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- [Saranya] Through the MBA program,

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I developed a very strong
executive presence,

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strong time management, confidence,

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accountability, ownership,
trust, and valuing relationships.

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To me, that has been the biggest ROI.

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I work as a principal product lead

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for a very innovative,
globally distributed database

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on the Microsoft Azure Cloud.

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Coming from an extremely
science, STEM background,

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just having the opportunity
to see industries

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outside software development
itself was my first aha moment.

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The second thing from an EMBA program

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is also to be able to tie
it back to my industry.

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The third one is valuing friendships.

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So I realized the difference

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between using the word "networking"

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versus building relationships.

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I'm very excited about my future career.

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Booth gave me the confidence to say that,

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"Hey, you can reinvent,
you can solve problems,

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you can innovate,

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you can figure out how
to work with people,

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and let's just get it done."