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Second Year Coach Spotlight: Rebeccah Kilty (MBA ’21)

Rebeccah Kilty (MBA ’21) is no stranger to career coaching. Before pursuing her Darden MBA, Rebeccah managed Harvard Business School’s career coaching program, from overseeing its budget to trendspotting in coaching data analysis. Coaching is what she “loves to do,” and it’s what led her to a full…

By Mary Shea Watson- April 8, 2021

Career Tips, Entrepreneurship, SY Coaches

Second Year Coach Spotlight: Alex Zorychta (MBA ’21)

For Second Year Coach Alex Zorychta (MBA ’21), the entrepreneurial mindset is contagious. It’s “caught, not taught,” says the decade-long Charlottesville resident, who’s been involved in the area’s teeming entrepreneurial ecosystem for nearly as long. He uses that mindset to inform his mentorship approach as SY…

By Mary Shea Watson- March 30, 2021

Career Tips, Energy, MBA, SY Coaches

Second Year Coach Spotlight: Joan Cannon (MBA ’21)

With her background in environmental nonprofit work, Joan Cannon (MBA ’21) became a Second Year Coach to serve fellow Darden students seeking roles in non-traditional MBA hiring industries like energy and sustainability. The SY Coach Program is one of the hallmarks of Darden students’ experience at the School. Through…

By Mary Shea Watson- March 23, 2021

Career Tips, Consulting, Darden Alumni, EMBA

Alumni in Consulting: Strengthening Data-Driven Leadership Skills

For the past 13 years, recent Darden alum Nii-Lante Lamptey (MBA ’19) has worked at Deloitte and progressed from a consultant to his current position as senior manager. He came to Darden to become a stronger, more dynamic leader and grow as a professional in the consulting sector. Hear…

By Mary Shea Watson- August 16, 2020

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, EMBA, General Management, Technology

Alumni in Tech: From Diving With the Navy, to Leading at Amazon

Darden Executive MBA alum Rich Hanna (MBA ’15) knows more than a little something about how to breathe and operate well under pressure. Before coming to Darden, he served as an explosive ordnance officer in the Navy, or an underwater diver who disarms bombs. Based in Boston, Rich now leads…

By Mary Shea Watson- July 1, 2020

Career Tips, Darden Alumni, MBA

Darden Alumni Encourage Resiliency, Optimism For Job Searches Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Several Darden alumni who graduated during crises such as the dot-com bubble, September 11th and the Great Recession of 2008 recently shared their advice for Darden’s rising Second Years and newest graduates. As the Class of 2021 begins summer internships and the Class of 2020 enters a job…

By Mary Shea Watson- May 22, 2020