What are your specific post-graduate short-term and long-term goals? How will the Smith MBA assist you in achieving your goals? Finally, please discuss your personal and professional motivations for pursuing a graduate degree.
Career Progress Till Date and Career Goals
Early-on in my career, I realized my passion for developing businesses and swiftly identifying and capturing untapped new business/market opportunities. Starting my career in Insurance Underwriting that included Risk Management, Proposal Writing and Pricing of Insurance products, I moved over to Banking to increase my knowledge of banking products. I thus advised Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on complex financing issues – offering a Single Point Solution for their needs. My growth from functional (client relations) to zonal business responsibilities followed as turnaround objectives were achieved – often quicker and “more profitable” than expected. Steady promotion to the next level of challenges and increased strategic and leadership responsibilities followed. Functioning as an intrapreneur, I could successfully integrate the launch of new products with marketing and analytics and reduce costs to achieve a turnaround. Over the last 6 months, I have steadily transitioned from handling SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) clients to large-scale corporations – thus broadening my exposure across various functions and products and the entire spectrum of market segments.
My near-term goal post-M.B.A is, thus, to work with enterprise clientele of all scales (from small business to global corporations) as a Management Consultant. With an earlier background of heading large-scale product development, sales and marketing and operational successes in an emerging market, I will be able to add value by bringing in pragmatic and as yet, creative solutions to complex business challenges. Working with a Management Consulting firm will bring in the opportunity to assist clients in succeeding across multiple geographies and international markets.