{"id":20128,"date":"2013-08-08T10:45:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T17:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=20128"},"modified":"2013-08-08T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T18:56:30","slug":"from-luxury-marketing-to-entrepreneurship-a-talk-with-daria-burke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/from-luxury-marketing-to-entrepreneurship-a-talk-with-daria-burke\/","title":{"rendered":"From Luxury Marketing to Entrepreneurship: A Talk with Daria Burke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DariaBurke\"<\/a>How does someone with a degree in English end up pursuing an MBA at NYU Stern? Why attend a program famous for its ties to Wall St. when you\u2019re interested in marketing? And why abandon the glamorous world of beauty and luxury marketing for the world of start-ups and social enterprise?<\/p>\n

Listen to the full recording<\/a><\/strong> of our interview with Daria Burke, NYU Stern<\/a> MBA, entrepreneur, founder of Black MBA Women, and former director of Makeup Marketing for Estee Lauder (there is even more, btw).<\/p>\n

00:01:35 \u2013 Meet the multi-faceted & multi talented Daria Burke.<\/p>\n

00:02:25 \u2013 Quite the career change<\/a>: Professional services to luxury goods and beauty.<\/p>\n

00:04:04 \u2013 Why NYU Stern<\/a>? The advantages of studying luxury goods marketing at a school with a reputation for finance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

00:07:52 \u2013 Great tips for applicants interested in careers in the beauty and luxury industries. And yes, image is important.<\/p>\n

00:12:43 \u2013 Entrepreneurs<\/a>, listen up: Risk assessment, risk tolerance, and how b-school really can<\/em> help you.<\/p>\n

00:16:10 \u2013 How Black MBA Women came to be (answer: by mistake).<\/p>\n

00:22:55 \u2013 Get involved in a network, and take a leadership<\/a> role. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n

00:28:45 \u2013 \u201cI Can Have it All.\u201d Daria's position on the \"mommy wars.\"<\/p>\n

00:34:31 \u2013 Does an MBA pay off? (Controversial statement alert).<\/p>\n

00:38:37 \u2013 Tips for researching<\/a> and applying to business school.<\/p>\n

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*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Relevant Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 \"Why MBA<\/a>?\"<\/em> A free, downloadable special report
\n\u2022 MBA Application Essay Tips<\/a>
\n\u2022 Black MBA Women<\/a>
\n\u2022 \u201cI Can Have It All<\/a>\u201d
\n\u2022 \"The MBA Value Proposition<\/a>\"<\/p>\n

Related Episodes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 MBAs Across America: The Coolest HBS Internship<\/a>
\n\u2022 Interview with SoFi Co-Founder, Daniel Macklin<\/a><\/p>\n

Subscribe<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Admissions Straight Talk<\/a><\/em> on iTunes<\/a>
\n\u2022 Admissions Straight Talk<\/a><\/em> on Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n


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