Posts by Maggie Fedorocsko

When scanning over your cereal box, you’ll probably see the infamous “General Mills” logo plastered on it. With more than 100 brands in more than 100 countries on six continents, General Mills is one of the world’s leading food companies whose purpose is to make food the world loves. From Cheerios to Pillsbury, our pantries are full of their portfolio brands. One foodie allowed his passion to lead him to this multinational manufacturer and marketer, and as an Associate Brand Manager, he is getting to know these popular brands inside and out. That foodie is Chicago Booth Read more

Johnson & Johnson is the world’s largest and most broadly based healthcare company. For over 130 years, J&J has developed medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods to advance human health and well-being. With over 130,000 employees across the world, J&J relies on scientists to research and develop new products, and marketing professionals to uncover market insights and make sales to patients, consumers and medical professionals around the globe. Some employees, like Grace Babula, Kellogg MBA ‘19, have training in both!  In this edition of Real Humans: Read more

Working as a General Manager for Ford is a dream come true for any automotive enthusiast. In this edition of Real Humans: Alumni, we hear from Matt Simpson, Harvard MBA ‘17, about how pursuing and obtaining his MBA from Harvard University helped him reach his life-long goal.  As a former consultant, Matt Simpson learned that he wanted to own the results and sought to better round out his skill sets to be able to effectively run an organization, rather than just just advising it. Harvard Business School’s focus on preparing Read more

Just do it! Nike’s mission is about doing everything possible to expand human potential, from innovating sports and creating sustainable products, all while striving to have a positive impact in communities. Nike has become one of the largest and most recognizable athletic brands on the planet; and as the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel, it’s a first choice for many graduates across business schools. One alumna who gravitated toward this brand is Margaret Souther from The Wharton School. With a passion for sports and an appreciation of forward-thinking, Margaret Read more

GlaxoSmithKline, a science-led global company has a deep awareness of the role its products play to improve the lives of its consumers. Besides developing and producing vaccines and medicines for a wide range of medical disciplines, for more than 160 years, GSK has been responsible for some of the world’s most renowned consumer healthcare products, including Advil, Centrum, Emergen-C and Tums. With operations in over 100 countries, this pharmaceutical giant’s image is well-known, and that’s what drew Carrie Salmon, NYU Stern MBA ’19, to the company. Carrie Salmon, who currently works with the Sensodyne Read more

Tesla, Inc. was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers looking to prove that electric vehicles could be better, quicker and more fun that their gas-powered counterparts. The company strives to rid the world of fossil-fuel vehicles to work towards achieving a zero-emission future. Tesla’s steadfast mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy is what attracted Jia Huang, Cornell MBA ‘20, to the company.  His business degree from the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell provided him with the perfect combination of communication and business strategy classes to help Read more