In this conversation, we catch up with Mark Saylor. Mark is a graduate in Darden’s Executive MBA Class of 2021, and we recently connected with him via Zoom to discuss his MBA journey. Mark arrived at Darden with a deep background in marketing across a number of brands including Toys “R” Us, Frank’s RedHot and Capital One. He has recently taken on a new role as a senior brand manager with Farmer Focus, an agribusiness venture seeking to promote and protect generational family farming. In this wide-ranging conversation, Mark reflects on his decision to pursue an MBA and how his time at Darden helped him grow and advance his career.
ExecMBA Podcast #322: Student Spotlight | Karen “KJ” Sloan, Executive MBA Class of 2024
ExecMBA Podcast #321: Meet Carlos Bortoni (MBA/M.Ed ’19), Senior Director, Tech Hub, Batten Institute
ExecMBA Podcast #320: Meet Jen Coleman, Executive Director, Armstrong Center for Alumni Career Services
ExecMBA Podcast #319: Women@Darden Spotlight | Executive Fellow and Professor of Practice Carolyn Miles (MBA ’88)
ExecMBA Podcast #318: Spotlight on UVA Venture Capital Conference
ExecMBA Podcast #317: Meet Stuart Nystrom & Crescent Islam, Part-Time MBA Class of 2026
ExecMBA Podcast #316: Student Spotlight | Veronica Gordon
ExecMBA Podcast #315: Student Spotlight | Anthony Ranghelli
ExecMBA Podcast #314: Meet Anna Fife (MBA ’14), Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Batten Institute
ExecMBA Podcast #313: Comparing Darden’s Executive MBA and Part-Time MBA Programs
ExecMBA Podcast #312: Student Spotlight | Jimmy Anthony
ExecMBA Podcast #311: Student Spotlight | Finale Norton
ExecMBA Podcast #310: Women@Darden Spotlight | Senior Associate Dean Yael Grushka-Cockayne
ExecMBA Podcast #309: Darden’s Global Courses | Marc and Shizuka Modica
ExecMBA Podcast #308: Executive MBA & Part-Time MBA Career Round-Up
ExecMBA Podcast #307: Student Spotlight | Pam Peace, Executive MBA Class of 2024
ExecMBA Podcast #306: Student Spotlight | Kirby Landon, Part-Time MBA Class of 2025
ExecMBA Podcast #305: Alumni Spotlight | Dan Biga (EMBA ’21)
ExecMBA Podcast #304: Office Hours Spotlight | In Conversation with Professor Jim Naughton
ExecMBA Podcast #303: Office Hours Spotlight | In Conversation with Professor Les Alexander
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