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Stanford MSx Insider
by Jateen Kooverjee & Sasha Gidwani
A podcast detailing the experiences of MSx students at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with Class of ’24 students Jateen Kooverjee and Sasha Gidwani.The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not represent the views of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Episodes
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MSx Insider 2026 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of MSx
Tyler Martin, Martín Coulthurst, and Miki Watanabe (MSx '26) take an honest look at the MSx experience: the moments that made it all worth it, the parts nobody warned them about, and the costs of spending a year at Stanford GSB. From the incredible people and opportunities to possibility…
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MSx Insider 2026 - Entrepreneurship
Clara Leow, Neo Zhang, and Steven Yan (MSx ‘26) discuss what many of us come to Stanford GSB for: entrepreneurship. From finding an opportunity and choosing a cofounder to validating a business and navigating the inevitable uncertainty, they talk about what it really takes to turn an idea into...
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MSx Insider 2026 - Social Impact
Natasha Su Sivarajah, Jessica Olsen, Eléonore Windisch, and Alessandro Balzi (MSx '26) sit down to reflect on their different paths to social impact at Stanford GSB. With backgrounds spanning climate capital, community justice, ESG, and responsible AI, they discuss what brought them there, the...
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MSx Insider 2026 - Different Backgrounds, One MSx
Sahaj Saini, Maite Muniz Telleria, Ignacio El Idd, and Huan Ting Lee (MSx '26) join us to talk about why they came to Stanford, the choices they made, and the unexpected things the MSx gave them. A tech product leader at Snowflake, a startup founder from Mexico, an oil & gas executive from...
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MSx Insider 2026 - Life After the MSx
Béa Asavajaru and Vinicius Quintanilha (MSx '25) join us to kick off Season 3. As the hosts who handed us the mic, they sit down with us to reflect on life after the MSx: the transitions, the takeaways, and what they wish they'd known. Béa is now based in Paris after a 17+ year career in global...
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MSx Insider - Diwas Neupane (MSx '25)
Diwas Neupane (MSx ’25), a third-generation family business leader from Kathmandu, Nepal, shares his journey from scaling and taking his family company public to joining Stanford’s one-year MSx program. He reflects on the unique realities of building a career inside a family enterprise, including...
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MSx Insider - Felipe Lourenço (MSx '25)
Felipe Lourenco (MSx ’25), a three-time entrepreneur, discusses his journey from founding startups in Brazil to joining Stanford’s one-year MSX program. He highlights the program’s global network, its tailored leadership and entrepreneurship curriculum, and the uniquely supportive ecosystem in...
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MSx Insider - Ann Songphatanayothin (MSx '25)
Ann Songphatanayothin (MSx ’25) shares her transition from consulting to entrepreneurship through Stanford’s one-year MSx program. She highlights the cohort’s global diversity, details her early-parenthood care startup, and underscores how resources such as Venture Studio and founder networks...
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MSx Insider - Caleb Huber (MSx '25)
Caleb Huber (MSx '25), a former US Army Special Forces officer and Green Beret, shares his transformative experience at Stanford GSB. Diving deep into his pivot towards defense technology product management, Caleb reveals how the MSx program has equipped him with skills to bridge technology and...
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MSx Insider - Jing Lin (MSx '25)
Jing Lin (MSx '25) shares her transformative journey from healthcare investor to Stanford GSB student, discussing family support, academic challenges, and her passion for women's health innovation. She explores how the MSx program empowers professionals to take risks, expand their knowledge, and...
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MSx Insider - Antoine Gamberini (MSx '25)
Antoine Gamberini (MSx '25) reveals his dynamic Stanford GSB experience, transforming from a European telecom executive to a multifaceted student. He emphasizes the importance of reflection, community engagement, and seizing diverse opportunities. His journey demonstrates how the MSx program...
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MSx Insider - Jateen Kooverjee (MSx '24)
Jateen Kooverjee (MSx '24) discusses his MSx journey and how the program's flexibility and resources, including an independent study, enabled him to explore entrepreneurship. He highlights the support from his wife, who also engaged in Stanford's academic and entrepreneurial opportunities, and...
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MSx Insider - Sasha Gidwani (MSx '24)
Sasha Gidwani (MSx '24) shares her journey from a long-standing career in finance to exploring new opportunities through the Stanford MSx program. She discusses how the program's flexibility allowed her to challenge conventional career paths. Sasha emphasizes the value of leadership development,...
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MSx Insider - Scott Brady
On the season finale, we are joined by Scott Brady, Sloan Fellow and Lecturer at the GSB. Scott served as the chair of the MSx Advisory Board and has overseen the program's transformation into one of the world's premier programs for experienced leaders. Scott shares his journey from being a…
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MSx Insider - Jed Simon
Jed Simon shares his inspiring journey of pursuing a career in music through an unconventional path. His stories highlight how he created opportunities and challenged conventional wisdom. He also discusses his passion for business and how it fueled the creation of his most recent FinTech venture.
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MSx Insider - Julia Vasconcelos
We explore the dynamic career of Julia Vasconcelos, a master of professional pivots in Brazil. Beginning her journey as a skilled M&A lawyer, Julia successfully transitioned into Corporate Development and Product roles at a NASDAQ-listed FinTech company. Now, she's setting her sights on venture...
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MSx Insider - Abraham Ogoudou
Abraham Ogoubou started his journey in Benin and has become a true global citizen after building his career at EY across Europe and the USA. He shares how he structured his time at Stanford to maximize his learning and how he ultimately wants to make an impact on his home continent of Africa.
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MSx Insider - Daulins Emilio
Daulins shares his perspective on his storied career, which spans from being a mechanical engineer to earning a PhD in Microeconomics, and culminates in transforming and listing a business on the NASDAQ.
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MSx Insider - Parul Gupta
Parul Gupta, a Class of '24 member, shares her journey of exploring a new career in sustainability at Stanford, balancing her roles as a mother, spouse, and former founder.
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MSx Insider - Cayla Marvil
Cayla Marvil, a member of the class of '24, an outdoor adventurer, and brewery owner, joins us on our podcast to discuss how she's using her time at Stanford as a springboard for changing the future of food.
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MSx Insider - Joseph Kao
Class of '24 MSx member Joseph Kao who graduated with a Ph.D. in Material Science from Berkeley shares his experience on how his childhood exposure shaped his entrepreneurial dreams.
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MSx Insider - Alex Mermod
Alex Mermod, a founder, former CEO, and MSx class of '24 member joins us for our first episode of the podcast. He shares his journey from the south of France to Stanford and reflects on what it's been like to move across the world with his family.
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A podcast detailing the experiences of MSx students at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with Class of ’24 students Jateen Kooverjee and Sasha Gidwani.The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not represent the views of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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A podcast detailing the experiences of MSx students at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business with Class of ’24 students Jateen Kooverjee and Sasha Gidwani.The views expressed in this podcast are our own and do not represent the views of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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