{"id":2062,"date":"2019-11-07T08:14:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/?p=2062"},"modified":"2019-11-07T13:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T18:20:33","slug":"alumni-in-review-jenny-kalanges-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2019\/11\/07\/alumni-in-review-jenny-kalanges-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni in Review: Jenny Kalanges &#8217;16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Jenny Kalanges is a member of the Class of 2016. Connect with her on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jenny-kalanges-68565231\/\"><em>LinkedIn<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/files\/2019\/11\/IMG_0789-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Kalanges\" class=\"wp-image-2100\" width=\"297\" height=\"276\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Where are you currently working, and what is your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am the Director of Sales for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ursamajorvt.com\/\">Ursa Major<\/a>, a skin and body care company focused on authentic, healthy products made sustainably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why did you choose to attend The Sustainable Innovation MBA program? What were you doing before?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before The Sustainable Innovation MBA, I had worked in management in small, mission-driven businesses. I chose this program because I felt I needed a toolkit to take my career in leadership to the next level and create real impact in the growing world of sustainability. I loved that it was an intensive one-year program where I could really sink my teeth in and then quickly apply those skills to real world experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your favorite part about the MBA program experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The connections I made with other members of the cohort, professors, and alumni &#8212; those have proved invaluable since completing the program and certainly buoyed me throughout the year of study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How are you applying the tools\/skills you learned in the program, post-MBA?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m currently heading an internal sustainability task force within Ursa Major, which is really exciting. The skills I learned around transformational leadership will always provide an incredible backbone to my career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What would you tell someone who is considering The Sustainable Innovation MBA?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are looking for a skillset that will will help develop you as an innovator or &#8220;intrapreneur,&#8221; this is a great program to consider. The global business world is looking to change agents like our grads, so the opportunities to apply these skills are endless. I&#8217;m always happy to share more with prospective students! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny Kalanges is a member of the Class of 2016. Connect with her on LinkedIn. Where are you currently working, and what is your role? I am the Director of Sales for Ursa Major, a skin and body care company focused on authentic, healthy products made sustainably. 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