As a First-generation, half Black, half Hispanic professional, this is why I chose to get my MBA...

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The video resonates because it addresses a common question about the value of an MBA for those already successful, while also touching on themes of overcoming systemic barriers and personal ambition. The creator's relatable background and clear articulation of their motivations make the advice compelling.

Summary

The creator explains why they chose to pursue an MBA despite already earning a high salary. They felt that their background in science and lack of business experience required an MBA to gain credibility and open doors that were previously inaccessible due to systemic barriers. Ultimately, they found the MBA to be a valuable investment that stacked the odds in their favor.

Structure

1Introduction: First-gen, Black, Hispanic professional pursuing MBA
2High starting salary, but lack of business background
3Need for credibility and access to opportunities
4MBA as a tool to overcome systemic barriers
5Personal decision to stack the odds in their favor
6Conclusion: MBA was highly worth it

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As a First-generation, half Black, half Hispanic professional, this is why I chose to get my MBA... I WAS ALREADY MAKING $140,000 WHEN I STARTED MY PROGRAM. AND A lot of people HAVE ASKED ME NOW AFTER THE TWO AND A Half YEARS, WAS IT WORTH IT? RIGHT? AND I WOULD SAY FOR ME, YES. MY UNDERGRAD WAS. WAS IN SCIENCE AND WAS NOT IN BUSINESS, FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SOMETHING TO BE ME UNDERSTAND BETTER OPERATING IN HERE GOING FORWARD. BUT IF YOU ARE MY SKIN TONE OR AROUND THAT, I THINK IT IS HIGHLY BENEFICIAL TO GET YOUR MBA. AND WHY I BECAUSE A LOT YOUR RESUME AND YOUR BACKGROUND WILL HAVE TO SPEAK FOR YOU, SINCE WE AS A COMMUNITY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO CERTAIN ROOMS PRIOR. RIGHT? THAT IS MY WHOLE UNDERSTANDING IN WHY I DID IT. DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MY WORK ETHIC. NOT BECAUSE I WAS THAT TIME. AT GOOGLE. I HAD THE PEDIGREE. BUT FOR ME, RIGHT. I NEVER WANTED AN EMPLOYER, A HIRING MANAGER, OR ANYBODY THAT I WAS ASSOCIATING WITH TO LOOK HE'S NOT QUALIFIED OR THEY'RE NOT QUALIFIED. I DIDN'T WANNA LEAVE ANYTHING TO CHANCE. AND THAT'S ME. YOU DON'T HAVE BUT FOR ME, I WANTED TO STACK THE ODDS IN MY FAVOUR. THE WAY I AND DURING MY TO GET MY INCOME FROM THAT 140,000, UM, NORTH OF 250,000, ANNUALLY. AND THAT BLESSING. BUT BETWEEN THAT, UM, IT JUST BUILDS CREDIBILITY, RIGHT? SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE N THINGS THAT I'M LIKE THOSE THINGS, RIGHT? PEOPLE LIKE OTHERS WHO ARE ARE STRIVING IN GET IT RIGHT. IT. IT ALSO HIGHLY DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW, YOUR INCOME AT THE TIME OR WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE GONNA IF I WASN'T WORKING AT GOOGLE, UM, AT THE TIME, HAVE, YOU KNOW, STROVE, STRIVED TO A TOP 20 PROGRAM. BUT SINCE WORKING AT GOOGLE, JUST GO TO A HIGHLY ACCREDITED STATE SCHOOL AND GET MY N THERE. AND IT WAS STILL, YOU KNOW, I GREAT. THE PROFESSORS WERE AMAZING. UM, I LEARNED A LOT. FROM STANFORD, HARVARD, ETCETERA. AND, UM, I WAS THANKFUL THAT THE UNDERGROUND BUSINESS SCHOOL THAT I, UM, A PART OF, HAD A, YOU TOP FIVE PUBLIC, BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. SO THAT'S JUST MY SYNOPSIS OF IF THE N I KNOW EVERYBODY IS KINDA HAVING IN THE WORLD AND JOB SECURITY IF A L THINGS ARE WORTH IT IN THE BUT FOR ME, LIKE ME, THIS SKIN TONE, ETCETERA. AND WANTED TO START STACK THE ODDS IN IN, UH, MY FAVOUR. UM, WAS. I THINK IT WAS HIGHLY, HIGHLY WORTH IT.

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Transcript

I was already making $140,000 when I started my program. And a lot of people have asked me now after the two and a half years, was it worth it? Right? And I would say for me, yes. My undergrad was in science and was not in business, finance, technology or anything like that. Something to be me understand better operating in here going forward. But if you are my skin tone or around that, I think it is highly beneficial to get your MBA. And why I because a lot your resume and your background will have to speak for you, since we as a community did not have access to certain rooms prior. Right? That is my whole understanding in why I did it. Didn't believe in my work ethic. Not because I was that time. At Google. I had the pedigree. But for me, right. I never wanted an employer, a hiring manager, or anybody that I was associating with to look he's not qualified or they're not qualified. I didn't wanna leave anything to chance. And that's me. You don't have but for me, I wanted to stack the odds in my favour. The way I and during my to get my income from that 140,000, um, north of 250,000, annually. And that blessing. But between that, um, it just builds credibility, right? Speak on behalf of the n things that I'm like those things, right? People like others who are are striving in get it right. It. It also highly depends on, you know, your income at the time or what school you're gonna if I wasn't working at Google, um, at the time, have, you know, strove, strived to a top 20 program. But since working at Google, just go to a highly accredited state school and get my n there. And it was still, you know, I great. The professors were amazing. Um, I learned a lot. From Stanford, Harvard, etcetera. And, um, I was thankful that the underground business school that I, um, a part of, had a, you know, top five public, business schools in the U.S. So that's just my synopsis of if the n I know everybody is kinda having in the world and job security if a l things are worth it in the but for me, like me, this skin tone, etcetera. And wanted to start stack the odds in in, uh, my favour. Um, was. I think it was highly, highly worth it.