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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 Jesse A. Mejia, Founder and President of MBA Catalyst

Published on December 1, 2010 by Marquis in admissions consulting, application process, Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, Conversations, entrepreneurship, mba, notable organizations, other sites, professional advice

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In this edition of the “Conversations” interview series, I’ll be speaking with Jesse A. Mejia, Founder and President of MBA Catalyst, an MBA admissions consultancy based in the Washington DC area. I’ve known Jesse for a couple of years through a mutual friend, but this was the first time that we ever spoke face-to-face. As you’ll soon see, we had a lot of fun with the interview.

Jesse founded MBA Catalyst back in 2004, soon after finishing up his MBA at Georgetown. He also has a “day job” working in Corporate America with a focus on risk management, but, … Read the rest

Conversation with Damien Ritter, Co-founder and President of Funk Volume

Published on November 1, 2010 by Marquis in Business, career path, consulting, Conversations, entrepreneurship, mba, music industry, notable organizations, Stanford GSB, strategy

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In this entry, I present the second installment in my “Conversations” series of interviews with professionals in the business world. In the video below, I am interviewing Damien Ritter, who is the co-founder and President of an independent hip-hop label and production company called Funk Volume.

Damien has an educational and professional background that most people would kill to have. He is a Stanford MBA and University of California at Berkeley grad who has worked at Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, and Deloitte Consulting in his career. About 18 months ago, he decided to make the plunge into entrepreneurship and … Read the rest

Great post-MBA fellowship opportunity working with entrepreneurs in New Orleans

Published on May 20, 2010 by Marquis in Business School, career, mba, notable organizations

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Passing along word of a fantastic two-year post-MBA fellowship working with an organization called The Idea Village. The organization works with entrepreneurs in New Orleans to grow their small businesses into thriving enterprises. Over the past four years, MBA students from many top B-schools have done week-long intensive work sessions with the group and have helped lots of businesses. Now, they’re trying to kick things to the next level with this fellowship opportunity.

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The Idea Village is hiring smart, proactive, roll-up-your-sleeves, can-do-anything entrepreneurial individuals for a 2 year Fellowship opportunity.

The IDEAcorps Fellowship recruits highly motivated individuals to support … Read the rest

Annonucing a partnership with GMAT-GRE test prep org TeachStreet

Published on March 6, 2010 by Marquis in About this blog, notable organizations, other sites

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What’s good, folks. I just wanted to post a quick entry to announce a partnership I’ve made with an organization called TeachStreet, which provides tools and information for people take the GMAT and GRE exams. The following is the press release issued by TeachStreet to announce the partnership and provides details about the organization:

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TeachStreet press release:

Truth & Wisdom – My journey to a Stanford MBA and a career in business included as Featured Blogger in TeachStreet’s new GMAT Decision Engine

SEATTLE, WA – February 23, 2010 – MBA and Business blogger Marquis Parker and TeachStreet announced today … Read the rest

Interesting article – Top-five resume tips from Doostang.com

Published on January 26, 2010 by Marquis in career, interesting articles, job search resources, notable organizations, other blogs, other sites, recruiting

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The article below comes to us from the team over at Doostang. My long-time readers will recognize the Doostang name because it is the career search site founded by one of my close friends from my class at Stanford GSB. Since its launch a few years ago, Doostang has evolved tremendously and is now THE place to go for high-end, hard-to-find jobs in desirable industries and functions, including Investment Banking, Private Equity, Consulting, Corporate Strategy, and Information Technology. Doostang has also become a provider of general career information, which is how the article below comes into play. The article describes… Read the rest

For folks interested in the Education field — Info on the Broad Residency in Urban Education

Published on October 7, 2009 by Marquis in Education, notable organizations, other sites

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What’s going on, everyone. Y’all know that I like to do whatever I can to look out for my fellow Stanford GSB alums/students, right? Well, this is another entry to do just that…

The email below is from the Director of Recruitment for The Broad Residency in Urban Education, which is a fantastic program that places business professionals into leadership positions in America’s educational system (both at the local and national level). It just so happens that the Director of Recruitment is a GSB alum and, when he asked me to spread the word about his program, I just HAD … Read the rest

Interesting job opportunities at Teach For America…they’re seeking Management Consultant types

Published on August 12, 2009 by Marquis in career, job opportunities, notable organizations, recruiting

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What’s good, folk. Looks like I’m mkaing up for lost time by making lots of posts in the month of August. I’m in the process of thinking through responses to some reader emails, but this entry isn’t one of those. Instead, it’s an entry to help a fantastic organization with some of its recruiting efforts. They’re looking for Consulting types and I guess I’ve got a good reader following among their target group, so they reached out to me