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From blogs to breakthroughs, Go Beyond is your gateway to the heartbeat of UC Davis GSM—a fully searchable content library showcasing first-person voices, school and faculty news and engaging videos that bring our community to life. Dive in, discover insights and fuel your ambition.

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What I’ve Learned Transitioning from Music to Marketing
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What I’ve Learned Transitioning from Music to Marketing

My 180-degree career pivot: the trifecta of difficulty—location, function and industry

If you’re like Molly Scott and are using an MBA to do an Olympic-worthy 180-degree career pivot, hitting the trifecta of difficulty—location, function and industry—then you need to read this blog.

Stronger Together: How to Prioritize Your Wellness during Grad School
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Stronger Together: How to Prioritize Your Wellness during Grad School

7 tips for setting yourself up for MBA success

Marielle Berman MBA 22 and Becca Litman MBA 22 share seven tips to help GSM students prioritize their mental health and wellness so they are set up for success while getting their degree. 

My Journey to Combine Technology and Social Impact
Mandy Leiter
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My Journey to Combine Technology and Social Impact

Exploring new technologies and finding my community at UC Davis

"My interest in the world of business started with education, but not in the way you might think," writes Mandy Leiter MBA 23.

When Life Threw Me a Curveball, the UC Davis MBA Adapted with Me
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When Life Threw Me a Curveball, the UC Davis MBA Adapted with Me

A cross-country move was just a bump in the road toward earning my MBA

If I’ve learned anything about myself over the years, it's that I never know where I am going to end up. I just know I’m lucky to have found an MBA program that is as adaptable as I am.

Labeling Key to Success of Software Company Innovations, Research Suggests
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Labeling Key to Success of Software Company Innovations, Research Suggests

‘Category Innovation’ a Strategy

Using language to signal that something is “new and different” is an important tool for success, University of California, Davis, research suggests.

Landing a Gut (Health) Punch with Artificial Intelligence
Harold Schmitz
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Landing a Gut (Health) Punch with Artificial Intelligence

How AI can enable better health via food and make us better bosses of our bodies

Similar to how AI can help business leaders make better decisions about their operations and investments for better growth, AI can help consumers make better decisions about their food choices for better health and performance. AI can teach us how to be the bosses of our own bodies.

Discovering a New Path: From Engineering to Strategy
Olivia Thomas_UC Davis
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Discovering a New Path: From Engineering to Strategy

How a UC Davis MBA enabled my career pivot

After graduating with a degree in chemical engineering and getting a job at an oil refinery in California, I realized that a business role could present interesting problems and challenges much like an engineering role could.

Women in Leadership: Preet Ahluwalla
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Women in Leadership: Preet Ahluwalla

Comstock's annual salute to extraordinary women breaking barriers and rising to the top

UC Davis Sacramento Part-Time MBA student Preet Ahluwalia, owner and chief investment officer of GNP Capital Partners, graces the cover of the March 2022 Comstock's. Read her experience pivoting in business and empowering women entrepreneurs.

Overcoming Challenges with Optimism Instead of Anxiety
Sheena Eustice
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Overcoming Challenges with Optimism Instead of Anxiety

How the MPAc program has helped me develop confidence in my professional abilities

The MPAc program is so much more than accounting—It has given me the opportunity to meet amazing people and become a stronger, more confident professional who is no longer controlled by anxiety.

MPAc Job Placement Success: 100% Job Placement with Record Average Starting Salary
MPAC Class of 2022
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MPAc Job Placement Success: 100% Job Placement with Record Average Starting Salary

Entire Class of 2022 secured jobs within weeks of starting program

MPAc Associate Director Erica Wondra discusses the many benefits of earning your masters in accounting at UC Davis.

MSBA Job Success: 90% Placed Within Six Months, Record $109K+ Average Salary Plus $9.4K Bonus
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MSBA Job Success: 90% Placed Within Six Months, Record $109K+ Average Salary Plus $9.4K Bonus

The graduating class of 2021 is proving, once again, the power of the UC Davis MSBA degree.

Ninety percent of the UC Davis MSBA 2021 graduates landed job offers within six months of graduation.

MSBA Practicum: Takeaways for Effective Teamwork
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MSBA Practicum: Takeaways for Effective Teamwork

Shared vision and complementary skills essential to our team’s success

A highlight of the MSBA is the program-long practicum project. Our team is collaborating with the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMC-RI) to improve data processes in the Cancer Avatar project.

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