Meet Ohio State’s MBA Class Of 2019

Ibukunoluwa Oni 

Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University 

Describe yourself in 15 words or less: Phenomenal woman with a passion for equity within the beauty and health industry.

Hometown: Woodbury, NJ

Fun Fact About Yourself:  Most people hear my accent and automatically know I haven’t always lived in the US. The same thing happens whenever I’m in Nigeria. My accent is neither Nigerian nor American. It is a unique combination of the places I call home.

Undergraduate School and Major: University of Pennsylvania, Health and Societies major

Employers and Job Titles Since Graduation: The State of New Jersey as a Human Resources Consultant

Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far: My business, Omoge, began with an obsession. It was an obsession with making people feel amazing about themselves. With makeup and hair, features are enhanced and imperfections are blurred, but on the base level every feature was already there. One of the biggest accomplishment of my career so far would have to be the opportunity to partner with The Elizabeth Ministry, a D.C based non-profit, to develop and lead an intimate beauty workshop for a group of young mothers. 

Looking back on your experience, what one piece of advice would you give to future business school applicants? As you are writing your essays and completing your applications, remember what sets you apart and makes you unique. It is easy to get bogged down in comparison and to tailor your essays to what you think they should resemble, while inadvertently losing your voice. Don’t. Admission offices do not only want one specific type of applicant or one type of essay. Use your essays to distinguish yourself from the masses and remember to enjoy the process.

What would success look like to you after your first year of business school?  Success after completing my first year of business school would be beginning an internship in a health operations role at a health system firm, while having further developed Omoge during the school year.

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