Strap in, this is a wild one. In this episode, Marjace visits the offices of two Michigan Ross professors to talk about everything from marketing research and rebuilding old cars from scratch to algorithmically finding lead pipes in Flint, Michigan, and fronting a band with the craziest name you’ve ever heard.
You hear from a lot of students on this show about their experience and what it’s like to be in an MBA program. But you don’t hear a lot from the professors who make the educational part of the MBA experience so dynamic.
There are a lot of talented, respected, world-renowned professors at Michigan Ross. But what do they do in their free time? Turns out, quite a bit.
Questions or comments? Email us at bbupodcast@umich.edu
Links from this episode:
Professor John Branch and his car
More about Professor John Branch
Listen to eight talks from Professor Jerry Davis’ conference with the Aspen Institute
More about Business+Impact at Ross
More about Professor Jerry Davis

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Episode Host: Marjace Miles
Guests: John Branch and Jerry Davis
Executive Producers: Sheela Lal, Marjace Miles, Christopher Ankney
Producers: Leslie Chang, Adam Fasher, Charlie Grant, Andres Fuentes-Afflick, Dillon Cory, Jason Rock, and Stephanie Simpson
Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman

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