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PODCAST: Poets&Quants Founder John Byrne

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John Byrne has spent a lifetime helping learners and their families determine which schools are the best fit for them, Today, he explains exactly what you should be looking for.

John Byrne, Founder and Editor & Chief of Poets&Quants, joins Tim Sinclair in this episode of the Gies Download. Poets&Quants is the leading provider of MBA program information and rankings in the world, and John has spent a lifetime helping learners and their families determine which schools are the best fit for them, Today, he explains exactly what you should be looking for.




Check out our previous episodes:

Dec. 2, 2022 – Dean Emeritus Larry DeBrock on his long career, passion for teaching
Oct. 31, 2022 – Undergraduate admissions at Gies with Kelly Janssen
Sept. 14, 2022 – Executive Associate Dean Brooke Elliott on online education, gender barriers, and more
July 11, 2022 – iVenture Director Manu Edakara on entrepreneurship at Gies
May 26, 2022 – Gies professor Don Fullerton on environment and economy
May 4, 2022 – Secret Service agent turned iMBA student Lucy Chang Evans
March 28, 2022 – Accounting professor Nerissa Brown
Feb. 18, 2022 – Former Olympian Brock Kreitzburg
Feb. 8, 2022 – SAA Executive Director Jackie Price-Osafo
Nov. 19, 2021 – Marketing professor Tiffany White
Oct. 21, 2021 – Super Bowl champion Nick Allegretti
Sept. 8, 2021 – Dean Jeff Brown
Aug. 24, 2021 – Athletic Director Josh Whitman


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