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The Fuqua Show
Welcome to The Fuqua Show, a podcast sharing the stories, lessons, and passions of Team Fuqua at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. We interview diverse members of the community - students, alums, partners, faculty, staff, and more - to learn about the unique things they bring to the Fuqua community.
Disclosure: This is a student-run production. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the speakers' own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Duke University or the Fuqua School of…
Episodes
The Fuqua ShowE36 —Mary Beck White-Sutton— Consulting Students: The Real Mary Beck
Mary Beck White-Sutton is best known as Fuqua's consulting career coach. But who is she outside these four walls? In this episode, Mary Beck shares her…
The Fuqua ShowE35 —Kyle Mumma— Building, Growing, and Selling My Sports Business
Kyle Mumma (Class of 2018) never thought about starting a company during his MBA. But in Year 2, he started a project to support career outcomes for…
The Fuqua ShowE34 —Jacob Smith— Walmart Manager to Wartime Planner
Jacob Smith (Class of 2025) takes "non-traditional background" to a whole new level. He joined the workforce after high school, stocking grocery shelves at his…
The Fuqua ShowE33 —Cathy Clark— Social Entrepreneurship: People, Ideas, and Money for Good
Cathy Clark (Faculty Director, CASE Center) is now one of the leading experts in social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and "business for good"...but this…
The Fuqua ShowE32 —Stephen Ezekoye— Yes We Will: Leadership Lessons From Football to Fuqua
Stephen Ezekoye (Class of 2024) rarely passes up a chance to advocate for others. As he steps up to co-lead the MBA Association, he hopes to tap into his…
The Fuqua ShowE31 —Runo Obafemi— Building a Telehealth Startup in Nigeria
Runo Obafemi (Class of 2025) turned tragedy into a tool to help her community. After witnessing firsthand the failures of healthcare in her home country, she…
The Fuqua ShowE30 —Medha Bhardvaj— The Kid's Speech: Lessons From My Speech Therapy Career
Medha Bhardvaj (Class of 2025) helps people find their voice...literally. After working with children during high school, she pursued a career as a speech…
The Fuqua ShowE29 —Stiv Fico— Fighting Fires: Restaurants to Residences
Stiv Fico (Class of 2025) fought (mostly) metaphorical fires as manager of his family's Italian restaurant. He then fought real ones as a firefighter in…
The Fuqua ShowE28 —Kareem Ragab & Joyce Akanbi— Surviving, Thriving, and Vibing at Fuqua
Kareem Ragab and Joyce Akanbi (Class of 2024) wanted to pay it forward, so they stepped up to serve as Orientation co-chairs. They both experienced many ups…
The Fuqua ShowE27 —Dr. Dan Vermeer— On the EDGE: Energy, Development, Global Environment
Dr. Dan Vermeer (Founder and Director, EDGE Center) began his professional journey in rural Nepal and India, where he saw the impacts of big companies on the…
The Fuqua ShowE26 —Dr. David Ridley— The Business of Improving Healthcare
Dr. David Ridley (Faculty Director, Center for Health Sector Management) has taught at Fuqua for 20 years. He has spent his career working to foster innovation…
The Fuqua ShowE25 —Shari Hubert— Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Charting Your Own Course
Shari Hubert (Associate Dean of Admissions) could have never predicted how her career would play out. Since graduating from Dartmouth College and Harvard…
The Fuqua ShowE24 —Cory Dowd— Building Bridges: Poker, Peace Corps, and Political Differences
Cory Dowd (Class of 2023) fiercely believes in the power of understanding others and building connections - from the poker table to a rural Ghanian village to…
The Fuqua ShowE23 —Tati Dasso— Family, Financial Inclusion, and Finding My Voice
Tati Dasso (Class of 2023) grew up in Peru with a family of nine kids. After starting a finance career, she began applying her skills in the community…
The Fuqua ShowE22 —Eliza Johnson— Health Equity, Rural Development, and The Road Less Traveled
Eliza Johnson (Class of 2023) loves to follow whatever seems like the most interesting path. After growing up in rural Washington, she dropped out of high…
The Fuqua ShowE21 —Nikhil Sreekumar— Sports to Sustainability
Nikhil Sreekumar (Class of 2024) is a global citizen and lifelong athlete, winning four karate world championships and playing professional cricket in Saudi…
The Fuqua ShowE20 —Tyler Kendrick— Leadership, Mentorship, and Allyship
Tyler Kendrick (Class of 2023) is passionate about empowering peers to achieve great things. Through her experiences in an HBCU, the corporate world, and…
The Fuqua ShowE19 —Derrick Haynes— Investment Banker to Middle School Math Teacher
Derrick Haynes (Class of 2023) has lived a "tale of two cities", having worked in both a bulge bracket bank and a sixth grade classroom. After growing up in…
The Fuqua ShowE18 —Abby Williams— Healthcare, Startups, and Family Caregiving
Abby Williams (Class of 2023) has always lived a "nontraditional" life, from her family to her career to her MBA experience co-leading the Entrepreneurship and…
The Fuqua ShowE17 —Julian Guelig & Shelly Mittal— Fuqua Women in Finance
Julian Guelig and Shelly Mittal (Class of 2023) came to finance from nontraditional backgrounds - international development and dentistry. Now, they're…
The Fuqua ShowE16 —Gina El Kattan— How I Built It: Nuba Tisane
Gina El Kattan (Class of 2023) is completing her MBA in North Carolina...while also running a Canada-based Egyptian tea business with her mom. The two…
The Fuqua ShowE15 —Megan Carter-Stone— Politics, Marketing, and Fixing Social Media
Megan Carter-Stone (Class of 2023) pursued her lifelong passions to manage social media for political candidates. She worked on a presidential and Senate…
The Fuqua ShowE14 — Love is Fuqua 2023
It's Valentine's Day at Fuqua and love is in the air! To celebrate, we've filmed a special episode with three of our Fuqua couples: First, there's Tyler Klatt…
The Fuqua ShowE13 —Cinthia Loera— Advocating for Others
Cinthia Loera (Class of 2023) grew up in a small town with only three stoplights. There, she began advocating for underserved communities - a mission that…
The Fuqua ShowE12 —Bruna Leite— Brazil, Online Dating, and Making Friends Anywhere
Bruna Leite (Class of 2023) is all about relationships. Originally from Brazil, she has lived all over the world, from Australia to Utah. She loves making…
The Fuqua ShowE11 —Brandon Quinn— Pushing Your Limits: Skies, Seas, and School
Brandon Quinn (Class of 2023) is terrified of heights, yet signed up for a job that included falling from the sky. He spent eight years in the U.S. Navy…
The Fuqua ShowE10 —Dr. Pino Lopomo— Pino's Ingredients: Family, Comedy, and Auction Theory
Dr. Pino Lopomo has lived a remarkable life. He grew up in small town Italy, married his high school sweetheart, came to the U.S. for a Ph.D. in economics…
The Fuqua ShowE9 —Hebe Zhao— Scuba Diving, Global Business, and Pursuing Your Passion
Hebe Zhao (Class of 2023) took a break from her finance job to explore the world. She tried scuba diving and loved it so much she became an instructor…
The Fuqua ShowE8 —Kristy Scheurer— Health, Wellness, and Business
Kristy Scheurer's (Class of 2023) mission is to help people improve their health and wellness, at Fuqua and beyond. In this episode, she covers her experiences…
The Fuqua ShowE7 —Xiaobao Li— Infection Prevention, Culture Shock, and Navigating Life's Surprises
Xiaobao Li (Class of 2024) has lived a life of many surprises. After growing up in "small town" China and studying in Beijing, he moved to the U.S. to pursue a…
The Fuqua ShowE6 —Arya Diwase— Building Social Enterprises in India
Arya Diwase (Class of 2024) grew up in Pune, India, where she developed a passion for entrepreneurship and service. In this episode, she speaks about her…
The Fuqua ShowE5 —Courtney Kaplan— Music Teacher to Management Consultant
Courtney Kaplan (Class of 2023) pivoted from music teaching to management consulting in just one year. In this episode, she discusses her journey as both a…
The Fuqua ShowE4 —Javier Casado Cocero— Me in Web3: Building a Decentralized Identity Network
Javier Casado Cocero (Class of 2024) has big goals to transform how we manage our identities online. As he finished a job in pharmaceutical sales, he began…
The Fuqua ShowE3 —Ayana Ferguson— Data Ethics, Diversity, and Doing the Right Thing
Ayana Ferguson (Class of 2024) is a data scientist by trade. At SAS Institute, a leading analytics company, she co-founded the Data Ethics practice to monitor…
The Fuqua ShowE2 —Gary Guilliams— Intelligence Tests: Lessons From National Security
This week's guest is Gary Guilliams, a first-year MBA student in the Class of 2024. Gary is a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served for seven years as an…
The Fuqua ShowE1 —Jen Sibel— Leading and Serving People: From Restaurants to Big Tech
Our first guest is Jen Sibel, a second-year MBA student in the Class of 2023. After starting her career in the hospitality industry, she decided to attend…