Inside MIT Sloan School of Management with Toritse David-Maroh

How do you use an MBA not just to pivot — but to multiply the impact you were already creating?This episode tells that story through Toritse David Maroh, a Nigerian finance professional, entrepreneur, and recent MBA graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management.Before MIT, Toritse began her career in investment banking at Standard Bank Group and Stanbic IBTC Capital, advising middle-market clients across key sectors. During her MBA, she interned at J.P. Morgan in New York and was later named one of Poets & Quants’ 2025 Best & Brightest MBAs, placing her in the top 0.5% of her class.At MIT Sloan, Toritse didn’t just excel academically — she scaled her influence. She served as Co-President of the MIT Sloan Africa Business Club, leading the flagship Africa Innovate Conference, worked as a core mentor and peer career advisor, and co-authored a working paper on innovation ecosystems with MIT’s Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP).Beyond campus, Toritse is a founding partner at Velocity Digital, a VC syndicate that has invested over $750,000 across 44 startups, all led or co-led by women. She also serves as a director at The Leadership Farm, a nonprofit that has empowered young African women through tech training since 2019. Remarkably, before age 21, she collaborated with UN Women across every African country on issues including child marriage and female genital mutilation.Now at Bain & Company in Boston, Toritse shares how to intentionally use the MBA as a force multiplier — not a reset button.💡 In this episode, we cover:- How to leverage the MBA to scale pre-MBA impact- What makes MIT Sloan different from other top MBA programs- Balancing investing, leadership, and recruiting at a top school- Using business school as a platform, not a pause- Building long-term impact in Africa and emerging marketsIf you’re thinking about MIT Sloan, impact-driven careers, or how to do more with your MBA — this episode is for you.🎙️ Business 101 Podcast: Inside MIT Sloan with Toritse David Maroh#Business101Podcast #MITSloan #MBAJourney #WomenInFinance #AfricaBusiness #ConsultingCareers