Mitch Horne, MBA’ 2025
By Mitch Horne, MBA’ 2025 | Merit Fellow
Before Kelley, I was an advertising professional servicing a Medicare client. I loved being a part of the brand story, but I wanted to write it, not have it dictated to me. I knew that the Kelley full-time MBA program would help develop me as a leader and enable me to reach my career goals. So, I moved my wife and two kids from Utah to Bloomington, and we’ve loved it.
As a Kelley MBA, I’m a member of various communities. To me, the one that has been the most impactful for my career is the Consumer Marketing Academy. The curriculum has been great in enabling me to gain hard skills, and the Academy has fittingly complemented those with a networking perspective. Both the industry and practical knowledge I’ve gained directly from Marketing professionals have been invaluable. “Academy Week,” a week spent on the road visiting reputable companies like P&G, Kellanova, Wendy’s, GE Appliances, and ConAgra Brands, was a big turning point in my career search because I was able to get my boots on the property of potential employees, experiencing firsthand and feeling out how I could potentially fit there. Kelley, in this way and many others, has helped me discover my talents and how they would fuse with my target career.
Nothing will open your mind like traveling and experiencing a foreign culture. GLOBASE is a special opportunity for Kelley MBA students to expand their perception as future business leaders. Visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina—my first time in South America—was a dream I didn’t know I had come true. Within my four-person team, professors and classmates joined forces to discover and meet the needs of a family business. Not only did I learn important skills and aspects of a winning business consultation, I fell in love with the people I vigorously worked with and served. Not to mention, experiencing the culture during available leisure time was unforgettable: meeting gauchos, trying the local cuisine, and absorbing history.
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