Career Conversations
Yale School of Management students sit down with alumni for a series of candid conversations about career paths, industries, opportunities for business school graduates, and discussions on career topics including work-life balance and creating a meaningful impact in business and society. This series is produced by and recorded at the Yale School of Management.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Linhang Ren ’22
Linhang Ren is a first-year full-time MBA student in the Class of 2022. He is a co-chair of the Internship Fund at SOM, and a co-founder of a new food startup that’s part of the Tsai CITY Accelerator…
Grace Bergin ’21
Grace Bergin has spent her career in the arts working in music education and as a conductor for choirs, orchestras, and opera. She is an MAM student at Yale SOM and has completed her MBA at UCD Micha…
Adhi Murali ’21
Adhi Murali is a second-year full-time MBA student in the Class of 2021. He interned in investment banking this past summer and is leading the Finance Club this Fall. Adhi talks about the recruiting …
People Analytics: Tanmay Manohar ’16, Vice President for People Analytics & Workforce Planning at ViacomCBS
Tanmay Manohar ’16 is the Vice President for People Analytics & Workforce Planning at ViacomCBS. He started the people analytics function at the company as a way to use information in a more intellig…
Impact Investing: Nancy Pfund ’82, Founder & Managing Director at DBL Partners
Nancy Pfund ’82 is the founder and managing partner of DBL Partners and a pioneer in impact investing.
Pfund worked at JPMorgan and Hambrecht & Quist before founding DBL Investors, a venture capital…
Louise Story ’06, Chief News Strategist and Chief Product & Technology Officer at The Wall Street Journal
Louise is the Chief News Strategist and Chief Product & Technology Officer at The Wall Street Journal. She is also a filmmaker and investigative reporter, having previously worked at the New York Tim…
Sports Marketing: Matt Chmura ’18, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Boston Bruins
Matt Chmura ’18 is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Boston Bruins. He is interviewed by Emily Kling ’21 and Amy Kundrat ’21.
Health Equity: Crystal Yates ’21, Deputy Commissioner, EMS, Philadelphia Fire Department
Crystal Yates, a member of the Executive MBA Class of 2021, is the deputy fire commissioner for the city of Philadelphia, overseeing the city’s EMS system. She serves on an interdepartmental team tac…
Social Entrepreneurship: Seth Goldman ’95, Co-Founder Honest Tea and Eat the Change, Chair of the Board of Beyond Meat
We kick-off our third season with Seth Goldman ’95, one of SOM's most impactful alumni entrepreneurs whose ventures have explored the ways in which business can be a tool for creating social and envi…
Morgan Stanley Investment Banking Internship: Oscar Licea Perez ’21
This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Oscar Licea Perez ’21 interned at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking division for Latin …
North Carolina Dept of Health and Human Services Internship: Julia Frederick ’21 MBA/MPH
This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Julia Frederick ’21 is an MBA/MPH candidate at Yale and is the SOM student government presiden…
Geisinger Internship: Diane Somlo ’21 MD/MBA
This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Diane Somlo ’21 is an MD/MBA candidate at Yale. She is spending her summer at Geisinger, a hos…
Robin Hood Foundation Internship: Ezra Nelson ’21
This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Ezra Nelson ’21 is an intern at the Robin Hood Foundation this summer. He discusses the organi…
YouTube Internship: Daven Hines ’21
This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Daven Hines ’21 is an intern at YouTube this summer. He discusses what it's like to work as a …
National Park Service Internship: Snigdha Rao ’21
This episode is part of a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Snigdha Rao ’21 is an intern at the National Park Service this summer. She discusses what it's…
CariClub Internship: Ann Boyajian ’21, Emily Kling ’21, and Edward Kusell-Zigelman ’21
This is our first episode in a special mini-series of Career Conversations focused on MBA summer internships. Ann Boyajian ’21, Emily Kling ’21, and Edward Kusell-Zigelman ’21 MBA interns at CariClub…
Human Capital Consulting: Frances Symes ’14, Manager at Deloitte Human Capital with Amy Kundrat ’21
Frances Symes, a 2014 graduate of Yale SOM, is a manager in the Workforce Transformation group of Deloitte’s Human Capital practice. She has been with Deloitte for 5 years, and has served clients acr…
Hiring & Diversity: Dennis Tseng ’14, Hiring Innovation at Google with Emily Kling ’20
Dennis Tseng is a 2014 graduate of Yale SOM. He works in Google's Hiring Innovation department, helping the tech giant hire nearly 25,000 employees each year in a more effective and equitable way. He…
Sports Management: Andrew Messick ’91, CEO at IRONMAN Group with Reeve Harde ’20
Andrew Messick ’91 is the CEO of IRONMAN Group which runs the iconic IRONMAN® series of events, the largest participation sports platform in the world. IRONMAN Group is part of Wanda Sports Group, a …
Theater Management: Michael Barker ’10, Managing Director, Westport Country Playhouse with Emily Kling ’21
Michael Barker ’10 is the managing director of the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT. He is interviewed by Emily Kling ’20
Prior to the Westport Country Playhouse he was the managing directo…