I just returned to LA from a jam packed 15-day east coast trip for MBAPodTV. Spent 3 weekends in NYC, weekdays in Boston, and a short trip to DC going to MBA fairs and talking to tons of fantastic guests that had great advice on everything MBA. I love LOVE the east coast especially NYC. I'm never too far away from a great cup of coffee... which was essential on this trip! 

To give you a taste of what's coming up on MBAPodTV launching this month, here are a couple highlights: 

ManhattanGMAT

Mia was busy at HBS on the day I went to ManhattanGMAT's NYC offices. Fortunately, the guys there are great. They helped me get set up, were really fun to work with, and had tons of great tips on the GMAT. We even recorded a couple practice problems for you to work through on your own! GMAT instructor Jonathan Schneider ran through a math problem and Chris Ryan, director of product & instructor development, ran a data sufficiency problem. So stay tuned for that! 

If you've never been to their offices, it's always Halloween! There are big bowls of candy and my favorite, Swedish fish. Andrew Yang is the CEO and we got to talking about ManhattanGMAT's philosophy of providing students with the best teachers and paying their teachers really well. We also talked about the GRE vs GMAT debate! Got tons of great stuff for MBAPodTV!

Forte Forum in Washington DC

The Forte Foundation is an organization that supports women in business and each year they organize MBA events around the country called the "Forte Forum". I went to their DC event and it was inspiring! First of all it was BIG. There were more than 300 women there all of whom were interested in the MBA. And there were great panel discussions that included MBA alumnae who talked about their careers, experiences as a woman in the business field and the challenges they've faced. There was also an open MBA fair where you could go around and talk to representatives from various business schools. 

I had the chance to interview Elissa Sangster, the executive director of Forte. She was great! She said that often one of the biggest hurdles for women is figuring out what kind of career in business they want. She had a lot of great advice for women. So stay tuned!    

I had a great time on the east coast but I'm definitely happy to be back. And there's no time to rest because with all the great footage, I have a lot of work cut out to put together great shows on MBAPodTV!