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Three Tips for MBA Mamas Entering The Class of 2018
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Three Tips for MBA Mamas Entering The Class of 2018

This blog post was written for MBA Mama by Stephany Perez-Cohen, a first year MBA student at Robert H. Smith School of Business, University…
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April 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

April 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

Our April 2016 MBA Mama of the Month is Wendy Xiao Schadeck, an aspiring NYC-based entrepreneur and mother of one from Columbia Business…
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Learning To Give Myself Permission

Learning To Give Myself Permission

This blog post was written for MBA Mama by Stephany Perez-Cohen, a first year MBA student at Robert H. Smith School of Business, University…
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MBA MamaMar 31
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HBS MBA Mama Denita Willoughby Talks About Her Career In The Energy Sector and The “Perfect” Time…

HBS MBA Mama Denita Willoughby Talks About Her Career In The Energy Sector and The “Perfect” Time…

Last week, we introduced our readers to Denita Willoughby, a 1994 graduate of Harvard Business School. Denita is our MBA Mama of the Month…
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MBA MamaMar 8
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C-Suite and Motherhood: Exclusive Interview with Maria Alvarez of Bing

C-Suite and Motherhood: Exclusive Interview with Maria Alvarez of Bing

Maria Alvarez, Bing’s Partner Director of Engineering Shared Services, was gracious enough to take time out of her busy schedule to sit…
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Nicole Pontón4 days ago
Day In The Life: Cornell MBA Mama Kelli Kelly

Day In The Life: Cornell MBA Mama Kelli Kelly

Time management continues to be a key challenge for the women in the MBA Mama community. With so much to balance, it is understandable that…
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MBA Mama5 days ago
Wharton MBA Mama Gives Birth To Baby Christopher

Wharton MBA Mama Gives Birth To Baby Christopher

In December 2015, we featured 2nd year Wharton MBA student Stephanie Farabaugh in our “Spotlight Series.” As you may recall, Stephanie was…
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MBA Mama Spotlight: Kelly Deutermann, USCG of Haas

MBA Mama Spotlight: Kelly Deutermann, USCG of Haas

The latest phenomenal MBA Mama in our “Spotlight” series is Lieutenant Commander Kelly A. Deutermann who currently attends the UC Berkeley…
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MBA MamaMar 31
December MBA Mama of the Month

December MBA Mama of the Month

Kellianne Kelly, a Forte Fellow at Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, began business school in 2014, with over five years of…
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MBA MamaDec 5, 2015
MBA Mama Entrepreneur Kellianne Kelly Presents Her Start-up Idea: Nutribridge

MBA Mama Entrepreneur Kellianne Kelly Presents Her Start-up Idea: Nutribridge

As we kick off 2016, we are excited to share with our community that Kellianne Kelly, our December MBA Mama of the Month, has spent the…
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MBA MamaJan 7
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MBA Mama x Target Test Prep

MBA Mama x Target Test Prep

MBA Mama is ecstatic to announce another new strategic partnership with Target Test Prep, a leading GMAT test prep provider with a 5-star…
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MBA MamaAug 31, 2015
Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT

Improving Your Accuracy on the GMAT

This post is published courtesy of Target Test Prep CEO, Scott Woodbury-Stewart
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MBA MamaFeb 25
Nicole Magabo — Winner of Target Test Prep Prize Package — Updates Us On Her GMAT Progress

Nicole Magabo — Winner of Target Test Prep Prize Package — Updates Us On Her GMAT Progress

On September 1, 2015, the MBA Mama team announced our partnership with Target Test Prep, a leading GMAT test prep provider with a 5-star…
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Divinity MatovuDec 9, 2015
Nikhita Kamath - Winner of Target Test Prep Prize Package - Update

Nikhita Kamath - Winner of Target Test Prep Prize Package - Update

Ever since I won the Target Test Prep “Maximum GMAT® Learning Plan” through MBA Mama this past September, I have been incredibly impressed…
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Nicole PontónFeb 10
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MBA Mama Spotlight: Mai Bocquet of Stanford GSB (part 2)

MBA Mama Spotlight: Mai Bocquet of Stanford GSB (part 2)

Stanford GSB ’16 MBA Mama, Mai Bocquet, recently shared her advice for Pre-MBA Mamas. In Part 2 of her guest blog series, Mai discusses…
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MBA MamaAug 8, 2015
MBA Mama Spotlight: Mai Bocquet of Stanford GSB (part 1)

MBA Mama Spotlight: Mai Bocquet of Stanford GSB (part 1)

Mai Bocquet is one of the few moms in her class at Standford GBS (c/o 2016). When she heard about MBA Mama she was inspired to tell her…
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MBA MamaAug 6, 2015
MBA Mama Spotlight: Deepthi Desai of Fuqua

MBA Mama Spotlight: Deepthi Desai of Fuqua

Deepthi Desai, a first year MBA Candidate at Duke’s The Fuqua School of Business, shares great advice for moms who are ready to make that…
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MBA MamaSep 9, 2015
MBA Mama Spotlight: Zeynep Ozfatura Gundogdu (Georgetown McDonough)

MBA Mama Spotlight: Zeynep Ozfatura Gundogdu (Georgetown McDonough)

Guest Blog By: Zeynep Gundogdu // My husband and I are both from Turkey. We have a two-year-old daughter, who thinks she is a teenager. We…
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Divinity MatovuSep 14, 2015
Fuqua MBA Mom Discusses what B-Schools can do to attract more women

Fuqua MBA Mom Discusses what B-Schools can do to attract more women

In part two of her interview, Genevieve Lupton — a wife, mom, manager at Deloitte Consulting, and a fulltime MBA student — talks about…
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MBA MamaOct 31, 2015
MBA Mama Spotlight: Brooke Carroll (Georgetown — part 2)

MBA Mama Spotlight: Brooke Carroll (Georgetown — part 2)

Guest Blog from Brooke Carroll //
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MBA MamaOct 1, 2015
MBA Mama x Stacy Blackman Consulting
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MBA Mama x Stacy Blackman Consulting

MBA Mama subscribers can access discounted consulting services through our partnership with Stacy Blackman Consulting. The Stacy Blackman…
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Nicole PontónNov 13, 2015
Stacy Blackman Keeps It Real About Having Household Help And The Value Of An MBA For Women

Stacy Blackman Keeps It Real About Having Household Help And The Value Of An MBA For Women

Last week, we announced that Stacy Blackman, CEO of Stacy Blackman Consulting, was our November MBA Mama of the Month. In part 1 of her…
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MBA MamaNov 16, 2015
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February 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

February 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

We are so excited to announce that Hina Sajid, a recent grad of INSEAD, is our February MBA Mama of the Month. Our CEO met Hina at Wharton…
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Nicole PontónFeb 22
January 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

January 2016 MBA Mama of the Month

We are kicking off our 2016 series of MBA Mama of the Month by featuring Jennifer Sepulveda, a 1st year MBA student at Columbia Business…
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Divinity MatovuJan 16
MBA Mama of the Month Jennifer Sepulveda Talks About Surviving Her 1st Semester at Columbia…

MBA Mama of the Month Jennifer Sepulveda Talks About Surviving Her 1st Semester at Columbia…

What surprised you most during your Fall semester?
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MBA MamaJan 22
December MoTM, Kellianne Kelly, Talks Priorities, Time Management and More

December MoTM, Kellianne Kelly, Talks Priorities, Time Management and More

How did you know it was the right time to pursue your MBA?
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MBA MamaDec 11, 2015
November MBA Mama of the Month

November MBA Mama of the Month

We are honored to feature Stacy Sukov Blackman, an entrepreneur and powerhouse businesswoman, as our November MBA Mama of the Month…
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Divinity MatovuNov 12, 2015
October MBA Mama of the Month

October MBA Mama of the Month

We are excited to announce that Genevieve Lupton of Duke’s The Fuqua School of Business is our October MBA Mama of the Month!
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MBA MamaOct 18, 2015
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MBA Profiles: Dean Erika James (Part 3)

MBA Profiles: Dean Erika James (Part 3)

We are so grateful that Dean Erika James of Emory’s Goizueta School of Business took the time to sit down with MBA Mama for an exclusive…
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MBA MamaJul 29, 2015
MBA Profiles: Dean Erika James (Part 2)

MBA Profiles: Dean Erika James (Part 2)

In part two of our exclusive interview series, Dean Erika James shares her opinion about the controversial topic of MBA candidates…
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MBA MamaJul 28, 2015
MBA Profiles: Dean Erika James (part 1)

MBA Profiles: Dean Erika James (part 1)

MBA Mama is ecstatic to publish our first exclusive interview with a top business school Dean. We recently connected with Erika James via…
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MBA MamaJul 28, 2015
MBA Mama LaToya Marc One-Half of First All-Female Ticket Elected to Lead Harvard Business School’s…

MBA Mama LaToya Marc One-Half of First All-Female Ticket Elected to Lead Harvard Business School’s…

HBS students, Libby Leffler and LaToya Marc, have made history as the first all-female ticket to be elected as Co-Presidents of the HBS…
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MBA MamaFeb 25
Entrepreneur MBA Mama: Lourdes Ramon

Entrepreneur MBA Mama: Lourdes Ramon

Last week, we announced our September MBA Mama of the Month, Lourdes Ramon, a mother of two darling children. She graduated from New York’s…
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Divinity MatovuSep 20, 2015
Business School Purgatory: The Waitlist

Business School Purgatory: The Waitlist

As many of you gear up to apply or are getting your decisions back, you are hoping, wishing, and praying that your top choices give you the…
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Nicole PontónNov 18, 2015
OPINION: Do VC Firms need to lower their standards to recruit more women?

OPINION: Do VC Firms need to lower their standards to recruit more women?

Earlier this week, I took to Twitter to share my thoughts on a Vanity Fair piece which reported that Sequoia Capital Chairman Michael…
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Divinity MatovuDec 9, 2015
Balancing Act: Powerlifting + Business School

Balancing Act: Powerlifting + Business School

“How do you find time to go to the gym?!”
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Nicole PontónJan 14
Cornell’s Kellianne Kelly Shares Her Thoughts On Choosing Investment Banking

Cornell’s Kellianne Kelly Shares Her Thoughts On Choosing Investment Banking

Guest Blog By Kellianne Kelly // My journey towards investment banking, and my rationale for choosing this career path, are deeply…
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MBA MamaDec 7, 2015
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5 Things I Learned While Helping Organize Wharton’s Africa Business Forum

5 Things I Learned While Helping Organize Wharton’s Africa Business Forum

As I shared in an earlier post, I led the design and implementation of the social media marketing strategy for Wharton’s 23rd Annual Africa…
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Divinity MatovuNov 28, 2015
Gratitude List: What I’m Thankful For This Year

Gratitude List: What I’m Thankful For This Year

I spent my Thanksgiving holiday in sunny California. Meanwhile, many of my classmates were traveling the world to sexy destinations like…
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Divinity MatovuDec 3, 2015
Bouncing Back From A Mid-Semester Childcare Crisis Like A Boss

Bouncing Back From A Mid-Semester Childcare Crisis Like A Boss

5 weeks into my first semester of business school, I determined that hiring my 24 year old brother to move from Chicago to Philadelphia to…
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Divinity MatovuNov 15, 2015
Lessons Learned Pitching As A Female Entrepreneur (To An All Male Panel)

Lessons Learned Pitching As A Female Entrepreneur (To An All Male Panel)

“I don’t even know how to ask you questions without sounding like a jerk.” This is how the man judging my pitch for MBA Mama started my 2…
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Divinity MatovuOct 16, 2015
Midterm Madness

Midterm Madness

“Sis, my life is in shambles. #sadface” This is a text I sent to a friend in California earlier today.
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Divinity MatovuOct 14, 2015
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