujikawa
Aug 08, 2013
#24 (Part 1) Hitotsubashi ICS MBA Admissions Q&A with Dr. Yoshinori Fujikawa
Aug 08, 2013
#23 ISB MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. AM Kannan
Aug 01, 2013
#22 London Business School (LBS) MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Nadia Ahrazem
Jul 26, 2013
#21 Georgetown McDonough MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Shari Hubert
Jul 19, 2013
#20 University of Virginia Darden MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Katherine Alford
Jul 12, 2013
#19 ESADE MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Keegan Pierce
Jun 28, 2013
#18 Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Megan Overbay
Jun 19, 2013
#17 INSEAD MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Andrew Bueno
Jun 06, 2013
#16 How to Show Leadership Potential in Your Application
May 23, 2013
#15 HEC MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Phillipe Oster
May 17, 2013
#14 IE MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Dirk Hopfl
May 10, 2013
#13 Insider Tips for Applying to INSEAD with Ms. Caroline Diarte Edwards
Apr 26, 2013
#12 CEIBS MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Roy Chason
Apr 05, 2013
#11 Cambridge University Judge MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. James Barker
Mar 28, 2013
#10 CUHK MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Lawrence Chan
Mar 19, 2013
#9 AIM MBA Admissions Q&A with Dean Ricardo Lim
Mar 15, 2013
#8 Nanyang (NTU) MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Nick Soriano
Mar 12, 2013
#7 Erasmus Rotterdam RSM MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Bart Scheenaard
Feb 28, 2013
#6 7 Deadly Sins of MBA Resumes
Feb 15, 2013
#5 Ace Your Interview by Answering the "Questions Behind the Questions"
Jan 25, 2013
#4 4 Ways to Get & Keep the Adcom's Attention
Jan 18, 2013
#3 6 Ways to Make Your MBA Applications Stick
Jan 11, 2013
#2 National University of Singapore (NUS) MBA Admissions Q&A with Ms. Chua Nan Sze
Dec 14, 2012
#1 Singapore Management University (SMU) MBA Admissions Q&A with Dr. Philip Zerrillo
Nov 30, 2012