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Simon Bizcast is the official podcast of Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. We're here to help you navigate the business school admissions process, explore student life, and more. Your source for all things b-school.
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Mar 14, 2024

Join Dylan George, assistant director of MS recruitment, as he chats with Tony El Ghandour Maalouf (MS in Finance) and Fernanda Sesto Carballo (MS in Business Analytics) about their time in Rochester. They reflect on their journeys to Simon, what made them decide to pursue an MS degree, what a typical week as an MS student looks like, co-curricular involvement, learning how to network as a young professional, engaging with Benet Career Management Center career counselors and Benet Career Peers, and more!

Learn more about
Simon’s MS programs.

Mar 8, 2024

Join Matt McCormick, associate director of MS admissions, as he chats with Missy Keesler and Ashfaq Rahman, members of Simon’s MBA Class of 2024, about their time in Rochester. They reflect on their journeys to Simon, what it was like adjusting to full-time study, favorite classes, co-curricular involvement, engagement with the Ainslie Office of Student Engagement and the Benet Career Management Center, and more! 

Learn more about Simon’s Full-Time MBA.

Mar 1, 2024

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, as she chats with current students Diana Castro Millan (MBA) and Tony El Ghandour Maalouf (MS in Finance), about their involvement with clubs at Simon, including:

  • Master’s Advisory Council
  • Simon Finance & Investment Club
  • Meliora Fund
  • Simon Gaming Club
  • Net Impact
  • Simon Pricing Club
  • Simon Volunteers

With more than 30 clubs and organizations to get involved in at Simon, there is something for everyone. Tune in to learn more!

Feb 22, 2024

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with current Professional MBA student Jenny Timinieri. Jenny reflects on her experience playing—and winning!—the PMBA Simon Games player group in Fall 2023 and offers advice to those playing the Spring Games. She also reflects on her first few months in the PMBA program and how she hopes her Simon degree will elevate her career. 

Learn more about Simon’s Professional MBA program.

Feb 15, 2024

Join April Marroquin, senior associate director of recruitment for Simon’s executive and part-time programs, for a conversation with current Executive MBA student Jesus Castro Ojeda. Jesus shares his journey to Simon—including moving from Venezuela to Canada, and eventually to Rochester—and what motivated him to pursue an MBA. He also shares what he enjoys doing in his free time and his best advice for prospective students.

Learn more about
Simon’s Executive MBA program.

Feb 9, 2024

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, for a chat with four MS alumni as they reflect on their Simon experience, including favorite classes, support from the Benet Career Management Center, living in Rochester, and more!

Alumni panelists:

  • GeeGee Pressley ’22 (MS in Accountancy), Senior Assistant Auditor, Deloitte
  • Auraib Naveed ’23 (MS in Accountancy) Tax Associate, KPMG
  • Ulf Grosseloh ’23 (MS in Business Analytics), Associate, EY–Parthenon
  • Swarnima Radhakrishnan ’23 (MS in Marketing Analytics), Senior Associate Consultant, Ducker Carlisle
Feb 5, 2024

Join Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, as she chats with current students Meredith Shewell (MBA) and Sofia Troshina (MS in Marketing Analytics), about their involvement with clubs at Simon, including:

  • Simon Women in Business (SWIB)
  • Forté
  • Simon Volunteers
  • Simon Sports
  • Product Management Club
  • Vision Consulting
  • Simon Marketing Association
  • Uncorked

With more than 30 clubs and organizations to get involved in at Simon, there is something for everyone. Tune in to learn more!

Jan 30, 2024

Join Dylan George and Sharise Kent, assistant directors of recruitment, as they discuss STEM at Simon. Building on its decades long analytical foundation, Simon became the first school in the US to offer STEM designation for every MBA specialization. In addition, all four full-time MS programs (Accountancy, Business Analytics, Finance, and Marketing Analytics) are STEM-designated, as well Simon’s Executive MBA, Professional MBA, and Online MS in Business Analytics & Applied AI programs. Sharise and Dylan share the primary benefits of STEM for students, what it can mean for your future career, and much more.

Ready to start your Simon journey? Learn more at simon.rochester.edu.

Nov 22, 2023

Join host Trista Kukucka, director of MS admissions, and Luis de Armas, Rudjy Ponceja, and Meredith Shewell—three members of Simon’s MBA Class of 2024—to learn more about Simon’s partnerships with The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, Forté, and Reaching out MBA (ROMBA). You can explore additional organizations we partner with on our website.

Sep 5, 2023

On this episode, three of our first-year MBA students share their experiences attending pre-MBA conferences. Tune in to learn why they chose to attend, what they got out of the experience, how it has served them now that they have officially started their MBA, unexpected takeaways, and more.

Host: Trista Kukucka, associate director of MS admissions

Student panelists: Anthony Flores Kuffo; Oluwatoberu “Toberu” Oluwasanmi; and Nonna Titulauri from Simon’s MBA Class of 2025

Dec 13, 2021

Join Nicole Guzski, associate director of MBA admissions, as she moderates this panel discussion from our on-campus Women's Conference in November 2021. Alumnae reflect on their Simon experience, share advice for prospective students, and more! Please note that because this is a recording from a live event, we did experience some audio difficulties and you may need to adjust your volume at times. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Alumnae panelists:

Shay Freeman '15S (MBA)
Marketing Leader, Medtronic

Neha Kher '13S (MBA)
Manager, PwC

Ashley Ready '14S (MBA)
Chief Financial Officer, Indium

Hua Wang '15S (MBA)
Lead Finance Officer - Global LMS and North America TTS, Citigroup

May 5, 2020

Join Nicole Guzski, senior assistant director of admissions, for a conversation with a panel of MS alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, how their program’s curriculum prepared them for their full-time role, advice for prospective students, life in Rochester, NY, and much more!

Alumni panelists:

Billy Dickinson ’18 MS in Business Analytics
Senior Modeling Analyst, GEICO

Carolina Mazzocchi ’16 MS in Finance
Business Valuation Senior Consultant, Deloitte

Lucas Nudelman ’18 MS in Marketing Analytics
Senior Marketing Science Analyst, Analytic Partners

Monica Perez ’17 MS in Business Analytics
Growth Analyst: Grooming & Personal Care, Procter & Gamble

Please note: This conversation was recorded during an on-campus event in February.

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Mar 5, 2020

Join Andrew Brayda, director of admissions, for a panel discussion with MBA alumni on a range of topics, including why they chose Simon, the internship search process, the STEM-designated MBA option, criteria for the job search, the Simon community, and more!

Alumni Panelists:

Mike Alcazaren '19 (MBA), Amazon
Patrick Coulter '19 (MBA), State Street
Adrian Finch '15 (MBA), Nutanix
Treadwell Singfield '18 (MBA), Zappos
Victoria (Tori) Vossler '19 (MBA), PwC

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Feb 12, 2020

Trista Kukucka, assistant director of admissions, moderates a conversation with current students about how they made their decision to pursue a graduate degree at Simon Business School. The students discuss when they applied, what criteria were most important in making a decision, what resources helped them decide to enroll at Simon, and more!

Student Panelists:
Hawa Sultani '21 (MBA)
Toby Motyka '21 (MBA)
Vihang Shah '20 (MS in Finance)
Jake Wittig '20 (MS in Accountancy)

If you're in the process of making your decision—or have general questions about business school—we encourage you to reach out to our MBA or MS students to learn more about life at Simon.

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Jan 28, 2020

Rebekah Lewin, assistant dean of admissions and financial aid, is joined by Angela Petrucco, assistant dean of career management and corporate engagement, to discuss career outcomes for Simon’s MBA Class of 2019. In addition, Angela provides some insight into in-progress results for the Class of 2020, how the internship search is going for the MBA Class of 2021, and her best advice for what prospective or admitted students can do before beginning the MBA to position themselves for career success.

Learn more about employment results for our full-time MBA Class of 2019.

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Jan 14, 2020

Join Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, for a discussion with several MBA students who are members of The Consortium. The group reflects on the application process, the moment they received their Simon acceptance, their experience at The Consortium’s Orientation Program (OP), what they like most about Rochester, and more!

Panelists include:
Moderator: Chey Savoy ’21 (MBA)
Juceliz Batista ’21 (MBA)
Kitenge Ngongo ’21 (MBA)
Crystal Thompson ’20 (MBA)

It’s not too late to become a member of The Consortium for 2020—contact us at admissions@simon.rochester.edu to learn more.

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Dec 19, 2019

Join Trista Kukucka, assistant director of admissions, for a chat with four current MS students about all things Simon: favorite classes, club involvement, where to live in Rochester, advice for prospective students, and more!

Panelists include:
Hector Abreu, MS in Marketing Analytics Class of 2020
Luke Bamburoski, MS in Business Analytics Class of 2020
Tuan Ngo, MS in Finance Class of 2020
Shirley Zheng, MS in Accountancy Class of 2020

We invite you to reach out to our students if you have more questions about life as a Simon MS student, but please note that response times may be a bit longer than usual as our students are on Winter Break until mid-January.

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Nov 27, 2019

Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, sits down with Greg Bauer, associate dean of full-time programs, to discuss the ins and outs of Simon’s MBA curriculum, the Integrated Student Experience—which intentionally links coursework, co-curricular activities, and career search activities—and the STEM-designated MBA option.

In addition, Dean Bauer answers pre-submitted questions about examples of client projects, alumni interaction with current students, the requirements to attain a STEM-designated MBA, and more!

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Nov 14, 2019

Andrew Brayda, senior associate director of admissions, is joined by a panel of current MBA students to discuss life at Simon. The students weigh in on how they determined the number of b-schools to apply to, coming to an analytical MBA program from a "non-traditional" background, the benefits of Simon's STEM-designated option, things they would have done differently during the application process, and more!

MBA Panelists: Calvin Crockett ’20, Miguel Garcia ’20, Wallace Gundy ’20, and Raazgi Haidri ’20

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Oct 2, 2019

Fit is important when deciding on a business school, and at Simon we believe there is no better way to truly get a sense of what your life will be like as an MBA student than to experience it for yourself.

Julie Sadwick, senior associate director of admissions, chats with MBA students who visited Simon during the admissions process—they reflect on favorite campus visit memories, how attending events influenced their decision to enroll, and more!

MBA Panelists:

Emily Bader '20 
Sean Dozier '21 
Joshua West '20 
Sayuri Yassuda '20 

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Sep 18, 2019

Jenn Crandall, senior associate director of admissions, sat down with Tushar Mathur, a 2017 graduate of the MS in Business Analytics program, during a visit he made to Rochester in early September. Tushar worked with Jenn throughout the application and enrollment process, and the two caught up on post-graduate career at IRI in Chicago, his favorite Simon memories, and how he stays closely involved with the Simon community by mentoring prospective and current students.

Ready to take the next step toward your future career? Start at Simon—apply now!

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Sep 4, 2019

Julie Sadwick and Trista Kukucka, two members of Simon’s Admissions Committee, discuss elements of Simon’s full-time application, pitfalls to avoid as you’re preparing to apply, common misconceptions about the process, and how to distinguish yourself as an excellent candidate.

View our application checklist to ensure you’re prepared with everything you’ll need to apply, and review our application deadlines to target the round that works best with your business school timeline. The checklist and deadlines are identical for MBA and MS applicants.

Next Steps:

Attend one of our live upcoming webinars and receive an application fee waiver (a $90 value).

Check your eligibility and receive personalized feedback on your fit with Simon—including advice and how to best position your candidacy—before you apply. Send a copy of your resume and test scores (if you have them) to CYE@simon.rochester.edu, and we’ll respond in 3–5 business days.

Start your application!

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Aug 8, 2019

Rebekah Lewin, Simon's assistant dean of admissions and financial aid, chats with Heather to give a brief overview of the MS Class of 2020 and the MBA Class of 2021 by the numbers. Rebekah also recaps Simon's 2019 full-time orientation and describes the courses students are currently taking in the pre-fall term. 

Check Your Eligibility:
If you're interested in getting personalized feedback on your candidacy before you apply, please email your résumé or CV (and test scores) to CYE@simon.rochester.edu. We will respond in 3–5 business days with our experienced feedback on your qualifications.

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Jul 15, 2019

Rebekah Lewin, Simon's assistant dean of admissions and financial aid, joins Heather to chat about the ways in which prospective students can use the summer months to prepare for business school before the application opens. Rebekah walks through the elements of the Simon application, pieces she recommends starting now, and her best advice on how to shine as a candidate. 

Visiting Campus:
If you're interested in Simon's full-time MBA, mark your calendar for Experience Simon Weekend with Diversity Conference on October 11–12 and Experience Simon Weekend with Women's Conference on November 8–9. Our signature events allow you to picture yourself as a Simon student and offer the option to conduct your admissions interview in person. 

If you're interested in one of our full-time MS programs, schedule an individual campus visit to get a taste of life as a Simon master's student in Rochester. 

Check Your Eligibility:
If you're interested in getting personalized feedback on your candidacy before you apply, please email your résumé or CV (and test scores) to CYE@simon.rochester.edu. We will respond in 3–5 business days with our experienced feedback on your qualifications.

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Jun 25, 2019

Our Admissions travel season to recruit for MBA and MS Fall 2020 entry is just getting started, and Andrew Brayda and Jenn Crandall, senior associate directors of admissions, join us to break it all down. They talk through the tours and partner organizations we travel with, share where we are headed domestically and internationally this year, and offer their best tips for making a great first impression at the table.

If you're interested in finding out when you can connect with Simon in a city near you, check out our full travel schedule.

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