Look Who’s Getting The Equivalent Of An Elite MBA For Free

Hillary Strobel

Lives in: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Undergraduate School and Major:  

San Francisco State University

BA World and Comparative Literature

MA Social Science Interdisciplinary Studies

Employers and Job Titles Since Graduation: 

Founder/Executive Director: Replant New Orleans

Founder/Lead Consultant: elasticity consulting

Development Director: VFCCi

Communications Manager: Longue Vue House and Gardens

President/CEO: The Flyways, Inc.

What led you to choose No-Pay MBA’s network?

I wanted a cutting edge education to round out my business training. I’m a great “ideas person” and wanted to ground my previous experience and future dreams in a solid base of knowledge. I didn’t want to commit to a long-term university “bricks and mortar” degree because I’m also raising a little girl on my own and needed something flexible.

What do you hope to get out of the program before you finish?

I’m so excited about the network we are building! I was thinking about traditional business schools, and the types of people I might meet there, but I prefer to network with these incredible visionaries who can see beyond the box. I think we are creating the future of higher-level education, and it’s a huge thrill to be a part of that.

What do you plan to do with your business education after you complete it?

I’m going to apply the education and the network to my position as the head of a multimedia publishing house. The sky is the limit!

What advice do you have for people considering No-Pay MBA or other non-traditional means of getting a business education? 

I absolutely recommend this program if you’re an out-of-the-box thinker, an innovator, or if you’ve never really thrived in a traditional classroom setting. I’ve told people about this and how empowering it is to get this quality of education, but the thing is, we do have to be prepared to “prove” to people that even without the degree, we can have the skills and knowledge. I think as more businesses, those people who will hire us or invest in us, take that same attitude, we’ll be able to build up this culture and it will become a self-replicating process.