IESE Spotlights
An IESE student run podcast that shines a light on the wonderfully diverse lives and stories of current students, alumni and professors.
Episodes
22 episodes
Renda Putri on Juggling the MBA & Parenthood with Resilience (S4 E7)
In this episode of IESE Spotlight, Devyangana and Nicolas sit down with Renda Putri, whose journey spans Indonesia, Singapore, the UK and now Barcelona. Renda shares her experience transitioning from a tech scale-up in London to transf...
Prof. Mike Rosenberg on Navigating Geopolitics and Finding your North (S4 E6)
In this episode of IESE Spotlight, Nicolas and Devyangana sit down with Professor Mike Rosenberg to navigate the complexities of our turbulent world. Drawing from his experience at IESE, Professor Rosenberg explains why geopolitical literacy is...
Mariana Tasso on Intentional Career Choices, Focus, and Leading With Impact (S4 E5)
In this episode of IESE Spotlight, Nicolas and Devyangana sit down with Mariana Tasso, President of the Women in Business Club and former consultant from Brazil. Mariana pulls back the curtain on the "invisible growth" of the MBA, the transitio...
Sindhuja Guda on Creating Impact with Tech and Finding Your Own Path (S4 E4)
In this episode of IESE Spotlight, Devyangana and Nicolas sit down with Sindhu, President of the IESE Tech Club and former Amazon intern. Moving from a background in social impact to the world of big tech, Sindhu shares how she navigated a majo...
Simon Spector On Identity, Allyship and the IESE Opportunity (S4 E3)
Simon Spector joins IESE Spotlight for a candid look at the intersections of identity and leadership. We explore the nuances of finding community within Jewish and LGBTQ circles and how these experiences build bridges toward a unique approach t...
Khanya Modipa on Redefining the Script and Embracing Uncertainty (S4 E2)
In this episode, hosts Devyangana and Nicolas sit down with Khanya Modipa to explore her journey from South Africa to the U.S. and now IESE. She opens up about navigating layoffs, challenging expectations and choosing an MBA to rewrite her own ...
Federico Alatorre on Entrepreneurship, Failure and Growth (S4 E1)
In this first episode of Season 4 of IESE Spotlight, hosts Devyangana and Nicolas sit down with Federico Alatorre — entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and Co-President of the IESE Startup & Entrepreneurship Club.Together, they expl...
S3 E1 - Luis Cabiedes
IESE Spotlights is back for Season 3, with your new hosts, Amir Amin & Taylor Robins.The hosts may be new, but the goal is the same: highlighting the personal and professional journeys of the incredibly diverse and successful commun...
S3 E2 - Stephie Place & Ovidio Prudencio
Two standout members of the IESE MBA Class of '23, Stephie & Ovidio, were a delight to have on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the incredible journeys that led them to IESE, their experiences in 1st year vs. 2nd year, and their act...
S3 E3 - IESE Partners (Coni, Margaux & Rafa)
In this episode, we invited three incredible members of one of the most critical support groups at IESE, the Partners. Listen in as Coni Amigo, Margaux de Wet, and Rafa Montinola speak about their experiences (both the ups and the downs!) at IE...
S3 E4 - Anna Fata
In this episode, we had an exciting discussion with IESE Alum and former Associate Director of Admissions, Anna Fata. Listen in as we touch on Anna's remarkable journey to IESE from a non-traditional background, her experiences at IESE as a stu...
S3 E5 - Mathieu Carenzo
IESE Alum, Business Angel, and Lecturer of Entrepreneurship. Listen in on our discussion with Mathieu Carenzo as we explore his career in the start-up, scale-up, and early-stage equity financing world.
S3 E6 - Sarah Zou & Sebastian Anastassiou
In this episode, we sat down with two recent IESE graduates, Sarah (Class of '22) and Sebastian (Class of '21), who used IESE as the gateway to the exciting start-up and VC world in Barcelona. Our discussion explored their expectations vs. real...
S3 E7 - Federico Travella
Federico Travella is a Belgian-Italian tech entrepreneur and the Founding CEO & Executive Chairman of Novicap, a leading fintech scale-up out of Barcelona. He established Novicap with the goal of providing end-to-end working capital solutio...
S2 E4 - Kandarp Mehta
In this episode, we sat down with Kandarp Mehta, a Senior Lecturer in Negotiation and Creativity at IESE.A man of many talents, from published author - his most recent book 'Negotiate good negotiate well. The power of ambidexterity' was...
S2 E3 - Stan Fourteau
We swung past the office of Stan Fourteau, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ukio, a fast-growing, Barcelona-based start-up that's shaking up the residential real estate market in Europe. Prior to building Ukio, he spent seven years at Airbnb in severa...
S2 E2 - George Parker
In this weeks’ episode of IESE Spotlights, my podcasting wife Ally O'Donohoe and I were delighted to welcome IESE 2019 alum, George Parker, onto the show.An entrepreneur straight off the bat after graduating, George is a co-founder and ...