is no us without you, so if

there is something you think

we are missing or not

doing well, please contact

us at mbaanewsletter

@mason.wm.edu; or better

still stop one of us in the

hallways and share your

thoughts.

Thank you again and

remember; there are over

360 more days till its

Valentine’s day again.

Don’t let your hearts lie

fallow till then. Show love

everyday!

The BizBeat Team

Hello Masonites,

As always, we are excited

to bring to you another

edition of the monthly

Newsletter of the Full Time

MBA program, the one and

the only Biz-Beat!

February is one of those

months that flies by so

quickly. Maybe it is

because it has fewer days

than other months but it

feels like only yesterday

that we welcomed a new

Chinese year, opened and

shared Valentine gifts,

celebrated Black History

and watched the Super

Bowl.

We at the Bizbeat team

have loved every moment

of February but we are

more than ready for March

and Spring.

This edition features all the

things that have made our

smiles a little brighter and

our hearts a little warmer

this winter.

We hope you enjoy every

interview and article. There

From Miller Hall with Love...

Upcoming Events

Japanese Cultural Event

When: Friday, 3/15/2013 ; 6.30 to 9.30 PM

Where: Brinkley Commons, Miller

Hall

SECON

When: Friday, 03/22/2013; 8 AM to 12.15 PM

Where: Brinkley Commons.

CHARLIE’S ANGELS 2

SUPER BOWL AD WINNERS

2

INTRODUCING MON-

GOLIA!

3

HAPPY NEW YEAR 3

MEET THE FIRST YEAR

4

MY JUNTO EXPERI-

ENCE

5

Inside this issue:

2/28/2013

The Heart of Business

TEDx @ College of William and

Mary 2013

When: Saturday, 03/30/2013; 2-5 p.m.

Where: Brinkley Commons

He is known for throwing

the best parties in the MBA

p r o g r a m w i t h h i s

roommates; his love for

biking and everything Latin

America; and his infectious

smile. Join us as we explore

the fun world of Charlie

Seltzer.

BB: What is your area of

concentration and where did

you intern this summer?

CS: I took the Corporate

Finance and Entrepreneurship

CAMs and interned at

Gourmet Trading in L.A.

BB: Why did you decide to

come to Mason and has it

been everything you hoped?

CS: I wanted to come to

Mason for the small size,

academic tradition, and EP

program. Although I am far

from achieving my goals, my

experience has far exceeded

my initial expectations.

BB: What has been the best

part of your experience?

CS: Discovering my ideal

career for the next 20 years

and increasing my confidence

in my skills, knowledge, and

experiences. Also, it has

been awesome getting to

know my classmates and

share this experience with

them.

BB: How is the job search

going and what is your

ideal job?

CS: My job search came to

an end last summer after

meeting my future boss at a

bar in Venice Beach. My

ideal job is private equity in

Latin America but never

forgetting why the poverty

cycle and unnecessary

inequalities exist.

BB: I have heard you have

a passion for Latin/Central

America; can you tell us

more?

CS: Mujeres de pura

calidad! But Latin America is

an amazing combination of

my interests: polit ics,

economics, contemporary

history, Spanish, music,

outdoors, and spicy food. I

also love (almost envious)

the way Latin cultures value

family, trust, friendship, and

happiness.

BB: What is your favorite

thing to do when you are

not dealing with school

work?

CS: Learning about Latin

America—www.cepr.net. I

also like bro-ing out with

m y r o o m m a t e R o b

(occasionally Guyon joins),

grocery shopping and

cooking with my other

roommate Justin, and

sabotaging Asok.

BB: Well Valentine’s Day is

just around the corner;

what is the best gift

anyone has ever given

you on this day?

CS: When you are 5’2,

corky, and unsmooth you

have to give all the gifts on

Valentine’s Day. However,

on Valentine’s Day in the

4th grade I did get

dumped by my 6th grade

girlfriend. Even though I

wore Girbaud jeans, she

told me I was a loser.

Thank you Charlie and all the

very best in everything.

Page 2

“ WHEN YOU

ARE 5’2,

CORKY AND,

UNSMOOTH

YOU HAVE TO

GIVE ALL THE

GIFTS ON

VALENTINE’S

DAY. “

Based on the poll, we had

three top contenders for the

best AD and they are as

follows:

Audi

Dodge Ram (The

Farmer)

Jeep

And Dodge Ram came out

tops.

So we asked and you

answered.

This was my first Super Bowl

experience. Last year, I was

too bogged down with

figuring out bonds and

break evens.

This year’s event was worth

every minute. I even got to

watch a friend and Ravens

fan almost have a nervous

breakdown. Good times!

The rest of the world

however went with the tear

inducing Budweiser’s

Clydesdale.

The pictures of hardworking

men and women must have

resonated deeply with

dedicated business students

more than any other AD.

Congrats again Ravens!!!

Super Bowl Ad Winners by Damilola Ashaolu

Charlie’s Angels...

With a population den-sity of 1.9 people per square mile, the num-ber of animals is actu-ally more than the num-ber of people inhabit-ing Mongolia.

The Mongolian stock exchange is the small-est in the world.

The traditional hospi-tality of nomadic tribes is overwhelming.

The vastness of the Go-bi desert, snow-peaked Bayan-Ölgi mountains, in addition to Mongoli-an grasslands, Tsensher hot springs, and lakes of Khövsgöl, offer am-ple opportunities to the eager tourist to enjoy

the outdoors.

Mongolia is very rich in natural resources and famous for cashmere.

The literacy rate in this country is over 80%.

Many dinosaur fossils still lie exposed in Mon-golia and the tourists pick them as souvenirs.

Phone vendors carry wireless phones and charge you 100 tugriks (the Mongolian curren-cy) per minute for mak-ing a call.

Women’s status is low and domestic violence is common.

Most people have cars, but they are mostly

second-hand and have been purchased from other countries.

Mongolians are in-trepid and upright, but get angry easily and are violent.

It’s one of the poorest countries in Asia with typical salaries remain-ing below $100 per month.

It’s a country of harsh extremes and therefore has a short travel sea-son.

Introducing Mongolia!! By Tana Cao

Happy New Year by Suzi Maricic

Page 3

WITH A

POPULATION

DENSITY OF 1.9

PEOPLE PER

SQUARE MILE, THE

NUMBER OF

ANIMALS IS

ACTUALLY MORE

THAN THE NUMBER

OF PEOPLE IN

MONGOLIA.

Dragons, lions, pipa, qipao, silk fans, kung fu, karaoke.. What is all this you may ask? These were all part of Mason’s Chinese Lunar New Year Event. Traditionally the Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days.

The Mason community was fortunate enough to witness this fun-filled Chinese tradition on February 1st, 2013

Various performances by

the students delighted guests all night long. The acrobatic skills of the Lion Dance performers left the crowd asking for more. And of course, there was great food catered by Peter Changs’.

The Lunar New Year celebration encourages us to build strong relationships and welcome new spirits for wealth and good luck. I was very fortunate to be a

part of this event. It gave me an opportunity to know more about the Chinese culture, as well as to know my classmates better. They were all so patient and encouraging as I constantly butchered the dance moves.

I look forward to next year’s celebration! On behalf of everyone involved, we want to wish you all a Happy Year of the Snake!

Where are you from? Rose-

mont, PA (right outside

Philly)

Describe yourself in one

word.

Energetic

What’s a typical day like

for you?

Wake up, turn on some mu-

sic (Hall & Oates, Girl Talk,

Jay and Ye…depends on

the day) and get ready for

school. I’m usually in a study

room by 7 finishing up some

reading for the day. Class

from 8-12:30, then a team

meeting or studying at Mil-

ler for a few hours. I try to

go to a fitness class in the

afternoon, then head home

for studying and some qual-

ity time with my roommates.

If you were not in the MBA

program then where would

you have been?

Laying on the beach in

Turks & Caicos. Just kid-

ding – I’d still be working in

Atlanta

Favorite cuisine and res-

taurant?

I actually hate going out to

eat (not normal – I know)

but I LOVE Wawa. You

should really try their

Shortis, Soft Pretzels, and

Chocolate Milk

Favorite subject?

My Junto – shout out to

Global Economic Systems &

Dick Flood!

Hobbies?

Fitness classes, watching

Pretty Little Liars, eating in

my bed

What do you like about

the Mason MBA?

Teamwork (18!), awesome

community service opportu-

Meet the First Year... Kathleen Quinn

Page 4

“I ACTUALLY HATE

GOING OUT TO

EAT (NOT

NORMAL – I

KNOW) BUT I

LOVE WAWA.”

nities, FUN social events

(also the Dalai Lama was

beyond rad)

Your thoughts so far and

message to your class-

mates.

It’s been a long and crazy

year that’s quickly winding

down. This is an amazing

program with wonderful

opportunities. Like all

things in life, you only get

out of it what you put into

it. I really encourage eve-

ryone to come out to all the

events coming up in the

next few weeks (YVR,

blood drive, golf tourna-

ments, mug nights, spring

formal, Mason Idol, Tribe

Fest) and socialize with

your classmates – especial-

ly people you still haven’t

gotten a chance to know.

What was coined as an

idea by Benjamin Franklin

in the year 1727, of a

small club dedicated to-

wards mutual improvement

on a common area of inter-

est, was taken to an all new

level by the current first

years of the MBA program

at Mason School of Busi-

ness. The global issues cov-

ered in the ‘Juntos’ discus-

sion groups this year com-

prised Corporate Responsi-

bility, Digital Marketing,

Data Analytics, Global Eco-

nomic systems, Food Crisis,

Fiscal Cliff, China,

Healthcare, North Korea,

and Transportation.

I chose to be a part of the

Data Analytics junto group

and I must say that it pro-

vided me with a platform

for looking at ‘big data’

from various angles I never

knew existed. We started

off by looking into the

world of social media, and

web analytics; and how it

has changed the way data

is generated, interpreted

and synthesized.

The group watched

‘Moneyball’ over the winter

-break and in the ensuing

discussion, simply marveled

at the way data analysis

has revolutionized the

sports industry, especially in

terms of player valuation.

Our junto experience was

concluded with a field trip

to meet the CFO of Bon

Secours Health System in

Richmond, Virginia, which

provided the group with a

real world example of da-

ta collection in a hospital

environment.

I still remember going

through the list of junto dis-

cussion groups and choosing

‘Data analytics’ as my only

area of interest. Little did I

know at that time that as I

would be sitting through the

concluding presentations of

my classmates at the end of

this nine-week period, I

would be sincerely admir-

ing the hard work that they

all have put in their individ-

ual groups. Each presenta-

tion topic seemed so inter-

esting that there was never

a dull moment, primarily

due to the diversity of the

cultural, professional, and

academic perspective of

our first year MBA class.

My Junto Experience by Divya Singla

Page 5

“THERE WAS

NEVER A DULL

MOMENT,

PRIMARILY DUE

TO THE DIVERSITY

OF THE

CULTURAL,

PROFESSIONAL,

AND ACADEMIC

PERSPECTIVE OF

OUR FIRST YEAR

MBA CLASS.”

It was Chinese New Year

Mardi Gras

The BizBeat Team Ashutosh Singh Divya Singla Damilola Ashaolu