The Fuqua Show

Welcome to The Fuqua Show, a podcast sharing the stories, lessons, and passions of Team Fuqua at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. We interview diverse members of the community - students, alums, partners, faculty, staff, and more - to learn about the unique things they bring to the Fuqua community. Disclosure: This is a student-run production. The opinions expressed in this podcast are the speakers' own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Duke University or the Fuqua School of Business.

The Fuqua Show is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 93 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The Fuqua Show

  E92— Season Finale: Passing the Baton — Reflection, Growth, and the Next Chapter

  May 29, 202641 minS0

  <p><b>A year of stories.  A season of growth.  And now — a handoff.</b></p><p>In this bittersweet season finale, host Aaliyah Brown and outgoing co-host Philip sit down to do what The Fuqua Show does best: reflect honestly, celebrate boldly, and look forward with intention. Together, they revisit the themes that defined this past year — resilience, community, clarity, courage, and the art of humanizing the professional — stories and conversations that reminded us, again and again, why this show exists. As one chapter closes, another begins: incoming co-hosts Sam Shain and Jennia Taylor step into the mic with fresh pe...

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  E91 — Julia Korn — Trading "Just Getting By" for a Career You Actually Want

  May 12, 202649 minS0

  <p>What if the ladder you've been climbing is leaning against the wrong wall? </p><p>Most of us were handed a blueprint for success. Climb the ranks, check the boxes, keep moving. But what happens when you're excelling on paper and still feel completely hollow inside? According to Gallup, 79% of professionals are operating on autopilot, present in body but absent in purpose. For high-achieving professionals in leadership, that disconnection rarely looks like falling apart. It looks like crushing every goal while quietly burning out from the inside. </p><p>In this episode of The Fuqua Show, host Aaliyah Brown si...

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  E90 — Gil Vazquez— Grit: Beyond the System's Walls

  May 8, 20261h 3mS2

  <p>On this episode of The Fuqua Show, we sit down with Gil Vazquez (Class of '26) for a masterclass in resilience, gratitude, and the audacity to bet on yourself. Gil’s story isn't your typical polished resume; it is a raw look at what happens when the institutions you rely on say "no," and you refuse to accept it. </p><p>From his early years moving from Puerto Rico to the U.S. with his professional horse-jockey father, to losing and fighting to regain a Division 1 track scholarship, Gil has always had to forge his own path. We trace his...

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  E89 — Jessica Thomas — The Power of the Redirect: From Toy Designer to Sustainability Trailblazer

  May 4, 202654 minS2

  <p>In this episode, we explore what it means to truly use business as a force for good. We sit down with Jessica Yinka Thomas, a proud Fuqua alumna (MBA '04), the Director of the Business Sustainability Collaborative at NC State University's Poole College of Management, and a founding force behind the B Academics movement. </p><p>Jessica shares her fascinating life of "redirects." She takes us through her early years growing up across Miami, Nigeria, and Senegal, and explains how her background in mechanical engineering led her to become one of the first product designers at the educational toy s...

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  E88— Elisabeth Scott — Ambition, Authenticity, and the Rooms You Build for Others

  May 1, 202641 minS0

  <p>What does it look like to move through an MBA with both strategic clarity and genuine heart? In this episode, host Aaliyah Brown sits down with Elisabeth Scott: second-year MBA, future Kearney consultant, and a leader who has never treated ambition and authenticity as opposites. </p><p>Elisabeth's path spans global supply chains in the power tool and sports industries, a GATE trip to South Africa, a tea ceremony in Kyoto, and the helm of Fuqua's InnovateHER conference. Along the way, she's collected hard-won lessons about knowing where to focus, when to say no, and what it really means t...

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