by Marquis | Mar 26, 2011 | Business, Business School, career, career-life balance, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, Leaving job for Bschool, mba, my peoples, professional advice, Stanford GSB, strategy, transition
In this entry, you’ll be introduced to Tanisha Drummer, a Strategy professional and former Management Consultant. Tanisha is a friend of mine from my years at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has done some really interesting things in her career....
by Marquis | Jan 30, 2011 | Business, career, entrepreneurship, strategy
As many of you know, I have maintained this blog over the years during my off-time while working full-time as a Software Engineer, MBA student, Management Consultant, and Business Strategy professional. In the past couple of years, I have also launched a series of...
by Marquis | Jan 18, 2011 | auto industry, career, consulting, Finance, mba, recruiting, strategy, transition
The message below is from an auto industry professional who is interested in transitioning to Management Consulting. He has a solid 10 years of auto experience and an MBA, but, during his previous attempts at applying, he hasn’t received any interview...
by Marquis | Nov 1, 2010 | Business, career path, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, mba, music industry, notable organizations, Stanford GSB, strategy
In this entry, I present the second installment in my “Conversations” series of interviews with professionals in the business world. In the video below, I am interviewing Damien Ritter, who is the co-founder and President of an independent hip-hop label...
by Marquis | Apr 17, 2010 | Business, Business concepts, Quick case analysis, strategy
If you’ve been paying attention to the news for the past few months, you’ll know that Toyota is not having a good 2010. First, the company announced a recall of many of its models due to a gas pedal problem that caused cars to accelerate randomly...
by Marquis | Mar 24, 2010 | career, career path, Finance, mba, strategy
The email below is from a Software Engineer who currently works for an IT-focused consulting firm and wants to purse an MBA in order to transition into the management or technology consulting space. He has also developed an interest in Finance as of late and his...
