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April Showers Bring…STERNSOUNDS!!

SternSounds | April 21 

A monthly playlist curated by the Stern student body, gathered and groove approved by The Oppy.

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April ’21 SternSounds Playlist

April showers bring…STERNSOUNDS! We’re back at it again with yet another SternSounds playlist, packed with submissions from you all! The winter coats have officially been put away and replaced with umbrellas and Benadryl, because what is with the pollen this spring?! Better allergies than another sickness going around though. 

At 100 songs, not including the duplicates of Taylor Swift’s Fearless re-release, this playlist is yet again just as diverse as we expected.…

SternSounds – Monthly Oppy Playlist

Introducing SternSounds | March 21 

A monthly playlist curated by the Stern student body, gathered and groove approved by the Stern Oppy. 

Follow the Stern Opportunity’s Spotify to never miss a playlist: 

The Official Oppy Spotify

March ‘21 Playlist

Happy almost Spring, Sternies. Going on one whole year since coronavirus knocked the earth off its rocker, I thought about turning to one of my simplest and happiest pastimes: discovering new music. I figured that if there’s one thing many people have in common, it’s enjoying listening to music of some sort, whether it’s the backdrop to working out, cooking dinner, dancing, or to fill the endless void that was 2020.…

Tales from the Couch: Lessons Learned from Virtual Recruiting

By Tyler Steil

It was a typical morning during my consulting interview season, and I was going through the same routine that I had employed all month. I had worked out, eaten breakfast, and reviewed my notes to prepare for the upcoming interview I had that day. An hour before my interview began, I started to change into my suit. I slipped on my pressed navy pants and white dress shirt. I struggled with my tie three different times until I was satisfied with the outcome of the knot, and then carefully, so as not to wrinkle the shirt, put on my coat.…

Stern Hobbies: Bookstagram

As part of our new “Stern Hobbies” series, The Oppy is taking a look at off-the-beaten-path interests among some of our classmates at Stern. If you have a hobby you would like to write or be interviewed about, please e-mail the Oppy at oppy@stern.nyu.edu. Today’s feature is a Q&A with MBA student, Natasha Raskin.

Natasha Raskin lives in two worlds, one is the world of books. Whether it’s a murder mystery, historical fiction or a biography, she has always found comfort and joy in reading. 

In the spring of 2018, Raskin and her friend, Madeleine Boyce, decided to start an Instagram account dedicated to book recommendations and reviews.…

Stern Hobbies: Culinary Arts

As part of our new “Stern Hobbies” series, The Oppy is taking a look at off-the-beaten-path interests among some of our classmates at Stern. If you have a hobby you would like to write or be interviewed about, please e-mail the Oppy at oppy@stern.nyu.edu. Today’s feature is a Q&A with MBA2 and home chef extraordinaire, Michael Jarboe.

Michael Jarboe likes to keep things spicy. While stationed in Italy as a Submarine Officer in the US Navy, Jarboe developed a passion for all things culinary and began trying to concoct the perfect chili sauce. After some trial and error, Jarboe’s Chili Crisp was born.…

The NYU Stern Fintech Conference Goes Virtual in 2021

On Friday March 5, NYU Stern’s Fubon Center for Technology, Business, and Innovation hosted Stern’s fourth annual Fintech Conference via a Virtual Zoom Webinar. The conference theme was “No Borders, No Barriers,” highlighting that technology has no passport. In line with that theme, the event featured an international slate of speakers from several countries, including the United States, Israel, India, Argentina, United Kingdom, California, and the Netherlands.

The conference was once again a smashing success with 1,200 registrants signing up for the virtual format, bringing together “top fintech scholars, forward-looking financial institutions, innovative fintech startups, and leading fintech investors” in the words of Kathleen DeRose, Director of the Fubon Fintech Initiative and Clinical Associate Professor of Finance at Stern. …

NYU 2021 Social Innovation Symposium

By Jean Rafaelian

On Friday, February 26, professionals across industries came together for the annual Social Innovation Symposium (SIS), planned in collaboration with NYU Stern’s Social Impact and Sustainability (SISA) club and NYU’s Law School and Wagner School of Public Service. Hosted for the first time online, the conference featured a range of voices speaking to this year’s theme: Human Centered Capitalism, Leveraging Resources to Drive Impact

This theme considers the shift in expectations for how organizations conduct business with respect to people, planet and profits. New generations seek out employers with a social mission, investors demand not only high returns but higher standards for where their money is invested, and corporations continue to see their business models disrupted by challenges of sustainability and social impact.…

The NYU Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Expands Its Reach With Virtual 19th Annual Venture Showcase!

By Shayna Gaskins

On Thursday, March 4, the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its first-ever virtual NYU Venture Showcase. This year’s Showcase put the spotlight on 21 early-stage teams from all across campus. From enterprise software to AI, sustainability to gaming, these exciting ventures represent what’s new and next in NYU’s thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.

“The NYU Venture Showcase isn’t a demo day,” explained Professor Cynthia Franklin, director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship. “This event isn’t the culmination of the journey. These ventures are very early in our process. This opportunity to get early exposure helps them to hone their stories, receive invaluable feedback about their ideas, find early investors, and discover potential partners.”…

20th GMA Conference

By Emily Chen, Ali Lambert, and Lillian Lai

On the sunny afternoon of March 5, 2021, the 20th Annual GMA Conference, hosted by NYU Stern, kicked off with a fireside chat with Elizabeth Rutledge, the Chief Marketing Officer at American Express, leading more than 130 attendees online in a discussion on consumer connectivity.

With the theme of “Powering Up: The Future of Consumer Connectivity,” this year’s conference examined the critical importance of leveraging new technologies, big data, and conventional wisdom to connect with consumers on a more personal and authentic level. The conference entertained one fireside chat and three panels: Corporate Citizenship, Unlocking the Power of eCommerce, and New Media Marketing.…

Stern Hobbies: Training flying toddlers

As part of our new “Stern Hobbies” series, The Oppy is taking a look at off-the-beaten-path interests among some of our classmates at Stern. If you have a hobby you would like to write or be interviewed about, please e-mail the Oppy at oppy@stern.nyu.edu. Today’s feature is a Q&A with MBA student, Aumna Iqbal.

In addition to being an opera singer, Aumna Iqbal has been spending time on her other hobby, training her two parrots, Sunshine and Magnus. 

Having grown up in a bird loving family that had 20 birds at one point, Iqbal knew when she moved to New York City in 2017 that she would not be living a bird-less life. …

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