Career Advancers

Apr 12, 2024

Ande Hewitt, Healthcare Sales and Application Specialist Lead at MillerKnoll

For Jenkins Online MBA student Ande Hewitt, enhancing her leadership skills and learning to create value in her organization paid off with two internal promotions mid-program. The opportunity to study abroad in South Africa, engage with professors and collaborate with other students made the MBA experience even richer.

Dec 22, 2023

Sydney Jarrett Williams, Director in Go-to-Market Strategy at Syneos Health

According to Sydney Jarrett Williams, the Jenkins MBA program’s value-adding curriculum and career services not only allowed her to advance to a new role with a 20% salary increase – but gave her the flexibility to balance her responsibilities as a student, full-time professional and mom.

Nov 10, 2023

Digital Turbine Vice President of Engineering, Rick Daniel (MBA ‘96), Bridges Technology and Business

Jenkins MBA alum Rick Daniel, vice president of engineering at Digital Turbine, talks about how the MBA program set him up for a successful career and why those with tech backgrounds should build a business toolbox.

Jun 15, 2023

Mercy Urgent Care CEO Adds Value, Expands Impact With Jenkins MBA

Jenkins Professional Online MBA student Rachel Sossoman shares about why she chose NC State for her MBA, her favorite courses and how the program has equipped her to be a better decision-maker as CEO of Mercy Urgent Care, a nonprofit urgent care system in Western North Carolina.

May 17, 2023

Town of Knightdale Mayor Hones Leadership Skills with Jenkins MBA

McLauchlan Fellow and Town of Knightdale Mayor Jessica Day shares about her journey into town council, her personal growth in the Jenkins MBA program and her belief that leadership is learned – not inherent.

Apr 11, 2023

Amazon Program Manager Dave Lennon ’07 Leverages MBA Experience, Imposter Syndrome

Dave Lennon ’07, Jenkins MBA alum and principal technical program manager for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, discusses his career growth, his experience as a part-time student in the Jenkins MBA program and his professional superpower: imposter syndrome.

Mar 20, 2023

Red Hat Director of Marketing Emily Curley ‘11 Builds Career With Jenkins MBA

Emily Curley, a Jenkins MBA alum and director of marketing at Red Hat, shares about her career path, what she gained in the Full-time MBA program and a few words of advice for prospective students.

Feb 7, 2023

Online MBA Helps Student Fuel Product Manager Career

Since starting the Professional Online MBA program, Adrian Bryant has already received an internal promotion and landed a new role at another company. Here’s how the program has helped him keep his career moving forward.

Dec 2, 2022

CEO Ted Mosler ‘02 Advocates for the Value of an MBA – Especially for Those With Technology Backgrounds

Gilero CEO Ted Mosler grew up with a mind for engineering and a passion for entrepreneurship and found the bridge to fill the gap to be the Jenkins MBA Program.

Oct 10, 2022

Alumna Thrives Under High Pressure as a Global Supply Chain Manager for Google

Niveditha Sunderraj, MBA '13, credits her NC State MBA background for teaching her the importance of confidence and resilience during the last few years as supply chain issues have been more prevelant in the global economy.