Rob O'Reilly performed stand up comedy for 16 years. Then he decided to get an MBA. We discuss his journey to USC Marshall.

Questions

• Rob's background (3:25)
• MBA career goals and positioning (8:00)
• The GMAT and showing "quant skills" (18:13)
• Shortlisting business schools (23:06)
• Communicating your interest to business schools (32:30)
• Interviews (39:55)
• The future of entertainment content (45:32)
• Looking forward to USC Marshall (45:50)

About Our Guest

Rob O'Reilly worked as a standup comic, production assistant, staff writer, video producer, and TV producer - most recently for MTV's Ridiculousness - before applying for an MBA. He has landed appearances on The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing and Live at Gotham. He was named one of LA Weekly’s Top 10 Comedy Acts to Watch and one of TBS's 101 Funniest Comedians. He'll be attending USC Marshall's MBA program this Fall. Rob got his B.A. in Television from Boston University.

Episode summary, show notes and more at: 

http://touchmba.com/stand-up-comic-mba-student-rob-oreilly-usc-marshall-mba

Alex Tuininga, HBS MBA '18, discusses his transition from a navy intelligence officer to Harvard MBA to BCG management consultant. Alex also shares his thoughts on MBA recruiting and social life as a married, older student.

Questions

• Alex's background (3:48)
• Alex's advice to military applicants (12:40)
• Where Alex applied and why he chose HBS (21:00)
• The HBS experience (24:28)
• Social life as an older, married student (35:02)
• The recruiting process (42:20)
• Summer internships and full-time offers at BCG (48:20)
• Alex's business lessons from business school (1:04:20)

About Our Guest

Alex Tuininga worked as an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy for 10 years before attending Harvard Business School. Alex majored in History at UC Berkeley and got a M.A. in International Relations and National Security Studies - Middle East from the Naval Postgraduate School. He'll be consulting for the Boston Consulting Group in Chicago this Fall.

Episode summary, show notes and more at: 

http://touchmba.com/military-to-mba-to-management-consulting-alex-tuininga-harvard-mba