From India to Stanford MBA: Vishal Sahoo

In this episode, I interview my Stanford GSB classmate, Vishal Sahoo. Vishal talks about his career in edTech, growing up in India and coming to Stanford, and the challenging time of applying to MBA programs. I hope you enjoy; let’s dive in!
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00:37 Intro
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09:27 Vishal’s background
12:29 Will Vishal work in education after GSB?
13:38 How Vishal got into SRCC
16:04 Vishal’s advice to college applicants in India
21:45 Vishal’s application process
30:18 Vishal’s favorite class at GSB
31:28 Difference between Stanford and Harvard
37:26 Closing thoughts
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Hello friends, thanks for watching! My name is Cherie and I'm a content creator, Stanford MBA student, & former LinkedIn senior product manager 👋🏻 I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via KZbin and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.
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[@sagardalal2631]

Thank you Cherie and Vishal for this. As an applicant to GSB for R2 2024, this is truly inspiring!

[@snehacommuri]

I was looking forward to watch this Podcast with Vishal Sahoo.. Thank you for the insights

[@trelaforce1776]

Loved this!

[@sarkarinaukaritspsc265]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Cherieeeee ..!way to go gurlllllll🎉🎉

[@anikakumar3487]

Need more of this indian abroad content pls !

[@141nehakhatkar4]

Great episode 🎉❤

[@sharonho754]

I really love the podcast format on how your guests ask you thoughtful questions at the beginning. It really shows that the conversation is two-way and we can learn so much from both the host and the guest. Love your content as always.

[@cherie.brooke]

Thanks so much, Sharon! I have the best job asking my guests questions so it's only fair that they put me in the hot seat 😂

[@sharonho754]

Just out of curiosity, how do you typically invite your guests to the podcast? Do you usually reach out to them first, or do they express interest in being a guest?

[@karabothema1079]

Hope he comes back to South Africa 🇿🇦 . Can’t say we lack a strong set of leaders, it cant be that in such a huge continent with a growing population, there’s no exception to that statement. There are countries on our continent with many great leaders, and we’ve had many before.

[@coolbhavyam]

Hey Cherie! Loving this podcast. Can you pleaseeee do an episode with a Boothie? Would love to hear their perspective.