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Beyond the Essay: How Top Consultants Guide Candidates to Strong MBA Applications | Ep 111

2026-07-1439:45

Send us your admissions questions! How do MBA admissions consultants help their clients beyond editing their essays? In this episode of The mbaMission Podcast, host Harold Simansky sits down with two highly experienced admissions consultants, mbaMission Managing Director Rachel Beck and Gatehouse Admissions Founder Liza Weale, for a candid, inside look at what MBA consulting entails. The conversation covers the brainstorming and experience inventory process that begins every client engagement...

How to Avoid Business School Application Mistakes | Ep 109

2026-06-3036:02

Send us your admissions questions! In this episode, listeners learn how to optimize the formatting of their resume, strategically handle issues with their transcript, and make their short-answer responses effective. Host and mbaMission Founder Jeremy Shinewald talks with Executive Director Jessica Shklar and Managing Director Rachel Beck about how admissions committees evaluate applicants’ professionalism. Drawing on decades of evaluation experience, these experts discuss why following instru...

Understanding the Case Method with HBS Professor Joshua Margolis | Ep 108

2026-06-2342:20

Send us your admissions questions! What is the case method, and how does it work at Harvard Business School (HBS)? Plus, what should MBA applicants know before they enroll? In this episode of The mbaMission Podcast, host Harold Simansky and mbaMission Executive Director Jessica Shklar sit down with HBS professor Joshua Margolis—a member of the program’s Organizational Behavior Unit and a faculty member in the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning—for a candid, behind-the-scenes discuss...

Real Estate as an MBA Career Path with Frank Cohen | Ep 107

2026-06-1625:23

Send us your admissions questions! Is real estate a feasible career path for MBA students? And how can one break into the industry? In this episode of The mbaMission Podcast, host Harold Simansky and mbaMission Founder Jeremy Shinewald speak with Frank Cohen, a Boston-based real estate developer, co-founder of Sheridan Road Properties, former senior director at Tishman Speyer, and a Kellogg MBA, about how MBA students can effectively pursue careers in real estate, even if they arrive on campu...

Why “Nontraditional” MBA Applicants Don't Exist (And What Does) | Ep 106

2026-06-0924:50

Send us your admissions questions! Are any MBA applicants truly “nontraditional” applicants? In this episode of The mbaMission Podcast, Harold Simansky is joined by Jeremy Shinewald, the founder of mbaMission, to examine a common notion in MBA admissions: that of the “nontraditional” applicant. Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Jeremy argues that applicants should not focus on whether or not their background is “traditional” but on identifying and showcasing the personal stories...

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