B-Speak English Stories and Spotlights

B-Speak! Director, Dr. Christina Ball, sat down with Accepted founder  Linda Abraham recently to talk about her language center's mission and the many ways B-Speak! works with business students and applicants. 

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Director Christina's Interview

B-Speak! Director, Christina Ball, was interviewed recently by Rick Rudolph, Founder and Managing Director of MBATUBE and MBA GRAD SCHOOLS, about the ways B-Speak! works with international MBA applicants. 

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Angelica Hoyos - Colombia

Rice-Business PMBA '23

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Angelica, tell us why you decided to pursue a PMBA at Rice? What attracted you most to the program?

I decided to pursue a PMBA at Rice because I wanted to acquire the skills to advance in my career. I chose Rice because of the high quality of the education. Rice is focused on non-profit organizat...

Shiya Wu - China

Rice-Business Full-Time MBA '23

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Shiya, tell us about yourself?

I come from China and I am an incoming full-time MBA student at Rice Business. Prior to my MBA, I have been working in the field of branding and public relations for over 5 years. Currently I am working in the marketing and communications department of an insurance co...

Christina Zhou - China

Darden Full-Time MBA '23

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Christina, tell us about yourself?

Instead of giving a normal self-introduction, I would like to use some fun facts to showcase a vivid picture of myself, which I like to call my “Three I’s”:

1. I am a foodie, and I have tasted all kinds of delicious foods during my journey to 20 countries worldw...

Carol Del Vitto 

An Instrumental Educator Re-Joins The B-Speak! Team 

Q&A with Christina Ball 

Carol, tell us a little bit about yourself:

Currently, I am living in Munich working as a coach, facilitator and trainer for executives, intercultural teams and corporate branding efforts. Companies I work with, in addition to Speak!/B-Speak!, include BMW, Siemens, Alliance and others. Before ...

Umair Hammad - Pakistan

Electrical Engineer  - Rice-Business Full-Time MBA '23

Umair's Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Umair, tell us about yourself?

I am originally from Pakistan, and an incoming Full-time MBA student at Rice Business. I am an Electrical Engineer by profession and currently working for a Global Port Operator - DP World - as a Shift Manager, Engineering. When no...

David Harwell

Accomplished Global Training Professional Joins The B-Speak! Team 

Q&A with Christina Ball 

David, tell us a little bit about yourself:

My name is David Harwell and I’m a coach here at B-Speak!. I’ve been an educator for 25 years. Some of that has been in the U.S. and 15 of those were out of the country. I’ve lived in 12 countries and done project work in a total of 26. I’ve ...

Kazuya Dojo

Japan Minister of the Economy and Babson MBA '23 Student

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball

Kazuya, tell us a little bit about yourself and the work you do in Japan.

I’m a government officer in Japan and I work for METI, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. I’m in charge of establishing a new organization, Digital Agency, to promote digital transformation in Japa...