Helen Zucchini

MBA Admissions Process Advice

Jan. 31, 2018

I had the opportunity to interview Helen Zucchini , the Interim Director of Admissions and Director of Marketing & Outreach to discuss common questions and advice for potential MBA candidates. Typically, prospective students want to know 鈥淲hat do you look for in a candidate?鈥 This is a popular question and...

Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show

Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show

Jan. 29, 2018

One of the perks to being in an MBA program is access to industry resources. Our variety of MBA clubs work to build relationships with local companies to host different types of events: guest speakers, treks to tour businesses, industry happy hours, among other opportunities. Another perk is access to...

Cohort Learning

The importance of the cohort experience at Leeds

Jan. 19, 2018

The graduate programs at the Leeds School of Business organize each incoming group of students into cohorts. An academic cohort is a group of students working in the same education program who finish their degree together, which is beneficial for staff, faculty and students. As a top ranked business school...

Tess Smith

Get to know your career services staff: Tess Smith

Jan. 12, 2018

We鈥檒l be doing a new series focusing on getting to know some of our Leeds faculty and staff. This week I had the opportunity to interview Tess Smith, our assistant director of graduate career management. Please tell us a little about your background: Right before I moved to Boulder I...

Paul Wood

Get to know your student services staff: Paul Wood

Jan. 12, 2018

This is the second post of a new series focusing on getting to know some of our Leeds faculty and staff. This week I had the opportunity to interview Paul Wood, our MBA student services program manager. Please tell us a little about your background: I attended the University of...

John Helmers

Networking in the new year - advice from John Helmers Sr. associate director, career development

Jan. 9, 2018

The holiday break is upon us which means MBA students are sleeping, relaxing, skiing, traveling, and maximizing this well-deserved hiatus between busy semesters. Once those itches are scratched, however, many enterprising students are using the long holiday break to nurture and grow their networks. Networking does not need to take...

MBA Blog

MBA students learn the art of the pitch

Jan. 5, 2018

In a unique professional development workshop, Leeds MBA students in Associate Professor Peter McGraw鈥檚 Marketing Management course recently learned how to harness techniques used by comedians, such as body language and vocal tone, to elevate their public speaking skills. Pitch Lab Co-founder Jay Mays and Daniel Reskin, a local comedian,...

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Etiquette Dinner

Dec. 5, 2017

We had the opportunity to spend Tuesday evening with Marie Hornback, owner of H.M.S. Protocol & Etiquette Training . Marie offered information, tips, and tricks teaching us basics of etiquette when dining formally in the context of a business dinner and attending a cocktail hour. Information ranged from how to...

MBA Blog Leeds School of Business

South Denver Evening MBA Interview

Dec. 5, 2017

I had the opportunity to interview Evening MBA Candidate, Nathan Goodman, to learn more about why he chose Leeds and learn what his experience has been like in the program. Previously, Nathan spent six years in the United States Army. He is a 2009 graduate of Colorado State University, and...

MBA Net Impact Trek

Net Impact Trek to Atlanta

Nov. 14, 2017

The Net Impact Club took a trip to Atlanta, Georgia to attend the Net Impact Conference . It was incredibly fun and informative! We promoted the Net Impact Case Competition , the premier MBA case competition focused on solving real world social and environmental business challenges. The Leeds School of...

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