{"id":3267,"date":"2020-05-11T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/?p=3267"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:32:17","slug":"businessbecause-music-to-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/2020\/05\/11\/businessbecause-music-to-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Swapping Music For An MBA | Meet Two MBAs Who Made An Unusual Career Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span class=\"sep\"><p style=\"font-size:0.8em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/access\/services\/service2\/archived-content.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This content is archived.<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/05\/kate-jake.png\" alt=\"Kate Jarvis, Jake Walsh\" class=\"wp-image-3269\" style=\"width:348px;height:234px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/05\/kate-jake.png 696w, http:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/business-management-mba-ms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/05\/kate-jake-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kate Jarvis, Jake Walsh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Written by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessbecause.com\/resume\/Jon-Oldaker-0\" class=\"aioseop-link\">Jonathan Oldaker<\/a>, BusinessBecause, April 30, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all MBAs come from finance, consulting, or big business backgrounds. These two former music professionals are reaping the benefits of an alternative start to their business careers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes an MBA candidate? You may think the typical MBA comes from a consulting or finance background, but this isn\u2019t always the case. Students from non-traditional backgrounds, such as science, technology, non-profit, and even the arts, are using MBAs as career pivots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"Read the rest of the article on BusinessBecause (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"aioseop-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessbecause.com\/news\/mba-degree\/6865\/mba-students-career-switch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the rest of the article on BusinessBecause<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This content is archived. Written by&nbsp;Jonathan Oldaker, BusinessBecause, April 30, 2020. Not all MBAs come from finance, consulting, or big business backgrounds. 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