The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast

The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast


Latest Episodes

#221 Excellent Advice for Living (and MBA Applications!)
April 16, 2024

Inspired by Kevin Kelly's , Darren shares 10 bits of wisdom that could materially improve your chances of getting into business school and building a successful career. Topics Introduction (0:00) Sch

#220 GLOBIS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Tomoya Nakamura - "Find Your Kokorozashi"
March 11, 2024

Sometimes, it's hard to differentiate MBA programs. That is not the case with GLOBIS University, Japan's number 1 MBA, which prizes entrepreneurial skills, societal impact, and helping its students fi

#219 From Military to MBA, Consultant & More with Beau Gresham, NYU Stern MBA '20 - "Find Your Champions"
February 20, 2024

Beau Gresham, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Mastercard and NYU Stern MBA '20, shares his journey as an applicant, student, and alumni of NYU Stern. How did Beau transition from the military to

#218 Lessons from Listeners (Vol. 2): Drawing a Roadmap for Admissions, Prioritizing Conversations, Prematurely Applying, Being Strategic Yet Flexible
January 29, 2024

Darren shares more : drawing a roadmap for the admissions team, prioritizing conversations when picking schools, "prematurely applying" and being strategic yet flexible Want to share your hard-earned

#217 Lessons from Listeners (Vol. 1): Working for Unknown Companies, Determining Best-Fit Schools, Dealing with Dings
January 20, 2024

Touch MBA's goal has always been to offer you evergreen content that will help you shortlist and get into best-fit MBA programs. We invite listeners to not just on the podcast, but in written form, t

#216 The GMAT Focus Episode (GRE, too)
December 21, 2023

How are top business schools using the GMAT Focus exam, which will replace the GMAT in January 2024? What do you need to score and on which sections? Do schools prefer the GMAT, GMAT Focus, or GRE? Da

#215 Frankfurt School of Finance & Management MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Dr. Adrian Buss
October 17, 2023

Professor Adrian Buss, Associate Professor of Finance and Academic Director of MBA Programs at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, discusses what makes the Frankfurt Schools MBA unique, the

#214 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Prof. Wan Wongsunwai
October 12, 2023

Professor Wan Wongsunwai, Associate Dean of MBA Programmes and Director of MBA Programmes at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School, discusses what makes the CUHK MBA unique, the s

#213 Duke University Fuqua MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Shari Hubert
October 04, 2023

Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions at Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business, discusses what makes the Duke Fuqua MBA unique, the schools admissions process, career opportunities and more

#212 Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jonathan Clarke
August 28, 2023

"We pride ourselves in being at the center of business and technology... We've asked employers, 'How would you describe our students?' and most often the words we get back are 'humble, hardworking and