Al Dea: From Deloitte to Salesforce and leveraging an MBA to pursue what you love

The Modern MBA

Today on The Modern MBA podcast we're speaking with the founder of MBASchooled.com, Al Dea. After working as a consultant with Deloitte Al decided to pursue an MBA and pivoted into Tech as a product manager with Salesforce. He talks about the skills he gained as a consultant, why he did an MBA and a bit about his entrepreneurial venture MBASchooled.com. Al shares his inspiration for launching MBASchooled.com which helps MBAs navigate the MBA process and transitions; a peek inside his book MBA Insider; the need for patience when building an audience, and the challenges of being an entrepreneur alongside a 9 to 5.
Check out https://mbaschooled.com and MBA Insider
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