Zot Talks

On this week's episode we sit down with a group of International students to understand their journey and learn about what has made them successful.  We explore networking, job / internship search, and interacting as a foreigner in an American school.  We feature Summer Hu, Karen Ning, and Swamy Narayanaswamy who will give their perspective on life as an International student.  Hosted by yours hosts with the most, Matt Morris and Max Lechner.

In this episode we will be interviewing Marc Cosentino author of Case in Point and other consulting interview preparation books.  He discusses his journey to becoming the author of the book coined as the 'MBA Bible' by The Wall Street Journal. We finish the episode with Marc introducing a case question and walking us through the process of addressing and solving this difficult and necessary process of the MBA student.  This episode is a must listen for any MBA student, and is an amazing start for your interview preparation!  If you enjoy this episode please check out Marc's website CaseQuestions.com Please subscribe and follow us on iTunes and leave a rating as well.

In this episode we interview Luana Okumura who discusses her educational journey with host Max Lechner.  A must listen for any prospective student who comes from a nontraditional background or anyone who wants to learn more about the current job market.  Luana has an incredible background with experience in entrepreneurship and as a lawyer in Brazil.  She holds two Masters Degrees in Corporate Law and landed a job with Experian which she starts this year.  Please tune in to hear our conversation! 

In this introductory episode we will explore the topics we plan to cover over the next year and introduce you to our two hosts, Matt Morris and Max Lechner.  They are both first year Masters of Business Administration students at the Paul Merage School of Business at University of California, Irvine.  Matt's background is in the entertainment industry and he is planning on transitioning into a product management role. Max recently left the United States Marine Corps where he served as an Intelligence Officer and would like to move into a Consulting position.