In this workshop, you’ll have the chance to break into small groups with current consultants to ask questions and hear about the ins and outs of a day on the job – and how that has changed in 2022!

Get ready for the first in-person ROMBA Conference in three years! Past attendees share insights on how to navigate recruiting at ROMBA: who to talk to, what questions to ask, and how to get yourself closer to an internship or full-time offer.

Are you interested in becoming a more mission-oriented leader within your organization? Is social impact important to you, but you don’t necessarily want to work only in social impact? Join us as we discuss how to become an intrapreneur within your organization and create social impact. Panelists will share insights on creating genuine community outreach, effectively leveraging ERGs, and becoming a social impact intrapreneur within your current role.

Investment Banking requires a special combination of skills – as much qualitative as quantitative. During this conversation, we’ll hear from panelists from both business/finance and liberal arts backgrounds. They will share anecdotes on how they leveraged their strengths to navigate the IB recruiting process, and offer advice on when and how to begin preparing technical questions, strategies to choose placements, and how to sustain momentum through the summer internship into that full-time offer.

How do you apply your previous work experience and transferable skills toward a new career path? Hear from those who’ve navigated successfully from finance to consulting, from marketing to tech – and how you can do the same!

When we talk about the LGBTQ+ community, oftentimes we group together people who may hold very distinct and independent identities, and therefore their lived experiences and ways of moving through the world look and feel very different to that of others. Join us for a exploration into the many intersectionalities queer women hold – our genders, our sexual orientations, our races and more – so we can amplify all our collective voices, centering on those that are most marginalized and giving them a powerful platform.

Your first job out of business school is only the beginning of your career; where you go and how quickly you advance can heavily depend on your network. In this session, you will learn strategies on how to organically leverage your LGBTQ+ network from B school, ROMBA, and ERGs to increase career opportunities and accelerate career progression.

Dinners and happy hours aside, recruiting for consulting positions can be grueling and overwhelming. This session will demystify the process by covering the basics, including firm/office/industry selection considerations, crafting your story, networking best practices, how to ask the tough questions, how to cope with recruiting stress, and recruiting from a non-traditional background.

Hear from professionals who took the road less traveled in achieving their MBA, and those who have applied their degree to less traditional career paths.

Money may make the world go ’round, but investment banking is not the only finance career path for MBA grads! Talk to professionals in finance from a variety of career paths about what a day in the life is really like, and how to prepare for successful recruiting.

Are you looking to pursue a career in healthcare but not sure where you fit in best? Learn from a diverse range of professionals within the industry about different ways to apply your skills and passion in healthcare.

Sustainability has become a key concern not only for business but for the future health of our planet as a whole. Innovation in developing sustainable products and practices is evident across all fields. This conversation will explore how businesses are leading these efforts and their impact on consumers, stakeholders, and employees – and what’s next in this exciting landscape.

Product Management – for both tech and non-tech companies – has become one of the fastest-growing career paths for current MBA Students. In this session, we’ll cover the facts versus fiction when making the shift to Product Management, including the most common interview questions you may face in interviews.

How do you go from idea to a tangible product? How do you determine if your idea is of value? During this session, we’ll hear from a panel of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs about their journey from having an idea to building their MVP, conducting customer discovery, and finding product market fit. This session will also discuss ways to build your startup using design thinking and lean startup principles.

It seems like every Gen-Z’er, WSJ article, and VC fund is buzzing about these new frontiers. In this session, we’ll examine NFTs, crypto, and robo-investing. From the basics through to the latest trends, learn about how these are impacting the world of finance and beyond.

The pandemic has resulted in an enormous rise in remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and digital health platforms that provide opportunities to reach people that previously had limited/no access to healthcare. This panel will explore strategies adopted by existing players as well as new entrants in adapting to the changing landscape of an ever-evolving healthcare industry.

“Tech” jobs are more than just technical. Companies of all sizes and across nearly every industry are offering tech-adjacent MBA roles in product development and management, strategy, finance, operations, and more. Attend this session to learn about the variety of modern roles in tech, what skill sets are best suited for these roles, and what the day-to-day looks like for those currently working in these positions.

Since language is the primary way we communicate with each other, it has the ability to signal respect and inclusion while also having the capacity to dehumanize and degrade us. During this conversation, we’ll share ways to deepen allyship for our trans and non-binary colleagues and friends, starting with understanding our history and our language, the terms we use and the pronouns we share and moving forward into how we can all show up as active allies for our trans community – as both LGBTQ+ members and allies in society.

More than ever, marketers are tasked with making informed, data-driven decisions to shape consumer behavior and drive results. Join us for a panel discussion on harnessing the power of quantitative techniques, including strategies to master and pitfalls to avoid.

Are you interested in utilizing your MBA to create a career in social impact and want to know more about the opportunities available across different industries? Join our panelists as they discuss how they carved their path and created a fulfilling career in social impact across different industries.

You developed a startup idea, refined your MVP, and launched your product, but where will you find the money to grow and sustain your company? Access to capital is a fundamental concern for any startup. Our panelists in this session will explore the myriad of ways to access capital for your startup including accelerators, grants, angel investors, and venture capital. We will also share what to keep in mind as you create your pitch deck, tell your story, and leverage your identity and the LGBTQ+ community while raising capital.

Does working in a foreign country sound intriguing? What experience and preparation can help facilitate this path? Hear first-hand stories from professionals who have successfully navigated the world of international business and built global careers.

How do you select the right job, the right company? What goes into this robust and sometimes all-consuming decision-making process? For many of us, as LGBTQ+ professionals, there are additional questions we may be asking prospective employers to determine if this is truly the best place for us. This session will provide tips on how to navigate the “tough convos” and ask questions that give insight into a company, from dress codes to benefits, from employee resource groups to Pride Month celebrations, and more. 

LGBTQ+, Women, and POC employees tend to get paid less than their white straight male counterparts. Inequities are not only costly to individuals but also to organizations and economies. How can you identify such practices in your workplace? What tools can you use to speak out about this and be part of the solution?

Innovation in tech is moving at an ever increasing pace. Hear from industry experts about how this innovation is being harnessed in the fields of AI, big data, and ML to drive personalization and decision-making in business.

Considering making the change from corporate work to a startup? Is the grass greener on the other side? Panelists who’ve been on both sides will share differences between startup and corporate life, as well as the differences between startup company stages. This session will help you understand how to evaluate startups, compensation offers, whether the life of a startup operator is the right fit for you, and how to find startups that truly value inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community.

You have made it to the top for being you, so keep being your authentic self! That is sometimes more easily said than done. What is it and why is it important? What are some of the tools that we can use to show up as ourselves? In what ways can our current generation make further advancements towards senior leadership and the C-suite by keeping it real at work? Come join this discussion with a top-tier panel of LGBTQ+ senior leaders from various backgrounds and industries.

With recent advancements in technology, there has been a migration away from traditional 2D retailing towards more immersive and interactive experiences transforming the space dramatically. This discussion will center on what’s leading that transformation and the opportunities this presents.

You’re officially enrolled in an MBA program – congrats! But where do you go from here? What industry will be supportive of you and your goals? In this session, we’ll be joined by queer professionals from more conservative industries to help break-down how they find success in areas that have historically been associated with straight, cis individuals.

While we see are seeing more positive depictions of the LGBTQ+ community in media, the past is littered with examples of negative and stereotypical depictions of the queer community as villains, deviants, and victims. As diversity and inclusion becomes more of a focus, queer stories that until recently would have been considered out of the question are now given support and platforms to bring them to life. Join this educational exploration of how queer representation has evolved in America from the The Gay Brother (1895), Boys Don’t Cry (1999), But I’m a Cheerleader (1999),  to modern hits like Pose and Teen Wolf. 

Are you interested how to address racial and gender inequality and inequity in your own company? Often times we can all fall short in addressing racial and gender inequality and inequity in our company, even when we experience it first-hand. The truth is that most of us lack the preparation and rehearsal to successfully navigate situations where you can speak up and address racial and gender inequality. This workshop will help you develop tools to help navigate situations by giving participants a chance to rehearse potential responses to fictitious (and realistic) scenarios.

Careers in consulting span many firms, functions, and industry specializations. This session explores the paths available outside of traditional strategy consulting at a large consulting firm, which may include boutique consulting firms, internal corporate strategy, and more.

Patient compliance and outcomes have been shown to increase when healthcare providers reflect the diversity and demographics of the community they serve. This session will focus on ways in which promoting workforce diversity and improving social determinants of health make healthcare more equitable for members of the LGBTQ+ community.