Alumni

Sloanies Talking with Sloanies

Sloanies Talking with Sloanies is a conversational podcast with alumni and faculty about the MIT Sloan experience and how it influences what they're doing today. Over the course of this podcast, you will hear from guests who are making a difference in their community, including our own very important one here at MIT Sloan. Sloanies Talking with Sloanies is produced by the Office of External Relations at MIT Sloan School of Management. 

For more information or to submit an idea for an interview subject, please contact sloanalumni@mit.edu.

Interviewer

Christopher Reichert

Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04

Christopher Reichert is the host of Sloanies Talking with Sloanies.

Ore Adeyemi

Ore Adeyemi, SB '00, MBA '06

Ore Adeyemi shares his journey to MIT Sloan and his career at HSBC.

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Headshot of Jawad Ahsan

Jawad Ahsan, EMBA ’14

Jawad Ahsan discusses the value of the MBA experience.

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Bridget Akinc

Bridget Akinc, EMBA ’13

Bridget Akinc discusses her role as CEO of Building Impact.

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Thad Allen poses for photo

Admiral Thad Allen, SF ’89, and Frank Finelli, SM ’86

Admiral Thad Allen and Frank Finelli on leadership in and out of the military.

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Roberto Rigobon and Juan Pablo Armas

Juan Pablo Armas, SM ’92, and Roberto Rigobon, PhD ’97

A conversation about the 10th Anniversary of the MIT Sloan Latin America Office.

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Ian Barkin

Ian Barkin, MBA ’06

Ian Barkin on RPA and its role in intelligent automation.

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Alexander Borschow

Alexander Borschow, SB ’06, MBA ’14

Alexander Borschow discusses sustainability in the food industry.

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Benjamin Boutboul from the shoulders up

Benjamin Boutboul, MBA ’20

Benjamin Boutboul shares his experience leading a COVID-19 hackathon.

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Yda Bouvier

Yda Bouvier, MBA ’98

Yda Bouvier discusses executive coaching and leadership styles.

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Stephen Boyer poses for photo

Stephen Boyer, SDM ’08

Stephen Boyer reflects on the evolution of cybersecurity.

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Tanguy Catlin

Tanguy Catlin, MBA ’04

Christopher Reichert talks with Tanguy Catlin about family life at Sloan.

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Edward Crawford

Edward Crawford, EMBA ’17

Edward Crawford shares lessons from the Peace Corps, U.S. Navy, and MIT Sloan.

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Khalid David

Khalid David, MBA ’19

Khalid David discusses his journey as founder and CEO of TracFlo.

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Sam Epee-Bounya

Sam Epee-Bounya, MBA ’03

Christopher Reichert and Sam Epee-Bounya talk debt investment.

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Kristen\ Robinson Darcy

Kristen Robinson Darcy, EMBA ’13

Christopher Reichert and Kristen Robinson Darcy talk about user behavior.

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Brian Erickson, SFMBA ’21

Captain Brian Erickson discusses his career in the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Mick Farrell from the shoulders up

Michael "Mick" Farrell, LGO ’98

Michael "Mick" Farrell discusses his role as CEO of ResMed.

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Daya Fields

Daya Fields, MBA ’07

Daya Fields discusses her career journey in the beauty and personal care space.

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Naji Gehchan

Naji Gehchan, EMBA ’22

Naji Gehchan, EMBA ’22

Naji Gehchan talks about the life experiences that led him to study medicine.

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Mehra Golshan

Mehra Golshan, EMBA ’19

Mehra Golshan shares how a cancer diagnosis while at MIT Sloan altered his life.

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Aditi Javeri Gokhale

Aditi Javeri Gokhale, SB ’96, MBA ’99

Aditi Javeri Gokhale details her commitment to leadership and gender equity.

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Christina Gordon head shot

Christina Gordon, SM ’92

Christina Gordon discusses her role as CEO of the Women's Foundation of Boston.

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Sunish Gupta

Sunish Gupta, SDM ’12

Sunish Gupta advocates for the implementation of assistive technologies.

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Irene Hernández standing with arms crossed

Irene Hernández, MBA ’18

Irene Hernández and Christopher Reichert discuss her company, GATACA.

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Ricard Huguet

Ricard Huguet, MOT ’04

Ricard Huguet, MOT ’04

Ricard Huguet on leveraging LEGO robotics for innovation in STEM education.

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Kerry James

Kerry James, SB ’95, MBA ’01

Christopher Reichert chats with Kerry James about being a Sloan alumna.

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Kaushik Joshi

Kaushik Joshi, MBA ’05

Kaushik Joshi shares his insights on the future of 5G.

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Jayesh Kannan head and shoulders

Jayesh Kannan, MBA ’18

Jayesh Kannan talks about working in finance and The Good Jobs Strategy.

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Henna Karna poses for a photo

Henna Karna, EMBA ’18

Henna Karna discusses her journey through academia and her professional career.

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Rahul Kulkarni head and shoulders

Rahul Kulkarni, MBA ’16

Rahul Kulkarni discusses the importance of prioritizing your mental health.

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Monica Lee Foley

Monica Lee Foley, EMBA ’19

Monica Lee Foley discusses her career at NASA.

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Jossy Lee headshot

Jossy Lee, MBA ’12

Jossy Lee applied what she learned at MIT to create a new school and a new book.

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TJ Leonard

TJ Leonard, MBA ’08

TJ Leonard discusses his career in marketing and role as CEO at Storyblocks.

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Matthew Linderman

Matthew Linderman, MBA ’19

Christopher Reichert speaks with Matthew Linderman about his new startup, Aloha.

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Babak Movassaghi and Christopher Lee

Babak Movassaghi, SF ’14 & Christopher Lee, PhD ’18

Babak Movassaghi and Christopher Lee talk about their startup, InfiniteMD.

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Stephanie O'Dear, EMBA '17

Stephanie O'Dear, EMBA ’17

Christopher Reichert and Stephanie O'Dear discuss her time in the EMBA program.

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Kimmy Paluch

Kimmy Paluch, MBA ’11

Kimmy Paluch shares her drive to help underrepresented entrepreneurs succeed.

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Keri Pearlson

Keri Pearlson, Executive Director of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan

Christopher Reichert and Keri Pearlson discuss Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan.

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Ken Pucker head shot

Ken Pucker, SM ’90

Ken Pucker discusses his career at the intersection of climate and capitalism.

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Perrin Quarshie head shot

Perrin Quarshie, MBA ’16

Perrin Quarshie discusses his role as CEO of RealBlocks.

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Christopher Reichert

Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04

Christopher Reichert remembers his most memorable conversations with alumni.

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Richard Resnick

Richard Resnick, MOT ’04

Richard Resnick reflects on his career evolution and leadership style.

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Professor Ed Roberts

Professor Ed Roberts ’57, SM ’58, SM ’60, PhD ’62

Professor Ed Roberts and Christopher Reichert discuss entrepreneurship at MIT.

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Mitch Roberts

Mitch Roberts, SM ’92

Christopher Reichert talks with Mitch Roberts about his life as a restaurateur.

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Dean Schmittlein

Dean David C. Schmittlein

Christopher Reichert sits down with David Schmittlein to discuss MIT Sloan.

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Kathleen Stetson

Kathleen Stetson, MBA ’14

Kathleen Stetson and Christopher Reichert talk self-awareness for entrepreneurs.

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Rachel Stevens Headshot

Rachel Stevens, MBA '15

Rachel Stevens talks about her entrepreneurial journey after leaving MIT Sloan.

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Noor Sweid

Noor Sweid, MBA ’05

Christopher Reichert and Noor Sweid discuss working in the Middle East.

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Ohad Tzur headshot

Ohad Tzur, MBA ’12

Ohad Tzur talks about data privacy and his startup, Kahoona.

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Shawna Young

Shawna Young, EMBA ’15

Shawna Young on diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.

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Peter Zaballos, SM ’90

Peter Zaballos shares his career journey through various startups.

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David Spector and Heidi Zak

Heidi Zak, MBA ’07 & David Spector, MBA ’07

Heidi Zak and David Spector discuss co-founding ThirdLove.

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Patrick Zeitouni

Patrick Zeitouni, MBA ’09

Christopher Reichert talks with Patrick Zeitouni about his work at Blue Origin.

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Dawn Zier

Dawn Zier, EE ’87, SM ’90

Christopher Reichert and Dawn Zier discuss her career as a data-driven manager.

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Head and shoulders of Yishi Zuo

Yishi Zuo, MBA ’18

Yishi Zuo on catching the entrepreneurship bug and starting his company.

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