ExecMBA Podcast #418: Student Spotlight | Jesse Byrnes

About this episode

In this episode, Jesse Byrnes discusses his journey as a first-year Executive MBA student and his new role as Executive Vice President of the ESA.

In this episode of the podcast, we catch up with Jesse Byrnes. Jesse is a first year student in our Executive MBA Class of 2027, and he is also the newly elected Executive Vice President for the Executive MBA Student Association (ESA). Jesse is a journalist, and he is a recipient of Darden’s Batten Media Fellowship, a full tuition and fee scholarship focused on professionals engaged in the media. We talk with Jesse about his background, his decision to pursue an MBA, what attracted him to a leadership role, what he’s looking forward to in the months to come and more. For more insights, tips, and stories about the Darden experience, be sure to check out the Discover Darden Admissions blog and follow us on Instagram @dardenmba.

People in this episode

Guest: Jesse Byrnes

Topics covered

• Executive MBA
• student leadership
• media fellowship
• career development
• Darden experience

Keywords

• Executive MBA
• student spotlight
• leadership
• Darden
• media fellowship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Darden, Executive MBA Student Association, Batten Media Fellowship, UVA Darden School of Business

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