Duke Global Executive MBA Student Blog

Did you know there’s a chance your company might help pay for your MBA?

With the help of Fuqua, I was able to find my dream job, pivot into a role I never would have applied to in the first place, and work at a company I am passionate about.

Everyone can remember the time when his or her life made a U-turn. Mine was when I enrolled at Duke.

This is the story of how I changed my career trajectory from oil and gas operations to technology product management.

I would immediately be putting lessons from my MBA program to use in the most difficult of circumstances.

My classmates and I banded together to create a student-led initiative in an effort to develop anti-racist businesses because we feel it is up to us, current and future leaders, to shape the future strategies.

I have a unique story behind pursuing my MBA and my corporate passion: my oldest child was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease.

I was quite confident that I was going to absolutely crush balancing the rigors of a fast-paced job, a Global Executive MBA program, all while being a husband and a new dad.

When it was announced that Term 2 and Term 3 would be domestic residencies in Durham, I set out to create engaging club activities over Zoom that gave members of my class cultural immersion and networking experiences.

The learning begins before students step foot in a classroom.