Valerie Undergraduate: Georgia Tech Pre-MBA: I worked in Supply Chain and Hewlett Packard, as well as at a Non-profit agency. Interning: Chevron in San Ramon, CA this summer. MBA Studies: Human Capital, Organization and Management, Leadership Best Goizueta memory: My best memory so far (other than the trip to South...
Marissa Undergraduate School: Howard University Pre-MBA: I worked in the nonprofit sector Interning:I’ll be interning at American Express in New York this summer MBA Studies: Marketing Future Plans: A career in Marketing Strategy and Entrepreneurship Best Goizueta memory: I’ve had so many awesome memories from my experience at Goizueta so far, but the South...
Our last day in South Africa was ours to plan and I decided to head to the beach at Camps Bay with a lot of my classmates. It was the perfect end to a perfect trip! Farewell dinner was held at the Gold Museum
Nelson Mandela and hundreds of other political prisoners were held at Robben’s Island without due process and in worse conditions than murderers. Our tour guide was also a political prisoner, held at Robben’s Island for almost a decade from the age of 18 on. He shared his very personal story...
“Yes, that’s my classmate Shauna, guiding our boat out into the Atlantic! – Like a Boss!” – Marissa (Full-Time MBA)
We start the day off at the beautiful vineyards of Boschendale, where we had our first tasting and wine lesson of the day. Its hot, but a hundred year old oak tree makes the weather in the shade, perfect! Driving through wine country after lunch in Franschoek, we passed the...
A lot of people know that I love cars. I really enjoyed talking with the guys at Optimal Energy about their electric car, the Joule, and their marketing strategy. The lead consultant actually lived in my hometown of Detroit for some years! After the hottest day of the trip so...
Wine Tour – We visited Stellenbosch and Boschendal – fabulous wineries just outside of Cape Town. I wouldn’t quite call them “tastings” since Stellenbosch gave us 10 wines to “taste.” Cape Town, South Africa – Fire and Ice milkshake – Who knew that our hotel would have the best milkshakes...