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2012 MBA Women's Conference
2011 MBA Women's Conference
The PNC Financial Services Group
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2012 MBA Women's Conference
Conference Highlights
Highlights from the 2012 MBA Women's Conference, which took place June 29-30th in Los Angeles at UCLA's Andersen School of Business.
Dialogue with Leadership
A candid conversation moderated by Dean Judy Olian from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and featuring Patricia Yarrington, Vice President and CFO of Chevron and Cindy Bates, Vice President, US SMB Organization of Microsoft. The distinguished panel shares insights and dispense advice on overcoming the challenges and taking advantage of the opportunities as you advance to the top.
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The PNC Financial Services Group
 Episode 1: PNC is one of the fastest-growing banks in the country, with more than
50,000 employees. Join us as we pay a visit to PNC headquarters. We
talked to women about PNC’s approach to work/life balance, the
challenges and rewards of working in financial services, and what kind
of experience and training PNC is looking for. In our first episode, we
talk with Carol Cozen, a senior vice-president and credit executive in
the public finance/health care group, and Marsha Jones, chief diversity
officer at PNC.
Episode 2: Episode 2 of the PNC podcast series is an interview with Jen LeClair,
CFO for PNC’s Asset Management Business. Jen has a unique and remarkable
career, which goes to show that you can take any path to an MBA.
Episode 3: In this final episode we talked with a couple of women who are just
beginning their careers: Chelsea Angle, an analyst in the financial
institutions group at PNC, and Brittany Altimus, a management associate
currently working in the technology group. Learn how to plan your career
and get noticed.
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2010 FORTÉ FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION VIDEO PODCASTS
Thinking about going back to school for your MBA? Tune in to the Forté Forum video podcast series and get advice from women close to the process: admissions directors and MBA alumnae.
Episode 1: In this short video from the Forte Forum MBA events in San Francisco and Los Angeles, top MBA admissions directors and former students discuss the admissions process, the MBA experience, and what questions the smart applicant should be prepared to ask. Commentators include:
- Sharon Markowitz, Brand Manager and MBA Alumna, University of Rochester
- Carolina Silva, Marketing Manager and MBA Alumna, Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis
- Brooke Green, Entrepreneur and MBA Alumna, Southern Methodist University
- Mae Jennifer Shores, Assistant Dean, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Kelly Wilson, Assistant Dean and Director Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business
- Wendy Huber, Associate Director of Admissions Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
Episode 2: Business leaders and executives talk about the value of an MBA - and why this may be the perfect time for women looking to build a career in business. Commentators include:
- Mae Jennifer Shores, Assistant Dean, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Wendy Huber, Associate Director of Admissions Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
- Brooke Green, Entrepreneur and MBA Alumna, Southern Methodist University
- Kelly Wilson, Assistant Dean and Director Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business
- Deborah Merrill-Sands, Dean, Mills College, Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business
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BlackRock Podcast Series
 Interested in career opportunities at BlackRock, one of the world's
leading asset management firms? We talked to women at different stages
of their careers at BlackRock for this special three-part series.
Episode 1: Kate Jonas, managing director in BlackRock's global client group, talks about interviewing, networking, and what BlackRock looks for in a new hire.
Episode 2: Bernadette Rivosecchi, an associate in BlackRock's portfolio analytics group, talks about beginning a career at BlackRock and what she loves about her job.
Episode 3: We talk with Barbara Novick, one of the founders of the firm,
about business leadership and what makes BlackRock different.
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CAREER LAB PODCAST SERIES (Season 2)
College women - learn more about business career options and what you can do today to prepare for your professional life. Subscribe to our Career Lab podcast series, sponsored by the Graduate Management Admission Council.
Episode 3: February 2008
This time we check in with Lindsey Pollak, author of Getting From College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World, about building an online presence to help launch your career. We also hear from Kimberly Hall of the Mayo Clinic, and Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota alumna. Kimberly built her career in human resources, and she talks about what attracted her to the field and the educational background that helped her get started.
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Episode 2: January 2008
Hear from Kymm Pollack, marketing director at General Mills, about how she accidentally found herself working in business and loving it. Kymm describes her role in brand management and offers her advice for women who are just starting out. Elizabeth Neils, Forte Fellow and first-year student at the Carlson School at University of Minnesota, also joins the conversation. Elizabeth talks about how she benefited from trying a number of different paths after college and why her diverse background serves her well now that she is pursuing an MBA.
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Episode 1: November 2007
At our Boston Career Lab, we talked to Valerie Bockstette of FSG Social Impact Advisors about the value of an MBA as preparation for a career in social enterprise. We also hear from Andrea Mitchell-Kimmell, Associate Director of Admissions at Harvard Business School, who discusses the right time to pursue an MBA, and first-year Harvard Business School student Whitney Gosden offers her perspective on the business school experience.
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CAREER LAB PODCAST SERIES (Season 1)
Interested in learning about the various careers in business and how to prepare for a professional life after college? Subscribe to our Career Lab podcast series, sponsored by the Graduate Management Admissions Council.
Episode Three: May 2007
In the final episode of the Career Lab podcast series, we talk to Elizabeth Vale, managing director at Morgan Stanley to get her advice on building and sustaining a career. We also hear from Karen Le Vert about launching her own business and a few current and recent MBA students, who describe the route they took to business school and beyond.
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Episode Two: April 2007
In this episode, we'll hear from Lindsey Pollack, author of the book Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World. Lindsey shares her advice on finding the right career, landing an interview, and preparing for life beyond college.
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Episode One: March 2007
In this episode, hear from some of the speakers at our Career Lab event at USC. Katherine Bair Desmond, Manager of Women's Recruiting Initiatives at McKinsey, and Rodney Craig, Director of Global Markets at Merrill Lynch, talk about how they launched their careers and how you can get started. We also hear from Eric Chambers, of the Graduate Management Admissions Council, about preparing for life after college.
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2007 FORTE FORUM: THE MBA VALUE PROPOSITION (Season 2)
Episode 4: MBA Jobs in Beauty and Fashion
Forté brings you a conversation with women working in the fashion and beauty industries. Jacqueline Cuccaro, CEO of Vincent Longo Cosmetics, talks about her day-to-day responsibilities and the tools she uses to get her job done. We also hear from Elizabeth Brown, at Banana Republic, Erica Cussman at Revlon and other recent MBA graduates in fashion and consumer packaged goods for the beauty and cosmetics industry.
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Episode 3: December 2007
At a recent Forté Forum event, we spoke with Elizabeth Brown, Harvard Business School MBA and manager in the real estate finance group at Banana Republic. Elizabeth shares her thoughts about the value of an MBA and the options it opened up for her. We also hear from Monica Grey, Admissions Director at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University, about why she thinks it is so important for women to consider an MBA as a stepping stone for a wide variety of career choices.
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Episode 2: November 2007
In this episode, hear from Emily Christner, a recent New York University Stern School of Business MBA graduate, now working in marketing with TV Guide Online. We also talk to Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management graduate Julie Bennett about her new career at Citigroup, and also hear from Kristin Pontius, graduate of Washington University in St. Louis Olin School of Management. And for those of you applying to MBA programs this fall, we have a roundup of tips from admissions officers at some top business schools.
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Episode 1: October 2007
Welcome to the second season of the Forte Forum podcast series about the MBA value proposition. This episode includes Carolyn Bao, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Yahoo!, Tawana Murphy Burnette, Brand Manager at Leap Frog, and admissions officers from Tuck, Washington University and University of Michigan.
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Forté Forum: The MBA Value Proposition (Season 1)
Forté Foundation is pleased to debut our first podcast series, Forté Forum: The MBA Value Proposition. You can subscribe to receive new episodes once a month, or you can listen right here on our website. Click on the "subscribe" button to have new episodes delivered automatically using iTunes. Click on "listen" to download the audio file directly to your desktop. Each podcast is about ten minutes long.
Episode Three: February 2007
Hear from Julie DeWitt, Manager of Business Recruiting at Eli Lilly and Co.; Mira Graetz-Ball, Managing Director at MetLife, and Katherine Bair Desmond, Manager of Recruiting for North America at McKinsey. They talk about why they recruit MBAs, the importance of diversity in their respective industries, and advice they would offer to prospective MBA students.
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Episode Two: January 2007
Hear from Jacquelyn Cuccaro, CEO of Vincent Longo Cosmetics and Tepper MBA, as well as advice from recent graduates of Harvard Business School and Chicago Graduate School of Business. They talk about how to prepare for an MBA program, how to get the most out of graduate school, and what kind of jobs they found after graduation.
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Episode One: December 2006
Hear from speakers at our Fall 2006 Forté Forum in New York: admissions officers at top MBA programs, and Harvard graduate Beth Polish, founding CFO/COO of iVillage. They share their thoughts about the value of an MBA for careers in a wide variety of different fields, and how to approach the application process.
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The Opt-In Project
The Opt-In Project hosted the first of several roundtable discussions on September 28, 2006 exploring structures and programs professional and financial service firms have developed to retain and promote women in their industries. Hosted by Anne Mercogliano, Diversity Specialist at Heller Ehrman, we hear from Pat Gillette, co-chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and Gender Diversity Committee, Elissa Ellis, Executive Director of the Forté Foundation, and Cathy Benko, National Managing Director for Deloitte’s Initiative for the Retention and Advancement of Women. They describe the work being done by their respective firms to change the way we think about career alternatives. To access the full Opt-In Project podcast series, click here >> This podcast series was produced by Hear Now Productions: http://www.hearnowproductions.com/.
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MBA PODCASTER
In need of more MBA advice? MBA Podcaster delivers relevant information and advice through biweekly audio segments for those planning to apply for a Master’s in Business Administration. A sample MBA Podcaster show is listed below. For more info and to hear other shows visit http://www.mbapodcaster.com/.
MBA Resources: MBA Tours, Forums and Guides
With MBA-related websites, articles, blogs, rankings, organizations, events, books and podcasts, there is a wealth of information out there on business school. This time, we’re going to highlight just a few resources that can help you in your application process. You’ll hear about The MBA Tour, QS World MBA Tour, Forte Forums as well as business school guides by the Princeton Review and Clear Admit. You’ll learn what makes each unique and how best to utilize these resources.
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Episode 3: February 2008