Private Equity & MBA: HBS, Stanford, Booth, Wharton, Yale SOM | Blackstone, Apollo, GA, Goldman & more: Elevate MBA Forum (Part 2/2)

15/05/2021 59 min
Private Equity & MBA: HBS, Stanford, Booth, Wharton, Yale SOM | Blackstone, Apollo, GA, Goldman & more: Elevate MBA Forum (Part 2/2)

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Elevate's MBA Forum features Private Equity MBA leaders from HBS, Wharton, Stanford, Chicago Booth & Yale SOM and from: Blackstone, Apollo, General Atlantic, Francisco Partners, Onex, Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley. In addition, we have the admissions team on from Chicago Booth (#1-ranked, Forbes, #1-ranked, Economist, #3-ranked US News). Deep-dive panel with 5 PE MBA leaders: Mike, Wharton, Blackstone Private EquityJuliana, Chicago Booth, Apollo Private EquityDeepak, Stanford GSB, Francisco Partners Private EquityEtham, Harvard Business School, General Atlantic, Goldman SachsMike, Yale School of Management, Onex Partners, Morgan StanleyElevate is the largest finance & investing platform in North America - 100% built by professionals, and is partnered with the top universities & firms.0:00- Introduction to Elevate MBA & Private Equity Forum2:29- Speaker Introductions: Mike (Wharton), Deepak (Stanford GSB), Etham (HBS), Juliana (Booth) and Mike (Yale SOM)6:20- Motivations behind pursuing an MBA from a Career in Private Equity - Deepak, Stanford GSB7:17- Personal Development (Commanding boardroom, EQ) & Professional Development - Mike, Wharton8:26- Unique experiences in Business School from people of all sorts of backgrounds and from all over the world) - Juliana, Booth9:45- Exploring various career paths & meet unique people - Etham, HBS11:13- Optionality of B-School - Mike, Yale SOM13:14- How to differentiate yourself from other Finance / Banking / Investing people applying to MBA - Deepak, Stanford GSB15:40- How to stand out on your daily jobs - showing initiative, leadership - can differentiate you - Juliana, Chicago Booth17:45- Important to narrate your story and connect the different paths you have done - Etham, HBS19:34- Demonstrating why you passionate about being a better leader of society - Mike, Yale SOM20:38- Authenticity is critical in explaining "Why MBA?" - Mike, Wharton22:29- Measuring whether to get an MBA by just the cost of the MBA is short-sighted - Mike, Yale23:13- The totality of the MBA experience, network and mindset is hard to measure in just dollars / cost - Juliana, Booth24:40- ROI depends on person: what do you want to remember looking back 20 years from now? - Deepak, Stanford, GSB26:20- As you become more senior in investing, sourcing become the most important part of any job - so value on your networks is immense - Etham, HBS28:20- Need to take long-term perspective beyond a 2-year payback - Mike, Wharton30:57- Think about whether you want to pursue an MBA once you start working - Deepak, Stanford GSB32:40- Talk to people who are getting MBAs at different points in your career - Juliana, Booth34:03- Advice to Canadians trying to break into careers in US - Mike, Yale SOM35:24- Balancing MBA applications during working - Deepak, Stanford GSB36:45- You just have to make it happen - stressful but use time management skills - Etham, HBS37:55- Moving from being an Engineer to Finance to Banking to Private Equity - combination of networking, prep and luck - Etham, HBS39:55- MBA Essays Advice: Connect stories, limit number of reviewers - Mike, Wharton41:25- MBA Essays: What is the central theme of your experiences - and build story around that - Juliana, Booth45:32- MBA Applications: Creating a packet of your accomplishments for your recommenders; put effort into application as much as essay - Deepak, Stanford GSB47:40- Recruiting during MBA - as with any buy-side recruiting is challenging - Mike, Wharton52:30- Rapid Fire: Best classes taken in Business School - All panelists54:30- Rapid Fire: One thing you wish you had done more of earlier pre-MBA - All panelists#mba #privateequity #wallstreet #finance #careers #goldmansachs #morganstanley #blackstone #apollo #generalatlantic

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