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Question from an MBA applicant with entrepreneurial aspirations

Published on November 12, 2011 by Marquis in Business, Business concepts, career, consulting, entrepreneurship, mba, professional advice

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The email below is from an aspiring entrepreneur who found me through my interview on Management Consulted. He’s a former Equity Research Associate who took the entrepreneurial plunge with his father last year. Now, he’s planning to apply to business school and is looking for some advice about getting further along on his entrepreneurial journey. He has several questions about my own journey and how Management Consulting might fit into that story. Without further delay…

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MS wrote:

Hi Marquis,

I came across you interview on Management Consulted and found the interview very informative and helpful. Let me briefly

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Conversation with Kenji Crosland, Entrepreneur and SEO Expert

Published on April 19, 2011 by Marquis in Business, career, career path, Conversations, entrepreneurship, professional advice, Technology

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In this entry, we’ll be talking to a Seattle-based business professional named Kenji Crosland, who is an entrepreneur and search-engine optimization expert. Kenji currently serves an “SEO Samurai” for Teachstreet.com, a startup that brings motivated learners and talented teachers together. Prior to joining Teachstreet, Kenji founded 2 businesses with the most recent being GoldHat.org, a social donations site focused on funding creative projects.

Before taking his initial plunge into entrepreneurship, Kenji’s career took him on an interesting path, which included working as an English tutor and headhunter in Japan and as an author and copywriter. When I … Read the rest

Conversation with Tanisha Drummer, Strategy Professional and Former Management Consultant

Published on March 26, 2011 by Marquis in Business, Business School, career, career-life balance, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, Leaving job for Bschool, mba, my peoples, professional advice, Stanford GSB, strategy, transition

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In this entry, you’ll be introduced to Tanisha Drummer, a Strategy professional and former Management Consultant. Tanisha is a friend of mine from my years at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has done some really interesting things in her career. Tanisha is a former Management Consultant in Accenture’s Strategy Practice, where she focused on Marketing strategy for 4 years before business school and 1.5 years afterward. She’s been in her current Corporate Strategy role at US Cellular for over a year now and has been having tremendous impact.

I’m tempted to give you more background on her … Read the rest

Conversation with Kevin Gao, Entrepreneur and Former McKinsey Consultant

Published on February 20, 2011 by Marquis in Business, career, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, interview advice, notable organizations, other sites, professional advice

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In the video below, I’ll be introducing you to Kevin Gao, a former McKinsey Consultant who chose the path of entrepreneurship after leaving The Firm. His first venture was a company called Management Consulted… Read the rest that offers information about all things having to do with pursuing a career in Management Consulting. He started the business off as a website providing general information, but, over time, he evolved the business and started offering interview and resume preparation services along with specific case studies and job search strategies. Now, he’s working on a somewhat stealth-mode startup in the digital publishing space called

Conversation with Jullien Gordon, Serial Entrepreneur and “Purpose Finder”

Published on February 5, 2011 by Marquis in Business, Business School, career, career path, Conversations, entrepreneurship, job search resources, mba, my peoples, other sites, professional advice, Stanford GSB

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In this entry, I present a discussion with Jullien Gordon… Read the rest, a serial entrepreneur and “Purpose Finder”, as a part of my “Conversations” interview series. Jullien is a good friend of mine from time at Stanford GSB (he was in the class behind me) and we’ve supported each other over the years in our various ventures. My long-time blog readers will recognize Jullien’s name because I’ve written about him a few times times in the past. I wanted to profile Jullien earlier as a part of the this interview series, but he was busy launching the Career Change Challenge and

Roadmap to a successful side venture

Published on January 30, 2011 by Marquis in Business, career, entrepreneurship, strategy

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As many of you know, I have maintained this blog over the years during my off-time while working full-time as a Software Engineer, MBA student, Management Consultant, and Business Strategy professional. In the past couple of years, I have also launched a series of value-added services… Read the rest, including business services, admissions advisory, career preparation, and career visioning, in addition to sharing my story and offering advice on this site. When I first started offering my services, I planned to make a few bucks here and there, but, over time, these offerings turned into viable revenue streams and have helped me

Conversation with Eric Sforza, Innovation Strategy and Branding Consultant

Published on January 6, 2011 by Marquis in Bschool experience, Business, Business School, career, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, mba, other sites, professional advice

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Hello, all. This entry contains another video in the “Conversations” interview series featuring Eric Sforza… Read the rest, who is an innovation strategy and branding consultant. Eric has had a diverse set of professional and educational experiences, including jobs in General Management, Physiology, and Strategy and an MBA from an institution in the UK, and also shares his insights online as an active blogger. I started following his blog a few months back after finding his Twitter feed and he has a knack for helping his readers to understand the sometimes confusing concepts that underlie business success. Once I learned about his

Conversation with Iain Lopata, Founder and CEO of The Consulting Bench

Published on December 18, 2010 by Marquis in Business, career, consulting, Conversations, Corporate executives, entrepreneurship, job opportunities, job search resources, other sites, professional advice

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In today’s entry, I’m presenting another edition of the “Conversations” interview series with Iain Lopata as our featured businessperson. Iain is a former Partner at Accenture who left Consulting a few years ago and moved on to launch a couple of businesses, including one called The Consulting Bench that kicked off in November 2010. The Consulting Bench offers services that are intended to help professionals and students looking to enter the industry or current Consulting professionals who are looking for a chance in employment (either to another Consulting firm or outside of the industry).

Iain reached out to me recently … Read the rest