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Telecom operators added 9.47 million mobile subscribers in December last year, taking the total telephone user base in the country to 926.53 million.
According to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), the overall teledensity (telephones per 100 people) in India reached 76.86 per cent. However, there are only 646.77 million active subscribers compared to 626.73 million in the month of October, a rise of close to 3 per cent.
The number of requests from subscribers to change their operators under the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) facility also increased to 29.24 million in December as against 25.83 million in November.
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For the 2016-17 school year, HCBA is being headed up by Class of 2017's Dina A. Fomina Yadlin. Before coming to Foster, Fomina Yadlin received her PhD. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard, where she focused her research on innovative diabetes treatments. She then worked at Amgen, the global pharmaceutical giant, focusing on improving biological drug production. It was here that she realized she wanted to be a part of the strategic business decisions being made that impacted the research outcomes of the field and the therapeutic options delivered to patients.
With her background in science, Fomina Yadlin is pursuing her MBA at Foster in order to bridge that gap between science and the business of science, and we recently sat down with her to hear about healthcare/biotech opportunities at Foster and what HCBA is planning for the upcoming year.
Why should a student interested in the healthcare/biotech field choose Foster? Foster is at the pulse of innovation within the healthcare/biotech/global health space. As a research powerhouse, the University of Washington is a catalyst for technological disruption in these fields, and as such, there is a dynamic start-up scene for students to get plugged into. We have access to world-class hospitals and groundbreaking research institutions, and as Foster MBAs, we are able to connect with and learn from the experts leading these organizations. In addition, Seattle is home to both the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and PATH and every year, Foster MBAs intern and research with these important global health players.
These are exciting industries, developing constantly, yet with huge challenges still remaining to be solved. There's also huge opportunity for collaboration with the technology field as Satya Nadella (the CEO of Microsoft) just recently acknowledged by joining the board of Fred Hutch (the groundbreaking cancer research center based in Seattle). Students interested in working in the tech space because of its scale and impact should explore the intersection between healthcare and technology as well. This space is booming in Seattle.
What type of opportunities exist for MBAs interested in the healthcare/biotech space? Just like other industries, this field needs typical MBA functions, such as business development, finance, marketing, strategy, and operations. There are local, nationwide and global opportunities for Foster MBAs to serve in those functions within the fields of biotechnology, hospital administration, healthcare consulting, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and global health.
In addition to receiving competitive compensation for your talents, you have an opportunity to work on impactful projects aimed at improving human health. It is an incredibly rewarding field to be in because you have opportunities, not only to do well for yourself, but to do work that impacts the community for the better.
Tell us about HCBA HCBA's mission is to develop and channel MBA talent into businesses working to improve human health and well-being. Students rated us as one of the best clubs at Foster this past year, and we aim to continue that tradition by providing even more opportunities to learn about and connect with these dynamic industries. We host skill-building workshops, numerous networking opportunities with alums and industry professionals, tours to local companies and organizations, and a CEO speaker series. And of course, while doing all of this, we also aim to have fun. Business school allows students to have experiences that otherwise wouldn't be possible, and we hope to leverage that by providing unique opportunities to explore the field while also connecting with classmates and professionals who share the same passions. The HCBA board is composed of talented individuals with professional backgrounds in various sectors covered by our association, and we are eager to see more of our peers get excited about this space. We encourage students to reach out to any of the HCBA board members, and we are very open about coaching them through transition into the field and sharing contacts.
What career prep/networking is available from HBCA? Every year we host skill-building workshops with local companies in the space. This upcoming year we will be hosting a finance strategy workshop with Providence/Swedish, a healthcare marketing workshop with Seattle Genetics, and a healthcare consulting case prep workshop with the Foster Consulting Society. We also hold an internship panel of the 2nd year students who spent the summer interning within the field, and we plan to put on a Resume/Coverletter workshop for those interested to tailor their stories to the healthcare/biotech/global health space. In addition, we are planning to release the first edition of the HCBA Resource book to all of our club members this Fall, which will have an abundance of valuable career prep information. Networking happens at a lot of our events, including workshops and site visits. We hold an annual HCBA social with the local professional community specifically dedicated to networking and we will also have alums come to the club happy hour info session during PRIME (the orientation week for incoming students). We also co-sponsor several Meet The Firm events throughout the academic year. The networking really starts at the very beginning of the program!
Any site visits/treks planned for this year? Right now, we are planning a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tour and Alumni Panel for the Fall. In the spring, we will go on a Philips Ultrasound Manufacturing Tour which is always great because it aligns with our core Operations class. Students get to see lean process in practice and see what we are learning in the classroom implemented in a real way! We also are planning to host an ECG management consulting visit and a Frazier Healthcare venture capital visit to further explore opportunities in those two fields.
Outside of HCBA, what other opportunities exist at Foster within the field? Foster has several classes focused on healthcare. There is the Global Health Business Models course, taught by Emer Dooley, and a healthcare innovation practicum which allows you to satisfy one of your required practical experiences within the sector. Every winter-quarter, there are usually healthcare-focused applied strategy projects first-year students. For my applied-strategy project, I worked on a project with GroupHealth Hospitals, and there was also a group working with Providence. The ever-popular Global Business Forum has a global health focus for the Fall 2016 quarter.
Outside of classes, Foster's Burke Center for Entrepreneurship annually hosts the Healthcare Innovation Competition. Furthermore, there's CoMotion Innovation Fellowships available after completion of your first year. CoMotion is UW's center for technology commercialization, and fellows help UW based startups take off. Many of these startups have been in the healthcare space in the past. We also have several mentors from these fields in the Foster Mentorship program.
Students at Foster are also encouraged to take classes across the University of Washington, including classes at the School for Public Health. We have relationships with other healthcare organizations on campus including the Science and Engineering Business Association (SEBA) and the Student Public Health Association (SPHA) to further connect our members.
You can learn more about HCBA and their upcoming events at https://depts.washington.edu/mbaclub/mba-clubs/healthcare-biotech-association/]]>
What's your favorite thing about living in Seattle? Originally it was the local music scene, but now it's more than that. The laid-back yet really intelligent atmosphere vibes well with me, and it's grown to be home over the past 12 years. I actually had to move away for two years because of a job, and it killed me. On a whim, I just quit my job and moved back here because I just missed the town so much.
Why did you choose Foster? I have a friend who is a year above me, and I learned about the program from her. Foster seemed to be a "roll up your sleeves" and "get to work" program with really great people which is what I wanted. And, I'm happy to say, I have found that all to be true. The people in our class are amazing: friendly, happy to help out, and eager to work hard. I'm just thrilled with the school and will be sad the day I graduate.
What's the MBAA? The Foster MBA Association manages and monitors the issues that matter most to our student body –diversity, international student affairs, career services, academic affairs, etc.—as well as coordinates large scale social events such as graduation. We have 12 vice presidents who focus on a specific interest, and 3 senior VPs, with myself, who manage and coordinate the 22 clubs, the budget, etc.
Why did you decide to get involved? When I joined the program, I knew that I wanted to throw myself into it and get really involved. I decided to run for a first year representative position, which is a voting member of the MBAA. This exposed me to a bit of everything and was a great opportunity to be a spokesperson for the class. I loved this experience, so I decided to run for president to continue working for the class in this capacity.
Favorite class at Foster? Finance. Professor Gilbert is a very serious guy who takes his work very seriously, but at the same time, he has no qualms about having a great time while doing it. I really appreciate that. He holds people to a high standard.
Favorite activity so far? The Whistler trip! (Every year after Fall Quarter finals, students take a group trip to Whistler, B.C. to celebrate the end of the quarter and kick off the winter break.) I spearheaded a trip to a Scandinavian bathhouse while there, and I found myself at this amazing spa, sitting in the middle of the woods, snow falling all around, in complete silence. They actually made you sign a no-talking agreement! It was an amazing way to decompress from the Quarter, and the whole trip was a great experience with my classmates.
If Foster had a school song, what would it be? "Walkabout" by Atlas Sound. The opening lyrics of "What did you want to see? What did you want to be when you grew up?" really speak to the opportunities at Foster, and that the door is wide open for you to do something totally different. You just need to work for it. The rest of the lyrics talk of taking a leap and not looking back, "To go ahead and change your life without regard to what is said". When you walk into Foster you are making a decision to change your life and dedicate yourself to becoming a better leader.]]>
Delivering the student speech, Full-time MBA student Becky See focused on the opportunities that exist for her and her fellow classmates to make an impact on their communities. "I am not asking for Bill & Melinda Gates-level impact necessarily," said See. "Sure, that would be amazing. But, I am also thinking about day to day impact, like making sure everyone at the conference table gets a voice, sitting on a nonprofit board, or investing more time in your family and community than in your bank account. You can make your own definition of "world," but do not let that world pass you by."
In his keynote address, Howard Behar, the former CEO of Starbucks, continued this theme of impact and service as he challenged the graduates to always put the people of the business first, no matter their rank within the company. "I believe what you have just been given is an obligation to serve others. It doesn't make any difference what job you have or what industry you work in," said Behar. "I hope that you will always remember why you are here and what you stand for: to serve people."]]>
Hartley (3rd from left) and the rest of the team with their prize for taking second at the 2015 VCIC Global Finals in Chapel Hill, NC
Before coming to Seattle, I lived in San Francisco and was working in PR and communications in consumer goods and B2B tech companies before moving in-house to an online media startup, where I was able to see how a startup works on the inside. One of my main drivers for coming to the University of Washington was to explore the funding side of startups, so the Buerk Center of Entrepreneurship, Angel Investing class, and other opportunities like those were really big motivators for me to come to Foster.
I found that when I came to Foster there were things in place like the Venture Capital and Investment Competition (VCIC) class and the Angel Investing class and getting involved with the Buerk Center and the Business Plan Competition and things like that. Outside of those there wasn't a great way to explore the investment and venture capital side. There were great resources around how to start and grow a company but there weren't many perspectives from the other side of the table. So, I really had to do a lot of my own networking and identifying the people I wanted to talk with.
Being on the VCIC team that went to the regionals and nationals really helped a lot because we got a lot of exposure to so many great VC firms in town. I would also chase down speakers after class (literally!) and ask them if I could have coffee with them. That actually got me a lot of interviews.
Everybody talks about having this magic card that you have when you're an MBA student or any kind of student, where anyone will sit down with you and answer your phone call just to chat. I tried to tease that as much as possible while I still had it.
I sought out people who were in the roles that I wanted to be in eventually. My biggest questions for them were around how they landed their first roles. There's rarely a straight path to those roles in venture capital firms so I wanted to learn more about what they did before going into VC, what skills they gained, and how a good venture capitalist thinks so that I could start working on those skills.
Ken, Rob, and I recognized that there was this gap in getting access to the Venture Capital community and I was lucky to be on the winning VCIC team. If you're not on that team, there really wasn't a lot of ways to get connected with the community. We wanted to start something at Foster that could be an institutionalized path to get that experience. Since the VC community in Seattle is so welcoming compared to other markets, we knew that we could place these students in them and also elevate UW's status in their eyes.
It was a really interesting experience as an MBA student, because I feel like this was a weirdly competitive environment. At this point none of us had internships. We were very intentional about trying to create something that was sustainable and would make it easier for future students to get these opportunities. This meant that we had to accept the fact we weren't going to take those opportunities for ourselves in order to build the program and pave a way for five very lucky individuals in the next class. It was really interesting to find out how well the VC firms received that. I think it showed them how serious we were about creating this program, and they wanted something that was long lasting and would be here for several years. That was a great takeaway for me: if you share your intentions and bring people along in the early stages of the planning process, they're really a lot more receptive.
For the fellows, we were really pleasantly surprised with the interest that we had, so we tried to create opportunities for students get involved as much as possible. I think that everyone who participated in the program had a beneficial experience, and got exposure to people they wouldn't normally have interacted or worked with. We have some great takeaways for next year, like the possibility of longer placements and more structure around the projects. Another great thing with the success of this program is that we'll be able to bring on additional firms for next year, so we can expand the reach of the Venture Fellows community.
All of them have a leadership role in the program and I think we're still navigating how the program is going to change for next year, but one of my goals is to try to get a little more diversity of the fellows. I'd like to see more women, especially. There really isn't a typical background for people who go into venture capital, so I just want to make it more accessible to everyone…meaning that you don't have to be interested in finance or have a very specific background.
Venture capital is still 100% on my radar, and I think at this point I'm just trying to be open to the path that I take to get there. The path to VC is not a straight shot, but it can be done. I just picked one of the hardest industries that you can get into! It's tough because it's such a small community and there are only so many opportunities…but with the relationships and network I've grown through the program, my number one goal is to keep those afterwards and to continue to strengthen them. I feel that I'm coming out of this with a really good network.
Prior to the MBA, Hartley Riedner (Full Time Class of 2016) was in marketing, communications, and project management first at a PR firm and later at a business-to-business tech startup in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more about Hartley, find her on LinkedIn here.
Learn more about the Foster Venture Fellows on their website. For more on startups and Foster entrepreneurship, learn more about the Buerk Center of Entrepreneurship and the Graduate Entrepreneurship program.]]>
"Well, do you know VLOOKUP?"
"Yes. That grade-school formula? Can you make macros?"
"Taught myself off Youtube. How's your nested-IF game?"
This is not a scene from Kung Fu Panda 3. This discussion happens every Fall quarter at Foster, as new MBA students get to know their teammates and the skills they bring.
Most of us arrive here with some experience in Microsoft Office – and plenty of us crunched our way through big Excel spreadsheets for a good chunk of our 20s. And we definitely use it during the MBA as well as after. So Foster's MBA Strategy Club got together and started an Excel tournament to settle "who the best" was. This year, during the 2nd Annual Foster MBA MSFT Excel Tournament, we even got a $350 sponsorship from Microsoft for our efforts.
For the second year in a row, our Excel-savvy MBA students competed against one another in a multi-event skills challenge. Like a (very nerdy) decathlon, participants took on a series of timed events, focused around specific MBA-relevant skill areas.
"Build a chart to these specs, from this dataset!"
"Transform these fields, alphabetize and remove records here, and here!"
"There's an error somewhere in this spreadsheet. You have 15 min before a big meeting to find it."
When the dust cleared, Yuvika Kedia of the MBA Class of 2016 stood triumphant! As a certified Chartered Accountant, with stamps like Ernst & Young India and Amazon on her resume, and as an all-around expert – she won one round handily and came close in the remaining two.
"Definitely challenging, but fun. A lot of real world situations like we'd face in the office," our champion said. "It felt pretty good to win, too."
The Foster MBA Strategy Club exists to give its members the problem-solving skills they'll need, out there in the business world. We appreciate Microsoft's sponsorship – and look forward to next year's event!
Prior to Foster, Peter Kazarian was a lifelong Californian and veteran of the LA/SF digital/ad agency scene. As a digital strategist, he focused on web strategy, e-commerce and database-driven marketing for major nonprofits like the American Red Cross and the City of Hope cancer treatment center. After winning a few industry-specific awards, he came to Foster to move fully into consumer marketing on behalf of for-profits.
He really enjoys his UW education and bonding with classmates and alums, and he's going back to Starbucks HQ doing Brand and Channel marketing after graduation. When not networking or studying, he spends his time cooking, hiking, and going deep in the blogosphere. And trying to adjust to the PNW's weather and lack of Mexican food.]]>
Around this time last year, I volunteered to be in a video and share some advice to the incoming MBA class. I had just finished my last final for the year and the only thing between me and a few precious weeks of vacation was this video. Begrudgingly, I walked outside to the filming area just outside of PACCAR Hall and clipped on the mic, and tried to remember what I was going to say. I looked to the videographer for a cue, and the exchange went something like this:
Videographer: "First off, can you introduce yourself?"
Me: "You're filming right now? Okay…Hi my name is Nelson Tang, and I'm a first-year MBA here at Foster and I'm focused on marketing."
"You're a second-year MBA."
"I am?"
"Yep, the first-years will see this in the fall. Go ahead again when you're ready."
That was my first "uh oh" moment (though I didn't actually use the words "uh oh") when I realized that I had only one year left in my MBA experience. It's the feeling you get when you are deeply involved with something (or watching Netflix) and suddenly you realize it's 3am and you still need to finish that project before your boss gets into the office. I didn't have that feeling again…until earlier this week, when I realized that I only have 4 weeks left. We had so much time left, and suddenly none at all.
Let me try to recall what happened:
As a second-year, coming back to campus after the summer internship felt like a reunion. There was a lot of buzz at PACCAR Hall this first week, as second years swapped stories about their experiences and summer vacations while helping the new batch of first-year MBAs get settled in. After getting to know some of the first-years, you start remembering what it was like to be in their shoes and you can't help but notice how much you've changed after one year in the MBA. I think this feeling lasted about a week before Fall recruiting and extracurriculars went into full swing.
One key benefit of being in a Full-time MBA program is that some of the larger companies start recruiting MBAs almost a year before they graduate. This serves as a talent 'arms race' where these companies get the first look at the largest pool of MBA applicants before they can accept offers from competing firms. From a student perspective, this leads to a tough choice. Do you go back to the firm that you interned at (if you were offered a full-time position after your internship), do you apply to the limited pool of companies that recruit early, or do you wait until Spring Quarter for all the full-time positions to open up?
For me, this led to a lot of sleepless nights, some soul searching, and a bevy of spreadsheets filled with decision matrices. I had no idea that there were so many options to choose from. I bounced around from career path to career path, and it seemed like every week I'd have a new flash of insight. On Monday I would know in my gut that my passion is in Corporate Finance, but by Friday I'd have learned that my real goal in life is to be a Product Manager. By the following Monday I'd realize that I want to work in Operations for the rest of my life. This went on for a few months. After a generous deadline extension, I accepted an offer to join Intel's Finance team. Suddenly, those finance electives next quarter are looking really interesting.
In the 'advice' video, I was asked about the right number of clubs to join in your first year. I thought folks should just join a bunch – your interests will change over time and you should explore as much as you can. Club leadership is an entirely different matter. I was only a board member on two clubs (the Foster Veterans Association and the Outdoor and Sports Industry Club), but I gained a deep respect for the amount of effort that it took to organize and execute meaningful events for our members. In addition, I committed to a lengthy alpine climbing course with The Mountaineers, and I decided to bring back the Annual Challenge for Charity Rainier Climb. These last two activities would consume many evenings and weekends to come.
After three short months we arrived at winter quarter, which I barely remember because of the great snow season we had here in the Pacific Northwest. Fall recruiting had ended and there wasn't much in the way of full-time hiring going on, and the first-years were busy with the internship hunt. The highlight of this quarter was getting to work alongside first-years to help share the burden of organizing club events and extracurriculars. My absolute favorite club event of this quarter was the first-ever Outdoor and Sports Industry Club trek to Salt Lake City, where we visited Backcountry.com, Black Diamond, Petzl, and Park City Mountain Resort. We saw firsthand what it was like to bring some of the industry's most iconic brands to customers, and met with many key leaders in these companies to talk about strategy and their career paths.
The other highlight of this quarter was building the team for the 2016 Rainier charity climb. Over 40 busy MBA students took part in the training regimen for a chance to be a part of the final climbing team, which meant a lot of weekends and mornings devoted to team workouts and hikes. I'm still amazed that we would get so many people to take the time out of their busy schedules to go run around Green Lake in the rain!
And so we come to spring quarter. For many second-years, this is the chance to relax (word of advice: don't take 17 credits this quarter) or to focus on the full-time job search. The folks who delayed their full-time job search have an endless amount of options to choose from in the spring, which shows that many of my fears turned out to be unfounded. Second-years are hard to find this quarter. Some people graduated early, some folks are taking only evening classes, and others are only on campus one day of the week. The first-year class assumed the mantle of responsibility for the clubs, so there is even less for the second-years to worry about. We're even starting to meet some members of the Class of 2018, who will be starting their MBA journey in the fall. The cycle continues. I not-so-secretly tried to find out who the strong climbers were so that they'll help with the Challenge for Charity Rainier Climb next year.
And suddenly, there's only 4 weeks left. It's both exciting and sad to be so near the end. After this, it's back to the 'real world' and the rhythm of the workweek. It'll be great to stop thinking about homework and team projects on the weekends, and it'll be really great to make money again. On the other hand, there won't be any 'meet-the-firms' or pub clubs either. There won't be that day to day interaction with the Class of 2016 anymore. Everyone will go off to different parts of the country and start their post-MBA careers, and thoughts of finals and team projects will eventually fade and be reborn as rose-colored memories.
Fortunately, the great thing about being in a small program is that it is a pretty tight group. When we go back to the real world, we'll be able to leverage all the friendships and connections in this program to help each other solve problems. I feel like I can reach out to just about anyone in this program and they'll answer. Time will keep flying by and I may eventually forget a lot of the course material, but I won't forget about the people here.
Looking back to this last year, it's no wonder that time seemed to move so quickly. You transform a lot in the 18 months of the full-time MBA program, and I have to say that a lot of my growth occurred during the second year of the program. Today, I only have 4 more bittersweet weeks to say that "I'm a second-year MBA," but I'm really looking forward to being able to say, for the rest of my life:
"I'm a Foster MBA Alumni."
Nelson Tang, Class of 2016, is ready to graduate and start working in corporate finance at Intel. Prior to the MBA, Nelson served a variety of product roles as a Captain in the Air Force. In his free time, he tries to climb, snowboard, and get outside in the Pacific Northwest. Find more about him at www.nelsontang.com.]]>
Whether you are still on active duty, a reservist, or a separated/retired military veteran, an MBA can empower you by teaching you new ways to approach and analyze problems, or build your network to springboard your career switch. Military members excel at Foster by bringing maturity, leadership experience, and work ethic to the program. Here's a guide to help you become part of the Foster family.
GMAT: Plan to take the GMAT twice (almost everyone I know took 2 tests to get their best score). Also, I recommend taking a free GMAT practice test to judge where you stand as soon as possible. Come up with a study plan for the 2-3 months before your first GMAT test.
Application Theme: This took me a while to figure out and understand, but I think it is incredibly valuable. Your resume, essays, interview, etc. should follow a theme and have an agenda. It is up to you how heavy you'd like to lay it on, but I would suggest making sure they all are working in conjunction with each other in some way, shape, or form. This doesn't necessarily mean they should all say the same thing, but each could fill a different role in your overall strategy. For example, you may want to emphasize your leadership skills through your resume, and fight against negative military stereotypes in one of your essays. This could be aligned with a strategy of selling yourself as a complete leader that is self-aware (just an example). Bottom Line: have a strategy. You'd be surprised how many people don't do this.
Foster Culture: Foster and the other west coast MBA programs are known for collaboration rather than a competitive learning environment. My fellow classmates have been instrumental in my learning; practically tutoring me at times in subjects such as Corporate Finance and Accounting. On the flip side, I've also been thanked by multiple classmates for my help managing/driving team projects. At Foster, we learn from each other as well as from class. I've heard from friends at some other MBA programs that their teams were very much "sink or swim." I don't think there is necessarily anything wrong with a "sink or swim" competitive environment, but I feel that the collaborative environment has been more influential in my growth as a student. To each their own; but I'd just suggest making sure you know which environment you're dealing with when applying to various schools. Also, Foster has some great clubs that can help enhance your academic learning; it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the clubs that interest you and think about how they might add to your educational goals and how you might want to contribute to them as well.
The Foster programs participate in the Post 9/11 GI Bill program, and many veterans qualify for tuition waivers/ assistance from the UW. The UW is also a partner school for the Tillman Military Scholars Program so Foster students can apply. You can also consult the UW Veterans Center for more information and resources about financing.
Don't forget to check out the Foster Veterans Association to see more about what current student veterans are doing and to reach out for more information. Finally, swing by the Husky United Military Veterans to connect with veterans on campus and hear more about what the UW is doing to help student veterans succeed.
Joe Dennis served 5 years as an Armor Officer in the Army, and developed leadership and planning skills through multiple positions and two deployments. Since transitioning from the Army, he has taken an active role in strengthening the veterans' network in Seattle and helping veterans illustrate their unique value to potential employers. Joe's MBA interests include operations and marketing, and he interned at Nike last summer in a supply chain role. Outside of school, Joe is an outdoor enthusiast and loves to hike, camp, and snowboard. Joe holds a B.S. in Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point.]]>
That might sound like something out of Harry Potter. But in the plain ol' world of normal economics, it describes my 10-week internship at Starbucks HQ. At the Starbucks Support Center (aka the "SSC"), the iconic Starbucks green siren lady overlooks Seattle at 2401 Utah St South. Over 3,500 employees walk the halls, typing, sipping and lab-testing our way to caffeine excellence on 6 continents.
How'd I get there? Foster's On-Campus Recruiting office connected us with Starbucks' University Recruiting team – and a selected group of classmates interviewed for the pleasure of becoming a "partner," as all Starbucks employees are known. I got the call and the offer in the middle of my Foster Study Tour in Japan and celebrated a bit too loudly in a hotel lobby for 6am Tokyo time.
Internship programs can differ, with some firms hiring based on short term need and budget. Starbucks takes a longer, more deliberate approach. With part MBAs and the rest technical and undergrad interns, there was a formal on-boarding program, weekly meetings with SVP/C-suite leadership, and great experiences like a Sounders game or fancy catered dinners at museums. You also get a free pound of coffee per week, just like if you were a store partner. One of my favorite parts was the connections we were able to form with MBAs from other schools like Kellogg, Booth and Stanford – now good friends of mine who are returning next summer.
My department was under the Channel Development arm of Starbucks, which included Consumer Packaged Goods and anything else not in a Starbucks retail store, like grocery bottled Frappuccinos, licensed stores, and in my case, bulk B2B customers like airlines, hotel chains, restaurants and campus cafes. As part of the Digital and Loyalty team, my main project this summer involved e-commerce enhancements to our B2B team's website, and forecasting new sales revenue and cost savings from these changes.
My e-commerce and direct marketing background really helped me understand the data I was working with. Over six years in digital and advertising agencies, running reports, doing quality assurance on microsites, making databases play nice with one another – those were past marketing experiences I could lean on. But I really benefitted from a few specific Foster classes I had taken. Dr. Foad Iravani's Business Statistics class helped me become more confident at "talking about numbers", not just reading them. Elizabeth Stearns' Advertising and Promotions class was great exposure to the artifice and skills that make a good pitch/presentation.
The single most helpful thing wasn't a class, though. While quarterbacking this complex project between three Starbucks stakeholder teams, I really relied on all the team-focused group work that Foster builds into almost every class. Sure, I was using some technical skills I'd brought with me to Seattle, but things like delegating, project planning, and checking in without micromanaging helped me "land the plane" with a much more complex project than I'd ever done before.
And it went great! My initiative (part of a larger plan) received a green light, the final presentation was well received, and I'll be returning to Starbucks next summer as a Product Manager. Also I got to meet Howard Schultz for like 30 seconds one time. I had a great experience this summer, and I'm lucky to have the "where are you going" question answered early. My Foster classmates and I are happy to head back for the weekly coffee tastings, sample kitchens and food truck pods, once we graduate of course.
Maybe I'll see you there!
Want to read about more Foster internship experiences? We have a whole category of those!
Prior to Foster, Peter Kazarian was a lifelong Californian and veteran of the LA/SF digital/ad agency scene. As a digital strategist, he focused on web strategy, e-commerce and database-driven marketing for major nonprofits like the American Red Cross and the City of Hope cancer treatment center.
After winning a few industry-specific awards, he came to Foster to move fully into consumer marketing on behalf of for-profits. He really enjoys his UW education and bonding with classmates and alums, and he had a great time working at Starbucks HQ doing Brand and Channel marketing this past summer. When not networking or studying, he spends his time cooking, hiking, and going deep in the blogosphere. And trying to adjust to the PNW's weather and lack of Mexican food.]]>
On the last day of Spring quarter, I accepted an offer from the Talking Rain Beverage Company (TR) as their first MBA intern in Brand Management. The position was created by one of TR's Brand Managers, Frances Youn, who is also a Foster alum. Overall, I had a fantastic experience, which was largely due to Frances' thoughtful and organized approach to my work plan. She developed two projects for me to tackle: first, a go-to-market strategy for Sparkling ICE Tea brand in the convenience channel; second, a graphics update to the Club channel multipacks. The latter project eventually expanded into a broader analysis of their business in Club.
In the first two weeks, Frances set me up with around ten one-on-one interviews with employees throughout the company. This was great for helping me understand the company and the resources available to me. She also trained me to use IRI, which is a consumer scanner database that tracks measures like Dollar Sales and Sales per Point of Distribution across the country. The work was data heavy, and necessitated my development in analytical thinking. As someone who had barely opened Excel prior to business school, this was an excellent challenge and precisely what I needed.
Throughout the summer, I was given a great deal of agency and freedom to tackle my projects, in the context of a team that was very open and willing to help me along the way. Because of the small, entrepreneurial, and fast-growing nature of the company, opportunities to make an impact are abundant. On my last day of work, I gave a presentation to the Leadership Team on recommendations I had developed that would affect a significant portion of their overall business. These recommendations were then presented at the national sales meeting, and are likely to be implemented soon.
In addition to giving me valuable work experience and analytical skillsets, TR is just a fun place to work. The Brand Management team currently consists of 10-15 people, and is located in a building named "The Garage" for its two garage doors that get rolled up on nice summer days. The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) has his own office, but everyone else sits at desks in an open floor plan. The result was that my coworkers and superiors were highly accessible, and I got to know them all well. The atmosphere is fun, colorful, and slightly irreverent. Group lunches in Issaquah happened frequently, and the team often met up at a bar or movie on weekends.
Frances told me in the beginning of the summer that a successful internship is one where the intern feels like just another team member by the end of the summer. The CMO John Peirano set the tone by constantly including me in meetings and soliciting my opinions. I was offered a full-time position two months after my internship ended, as well as a part-time offer for the rest of the year. While I have chosen to accept a different full-time offer for next year, the decision was tough. Talking Rain has a fantastic team and culture, and provides incredible growth opportunities for anyone looking to experience the intersection of formal brand management strategy and entrepreneurialism.
For more stories from Foster MBA students about their summer internships, check out the Internships category To learn more about marketing and other career paths that Foster MBAs gravitate towards, check out the Career Paths resource from Foster Career Management
Before Foster, Emily Palmer (Class of 2016) spent seven years as an entrepreneur in the arts in Chicago, which cultivated a deep passion for community engagement and environmental sustainability. Now at Foster, she is focused on marketing and strategy, and is a Chapter Leader in the Foster Net Impact Club. She hopes to one day contribute to sustainability initiatives within the industrial farming sector.]]>
So tell me about what you did before the MBA and why that led you to this role?
Prior to the MBA, I got my undergrad degree from Boston College with a concentration in marketing, and then followed my passions to Aspen, CO where I worked in avalanche rescue and avalanche mitigation for the Aspen-Highland Ski Patrol during the winters. For my summertime job, I spent 5 years as a whitewater raft guide. In my final summer in Aspen, I was asked to move from the river into the Director of Sales and Marketing position. So I did have 3 months of inside work over my 6 years in Aspen, but most of my work was in the rescue and risk assessment field outside in a client-facing (guiding) role. To me, that was the transferable skill: working in teams, risk management, and working with clients. Those were a couple of things that I knew I liked and figured that I might be able to to find something that utilized my skills indoors.
Why did you choose to work in Investment Management?
I've always known that you could be more successful and work a lot harder when it's something you're really passionate about. My time in ski patrol was very physically and mentally draining, but I loved being outside and helping people enjoy the outdoors, so those long days of hauling gear and explosives on the mountain were hard, but I loved it. I knew that even though I'd be leaving the outdoor industry, I wanted to do something that I was passionate about and really interested in.
From a young age, I thought the markets were neat. I'd sit next to my dad on Sunday mornings and pretend that I was reading the Wall Street Journal. I really liked playing this stock market game in middle school and I enjoyed managing my own small portfolio in college. I continued to manage it throughout my time ski patrolling, which got me a lot of ridicule from these bearded ski patrollers when I tried to read the Wall Street Journal in the morning. It became a running joke that I had my "newspaper time" up until we punched in and started to go up the ski hill. So, when I thought about what I'd do afterwards, finance jumped high on my list because it was something that I was genuinely interested in and I knew that making this career jump was going to take a lot of work.
So can you tell us a little more about the challenges that you faced?
So making the jump from ski patrol to finance was pretty uncommon – it wasn't something that a lot of recruiters and interviewers had seen before, so the first big challenge was to figure out what in my past is actually applicable. I believe that I have some skills (those 6 years in ski patrol were not a waste) and I learned a lot that I could apply to my next job, so working with Career Management (in particular, working with Jean Gekler and going over my 'Brand Essence') and really figuring out what do I know and what do I bring to the table, and how is that transferrable to finance. Also, it was just as important to figure out what I don't know and what I need to know. So it was kind of a two-sided coin of figuring out what I didn't know and figuring out how to explain that to recruiters and to managing directors that you interview with. I think all career changers go through this – you have to explain that 'this is the same thing, just a different medium.' I was wearing ski boots instead of a suit, but it was still working in a team or managing risk or making decisions under pressure…I had those skills. But then I needed to figure out a) what I don't know and b) building a plan to how to fill that in.
So how did you end up getting this internship? Once you figured out your story and figured out the gaps, how did you get your foot in the door?
So the foot in the door thing – you gotta be willing to put yourself out there. My boss in the ski patrol was an old rancher – he used you say that 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease.' I think that you have to be willing to do that in any of these really competitive jobs. I connected with UW alumni that were in finance roles, I went on any Finance-related trip that UW was a part of, I looked at my undergrad alma mater, I looked to see if I had any friends or family members who knew someone in this line of work, etc.
I reached out, and you have to be kind of willing to just talk to anybody. One morning, I spoke via Skype to someone who runs an investment bank in Thailand. Now, I'm not planning on moving to Thailand and his career was so different than mine, but we got connected and we spoke for half an hour and I learned about his career and at the end he asked "if I can be helpful, tell me who I need to email." I talked with hedge fund managers, knowing that they weren't going to hire me because I don't have the skills they need, but you get a half hour to practice your pitch, to hear insights into people's career paths…I was amazed at how helpful people want to be in any way shape or form. I guess just get out there and don't be afraid to pick up the phone and email. The worst thing that could happen to you is that someone doesn't respond to your email or Linkedin message and then you move on.
So what was it like to work at Goldman Sachs over the summer? How did it compare to your expectations?
I feel super fortunate because I was excited about the internship and my experience at Goldman Sachs was way better than I could have ever imagined. I really enjoyed the role and the firm. I think one big thing for me was to be really honest with myself. Really think about 'what do you really want to do?' Not what should you want to do, what pays the most, or what might be the best career choice…but what are you good at, what do you like to do on a daily basis, what role can you really thrive in? And what company can you thrive in? What's the company culture like?
I think there's pressure in the MBA program to fake it…to fit into the box of "this doesn't really fit but it's a really good opportunity." So by ending up and choosing to go to Goldman, I felt that there was an overlap between the role and my personal interests and ethical standards and things like that. So after joining the firm, I got exposed to a lot of different people, and got to work with a lot of incredibly smart folks. Early on I felt like I had to prove myself as a career changer. I was the only former ski patroller and raft guide there, and I was also representing Foster because I was the only Foster MBA student in the entire Goldman Sachs Global Summer Associate Program.
Did you just apply online?
Yeah, they post on Foster jobs and I spent a lot of time meeting with people from the local office, because my resume wasn't going to get me anything. My story was not an easy or clear story that people have seen before or where they can draw the link between my experience and the job. I kind of had to be there to draw the link for them. Networking was important to get to the point where someone would say "hey let's bring this kid in and see what he's got to offer." From there I was able to tell my story, which apparently was compelling enough to get an opportunity. The interviewers might wonder "how did this guy get an invitation to the final round" but that's where the legwork of networking and having a few folks who will shoot the email to HR and put their name down on a reference can go a long way, especially for career changers.
Can you talk about the projects that you worked on over the summer?
The Private Wealth Management Summer Associate program is one of the more structured summer internships. There were 65 people in my class, and you start with 3 weeks of training at headquarters in New York where before going to your assigned regional office and work with different wealth management teams. Each team has their own clients and do things their own way, so by rotating throughout the teams I got to see a lot of ways to manage the business. And because it was a structured internship, I had 4 projects that every intern across the program had to do.
So the majority of your day was spent trying to be helpful and figuring out projects that you can add a little value to. As someone who knows nothing, it's hard to add value with these teams that are well oiled machines. But often they would bite off a little bit of their workload and say "here kid, go play with this for a little bit" and you would try to knock those out of the park to build some momentum behind you and maybe have some folks who say "yeah, you could do this job." And then another large part of my day was self-learning. Goldman Sachs has a ton of resources so all of those things like the different types of hedge funds and how they're managed, how you evaluate them, and what role they fit in a portfolio. All these nuts and bolts things. The Greek economy was going down and the Puerto Rico debt default was happening while I was there over the summer, and we needed to understand what they meant and how they might affect our clients. I read a lot of firm reports and listened in on conference calls to hear PhDs discuss 'is there gonna be a Grexit and is that gonna matter?' So chipping away at projects, being helpful to the team you sat on, and then kinda getting up to speed and learning the nuts and bolts skills of the job were my three tiers of a day in the life of a PWM at Goldman Sachs.
Last question: what's one piece of advice that you would want to give to yourself maybe before you started this program? What would you tell that young Peter?
That's a good one. I feel that I learned so much and knew so little! I think the big thing is to really be honest with yourself. I mean that in a good way – spend time with a gut check. Ask yourself 'what do I really want to do?' and 'where do I think I can really be successful?' That doesn't mean don't try new things or just play to your strengths, but really meditate on what does this career mean, what does this role mean? Is it going to be fulfilling? For a while, I chased other finance roles in other areas that I thought this was the prestigious thing…this is what MBAs do…this is where the real big deals happen. And I wasted a good amount of time and I'm super fortunate to have things work out the way that they did and that I ended up in the role that I should be in and at the place where I belong. And that was just all based on a lot of good fortune. But if I was a little more honest with myself early on, I think I would have gravitated towards that role a little earlier and saved myself some hard work and heartache of trying to fake it in NY and SF.
Did you feel that heartache came through in the interview? Like, did it seem that you really didn't belong there, whereas when you went to Goldman did you feel like you could be your most authentic self?
Yeah! I think it probably came through in one shape or form, but it kinda goes back to the point I made earlier that passion comes through. I think I was more polished in my Goldman interview than other interviews because I was really naturally interested in it. I wasn't trying to learn things that I was kind of interested in. I enjoy talking about this, so it's going to be easy to answer these questions. And don't get me wrong, there were some really hard interview questions at Goldman that I definitely bombed. I just think it's easier to talk about things that you are really, truly passionate about compared to the things you force yourself to learn on the airplane there or the month before building up to the interview.
For more student stories about their internship experiences, check out the Internships category of the Inside the MBA Blog! For more information on Foster MBA Career Management, visit their site or read other student experiences about their career transition.
Before Foster, Peter Woodward had a long career in the outdoor industry – working as a ski patroller, whitewater rafting guide and an adventure marketer. He has a BS in Management from Boston College's Carroll School of Management with a concentration in Marketing. Peter is concentrating in Finance while at Foster and is a member of the MBA Investment Fund. After the MBA, Peter will be going back to Goldman Sachs to work in Private Wealth Management.]]>


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I was cracking up from the minute the dramatic music started! For a short flash it was really good! keep up the good work!
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it didn't make sense but it was kinda funny the music def made it work
At first sight. I feel pretty- oh so pretty- so pretty and witty and- heeeeey, good flash. Go out of your way through a series of complex and riddled codes to communicate and notify me when you release another flash from the prison that is your mind. =o
I have no clue why, but i found it extremely hilarious. Just how it builds up then...awesome


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WHAT IS HAPPENING AT WHITE ISLAND VOLCANO??? New Zealand/Kermadec & South Pacific QUAKE/VOLCANO WATCH
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Large quake probability continues to drop
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The probability of a large aftershock somewhere in the central Canterbury earthquake zone continues to drop as a result of lower seismic activity in recent months.
In GNS Science's updated calculations released today, the probability of a magnitude 5.0 to 5.4 shake in the next 12 months is 69 per cent, compared with 82 per cent in January.
Over the same period there is a 29 per cent chance of a magnitude 5.5 to 5.9 quake in the aftershock zone, which runs from the foothills in the west to Pegasus Bay in the east and from Rangiora in the north to Tai Tapu in the south.
That has fallen from a 39 per cent probability in January.
The chance of a magnitude 6.0 to 6.4 aftershock is now 9 per cent, down from 13 per cent in January, while there is only a 2 per cent probability of a magnitude 6.5 to 6.9 event in the next year, down from 4 per cent at the start of the year.
GNS Science says the probability of a magnitude 7 or higher quake in the next year remains unchanged at 1 per cent.
This is a perfect example of meaningless bullshit. They 'calculate' the possibility of new quakes by the prevalence of the past ones - as if that's the only guide they need.
If it worked that way then the original big ones that hit ChCh shouldn't have occurred - but they did.
Meaningless rubbish.
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Ha! I wrote a first comment to that very article politely inquiring upon thier "scientific" accuracy prior to Sep 4 2010 but the moderator didn't "approve" it. It seems one is allowed to gripe but not make too much sense or get close to the truth of things. Funny that.
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