UCLAAnderson | Switching from Disney to Activision Blizzard / GAP winner - Heather Scott (B.A. '15, '23) Ep. #94 @UCLAAnderson | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
UCLA Anderson's Heather Scott (B.A. Communications '15, '23) with Caitlin McMahon '23.
0:00 Femba Council. Winning GAP team. Sr. Compensation Manager Activision Blizzard. Double Bruin: UCLA felt like home!
2:45 UCLA Communication Studies
Sorority; Dance Group.
Internship at Target - fell into Human Resources (HR).
5:00 After Target, after UCLA
New HR internship; great rotational program; grateful to manager; explore HR:
Recruiting
Talent Branding
Business Partners
Learning & Organizational Development
Rewards: Benefits & Compensation
12:28 Analytics and MBA
I'm a complete nerd. I have 17 different highlighters, 14 different notebooks. Love to learn.
14:00 My Mom, my lifeline
15:00 Disney after Cetera Finance?
Same job, new industry. Larger HR team.
Cool perks: seeing cool movies; joyful.
21:20 Why UCLA MBA?
Family. Education. Curiosity. Fundamental part of who I am.
Mentors. Look out 15 years.
True MBA was the right fit for me. Earn a seat at the table.
23:20 Why UCLA FEMBA?
Looked at Full-time MBAs. Got the offer from Disney. Didn't want to press pause on my career. FEMBA made it more fulfilling. Bring value to work in real-time. Didn't believe it, but it really happens.
Didn't make sense to press pause on my career.
25:30 Job change
During UCLA FEMBA
Switch into gaming [Activision Blizzard]
Executive compensation.
New challenge. Terrified me.
26:50 Switching jobs during MBA and GAP
Crazy to switch while also starting GAP (capstone)!
Running at a high level.
Go Go Go. Gave me so much energy. Fun ride.
Slept for weeks after GAP finished.
28:35 Winning GAP Team
(Global Access Program)
"Heather was the glue that held our team together." Mirwaise Masroor told us.
That's what we learn to be as managers.
30:40 GAP Teammates
So incredibly grateful for my group. Wide variety of backgrounds.
Makes things way easier.
Different interpersonal strengths.
Miwaise Masroor: most positive person.
Ryan Khademi: creative rock star.
Monica (Walls) Campos: organized, smart, thoughtful.
Jeremy Shierts: rock-solid financial skills.
Me: I was the project manager.
We were friends too. Didn't want to let each other down.
Potlucks.
We loved each other so much.
34:40 GAP and Leadership
Mentor: "MBA is designed to throw more at you than you can handle. Your job is to learn how to prioritize." I never felt that more than during GAP.
Leadership is about balancing and prioritizing.
Universal learnings happen during GAP.
37:20 GAP Final Presentation
Judges & Company Executives
Amazing actually.
Team crushed it.
I enjoy butterflies. Dressed up. So fancy. So rewarding. Celebrate each other. So many late nights. Came together in the best way.
39:20 GAP pride
"Don't know if I've ever been more proud of any project I've ever done up until this point." [GAP]
41:20 Leadership FEMBA Council
Pre-MBA, told myself I was going to put myself out there.
Academic Rep. Liaison role. Solve people's problems. Survey. Administration meetings. Professors. So necessary during COVID.
Then VP.
45:05 Yong Kim rock star
45:50 FEMBA Council
Stay informed. Have a voice.
46:45 C4C, Challenge for Charity
Cross-campus, cross MBA programs, full-timers too. Olympics.
Mentor at elementary schools.
49:04 Make the world better
51:40 UCLA's Hermione
Heather's peers appreciation: absolutely going to do great things in her career.
53:10 Favorite class?
ESG for Managers and Investors: guest speakers
53:45 Best memory = GAP
All of GAP. All the trips (New York. Ski trips. Nashville). Classrooms.
54:38 Dr. Seema Yasmin
Favorite Professor: Crisis Class w Dr. Seema Yasmin. Force to be reckoned with. So intelligent. So down-to-earth. Inspiring.
https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/award-winning-md-and-journalist-teaches-crisis-leadership
55:20 Favorite Case Study
56:18 Mirwaise Masroor singing Mulan in class!
Best Core Year memory
58:30 Advice to future students
Friends for life: adventure, trips, work together.
59:40 Most challenging and most rewarding years of my life.
1:01:25 Dylan Stafford
[Caitlin leaves for a red-eye flight to Florida!]
1:03:10 Secret UCLA traditions
1:08:50 Bear Hug for my parents
My parents. Late night phone calls. Reminded me why I did this.
1:15:50 Time capsule
Heather Scott:
linkedin.com/in/heatherscott30
Caitlin McMahon
linkedin.com/in/caitlin-klein-mcmahon
The UCLA Drive Time podcast is produced by Dylan Stafford, UCLA Assistant Dean.
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youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXj799QgfhRCelHw2i7cqkq5vbHhMLlY
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UCLA Anderson's Heather Scott (B.A. Communications '15, '23) with Caitlin McMahon '23.
0:00 Femba Council. Winning GAP team. Sr. Compensation Manager Activision Blizzard. Double Bruin: UCLA felt like home!
2:45 UCLA Communication Studies
Sorority; Dance Group.
Internship at Target - fell into Human Resources (HR).
5:00 After Target, after UCLA
New HR internship; great rotational program; grateful to manager; explore HR:
Recruiting
Talent Branding
Business Partners
Learning & Organizational Development
Rewards: Benefits & Compensation
12:28 Analytics and MBA
I'm a complete nerd. I have 17 different highlighters, 14 different notebooks. Love to learn.
14:00 My Mom, my lifeline
15:00 Disney after Cetera Finance?
Same job, new industry. Larger HR team.
Cool perks: seeing cool movies; joyful.
21:20 Why UCLA MBA?
Family. Education. Curiosity. Fundamental part of who I am.
Mentors. Look out 15 years.
True MBA was the right fit for me. Earn a seat at the table.
23:20 Why UCLA FEMBA?
Looked at Full-time MBAs. Got the offer from Disney. Didn't want to press pause on my career. FEMBA made it more fulfilling. Bring value to work in real-time. Didn't believe it, but it really happens.
Didn't make sense to press pause on my career.
25:30 Job change
During UCLA FEMBA
Switch into gaming [Activision Blizzard]
Executive compensation.
New challenge. Terrified me.
26:50 Switching jobs during MBA and GAP
Crazy to switch while also starting GAP (capstone)!
Running at a high level.
Go Go Go. Gave me so much energy. Fun ride.
Slept for weeks after GAP finished.
28:35 Winning GAP Team
(Global Access Program)
"Heather was the glue that held our team together." Mirwaise Masroor told us.
That's what we learn to be as managers.
30:40 GAP Teammates
So incredibly grateful for my group. Wide variety of backgrounds.
Makes things way easier.
Different interpersonal strengths.
Miwaise Masroor: most positive person.
Ryan Khademi: creative rock star.
Monica (Walls) Campos: organized, smart, thoughtful.
Jeremy Shierts: rock-solid financial skills.
Me: I was the project manager.
We were friends too. Didn't want to let each other down.
Potlucks.
We loved each other so much.
34:40 GAP and Leadership
Mentor: "MBA is designed to throw more at you than you can handle. Your job is to learn how to prioritize." I never felt that more than during GAP.
Leadership is about balancing and prioritizing.
Universal learnings happen during GAP.
37:20 GAP Final Presentation
Judges & Company Executives
Amazing actually.
Team crushed it.
I enjoy butterflies. Dressed up. So fancy. So rewarding. Celebrate each other. So many late nights. Came together in the best way.
39:20 GAP pride
"Don't know if I've ever been more proud of any project I've ever done up until this point." [GAP]
41:20 Leadership FEMBA Council
Pre-MBA, told myself I was going to put myself out there.
Academic Rep. Liaison role. Solve people's problems. Survey. Administration meetings. Professors. So necessary during COVID.
Then VP.
45:05 Yong Kim rock star
45:50 FEMBA Council
Stay informed. Have a voice.
46:45 C4C, Challenge for Charity
Cross-campus, cross MBA programs, full-timers too. Olympics.
Mentor at elementary schools.
49:04 Make the world better
51:40 UCLA's Hermione
Heather's peers appreciation: absolutely going to do great things in her career.
53:10 Favorite class?
ESG for Managers and Investors: guest speakers
53:45 Best memory = GAP
All of GAP. All the trips (New York. Ski trips. Nashville). Classrooms.
54:38 Dr. Seema Yasmin
Favorite Professor: Crisis Class w Dr. Seema Yasmin. Force to be reckoned with. So intelligent. So down-to-earth. Inspiring.
https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-events/award-winning-md-and-journalist-teaches-crisis-leadership
55:20 Favorite Case Study
56:18 Mirwaise Masroor singing Mulan in class!
Best Core Year memory
58:30 Advice to future students
Friends for life: adventure, trips, work together.
59:40 Most challenging and most rewarding years of my life.
1:01:25 Dylan Stafford
[Caitlin leaves for a red-eye flight to Florida!]
1:03:10 Secret UCLA traditions
1:08:50 Bear Hug for my parents
My parents. Late night phone calls. Reminded me why I did this.
1:15:50 Time capsule
Heather Scott:
linkedin.com/in/heatherscott30
Caitlin McMahon
linkedin.com/in/caitlin-klein-mcmahon
The UCLA Drive Time podcast is produced by Dylan Stafford, UCLA Assistant Dean.
YouTube Episodes
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtXj799QgfhRCelHw2i7cqkq5vbHhMLlY
SoundCloud Episodes
soundcloud.com/uclaandersondrivetime
