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Working for the Weekend

Working for the Weekend

By: Michigan Ross
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A podcast about the hustle to one day hopefully enjoy a weekend. Every other week, students in Part-Time MBA Programs at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business have a discussion about a burning issue in their lives.

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2020 - The University of Michigan
Career Success Economics
Episodes
  • MAP and Action-Based Learning - S9 E04
    Apr 24 2026

    At Ross, the Multidisciplinary Action Project (MAP) program is an action-based learning experience that connects students with businesses all over the world to solve real-world problems and develop invaluable professional skills. On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, our hosts, Peter Lucido and Pruthvi Kuppam, sit down with 3 fellow WMBAs to discuss MAP and the way it fits into the part-time student lifestyle.


    Our guests shed light on the MAP selection process, share favorite travel memories, and discuss how they use Ross coursework combined with their professional backgrounds to maximize problem-solving impact.


    The episode closes with key pieces of advice for those who have yet to embark on their MAP journeys: come in with a purpose, leverage the resources Ross has to offer, and get comfortable with ambiguity.



    • Hosts: Peter Lucido and Pruthvi Kuppam
    • Guests: Katie Kosinski, Marco Andrade, and Harish Kohli
    • Executive Producers: Amey Parab and Jacob Hood
    • Studio Producers: Jonah Brockman and Mads Henke




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    37 mins
  • Travel Opportunities for the Part-Time MBA - S9 E03
    Feb 23 2026

    On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, our hosts, Meghna Jain and Jonathan Young, sit down with Weekend MBA student Ridha Al-Wishah and Online MBA student Chris Corbett to discuss international and domestic travel opportunities for the part-time MBA.

    The guests share their experiences with WHU University in Germany, the Italy Innovation Residency, and the Malawi MAP (Multidisciplinary Action Project). They compare the consulting nature of MAP travel with the academic coursework focus of residency programs and tackle budget setting, managing credit hours, and fitting travel into a full-time work schedule.


    In the second half of the podcast, Chris and Ridha discuss their domestic travel experiences, covering the Silicon Valley Experience Trek, the Trek to Harvard for the Arab Business Conference, and the West Virginia MAP.


    As the conversation ends, the students frame travel experiences as an investment in oneself, and they shoutout the strong Ross alumni network that makes all of these opportunities possible.


    Relevant Links:

    MAP

    MTREK at Ross

    Online MBA In-Person Residencies

    Zell Lurie Institute


    • Hosts: Meghna Jain and Jonathan Young
    • Guests: Ridha Al-Wishah and Chris Corbett
    • Executive Producers: Amey Parab and Jacob Hood
    • Studio Producers: Jonah Brockman and Mads Henke


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    40 mins
  • Weekend MBA vs. Online MBA - S9 E02
    Dec 19 2025


    On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, our hosts, Meghna Jain and Pruthvi Kuppam, sit down with a panel of Part-Time MBA students to discuss the Ross School of Business Weekend MBA and Online MBA Programs.


    The episode covers the two programs’ compatibility with different lifestyles. It offers ways of building meaningful connections with Michigan’s highly engaged faculty, student ambassadors, and peers, and sheds a light on the factors that set Ross apart: from its focus on action-based learning through Multidisciplinary Action Projects and the Sanger Leadership Crisis Challenge, to the diverse student body, the culture of collaboration, and the large alumni network.


    The students leave our listeners with some key pieces of advice: know your goals, know yourself, and put everything in your calendar.


    • Hosts: Meghna Jain and Pruthvi Kuppam
    • Guests: Ashley O’Brien, Devinaa Mangal, and Prudhvi Kallam
    • Executive Producers: Amey Parab and Jacob Hood
    • Studio Producers: Jonah Brockman and Mads Henke

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    56 mins
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