Army Green Beret and Darden MBA Bobby Sherman shares his journey from military service to business school and a new career with Apex Service Partners. He reflects on resilience, imposter syndrome, navigating MBA admissions and recruiting, and the lessons veterans can carry into the classroom and their post-MBA careers—including one guiding principle: don’t self-select out before someone tells you no.
In the last episode of the season, the tables get turned and Emily Sawyer Keggereis , founder of Military MBA Consulting, interviews Mark about pursuing Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) after getting an MBA.
ETA has become a hot area of interest for MBAs, especially veterans. Many veterans view the chance to make their own destiny and the opportunity to lead teams again as a primary driver to go this path over more traditional post-MBA careers like consulting or banking.
Congrats! You got into business school.
Now how do you pay for it?
In this episode, I do a deep dive with Vince LaRocca, an admissions consultant at Military MBA Consulting, to discuss how veterans can finance their MBA.
Jack has a great story, showing the windy path that can come to getting into business school as well as the career after. Tune in to hear Jack's story and feel better about not having everything perfect the first time around.
Kyle runs the popular Instagram page, Sitreps to Steercos where he shares hard-hitting advice and information with veterans interested in getting an MBA and pursuing professional careers after the military.
Today we talk with Kyle about his own journey to getting an MBA after the army and what life has been like after business school.
Today we speak with William Chung, an army veteran at MIT's Sloan School of Management, who is recruiting for a role in the tech industry.
Today we speak with Eliott Wilson, a former enlisted SEAL, about his journey to Wharton and what recruiting for consulting is like.
Interested in speaking with a professional about how your application will stack up for the next admissions cycle? Reach out to us at Military MBA Consulting to learn more.
Caitlin is a former naval aviator who recently graduated from the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley.
We talk about what Haas has to offer for people interested in the tech industry and how recruiting for tech is different than industries like consulting or banking.
Ryan is a former Air Force Special Tactics officer who aimed high and landed a spot at Harvard Business School.
We talk about how to be deliberate in your decisions, especially around your career and recruiting after the military, and how veterans can use their time at business school to thrive.
A question we get from veterans is: "Am I too old to get an MBA?" On average, veterans are likely to be older at their program, and if you do a full 20 years in the military, even more so. Todd Jacobs retired from the Marines after 20 years and knew that he wanted to pivot into the business world. He got into Duke's Fuqua School of Business and recruited successfully into a top consulting firm.
Today we sit down with Emily Sawyer Keggereis, CEO and founder of Military MBA Consulting, to glean her insights from 15+ years working in MBA admissions, specifically with military veterans.
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Military MBA Consulting, the nation's first and only MBA admissions consulting firm founded specifically to serve military veterans and military spouses, is reinforcing its position as the authentic voice for military applicants seeking elite MBA programs. With a team comprised entirely of military veterans and military spouses, the firm combines deep institutional knowledge of military transition with proven admissions expertise.
Applying to MBA programs together as a couple may be one of the boldest moves in graduate education. Andrew Heiny, an Army Green Beret and West Point graduate who earned a Bronze Star leading special operations in Iraq and Syria, and Kayla Hergott, a MedTech industry leader who rose from Project Engineer at Stryker to Senior Technical Product Owner at NuVasive, are members of Dartmouth Tuck’s Class of 2026. Andrew is heading to McKinsey and Kayla to Ajax Health, a PE-backed MedTech firm, where she’ll pursue her long-term goal of running a company. Recently, Emily asked Kayla and Andrew to explain, in their own words, what applying together, choosing Tuck together, and building a life in Hanover really looked like.
As you begin to research MBA programs, networking with current students is a great way to make connections and discover the culture of each school. We have provided the contact information you need to get connected and build your network.
Beyond formal sponsorship programs, GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon benefits, there are a variety of scholarship opportunities available to military veterans pursuing MBAs. From non-profit veterans organizations to state and school specific awards, research all the scholarships available for vets.
Part of any successful MBA application includes creating a competitive advantage and these resources can help you do just that! Post-acceptance our list of Pre-MBA seminars and internships helps you identify the world of opportunities that will open to you post-MBA.
