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From Side Hustle to Strategy: How an MPAc Builds Business and Accounting Skills
An entrepreneur’s experience with career growth and CPA-aligned coursework
Is an MPAc worth it? Double Aggie Mia Hildebrand shares how accounting, CPA preparation and hands-on experience create career growth while supporting her entrepreneurial goals and long-term business success.
The Next Wave of AI Security Is Opening Doors for Data Professionals
Google DeepMind Engineer offers UC Davis MSBAs advice on building a career in today’s AI-driven landscape
MSBA student Spencer Holsinger shares how Google DeepMind Engineer Vaibhav Tulsyan brought AI to life in the classroom, turning complex concepts into real-world insights students could see, question and understand.
Balancing the Beam and Business School
How I manage Division I gymnastics and the Master of Management
Master of Management student Sierra Muns sticks the landing at UC Davis, turning a season-ending injury into a new routine balancing Division I gymnastics and business school while gaining skills and connections. Read blog and view video.
Full-Time Career. Full-Time Mom. MBA in Progress.
Three lessons I’ve learned balancing my marketing career, motherhood and the UC Davis Part-Time MBA
What does it take to balance your career, parenting and business school? UC Davis Bay Area Part-Time MBA student Harcharan Kaur shares three lessons from navigating motherhood, marketing leadership and pursuing her degree.
I Managed Projects for Years. My MBA Taught Me to Lead People.
An engineer’s shift in mindset through leadership coursework and the Integrated Management Project
From engineering consulting to the MBA classroom, Nabarjun Vashisth discovers leadership isn’t about control or titles, but coaching with intention, practicing emotional discipline and guiding teams through uncertainty.
How I Got a Deloitte Offer Without an Accounting Background
What UC Davis MPAc taught me about standing out
He almost skipped the Deloitte table. Chris Ngan MPAc 26 walked into Meet the Firms convinced his background disqualified him—until one conversation reframed everything and changed his career trajectory.
From Michoacán to MBA: Intentionally Redefining Entrepreneurship
Inside the MBA Residential: Where community fuels innovation, networks and real-world strategy
From her family’s small-town businesses in Michoacán to debating strategy with startup founders, Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Stephanie Martinez discovers entrepreneurship is legacy, community and courage.
Engineering Taught Me How. My MBA Shows Me What to Build.
Bridging technical expertise with business strategy
Full-Time MBA student Marianna de Lima Freitas had the technical expertise, but not the strategic visibility she wanted. Her MBA became the turning point from execution to product leadership.
Asking “Why Not Me?” Before Business School
How SIEML led me to the UC Davis Master of Management
Emmanuel Durojaiye MM 26 arrived at UC Davis unsure of his next step. Two weeks on campus pushed him to rethink business school, decision-making and how management skills shape technical careers.
Slice of Life Video: Master of Management
Where collaboration fuels confidence
Future leaders from every background come together in the UC Davis Master of Management. Watch this Slice of Life video to see how community, career support and curiosity shape what’s next.
Learning to Lead When Strategy Changes
Lessons from a data-driven pivot in our Integrated Management Project
When the data blew up her team’s original plan, MBA student Natalie Webster led a pivot for a nonprofit client—no safety net. Her IMP experience shows UC Davis MBAs make evidence-based calls under pressure.
Putting Data Analytics to Work to Improve Agentic AI User Experience
MSBA practicum project gauges user behavior—and how to keep them coming back
What happens when MSBA students take on the evaluation of a cutting edge new AI app? MSBA students Vedant Patel and Yvonne Shan share how their practicum project with RoloScan turned user feedback into design changes that shaped engagement.