823 Advizers
Maurice
Head Of Business Development
Xsolla Holding Company
University of Missouri - 2010
UCLA Anderson School of Management, MBA

UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Business Development
Networking
Career Pivoting
5:55
"Within about two months of leveraging my network, uh, was able to get a job, uh, at a consulting firm"
Q2Main responsibilities
Financial Analysis
Executive/Leadership
Business Strategy
3:13
"making sure that, you know, we're doing things as effectively and as efficiently as we can, uh, while still maximizing revenue"
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Problem-Solving
Executive/Leadership
3:30
"What I like about the job is that it's so varied that any day can look different."
Q4Most important skills - role
Flexibility
Strategic Thinking
Financial Analysis
3:58
"ability to, um, you know, read financial statements and understand, uh, what all of that means is, is very important in, in a role like this as well."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Strategic Thinking
Collaboration
Execution
3:00
"No Day Is like the other"
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Project Management
Executive/Leadership
Time Management
3:56
"It can be a challenge sometimes to make sure you're giving them all the attention that they need when they need it."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Entertainment
Passion
Technology
2:29
"It's a lot of creative people who are also very passionate about this industry. So it's great going to industry conferences and trade shows and running into familiar faces and catching up with people and learning about the projects that they're working on, and getting a sneak peek behind the curtain of what's the next big game on the horizon."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Creativity
Hard work ethic
Adaptability
4:42
"creativity...in marketing a creative product, you can have a little bit more fun and use a little bit more creativity"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Fast-Paced Environments
Adaptability
Problem-Solving
3:19
"Every day is just you're working on something different."
Q10Entry-level positions
Sales
Business Development
Account Management
1:57
"Entry level sales or account management roles are kind of the two points of entry for anybody coming out of undergrad."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Business Development
Relationship Building
Sales
4:50
"be relational, not transactional. Um, because if you are relational, the transactions will continue to come."
Q12College ideas for success
Relationship Building
Communication
Networking
3:05
"My first job that I ever got post undergrad was because of relationships that I had built with my professor."