Club Updates
[SOMA] President Election
As the current 2020-2021 year comes to a close, it's time to elect the next President to set the direction and goals for SOMA for the upcoming year! If interested, please feel free to email David (david.tseng.2021@anderson.ucla.edu) for more details. See below for the timeline:
- APPLICATION (2/8 - 2/15) - Please upload a photo of you with a short letter of intent (<500 words). Please feel free to include a video link, resume link, or additional material inside your prompt. The application is located here.
- ELECTION (2/17 - 2/24) - The president will be elected by SOMA members while board selection process will be dictated by the new president. The materials from the application will be shared with SOMA members to supplement the voting process.
- NEW PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT (3/1)
[SOMA] Industry Talk: Data in Strategy & Ops
Tuesday, Feburary 9 @ 11:30am–12:30pm PST
Come join us during your lunch with Anderson alumni to share their experience on data in strategy and operations. Sign up here.
[SOMA] Industry Applications of Optimization: The What, Why, and How
Wednesday Feburary 17 @ 11:30am–12:30pm PST
Companies of all sizes and across all industries regularly apply optimization across their business to improve operations and maximize revenue. For example, organizations from Amazon to Zara are built on optimization-based totals. Unfortunately, many people are unfamiliar with what optimization is, when it can be used, and how to implement it. Sign up here.
Other Announcements
Investing in Inclusion Pitch Competition
Click here for more details.
Timeline:
April 2, 2021
Registration Deadline: February 19, 2021
Description:
This annual competition, typically held on-campus at Berkeley Haas, provides an avenue for business students and their teams to apply innovative problem-solving and start-up methodology to issues of exclusion and marginalization in the workplace. The competition is intended for entrepreneurs in early-stage development and is an opportunity to refine models, conduct research, present findings, and pitch to real investors and experts in inclusion and diversity. We invite teams from UCLA to apply!
This year's competition is open to ventures with a focus on one (or intersections) of the following areas: race; ethnicity; gender; gender identity; intellectual, mental, or physical disability; sexual orientation; age; former incarceration; and socio-economic status.
Prizes:
$15k in prizes will be awarded to ventures that demonstrate a defined vision and potential to generate positive impact beyond the status quo!
2021 New Venture Championship
Click here for more details.
Timeline:
April 19-23, 2021
Registration Deadline: February 14, 2021
Description:
Founded in 1992, NVC is the premiere international entrepreneurial investment competition. Teams from around the world and the United States defend their business plans to a panel of esteemed judges for valuable feedback and a chance to win more than $50,000 in total cash awards. Aside from monetary prizes students have a unique opportunity to get feedback from judges to create successful venture and capture the attention of angel investors.
NVC strives to develop skilled and knowledgeable entrepreneurial leaders that will navigate the ever-changing business environment. Our core mission is to educate, inspire, and empower future entrepreneurs.
Join students from around the world in to compete in the first completely virtual New Venture Championship. You'll embark on a journey unlike any other—the chance to pitch your venture plans and compete for $50,000 in total cash prizes. Receive unparalleled, one-on-one feedback from world class business professionals and gain attention from angel investors.
Job Postings
Beyond Campus Recruiting (BCR) Opportunities
ConsumerTrack - ConsumerTrack is in the digital marketing and media industry, helping connect people with solutions. Their approach generates stronger awareness, branding and targeted audience engagement across millions of consumers both on their sites and partner sites. There are various roles that they are hiring for including Project Management, Analytics, Business Operations, and Product Management. The listings can be found here!
Deliverr - Business Operations & Strategy Associate (Full Time)
- Mission: Deliverr's mission is to enable any seller, regardless of size, to delight their customers with fast and affordable cost-effective fulfillment. They were named to LinkedIn's Top 20 startups to work for!
- As a Business Operations & Strategy Associate, you will act as an internal consultant with the ability to execute and affect changes. Reporting to CEO, you will be working on important cross-functional projects such as researching a new market, a new product, productivity improvements or entering a new geographic area. You will have a strong bias for action, an ability to bring multiple internal groups together and drive results.
- If interested, please apply here. (Must know SQL)
MyCareer Postings
Internship:
2/12, 11:59pm | Rivian Automotive - Various MBA Internships
2/12, 11:59pm | Nile AI - MBA Intern
2/12, 11:59pm | Johnson & Johnson - MBA Product Manager (Summer Intern)
2/25, 11:59pm | Boosted Commerce - Global Supply Chain MBA Intern
2/26, 11:59pm | Outrider - Customer Strategy & Planning MBA Intern
2/26, 11:59pm | Appinum - Product Manager Intern
2/28, 11:59pm | Descript - Business Development Intern
2/28, 11:59pm | Wevr - Business Development Intern
3/6, 11:59pm | Boosted Commerce - New Product Development MBA Intern
3/12, 11:59pm | Pacific Life Insurance Company - Customer Experience Strategy Intern
Full-Time:
2/10, 11:59pm | Amaze VR - Business Operations Manager
2/12, 12:00pm | The Wonderful Company - Associate Manager, Strategy
2/12, 11:59pm | Bliss Media - Manager of Client Strategy & Analytics
2/12, 11:59pm | Johnson & Johnson - MBA Product Manager (Part Time)
2/14, 11:59pm | Propelevate - Associate Consultant
2/18, 11:59pm | Wilson Perumal & Company - Strategy & Operations Consultant
2/19, 11:59pm | A+E Networks - Director, Distribution Business Strategy
2/19, 11:59pm | Kaiser Permanente - Managerial Consultant
2/19, 11:59pm | Kaiser Permanente - Senior Consulting Associate
2/20, 11:59pm | Avita Medical - Sales Operations Manager
2/21, 11:59pm | Sorcero - Product Manager
2/25, 11:59pm | Intercare Therapy - Manager, Strategy & Operations
2/26, 11:59pm | Optum - Director, Group Operations
3/4, 11:59pm | Hero Digital - Senior Strategy Research Analyst
3/7, 11:59pm | Mattel Inc. - Senior Associate, Global Strategic Planning
3/7, 11:59pm | Good Works Consulting - Associate
9/31, 11:59pm | Miro Health - Business Development: Research & Development
In the News
 An Apple car would increase pressure on Tesla and other automakers
Tesla has been called “the Apple of the automotive industry” for the amount of technology in its vehicles.
But as Apple is in talks to partner with South Korean automaker Hyundai-Kia for an electric vehicle, what does that mean for Tesla and other automakers?
Read more here!
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