{"id":25313,"date":"2014-08-21T12:06:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T19:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=25313"},"modified":"2014-08-21T12:06:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T19:06:29","slug":"a-b-school-professor-on-main-street-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/a-b-school-professor-on-main-street-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"A B-School Professor on Main Street, USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_Dr_Scott_Schaefer.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25314\" alt=\"ScottSchaefer\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ScottSchaefer.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ScottSchaefer.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ScottSchaefer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Dr. Scott Schaefer escaped an economics conference and ended up in a fortuitous encounter that changed his life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_Dr_Scott_Schaefer.mp3\">Listen to the recording of our conversation<\/a> with Dr. Shaefer, Kendall D. Garff Chair in Business Administration and Professor of Finance at the University of Utah\u2019s David Eccles School of Business, for some great insights into small business, business school, and the place where the two meet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:02:03 \u2013 How a trip to the shoe store inspired Roadside MBA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:06:35 \u2013 The Roadside MBA Manifesto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:12:54 \u2013 Want to hear some great stories?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:17:43 \u2013 The story Scott wishes he had included in the book (and so does Linda).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:24:57 \u2013 Surprising takeaways from Roadside MBA project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:28:53 \u2013 How the Roadside MBA changed the way Scott teaches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">00:33:45 \u2013 If only MBA students came to campus knowing\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/admissions_straight_talk\/p\/www.accepted.com\/IV_with_Dr_Scott_Schaefer.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><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;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1455583987\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1455583987&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=acceptedcom&amp;linkId=AC3TNAISFWHDWR3P\" target=\"_blank\">Roadside MBA: Backroad Wisdom for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=acceptedcom&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1455583987\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (Linda highly recommends it.)<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n\u2022 <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadside-mba.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roadside MBA<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roadsidemba\" target=\"_blank\">Roadside MBA on Twitter<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/entrepreneurship.aspx\">Entrepreneurship &amp; the MBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Related Shows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 <span style=\"color: #444444;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/04\/10\/mbas-across-america-entrepreneurs-with-a-heart\/\">MBAs Across America: Entrepreneurs with a Heart<\/a> <\/span><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/04\/18\/mbas-across-america-the-coolest-hbs-internship\/\">MBAs Across America: The Coolest HBS Internship<\/a> (original interview)<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/08\/22\/dr-douglas-stayman-shares-the-scoop-on-cornell-tech-nyc\/\">Dr. Douglas Stayman Shares the Scoop on Cornell Tech NYC<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2012\/08\/02\/admissions-straight-talk-interview-with-anne-perigo\/\">Introducing the Master in Entrepreneurship Program at the Univ. of Michigan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/info.accepted.com\/admissions-straight-talk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20541\" title=\"Don't miss out - subscribe now!\" alt=\"Subscribe to Admissions Straight Talk in iTunes!\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/iTunes_Admissions_Straight_Talk.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=34489&amp;refid=stpr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-20547\" title=\"Don't miss a single episode! 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