In 2017, US applicants made up 4% of candidates to European MBA programs and 2% of candidates to Asian MBA programs (versus nearly 70% to US MBA programs). What do you need to know about getting a top-ranked MBA abroad? Eddy Zakes shares why he chose to uproot his young family to pursue his MBA at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, as well as the pros and cons of his experience. Darren also asks Eddy - currently the Director of the Center of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at IESE - about how business schools can help aspiring entrepreneurs and how you can assess your target schools' entrepreneurship offerings.

Questions

• Eddy's background (4:08)
• As an applicant with 10 years of experience and a young family, why did Eddy choose Spain for his full-time MBA? (11:10)
• The pros and cons of getting your MBA abroad (23:20)
• Recruiting at top European schools (27:45)
• Getting an MBA with 2 young kids (35:00)
• Eddy's favorite class and thoughts on the case-study method (42:44)
• How MBA programs can help aspiring entrepreneurs (49:00)
• MBA graduates' typical path to starting their own businesses (54:25)
• Questions to ask your target b-schools about their resources for entrepreneurship (59:00)
• The startup scene in Europe vs. the US (1:04:50)
• Eddy's final thoughts on having a great MBA experience (1:11:04)

About Our Guest

Eddy Zakes is the Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at IESE. Eddy got his B.S. in International Business from Bob Jones University and worked as Director of Advancement at Dayton Christian School in Ohio before getting his MBA at IESE.

Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/pros-and-cons-of-doing-mba-outside-us-assessing-schools-entrepreneurship-offering-eddy-zakes-iese-mba

Chris Healy, Head of MBA Marketing & Recruitment of Alliance Manchester Business School discusses what makes the Manchester MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more.

Program Highlights (3:40) | Admissions (29:48) | Scholarships (41:40) | Careers (45:45)

Manchester MBA Highlights (last updated Sep 2018)

• Manchester has a Full-time MBA, Global Part-time MBA, and Kelley-Manchester Global MBA
• The Full-time MBA lasts 12, 15 or 18 months and has 1 intake/year in the Fall
• Typical Class: 100-120 students / 6 years work exp/ 80% international with 30 nationalities / 630 GMAT
• First 10 months dedicated to 5 core courses, 2 live consultancy projects and M&A project. The rest is dedicated to electives, exchanges and the international business consultancy project
• Manchester MBAs are required to do 3 live consultancy projects requiring over 900 client facing hours
• Manchester is the largest provider of transnational MBA education in the world, delivering its MBA program in the UK, Dubai, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Sao Paolo.
• Manchester is looking for candidate with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Students get weekly sessions and unlimited 1-1 consultations with career counselors
• Placement, Class of 2017: 85% w/job offers w/in 3 months, 51,370 GBP average starting salary
• Top Geographies, Class of 2017: 45% in UK / 16% Asia / 15% South America / 15% Europe /  4% Central America & Caribbean
• Top Sectors, Class of 2017: 24% technology / 19% manufacturing and engineering / 16% consulting / 15% financial services / 9% healthcare
• 30% of class receive merit-based scholarships covering 10-50% of tuition
• Manchester has 60,000 alumni in 170 countries
• Ranked #4 in the UK and #36 worldwide by The Financial Times in 2018

About Our Guest

Chris Healy is Head of MBA Marketing & Recruitment for Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. Chris has been with Manchester for over 12 years and got is Bachelors in Consumer Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Episode summary, show notes and more at: http://touchmba.com/alliance-manchester-mba-program-admissions-interview-chris-healy