Ryan Ziemba
Bio
I am a public advocate for mental illness and a bipolar entrepreneurs myself. My focus is now that of a music industry optimist and music-brand tech founder, passionate about innovation at the intersection of music, brands, and technology
Stories (4/0)
Top Tier MBA Application Essay #2
Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA? My passion for the music industry led to experiences in both music and digital media that together ignited my long-term ambition to build a digitally progressive artist management and marketing firm. The music industry’s difficulty adapting to digital technology presents an opportunity for me to align my passion for music with my interest in digital media to create new solutions that help shape the future of music promotion and artist financing. I realize, however, that I need an MBA to acquire the financial and managerial skills necessary to successfully capitalize on music’s vast potential as a marketing asset.
By Ryan Ziemba5 years ago in Education
MBA Admissions Essays
Essay Prompt: "What event or life experience has had the greatest influence in shaping your character and why?" I view music as impassioned communication capable of transcending language barriers, uniting people and conveying ideas and emotions where words do not suffice. In 2009 I co-produced a benefit concert for Ugandan war refugees that uncovered my own ability to use music’s communicative potential to positively influence the world around me. This experience inspired me to broaden my ambition beyond business success alone and enabled me to recognize opportunities to impart elements of social responsibility into both personal and professional initiatives.
By Ryan Ziemba5 years ago in Beat
Bipolar Penpals
My aunt, who, like me, struggles with mental illness (me, bipolar disorder, her chronic depression). We've begun to exchange letters to track our comings and goings in hopes of at least to keep a steady diary charting our moods, at most to offer one another consolation and guidance to live fuller, more stable lives.
By Ryan Ziemba5 years ago in Psyche
