The JumpStart MBA Brand Management and Marketing Diversity Forum helps educate and prepare incoming MBA students for Brand Management and Marketing. • The forum is an intensive 2 day experience exposing students to career options in a non-threatening environment connecting you with ‘best in class’ Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services or Luxury Goods firms and peer students from top academic institutions • The forum focuses on experiential learning: How to manage a brand, understanding the consumer/market, and creative problem solving. • Practice your interviewing skills in a non-threatening environment and get feedback to land an internship. • Join the JumpStart Network of 5,000 diverse students and professionals benefiting from opportunities with our Corporate Partners. JumpStart is the best place to learn about career options in brand management and marketing Key Dates and Location: • The Inaugural MBA Brand Management and Marketing Forum will be Thursday thru Saturday, June 28-30, 2012. • The application deadline is Sunday, April 29, 2012. • Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business will host the forum in Durham, NC. Application Process: • The forum is open to incoming MBA students graduating in the class of 2014. • The online application takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete (resume and essay are required). • You may apply online at www.jumpstartadvisorygroup.com “My JumpStart forum experience was truly invaluable. As a marketer, I am excited for them to launch the brand forum to cultivate relationships between students and firms committed to diversifying talent pool of Brand Managers and Marketers similar to how they have successfully gone about it in financial services and consulting. The environment and hands- on approach creates an intimate experience that prepares students for career success.“ — LaurindaRainey,Duke MBA, prior employer was AMEX, current employer is Walmart LearnMoreandApplyNow: Visit www.jumpstartadvisorygroup.com to learn more, watch the video from our MBA forum, and complete your application. Questions and inquiries may be sent to us at [email protected]. Apply now. Participating in the JumpStart forum gave me a head start in the internship search process. The consulting forum allowed me to gain a solid understanding of consulting, solidified my decision to pursue this career path and helped me get an internship and full-time offer at one of the top 3 consulting firms. I am now considering a career in marketing and I am very excited that JumpStart has added the Brand Management and Marketing forum to the program. This forum should prove very valuable to students considering a careers in marketing. — PamelaVelarde, Wharton MBA, prior employer was BCG, current employer is Mattel JumpStart your MBA experience by taking a look at career options in Brand Management and Marketing. Learn what it takes to manage top brands from marketing leaders in a two day bootcamp. What do Brand Managers and Marketers do?