Candidate:

Mr. Video Producer

About Me:

30 years of entrepreneurship and professional work as a video producer, video editor, animator, and project manager in the entertainment industry, video game industry, and corporate video marketing focused mainly on the tech sector global clients involved in data science, DevOps, cloud, and cybersecurity. I have worked on a number of startups.

Schools:

Target School: Kellogg SOM

Considering: Chicago Booth

See More Profiles For: Kellogg SOM

Application Status: Invited to Interview

Details:

Undergrad School: Western Governers University

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

GPA: 3.0

GMAT: 650

Age: 52, Ethnicity: White

Other Degree/Certification: Project Management Professional (PMP)

School Name: Project Management Institute (PMI)

Extracurriculars:

Work History:

Title: Video Producer

Industry: Marketing

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 10 yrs

Title: Video Producer

Industry: Media

Company: Boutique Firm

Length of Employment: 10 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Produced some indie feature films, published an early Windows-based platform game, CTO of a dot-com startup, survived a house exploding next to me.

Post MBA Goal:

Consulting, would like to work on higher end projects on a strategic level preferably in media and entertainment as well as IT/tech. Would be great to work on some new startups.

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 5%

HI Mr. Video Producer
Krista from mbaMission here. Thanks for posting!
I think you have a very interesting, creative background but I’m going to cut to the chase here: at most top b-schools, the average number of years of work experience is 4 to 5 years. These programs have job opportunities that are targeted at people in their 20s. In my experience, it is very very difficult to get into full-time MBA programs with your level of experience. I’d suggest you look at EMBA programs, including MIT Sloan Fellows, which will give you the residential aspect of an MBA program but through a peer group of execs in their 30s and 40s. You may also want to look at part-time programs, but you may find the EMBA …

HI Mr. Video Producer
Krista from mbaMission here. Thanks for posting!
I think you have a very interesting, creative background but I’m going to cut to the chase here: at most top b-schools, the average number of years of work experience is 4 to 5 years. These programs have job opportunities that are targeted at people in their 20s. In my experience, it is very very difficult to get into full-time MBA programs with your level of experience. I’d suggest you look at EMBA programs, including MIT Sloan Fellows, which will give you the residential aspect of an MBA program but through a peer group of execs in their 30s and 40s. You may also want to look at part-time programs, but you may find the EMBA cohort to be a better fit.
I wish you all the best in this process,
Krista

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