The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago BoothAdrienne Kiesling
A digital marketing project manager at Microsoft, Adrienne was recently promoted because of the strategic business skills she has brought back to her job.
About Adrienne
- Current Position
Microsoft
Project Manager, Microsoft Advertising - Program
Evening MBA - Concentrations
Economics
General Management
Managerial and Organizational Behavior
Strategic Management - Student Groups
Admissions Committee
Graduate Women in Business - Living In
Chicago, IL - Previous Degree
Stanford University
BA, International Relations
Adrienne's Videos
Adrienne describes the myriad professional and social networking opportunities available at Booth.
Soon after starting at Booth, Adrienne found herself developing into a more confident, strategic thinker, and her manager at Microsoft noticed. Learn about her promotion at work.
Learning From the Core Disciplines of Business
Booth’s focus on the fundamentals has been extremely valuable for me. I didn’t expect to be able to so readily apply concepts from required courses like Financial Accounting in an industry like marketing and digital advertising, but the exposure to that material has enabled me to understand the language of people within the business community. It’s expanding my understanding of the business world.
Additionally, I’ve developed a skill set here. I’ve changed my way of thinking. I have changed my approach to problem-solving. Those are skills that will help me regardless of what I choose to do.
Increasing Confidence Through a Culture of Debate
The intellectual culture here is extremely exciting. The Booth environment encourages participation in debates, and surrounds me with people who challenge me. There’s a focus on questioning what you’re presented with that’s been extremely beneficial for me, and I’ve been able to implement what I’ve learned at work.
In fact, as a result of my experience here at Booth, I feel much better equipped to interact with executives at the workplace as well as in networking environments. I’m more confident now. I can challenge ideas. I don’t have to take what is said at face value, and that allows me to participate in conversations as opposed to deferential interaction.