March 17, 2019

Beyond the Rubber Stamp: How to Make Your MBA Meaningful

March 17, 2019/ Colton Ortolf

Depending on who you ask, getting an MBA is either the most meaningless or the most transformative time in the life of a young professional. For me, transformative doesn’t begin to describe my experience. Tomorrow, March 18th, is the last day of my 2-year MBA program at Kellogg School of Management (graduating 3 months early). This time has been enlightening in many ways beyond the scope of a graduate education. Here is how I made the most of my MBA program

February 01, 2019

5 Mandatory Skills for Healthcare Career Success

February 01, 2019/ Colton Ortolf

Having recently reached a decade of dedication to this all-important mission, I took some time to reflect on what skills have helped me succeed thus far. 10 years in healthcare is small compared to the multitude of people who have dedicated their lives to this admirable cause, but it certainly feels like dog years to me.

January 02, 2019

Build a Resume with Swagger

January 02, 2019/ Colton Ortolf

Over the past 2 years, I have had countless conversations with leaders across the healthcare community as I searched for the right role following my MBA program. Every time I sent them my resume following the conversation, I would cringe as I reviewed the boring format used by all my peers. Although it quantified my impact in previous roles, it did very little to tell the potential interviewer about who I am as a person. To rectify this for the future (far future hopefully), I used the style of the Marissa Mayer resume to create my own with a little flavor.