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Episode #17: Double Bear Brett Li EWMBA ’20 joins us on this episode to provide us poets with some insights into the world of Product Marketing Management (PMM). We discuss how he went from a technical sales role at Hewlett-Packard to the role of a PMM, which works closely with and sometimes blends into the role of a Product Manager (PM). Brett discusses with us in detail about what interests him in the PMM role and its impact on product and, ultimately, the organization. He continues to break down the three typical paths to Product Management that he’s seen throughout his experiences. We forge on to discuss why Brett chose an MBA, especially with his interest and passion in startups and entrepreneurship, and how the MBA is helping him build the confidence to fail quick, and fail often (the Entrepreneur's mantra).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #16: Today we speak with Julia Nechaieva FTMBA ’18 who graduated this summer and will be headed to Google for Product Management. We start off with her background from Ukraine and the beginnings of her career at Innova, the top gaming company in Russia, and then to Yandex, the Google of Russia, before deciding to make the move to Berkeley. We discuss what it was like growing up in what the outside world classifies as the “Russian-side” of Ukraine so that we can learn more about what it was like for her growing up in a post-soviet European country. Additionally, we talk about how the Haas Culture Preservation project has helped shape her views on the Defining Leadership Principles, and provide us with some insights on their research thus far on how students can embrace the Haas culture differently, at different points in time, and how to deal with the anxiety of not knowing who you are or your place during your MBA at Haas.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #15: Special Guest Dean Lyons BS ‘82 joins my cohosts Julia Nechaieva FTMBA ’18, Steve Lee EWMBA ’20, and I on the Haas podcast to discuss leadership, intentionality, and culture amongst many things. We discuss why recruiters hire Haas students, how the latent Berkeley Haas Defining Leadership Principles were codified and how they are used to guide the initiatives at Haas. We continue to discuss the macro-implications of codifying culture and the chemistry it creates within an ecosystem, leading to students being invested in one another’s success. We also discuss the challenges inherent in the interpretation of the defining leadership principles amongst the student body. Julia continues on to ask Dean Lyons for advice for graduating Haasies, and Steve explores where Dean Lyons foresees Haas in the next five years.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #14: Maurizio Asperti of the FTMBA 2019 program joins us for a fun chat about his career at one of the Big Three credit rating agencies, Moody’s. We go on to chat about his reservations about getting an MBA while preemptively taking on an investment banking internship before coming to Haas. Then, we hear why Maurizio chose the Haas FTMBA over other top-ranking MBA programs and provides us further insights into the full-time MBA experience. Maurizio also shares advice on how to get the most out of the FTMBA program. With his brutally honest story-telling style, he gives us a good perspective on the value of the MBA.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #13: Jen DeAngelis of the EWMBA ’20 class talks with us about her amazing career as a digital marketing expert in the early days of social media and influencer marketing. We discuss how marketing firms and businesses can track online and offline transactions related to social media marketing. We explore how social media influencers and micro-influencers are discovered and the impact of this advertising platform. We also get an in-depth view of how social media user data is accessed and used by marketers in the light of recent events with Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Jen then shares insights on Facebook "Shadow Profiles" and how it is important for users to give consent of their data to corporations. We switch gears to why she chose an MBA at Haas, and her future plans as an entrepreneur and being a social media influencer herself to further promote #girlboss! She shares how supportive the Haas family is with the different paths and choices we all make. Follow Jen on Instagram @jenwanderso

Episode #12: Farid Hosseini of the EWMBA ’20 class speaks with us about his extensive experiences in Product Management from starting at Microsoft Messenger as a developer to moving into his first PM role at Microsoft Bing. He then went on to LinkedIn to serve as the Product Manager to build out a specific feature of LinkedIn that we all use today, the ability to look up alumni from your school or organization. Next, he went on to explore Product Management at a higher level at Yelp and joined the growth team, which helps grow the user base of the product as a whole and not just one specific feature. After his success with his team at Yelp, he transitioned to Pinterest to tackle the monetization of Pinterest’s many features. Farid discusses with us why he’s at Haas, to further hone his business acumen, and how he seeks to broaden his perspectives for future business endeavors. We wrap up talking about his entrepreneurial projects and advice he has for budding entrepreneurs.Support this podcast at — https://re

Episode #11: Melissa Mendez Ochoa of the EWMBA ’20 program talks with us about her work at a local non-profit and her involvement with the Berkeley Fellows Program from the sponsoring organization’s side at Oakland Leaf Foundation, a local organization serving K-12 students with important after-school programs. She also talks about a new initiative, the Teacher Fellowship Program, that helps schools train and recruit better teachers. We touch upon social responsibility for for-profit organizations and wrap-up talking about the Berkeley Haas defining principles as our school transitions to a new dean. If you would like to learn more about the Oakland Leaf Foundation or Berkeley Fellows Program, please reach out to the program office.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #10: Steve Keim Full-Time MBA '19 speaks with us about moving from an undergraduate degree in accounting to finance at Haas. Steve shares with us how he recruited for banking in and out of the Bay Area and he is one of the few students who successfully landed an internship outside of the Bay Area. If you are interested in investment banking or finance recruiting, this is a must-hear episode where Steve breaks down the critical timeline for recruiting and his experience through the first few months of coming into Haas. If you are interested in learning more about banking and finance recruiting, please join the Finance Club at Haas and reach out to CMG resources for more information on the finance career path.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #09: Matt Saverin (EWMBA '20) is one of the many intriguing Haas students with unordinary backgrounds. He grew up training for professional snowboarding, had a stint in entrepreneurship in college, but somehow ended up as an Equity Analyst at Goldman Sachs. His wealth of experience and admirable focus and dedication to his crafts gives a different perspective of a Haas student who knows exactly what he's getting out of his MBA experience.The OneHaas podcast is always looking for feedback and student co-hosts to make this podcast more valuable for all the students at Haas. Our mission is to promote more interprogram connectivity of the Haas family, between the FT, EW, and Executive programs. With over 1200 Haas MBA students on campus every year, there is more to this network than meets the eye. We hope to bridge that gap ever so slightly and introduce you to people you never knew you had in your Haas network. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #08: I was fortunate enough to catch up with Eppa Rixey before one of our Saturday classes. Eppa (EWMBA ’19) is a Strategic Planning Manager at Lagunitas Brewing Company. We start off by sharing his experiences as a Management Consultant at Bain after his undergrad, making the move into breweries, and choosing Haas to continue his thirst for knowledge. We also talk about the economics of local businesses and share his favorite beers at Lagunitas for all you craft beer lovers.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #07: I am joined by Nate Pollak of the Executive MBA 2018 program. Nate’s background started in Management Consulting out of his undergrad and after four years he decided to start a restaurant in San Francisco at the height of the recession. Throughout our conversation, we talk about the type of mindset you need to have and the hustle required to succeed as an entrepreneur. We then turn around and talk about wrestling with failure yet maintaining a student always mentality. If you are interested in what Nate is up to or want to reach out to him regarding his businesses, you can reach him at natepollak@berkeley.edu.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #06: Today we speak with Gagan Dhaliwal of the Full-Time 2019 program. He hails from our friendly neighbor, Canada, and comes from a background in medicine. We start off talking about how an MBA made sense for him as a doctor and the role business has in the healthcare industry. We then talk about his time at Haas as an international student, some of his challenges, and his involvement as the co-president of the Haas Politics and Policy Club. We wrap up with very astute advice for incoming and prospective students on how to improve their short time at Haas. For more information about the Haas Politics and Policy Club or to reach out to Gagan, you can reach him at gagan_dhaliwal@mba.berkeley.edu.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #05: Today we share an episode from Founded@Berkeley with Kourosh Zamanizadeh (EWMBA '18). He is the COO and co-founder of Ping Inc. Awarded 2017’s LegalTech Startup of the Year by the American Bar Association, Ping is an enterprise SaaS company that automates timekeeping for lawyers and provides analytics on time and billing data for law firms. Kourosh shares with us the founders' journey from quitting their jobs and flying to London to land their first client, to finding and building a support system around your startup.Founded@Berkeley is a co-production between Berkeley Entrepreneurship Association and Haas Business School Students, Ann Snitko and Sean Li. Our mission is to bring the UC Berkeley entrepreneurship ecosystem closer than ever and find key ingredients of Berkeley founders success.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #04: Today I speak with Luca Cosentino (FTMBA '19) who is co-president of the Berkeley Entrepreneurs Association (BEA). We hear about his background from Rome to Berkeley and we discuss the current entrepreneurial ecosystem for Berkeley students. We expand on ideas for improving inter-school entrepreneurship and collaboration by connecting and bringing together the engineering school, law school, business school, medical school, etc. If you're interested in learning more about BEA, how you can get exposure to entrepreneurship, or how you can help out feel free to reach out to Luca via email at luca.cosentino@mba.berkeley.edu.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #03: I'm privileged to be speaking with Mojgan Payombar (IG: art_by_moj) from the EMBA 2018 program on this International Women's Day. Her journey of breaking barriers and leaving Iran alone to pursue a life in the US is an inspirational story that it's never too late to take risks and question the status quo. We also talk about her commute to Haas for the Executive MBA program from Southern California, launching an art show to raise funds for Haas, and keeping an open mind in today's social and political climate. If you would like to reach out to Moj about the Haas Art Show, please reach out to her at mpayombar@berkeley.edu.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Episode #02: In today's episode, we speak with David Zhao (EWMBA '19) and Vlad Rozhkovskiy (EWMBA '19) about their personal paths, challenges, and success with getting into the investment banking route at Haas. They share the determination and dedication needed to break into the highly competitive banking industry. If you'd like to learn more, please join the Finance Club at Haas via CampusGroups.OneHaas is a podcast devoted to bringing the Haas community closer together through our stories. I'm your host Sean Li and my mission is to help open our eyes to the network we never knew we had. We’re always looking for Haasies willing to share their stories and experiences so that we can give you more insights into different programs, different careers, and ultimately different perspectives. We hope you enjoyed today’s episode, please feel free to email me for suggestions on how I can improve this podcast or if you have any recommendations for people or content you’d like to hear. My email is re

Episode #01: In today's pilot episode, we speak with Steve Lee (EWMBA '20) to hear about his past and present experiences with management consulting, the perks and pitfalls of traveling the world for work and engaging in meaningful pro bono projects for non-profits.Welcome to OneHaas, a podcast devoted to bringing the Haas community closer together through our stories. I'm your host Sean Li and my mission is to help open our eyes to the network we never knew we had.We’re always looking for Haasies willing to share their stories and experiences so that we can give you more insights into different programs, different careers, and ultimately different perspectives. We hope you enjoyed today’s episode, please feel free to email me for suggestions on how I can improve this podcast or if you have any recommendations for people or content you’d like to hear. My email is reachsean@berkeley.edu.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations