{"id":23735,"date":"2014-05-01T14:23:34","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T21:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=23735"},"modified":"2014-05-01T14:23:34","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T21:23:34","slug":"forte-helps-women-in-business-thrive-interview-with-elissa-sangster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/forte-helps-women-in-business-thrive-interview-with-elissa-sangster\/","title":{"rendered":"Forte Helps Women in Business Thrive: Interview with Elissa Sangster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_Elissa_Sangster_May_2014.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23736\" alt=\"Elissa_Sangster\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Elissa_Sangster.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Elissa_Sangster.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Elissa_Sangster-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Things have come full circle for Admissions Straight Talk. We couldn't be more excited about our second interview with the very first guest to have appeared on our podcast: Elissa Sangster, <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Executive Director for the Fort\u00e9 Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_Elissa_Sangster_May_2014.mp3\">Listen to the recording of our conversation<\/a> to learn about the newest programs <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9 is running to support women MBAs (past, present, and future). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:03:32 \u2013 What\u2019s new and exciting at <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:06:52 \u2013 Does going into business equal selling your soul?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:12:51 \u2013 The very exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/04\/13\/uc-berkeley-haas-admitted-student-and-2013-mba-launcher\/\">MBALaunch<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:15:05 \u2013 Why <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9<\/span> has reached out to 5,000 women in college.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:20:20 \u2013 A word on the challenges facing women who want to go to b-school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:22:19 \u2013 <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9's<\/span> support for women post-MBA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:26:30 \u2013 What is the <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9<\/span>Fellows Program and how can someone get involved?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:28:30 \u2013 The difference between the <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9<\/span> Forum and other MBA fairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:31:29 \u2013 Elissa\u2019s take on the \u201cIs an MBA worth it\u201d debate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:36:47 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/default.aspx\">Advice for MBA applicants<\/a> (very good advice, btw).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_Elissa_Sangster_May_2014.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21708 size-full\" title=\"Listen to the Show!\" alt=\"Listen to the full conversation to learn more!\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/listen_to_the_show.png\" width=\"361\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">*Theme music is courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podcastthemes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcastthemes.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortefoundation.org\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9 <\/span>Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortefoundation.org\/site\/PageServer?pagename=events_mbalaunch\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MBA Launch<\/span><\/a><em><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/get_accepted_in_2015\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Get Accepted in 2015: 7 Steps to a Successful MBA Application<\/span><\/a><\/em>, a webinar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/reports.accepted.com\/mba_secrets_to_acceptance\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Secret to MBA Acceptance<\/span><\/a>, a webinar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Related Shows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2012\/03\/29\/admissions-straight-talk-interview-with-fortes-elissa-ellis-sangster\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interview with <span style=\"color: #4b4a49;\">Fort\u00e9<\/span>\u2019s Elissa Ellis Sangster<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/08\/08\/interview-with-daria-burke\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From Luxury Marketing to Entrepreneurship: A Talk with Daria Burke<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/01\/16\/commonbonds-story-a-revolution-in-student-loans\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CommonBond\u2019s Story: A Revolution in Student Loans<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2012\/10\/04\/interview-with-anna-runyan\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interview with Anna Runyan of <em>Classy Career Girl<\/em><\/span><\/a><em> <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><em><a 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Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> to get started now!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\"><em>This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/05\/01\/forte-helps-women-in-business-thrive-interview-with-elissa-sangster\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things have come full circle for Admissions Straight Talk. 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