B-Speak English Stories and Spotlights

Mauro Ovalle - Colombia

Cornell Johnson MBA '26

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Mauro, tell us a little about yourself! Where are you from and what are your professional goals and other interests?

I was born in Bogota, Colombia. I have been living here my whole life. I have somewhere around 5 years of experience working in investment banking here in Colombia and in South Ameri...

Xiaoyu Song - China 

Rice Full-Time MBA '25

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Xiaoyu, tell us a little about yourself! Where are you from and what are your professional goals and other interests?

I’m from Beijing, China. I worked as a Senior Accountant at Big 4 before I decided to pursue my MBA at Rice. I currently have no specific goal after graduation but willing to take a...

Pedro Henrique Giacomeli de Almeida - Brazil

Darden Full-Time MBA '25

Q&A with B-Speak! Director Christina Ball 

Pedro, tell us a little about yourself! Where are you from and what are your professional goals and other interests?

My name is Pedro and I am originally from Brazil. I have always been passionate about business and have a strong interest in transitioning to a career in whic...

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. 

Listen to Admissions Straight Talk 

Founded in the 1990s, Accepted is a leader in Admissions consulting. Anyone dreaming of being admitted to graduate school in Law, Medicine or Busines...

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...