So What Exactly Do You Do?
Ever wonder what people actually do at their jobs? This podcast provides a simplified understanding of the different tasks and challenges faced across various industries.
Episodes
I speak with Tirth Shah - Co-Founder of TheFixedincome.com & fellow Babson alum, about:
- What led to the creation of thefixedincome.com
- How the Indian Bond Market compares to others
- Govt. regulation and challenges
- What's next?
S03 E03: High Time Foods
I'm joined by Aakash Shah and Damian Felchlin , co-founders at High Time Foods.
We discuss:
- What's new at High Time Foods since the last episode
- Damian joining the business
- The Techstars experience
- Growth plans
- What's next?
S3 E02: In this episode, I'm joined by Rob Roberts who shares what the NoCode Startup Studio is all about and how entrepreneurs can benefit from this course.
Learn more here: https://www.babson.edu/academics/executive-education/open-enrollment-programs/babson-nocode-startup-studio/#
S3 E01 - I speak with Mild Suwanpimolkul about her startup - ReServe and why she chose to focus on a sustainable product. We also cover how she pursued her MBA while growing her business into new markets and verticals.
Join us as we learn more about what it takes to start and grow this company.
S2 E19 - In this episode, I'm joined by Prof. Dhebar and we discuss:
- His educational experiences at IIT, IIM and Stanford
- His teaching career at Harvard and MIT
- Why he's consistently ranked a student favorite at Babson
- What exactly is the roundtable session
- How his quotes leave a lasting impact on students
- Advice for students
Also, a big thank you to Darshan Doshi for helping with some of the questions.
S2 E20: In this episode, I'm joined by Damian Felchlin and we talk about:
- The Babson experience
- His role at Stat zero
- Previous roles held at:
- The Swiss Consulate in SF
- Founder Equity
- Edamama Foods
- Switzerland Global Enterprise
- His interest in environmental sustainability and sustainable investing
- What's next?
See Damian featured here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/multimedia/swiss-a...
S2 E18 I'm joined by Aakash Shah, Babson MBA (Class of '21) and Co-Founder of High Time Foods.
We discuss:
- His pitch that recently won the Babson BETA Challenge
- How he got started on his idea and identified his target customers
- Why Babson?
- The challenges of running a startup
- What's next
In this episode, the Babson Family Business Club is joined by Mr.Robert Rosenberg from Dunkin' Donuts. I host the podcast alongside Carolyne and Tarun as we discuss how Mr.Rosenberg took over the family business from his father and grew Dunkin' Donuts to the gigantic company it is today.
We cover excerpts from his book : Around the Corner to Around the World and see how he dealt with complicated family issues, ri...
In this episode, I discuss Private Equity with Professor Bero. We take a close look into what it is and how it works.
Prior to joining the Babson Faculty in August 2016, Prof. Bero was a Managing Director at American Capital, Ltd., were he led middle market private equity portfolio companies in formulating investment strategies, driving operational improvements, enhancing financial performance, and achieving successful ex...
In this podcast, I speak with Pooja Bavishi from Malai
We discuss:
- How she comes up with these unique products
- How she got started
- Challenges faced
- How the pandemic affected her business
- Advice for entrepreneurs
Check out her website at : https://www.malai.co/
How it's made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9ZBQj4KunA&ab_channel=Insider
Book recommendations...
In this episode, I speak with Gaurav Khemka about:
- Life after graduation
- His new startup
- What it takes to launch a first of it's kind product
- What's next
- Advice for students
Book recommendations:
- Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup by Bill Aulet
- The Shape of Ideas by Grant Snider
- Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
In this episode, I speak with Bibiana, founder and CEO of Petventive care about:
- Life after graduation
- Overview of her startup and products
- How she got started and challenges faced
- What's next for Petventive Care?
S2 E12 - I speak with Prof. Ed Marram from Babson College, about:
- What does he teach at Babson?
- How he designs his class and keeps his course relevant
- What makes his class so popular?
- Life before Babson
- Overview of Geo-Centers, Inc
- Advice for students
S2 E11 - In this episode, I'm joined by Shannon Hoeg from New Era Technology
We have a great conversation about:
- What exactly her role is at New Era
- How she landed this role
- Previous experiences including being on the board of directors at the South Shore Chamber of Commerce
- What working in the family business was like
- Her experience at UM Boston
- What the future of work looks like a...
S2 E10 - I speak with Joseph Ackil, Co-owner at One Mighty Mill, about:
- So what exactly do he do?
- What does a typical day at work look like?
- How does he keep up to date with relevant information in his field of work?
- What was it like approaching Whole Foods?
- Lessons learned along the way
- What's next for OMM
- Advice for students
Book recommendations:
1. Third Plate (https://www.amazon.com/Third-Plate-Field-Not...
S2 E9 - I speak with Lee Anne Crockett who is a Leadership Development and Career Strategist, about:
- What exactly does she do?
- How did she identify a market need and manage to differentiate herself
- What the industry looks like
- Her Babson MBA experience
- What's next
- Advice for students
Book recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Promised-Land-CROWN-Barack-Obama/dp/152476316...
S2 E8 - I speak with Prof. Santinelli from Babson College about:
- Overview of his role at Babson
- His roles as a former VC and startup executive and which one he prefers
- The Harvard MBA experience
- How he keeps up to date on news that may affect his work
- How the classroom experience has changed over the years
- Advice for students
Profile: https://www.babson.edu/academics/faculty/facu...
S2 E7 - Alexander Barza- Babson MBA Alum (Class of 2018) and founder of 'The Hustler's Guide To job Hunting' bootcamp.
We talk about:
- What exactly is the bootcamp?
- How to improve the job search process
- Networking skills
- The Babson experience
- What's next?
- Advice for students
His favorite books:
https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Advantage-Positive-Brain-Success/dp/0307591557/ref=sr_1_1?cri...
S2 E6 - In this episode, I speak with Prof. Bret Bero from Babson college.
We talk about:
- His previous roles in Accenture, Gemini, Price Waterhouse and American Capital
- His teaching career
- How have student behavior and outlook changed over the years?
- What exactly do consultants do and why do companies need them? (Deep dive)
- After all that he's seen and done, what still surprises him?
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S2 E4 - In this episode, I speak with Babson alum and VP of Young Investors at Fidelity, Kelly Lannan about:
- So what exactly does she do
- What a typical workday looks like
- Effects of the pandemic
- Fidelity Spire
- Mistakes that millennials make with their finances
- The Babson experience
- Advice for students
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