{"id":5779,"date":"2023-05-15T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T22:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/business\/2023\/05\/15\/graduate-spotlight-ben-weber-21-mba-23\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:40:37","slug":"graduate-spotlight-ben-weber-21-mba-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/business\/2023\/05\/15\/graduate-spotlight-ben-weber-21-mba-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Spotlight: Ben Weber &#039;21, MBA &#039;23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18284 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2023\/05\/ben-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"198\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meet<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/weber-ben?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAC88dUABHKclQt7N-5BnzWPvT77Z7EcEJ7w&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BXE%2FnA7xbRqOeyn%2FeZ1w7Nw%3D%3D\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben Weber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! Ben is a Master of Business Administration (MBA) student graduating in the spring of 2023 with an emphasis in data analytics. He first came to Chapman to complete his undergrad &#8211; a B.S. of Business Administration. When he started his journey at Chapman, Ben&#8217;s goals were to keep a good GPA, get into an MBA program, and complete his MBA degree before the age of 25. Join us in celebrating Ben for accomplishing these goals!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Impactful Experiences<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most impactful experience for Ben has been learning and spending time with his classmates. &#8220;I\u2019ve learned a lot from the program, but I will take more away from the friendships I\u2019ve made than the things I\u2019ve learned.&#8221; Ben&#8217;s favorite memory at Chapman is when he presented a final presentation for a semester-long project from the base of the ski slopes in Steamboat, Colorado during the early days of the pandemic. Being fully online at the time allowed Ben the opportunity to visit different places and have unique experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Memorable Classroom Moments\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben&#8217;s favorite class was his travel course to Sweden with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/niklasmyhr?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAADDxzYBk0SLGg-M2gCpDGdv3NwTQngO27M&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BKc0JvefsSomX3e9%2B2qgwhg%3D%3D\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Dr. Niklas Myhr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. &#8220;It was so fun to go out to a new country, learn about the culture, and to be making lifelong memories with my classmates.&#8221;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marshalltoplansky?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAAE5JQBFedsgHi_NSl_OyuFI4ofIJy236Q&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BGAwafVH%2BQZmbMRmOutazAQ%3D%3D\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Professor Toplansky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has also made a huge impact on Ben. &#8220;I took a couple of his classes in my undergraduate program, and he helped me as I started working for the start-up company that I\u2019m still working for today over two years later. He pushed me in an independent study class to create high-level and highly technical visualizations to show my company\u2019s CEO and head of sales and operations to improve our company-wide sales and strategy,&#8221; said Weber<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Career Journey at Chapman<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben mentions that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jim-dusserre-08201911?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAAJQ3iIBlPHcfblkSPvczoahpg9KvOizXe8&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BEEIdFMhcSnOI6DTuTAWnsA%3D%3D\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jim Dussere,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Director of Undergraduate Programs and Career Advancement, has been a great support system for him in addition to his mentor Dan Riley. His mentor was recommended to him through Chapman and has helped him through some of the complex parts of the program. Riley has also helped Weber decide which job offers to accept and which don\u2019t align with his future goals. Ben currently works at Lumen as a data analyst. Prior to this, he worked at UST as a customer success engineer and for Chapman as a data architect, creating an alumni database solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18287 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2023\/05\/FC0019EE-078E-4652-A2BF-E127CAB15AF9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"266\" \/>Adventures in SoCal and Beyond!<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ben&#8217;s favorite thing to do in Southern California is to go up to the mountains and snowboard. Over his undergrad years at Chapman, Ben was a part of the Snow Club and he was in a fraternity. 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