About Us
Tiago Costa Alves
I’m the founder of this podcast and a Portuguese Fulbright student who went to the US to pursue an MBA in Communications Technology Management from 2005 to 2007. I have more than 5 years of work experience in Telecom, fist with Portugal Telecom and now with Hewlett-Packard.
I also have a vast international background since I lived in Europe, Africa, Americas and Asia, and I learned how to speak Mandarin at the Beijing Language and Culture University. In terms of hobbies, I like sports in particular Rugby and Water activities like windsurfing. I have a 2,5 years old daugther and I live with my wife in Lisbon, Portugal.
Lalith Patwa
Hello! I’m an international student from India and a senior MBA student at USF where I’m pursuing a double emphasis in Communication Technology Management and Entrepreneurship. Before plunging into the MBA program I worked for more than 4 years in my business of international calling cards and VoIP.
I’m now an intern with HP Technology Solutions Group, in their OpenCall Services & Support business. While not at work, I like to explore new technological advances in the Telecom and Internet industries, drive and watch movies. I look forward to add and cement the great work carried on by Tiago thus far and I welcome your suggestions & comments at lalithusf(at)gmail.com.
What is the story behind the USF MBA Podcast?
This podcast started as a project for one my MBA classes named Internet Business Applications. The idea was to launch an useful service on-line and after getting several hundreds of subscribers in a couple of months I saw some value there and decided to continue my work. You can support us by going to our Support Us page.
Main goals of the USF MBA Podcast
- Publicize the USF MBA program worldwide
- Give a chance for USF MBA students to listen to a speaker that they missed
- Share knowledge with anyone in the world with an Internet connection
- Give prospective students a feeling about the quality of the program
- Create an historical database of events
- Make it the #1 podcast for MBA students around the world!
Let us know what you think
The best way for you to contact us is by leaving a comment or by writing to Lalith at lalithusf(at)gmail.com. We usually check it every day and will respond ASAP.
Such a wonderful initiative. Got in touch with this site from another web page. Its nice and I love it. It affords one the opportunity to learn from great minds and experts in the the world of business
Bello Bissalla
Zaria,
Nigeria
Hi Bello, I’m glad you like the podcast. As you can see from my goals listed above, the #3 is:
“Share knowledge with anyone in the world with an Internet connection”
And I really believe it. Not everyone has a chance to come and do an MBA in the US so this is my way to share some of that experience with people out there.
Keep in touch, Tiago