Ep014 Launching Luxury Jewelry Business At Columbia Business School

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Ep014 Launching Luxury Jewelry Business At Columbia Business School | Gourav Soni

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Ep014 Launching Luxury Jewelry Business At Columbia Business School | Gourav Soni

Welcome to today's episode of the ‘Crack The MBA Show’ with Gourav Soni, who graduated from the full-time MBA program at Columbia Business School (CBS) in 2016. Gourav holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from the College of Business Studies, Delhi University and a certification from the Gemological Institute of America or GIA. Prior to pursuing the MBA, Gourav was a founder in the credit card loyalty and rewards space. Thereafter, he worked in his family’s jewelry business – 64Facets, taking it online. At CBS, Gourav was involved in the leadership teams of the luxury marketing group LEF, family business group and entrepreneurship group. Through his MBA and since graduating, Gourav has expanded the firm’s operations to eighteen US locations, including many Neiman Marcus stores.

Through our conversation, we discussed Gourav's Pre-MBA experiences, MBA admissions journey, re-application strategy, MBA experience at Columbia, academic experience, involvement in activities, and more:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:28 Why MBA

00:02:57 Application Process

00:04:05 GMAT Strategy

00:05:42 School Selection

00:07:32 Why Columbia Business School?

00:10:18 Re-application Strategy

00:13:16 Introspection Process

00:14:30 Gourav’s Essay Anecdotes

00:19:35 Demonstrating Leadership in Essays

00:21:13 Identifying Post-MBA Goals

00:26:40 Advice for Student Outreach

00:31:52 Acing Your Interview

00:36:38 CBS’s Evaluation Criteria

00:41:42 CBS's Unique Identity

00:47:59 Masterclass: Luxury Strategy

00:51:07 J-term & Career Switch

00:54:44 Early Decision: When To Apply?

00:55:55 Academic Highlights at CBS

01:02:30 Club Activities

01:04:37 What Would You Do Differently?

01:06:19 Biggest Challenge Faced at CBS

01:07:23 Deriving Value as an Alum

01:09:16 Advice for Incoming MBA Students

Thank you for watching!

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Nupur Gupta is the founder of Crack The MBA (https://crackthemba.com), India's leading MBA admissions consulting firm. Every year, Crack The MBA's clients attend ivy league, M7 and other top MBA programs globally. Nupur is a graduate of the full-time MBA program at The Wharton School. She has been recognized by Economic Times among the 'Most Promising Women Leaders', by Business Insider among the 'World's Leading Admissions Consultants', along with other honors. Nupur serves on the board of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) - the primary industry association in MBA admissions. Nupur has also served as two-term president of AIGAC.

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