Meet The Faces Behind MBA Podcaster

Leila Pirnia co-founded MBA Podcaster in January 2006 with the intent to provide information and advice to those considering pursuing a MBA. She is Vice President of Strategic Planning for a leading independent children's entertainment company in Los Angeles. Prior to that, she was with Merrill Lynch's Global Media Investment Banking Group in New York City. Leila received a B.S. in Finance from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Janet Nakano is a host and producer for MBA Podcaster. She's a Los Angeles native, who started her career in journalism writing for The Daily Bruin, UCLA's campus newspaper. Janet graduated with a B.A. in Comparative Literature then spent two years teaching English in Japan. She returned to LA and got started in public radio. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR-affiliate KPCC 89.3 FM and on KPFK 90.7FM Pacifica Radio. Janet is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and supports diversity in media.
Diana Jordan is a host and producer for MBA Podcaster. Diana has interviewed hundreds of authors ranging from John Grisham to Salman Rushdie for the Associated Press Radio Network and barnesandnoble.com.  Diana reviews books and interviews authors for TV, the web, radio, and print, and anchors the morning news on 106.7 K-Lite in Portland.
Megan O'Toole is the advertising sales executive for MBA Podcaster. She's a native of Phoenix, Arizona, with over ten years experience in sales. She has a BS from Arizona State and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two young children. She strives to create long-lasting relationships with our advertisers with her excellent follow-through and customer service.