Connect with OB
Polls
Loading ...Twitter
- Uh oh. @dougmidkiff just posted his last EVER Excel Tip. It's a super easy tip. You HAVE to check it: http://t.co/DrBThjxB #excel #sadtimes about 1 week ago from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Check out @dougmidkiff 's 4th "Owen Wired" This post is looking at JJ's Market and Cafe: http://t.co/xDLILHip #indiecoffee about 3 weeks ago from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Check out what @thoughtbomb has to say about grades in business school http://t.co/p3HqS3Dx about 3 weeks ago from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
-
Category Archives: Graduate Life
The Case for Case Competitions
In my time at Owen I’ve had the opportunity to compete in 4 case competitions. I would encourage all students to take part in at least one case competition. The depth of learning and the experience gained are completely worth the effort. The competitions I’ve done have all been real estate-related, but I’m sure that my takeaways hold true for just about any competition.
Deep Learning – Most cases in business school, with a few exceptions, are read, analyzed, discussed, and put to bed in just a few hours. It might have taken your group a week to write that paper, but how many hours during that week did you actually spend thinking about that case? Two? Maybe Three?
A few weeks ago I spent just about every waking hour during a 72 hour span dissecting, discussing, and analyzing a real estate development case (and there weren’t very many ‘sleeping hours’ during that time) Nowhere else in business school I have spent as much time on a single project. It forced me to explore concepts and learn new things about real estate development which I wouldn’t have learned anywhere else at Owen.
Posted in Doug Midkiff '12, Graduate Life
Tagged case competitions, networking, travel
Leave a comment
Spring Break 2012
After graduating from college, I underestimated how much I would miss the freedom of a college schedule – having classes for a few hours each day, then figuring out what to do with the remaining 21 hours. After working for five years, I nearly forgot about having this daily freedom. What is even more disheartening, though, is that I forgot about the annual enjoyment derived from having multiple weeks off throughout the year.
Now that I am back in school, I truly cherish these responsibility-free vacations for Thanksgiving, the winter holidays, and one glorious week off for spring break. Yes, spring break. In my late twenties. Awesome.
Since this year and next will officially be the last two spring breaks of my life, I wanted to make sure they resembled the formative spring breaks of my undergraduate years. After much planning and consideration of various constraints – money, location, internship searching, time, etc – it was decided that sailing on a Caribbean cruise out of New Orleans held the most entertainment and enjoyment potential. Thus, a group of us embarked on a graduate school spring break that we would vaguely remember and yet never forget.
Posted in Graduate Life, Taylor Forman '13
Tagged fun, good times, social, spring break
Leave a comment
Doing Business in Brazil – Recap
We’re finally back in the states and I once again have a reliable internet connection. Here are some photo highlights that I missed posting:
Last Monday, our first visit was to Petrobas, Brazil’s government owned oil and gas company.
Fun fact (from wikipedia): Petrobas is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market value.
Petrobas meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
To bookend our trip, our last meeting was at Coteminas with Josué Gomes da Silva, Owen ’89. He is not only the President of Coteminas, but he is also on the board for Petrobas. This was definitely the highlight of the trip.
Fun fact: Before meeting with us, Josué had a lunch meeting with the Finance Minister of Brazil.
Mr. Josué Gomes da Silva is the fifth person from the left in the front row.
Posted in Graduate Life, Hannah Johnson '12, Industry Insights
Tagged Brazil, International Experience, travel
Leave a comment
Owen. Wired.
When you get tired of going to the Starbucks across the street, OwenBloggers has you covered.
Edgehill Cafe
Website: edgehillcafe.com
Address: 1201 Villa Place, Nashville, TN 37212
Hours: Mon-Fri – 7a-8p; Sat – 9a-6p; Sun – Closed
Seating: Lots of seating with a variety of tables, comfy chairs/couches, and bar seating.
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Selected Prices: 12oz Coffee: $1.75, 12oz Latte: $3.50; Avg Panini: $8.00
Outlet availability: Pretty good. You have to stick to the walls to reach the plugs though.
Wifi: Yes. Open network, no password required.
Driving Distance from Owen: 0.7 miles
Parking (Car): Yes, but all parking directly out front is 30min only. Lots of on-street parking nearby.
Parking (Bike): Yes.
Food: Breakfast and Lunch selections such as bagels, egg sandwiches, salads and paninis.
Scene: This place is not as student-filled as some coffee shops. There are a good number of people that are typing away on their laptops, but just as many talking/socializing. Plus it is super close to Music Row which means a fair number of business meeting go on here as well.
Other Notes: Edgehill serves a limited selection of beer and wine. It is located in a very cool and walkable neighborhood with other restaurants and retail around, most notably Taco Mamacita. Edgehill has a second location which I decided doesn’t get an individual post since it is basically in Brentwood, but if you are ever in Lennox Village you might want to check out their location there: 6900 Lenox Village Blvd. Suite 15, Nashville, TN 37211
Posted in Doug Midkiff '12, Graduate Life, Nashville
Tagged coffee, cool places, Edgehill cafe, study
Leave a comment
Owen Podcast Series: B-School as an International Student
Hoang Lan Huyen Ton Nu (Lan Huyen for short) was born and raised in Vietnam. She studied and then worked in Singapore as an analytical manager in a marketing data consulting firm. She is concentrating in Finance and Operations. This summer, she will be in Austin, Texas to work as an Internship Senior Advisor in the finance department at Dell.