MIT Sloan MBA application optional essay.

1. Welcome to My World
Efesa Origbo
October, 2012

2. Outline
 My Roots
 My Defining Experiences
 My Interests
 My Expectations from MIT Sloan
 My Plans to Contribute
 My Favorite Books
 My Heroes
 Something Random About Me

3. My Roots
We love
Soccer!
Nigeria
We love to celebrate!

4. My Defining Experiences
Growing up in a family Partnering with 3 Coming to the United
made up of my father, classmates to found a States to study for a
Experience his 3 wives and 11 digital media training degree in Management
children institute Information Systems
+ Developed tolerance + First entrepreneurial + Stoked my desire for
and appreciation for activity. a technology focused
diversity of career.
viewpoints.
What I learned + Also developed an + Deepened my belief + Start of my desire to
independent mindset. in my ability to develop a personal
positively impact the perspective on global
life of others. issues.
+ Start of my desire
for a technology
focused career.

5. My Interests
Swimming
Table Tennis
World History

6. My Expectations from MIT Sloan
Personal Transformation
 Acquire broad functional skills.
 Prepare for product development
responsibilities in digital media
distribution and monetization.
Collaboration
Opportunities
 Join like-minded students in
investigating innovative distribution
and monetization models for digital
content. An exciting ride!

7. My Plans to Contribute
Facilitate organization of
MBA Media and Entertainment Conference (MEC).
Use personal toastmasters experience
to assist Sloanies seeking to improve their
speaking, listening, and rapport building skills .
Lead organization of tech treks and
facilitate organization of MIT Sloan Hi-Tech Conference
Increase brand equity of MIT Sloan in
Nigeria by reaching out and recruiting aspiring MBAs

8. My Favorite Books

9. My Heroes
Jack Welch [Former Chairman and CEO, General
Electric]
 Pragmatism: Provides practical perspectives on issues like
budgeting, performance evaluations and work-life balance.
 Character: Places adherence to corporate values above
job performance.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala [Two-term Finance Minister of
Nigeria]
 Empathy: Cared enough about Nigeria’s development to
leave her international appointment with the World Bank,
and take up the Finance Minister position.
 Integrity: Quit her position when it required her to go
against her values.

10. …my heroes contd.
Warren Buffett [Investor and Philantrophist]
 Frugality: Shining example of the ability to live simply in
the presence of extreme wealth.
 Pragmatism: A fount of practical business insights.
Mikhail Gorbachev [Former Soviet Statesman]
 Courage: Put an end to The Cold War, even when doing
so posed significant danger to his political interests, and his
own life.

11. Something Random about Me
Favorite food… Next best thing…
Pounded Yam and Egusi Soup Chicken Linguine Alfredo

12. Thank You,
See you soon!!