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On behalf of over two dozen MBA, MSF and MAcc students; Welcome to OwenBloggers!
OwenBloggers, like any other blog, is a conversation with an audience. In this case, the audience is first and foremost the community of budding MBA applicants, interested in finding out if Owen is the right program for them.
The blog ‘s initiative is supported by the Owen administration but the content is self-directed.
Contrary to what you may think, these are real business school students, telling their stories because they want to help provide an unedited, uncensored view of life at Owen Graduate School of Management.
We hope you enjoy the content as much as we enjoy creating it. We encourage you to explore, ask questions and join the conversation in a way that you won’t find at perhaps any other business school.
Best Wishes,
Jared Degnan
Chief Executive Officer
OwenBloggers
Executive Team
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Chief Executive Officer :: Jared Degnan At the intersection of the social media movement and mainstream marketing is where you’ll typically find Jared. An Atlanta native, Jared’s background includes a healthy dose of sales, marketing and other self-deprecating career moves before he finally decided to make the jump into business school here at Owen. His blogs and podcasts include a decidedly flavorful collection of experiences as well as plenty of tips on how to survive life as an MBA student |
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Senior Vice President :: Colleen |
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Content Advisor :: Matt You don’t need to spend much time with Matt to understand that it’s generally not worth spending much time with Matt. He comes to us from DC, where he previously wasted your tax dollars at the Commerce Department doing something that we have not quite determined as yet. His posts focus mostly on the social aspect of moving to a new city/state/half of the country and what it’s like to go to business school with no formal background in business. He is a soft skills person. You do NOT want him in your stats study group. He is a consummte poser without a single shred of original thought in his body, so look out for him pawning off your ideas as his own. |
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Equal parts science geek, career student, and raving lunatic (although those last two are arguably one in the same), Sam knows very little more than the fact that he knows very little. Join Sam as he searches for the all-too-elusive balance between this thing we call "business school" and a home life that includes a new wife, two cats, and a couch he misses dearly. |
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Sharran’s business and life perspectives can be classified as “global” based on his first-hand experiences of living and working on five continents in varied business settings – from the financial bustle of Wall Street to the innovative spirit of Silicon Valley. Prior to business school, Sharran worked as a Tennis Specialist, building tennis and recreation programs at the finest international resorts in the Caribbean, Middle East and Hawaii. At Owen, Sharran founded OwenBloggers.com (a student-driven project to chronicle the Vanderbilt MBA experience); he represents the school as a Corporate Ambassador and also serves at the President of the Owen Student Government. |
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As a founder and former Chief Executive Officer of OwenBloggers, Isaac's blog deals with being young, married, and in business school. In between his rants on anything from politics to technology, Isaac will give insight how to find balance keeping up an academic life and a personal one.
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Asif is one of those few people you would come across who really couldn’t give you the answer to “where are you from?” in one sentence. Born in Bangladesh, growing up in Kuwait, boarding school in India and having lived in 8 different cities in the US in the past 14 years, he can tell you about his experiences being a real refugee to his perspective on living on both coasts in the US and the culture shock from moving to the South for his first job after college from NY. Asif’s blog will deal with entering academia again after an extended period in the “real world”. |
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Jose comes to Owen from Venezuela is our resident Blogger in Spanish (although there is an English translation on his site). Jose wants to show the importance of the international community at Owen, provide the Spanish-speaking community first hand information from a Latin perspective, and offer English-speaking students some entertainment by reading the awkwardly phrased translations provided by the “translate” button. !Bienvenidos! |
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A self proclaimed Diet Coke and VH1 reality TV show addict, this former Rollergirl is currently enjoying every second of her second and last year at B-school. After graduation, Kat will be moving to sunny LA to star as one of LC’s new friends on MTV’s “The Hills”, which is code for associate marketing manager. She writes about whatever she feels like and makes a feeble attempt to make it funny at the same time. |
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Tyler Tyler is a Colorado native, who seeks to devote his blog to the Health Care MBA program. From navigating the complexities of managing the MBA core to finding a career in the industry, Tyler will discuss the various experiences of a student in the Health Care program. Having recently obtained a Master's in Bioengineering, Tyler's interests lie in the medical device, biotech, and pharma, as well as service operations in a clinical environment. |
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Isha is a Medievalist by passion and education, but an accountant by trade. She balances her life between Poland and the rest of the world. Isha is pursuing the Healthcare MBA and is also interested in finance and operations. What ever she does, there is always an international slant to it. |
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Tony's Blog will track the path of an aspiring investment banker. He will provide insight into trying to balance a fiancé, classes, the search for great pizza, and the sometimes exhausting trek to find a job. Tony promises that the sports enthusiast in him will come out from time to time. |
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Merry is from Guangzhou, China. She hopes that one day she will not have to explain that her city is the most important economic center in South China and the food from the city is really amazing. Merry is enjoying her MBA life after several years in consumer product industry, and gets very excited about making new friends and learning new things at Owen school. A travel enthusiast, Merry has been to 16 countries in 5 continents including such wonderful destinations as Nepal, Brazil, Australia and Turkey. |
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Serdar An international man of mystery, Serdar hails from historical Istanbul, Turkey. At the age of 18, he decided to take a short trip to United States after receiving a NCAA Division I volleyball scholarship from Indiana University, where he received a degree in finance. Immediately upon graduation, he somehow made his way into Owen, where he is currently concentrating in finance & strategy. Furthermore, Serdar acts as “Admissions Coordinator” for Owen Student Government Association, and as “President” for the TVA Investment Club, as he has a special interest in global equity markets & macroeconomics. Serdar is also fluent in German, Turkish, and English. Please feel free to contact him with any questions you might have regarding Owen or b-school in general by commenting on his blog. |
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| Kokil Clinician cum Businesswoman. Kokil comes to us with 4 years of varied work experience both in the Public & Private Healthcare sectors in India. Often asked what made her switch from a career in clinical medicine to pursuing a business education, she says that she is passionate about improving healthcare delivery, and running healthcare as a self-sustaining business, maximizing the outreach of high-quality yet affordable services for patients. As she likes to reiterate, her philosophy is “Doing Good while Doing Well”. She is a voracious reader, enjoys travelling and currently loves bling. Apart from reveling in the experience of being a rookie B School student, she has been successfully moderating an Indian Medical site assisting postgraduation aspirants globally and volunteering actively with various charities. |
Alumni Bloggers
Nat is the President of the Global Business Association, ONE Vanderbilt, and a founding member of the Bottom of the Pyramid (Project Pyramid) team. Before Owen, Nat worked in Colorado as a fly fishing guide in Vail and a private foundation in Colorado Springs. Nat is studying Finance at Owen and is interested in career opportunities that require one to either take a long flight or a very long boat ride to get there. Nat interned in Shanghai over the summer and is currently exploring careers in Asia and the Middle East.
Matt is a second year MBA student at the Owen Graduate School of Management. Matt is studying Human and Organization Performance (HOP) and Health Care at Owen. Before coming to Owen, Matt was a procurement analyst North American and E.M.E.A. for LSG Sky Chefs, an international airline caterer owned by Lufthansa. Though it was just "airline food," he did learn how to work in international business environments. Currently, Matt is training for the 2007 Country Music Marathon with Team In Training. Matt also enjoys traveling, reading, partying (I'm from New Orleans!), and everything New Orleans. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Hwee (Hweester) was born in beautiful sunny Malaysia and graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA with a degree in Accounting. After graduation, she spent 4 years in the field of public accounting and health care finance. Hwee came to Owen to get “rounded” up. She loves marketing and entrepreneurship. This past internship at Intel expanded her world into technology industry. Stay tuned to find out where and what she ends up doing and her take on 2nd year life at Owen.
Originally from the Midwest, Andre is a reformed Northerner who has discovered that life really is different without snow. After stints in pharmaceuticals and durable goods product development, his blog focuses on his quest for a career with the perfect blend of marketing, finance, and entrepreneurship. Outside of life at Owen, he may throw in the occasional note about automobiles or building furniture, but will likely talk about his beloved Bengals until the season is over.
Originally from Philadelphia, Susan spent nine years in Washington, DC before coming to Nashville. With a background in corporate HR and career coaching, Susan's blog is a constant contemplation of how to get work done and still have a life. In addition to her MBA, Susan's consumed with promoting her new book and her new website. If there's any free time leftover in the week, Susan can usually be found watching HBO, ESPN or Stephen Colbert, buying shoes, or figuring out how to make a career of sleeping late.
Peter (Owen Alumni)
Having graduated from Owen in May of 2006, Peter soon found himself living in Washington, DC working for Corporate Executive Board, a fast growing research consulting firm. An avid golfer, photographer, and a self described gadget junkie, he now realizes that if he found some cheaper hobbies he probably would be able to afford to buy a place in the city. He is thrilled that OwenBloggers would ask him to write for the site, and hopes that other alum from across the years will participate as well.
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