Sarah Pinner (MMM 2022) reflects on her Summer Quarter at Kellogg – a hybrid experience full of creativity, experimentation, and empathy.
COVID-19 Stories
Blanx: A Kellogg Startup Amplifying Social Good
“Sneakers are icons of signaling. They are a cultural starting point for sharing our identity. From the brand to the style to how they are worn, every detail of a sneaker tells a story about us.” Ariel Bacal (EMBA 2020) and Alfredo Cottin (EMBA 2016) share the co-founding of Blanx.
Part Three: The New Talent in Kellogg’s E&W Program
From the Chicago Public Education Fund, to Clean Energy Trust, to Walgreens, talent abounds in the new class joining the Evening & Weekend Program. In this blog series, we’re excited to introduce you to some of these exceptional students! Today, meet Tony Zhu, Colby Pendley, and Monica Martens (all E&W 2022).
Part Two: The New Talent in Kellogg’s E&W Program
From Boston Consulting Group, to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, to Google, talent abounds in the new class joining the Evening & Weekend Program. In this blog series, we’re excited to introduce you to some of these exceptional students! Today, meet Gabrielle Bunney, Malik Elarbi, and Frank Gossage (all E&W 2022).
A 1Y Shares Kellogg’s Collaborative & Inclusive Approach to Hybrid Learning
“I think we’ve all proven we’re resilient, adaptable, up for the challenge and ready to show the rest of our classmates how it’s done.” Alyssa Posklensky (1Y 2021) reflects on the hybrid experience of her Summer Quarter at Kellogg.
Part One: The New Talent in Kellogg’s E&W Program
From the Good Jobs Institute, to Citadel Securities, to NASA, talent abounds in the new class joining the Evening & Weekend Program. In the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to some of these exceptional students. Today, meet Chris Riggs, Bridget Callaghan, and Aaron Young (all E&W 2022).
A Foodie, Traveler and Marketer Finds a Home in EMBA
“The first year went by in a flash. I could already feel the program had changed me at a personal and professional level–but I didn’t know how much,” says Federico Valiente Bolaines (EMBA 2021).
Solving the Hardest Problems While Serving the Market
“We didn’t create a machine learning powered virtual agent solution. We created a mechanism of hope.” Dave Chookaszian (2Y 2013) and Raj Karan Singh (E&W 2019) share the extraordinary pivots they’re making at Quantiphi during COVID-19.
Entrepreneurship: A Deeply Human Endeavor
Early in NuMat Technologies’ founding, Benjamin Hernandez (JD-MBA 2013) and his co-founders entered a business plan competition in Chicago. “We ended up winning the competition, at which point we decided to enter every other business plan competition in the U.S. where prizes exceeded $100,000. We won every single one.”
Co-Founding a Startup at the Intersection of Healthcare and Technology
In the early stages of his startup, Varun Goyal (E&W 2011) and his co-founder were conducting a review of “what’s out there around statistics of adverse events and medication problems…truly thinking about what a patient needed to feel confident and empowered in taking their medication.” And that’s how Illuminate Health was born.
GCC Series: A Box of Chocolates and a Scoop of Gelato
As a Bain-sponsored student, (Evan) Hao Chen (1Y 2020) poetically brings to life his Kellogg journey and how he flourished in his MBA experience during COVID-19.
ACL Series: Bringing Real-World Data Analytics into Focus
For Joe Walsh (2Y 2020), the Analytical Consulting Lab brought into focus “that in the real-world, data analysis is messy” and that “businesses face real challenges in corralling data and using it in meaningful ways.” Below he shares his experience of the class and the lessons he’ll take with him.