This past April, students and professionals gathered at Princeton, New Jersey for the Princeton Fintech and Quant Conference . Among these attendees was Donelle Cummings , an evening MBA student at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. Though he is also a full-time practicing physician as a Gastroenterologist and Advanced Endoscopist for New York City Health and Hospitals, he has always been interested in the business side of healthcare. The conference, therefore, was a perfect opportunity for him to explore finance and market-focused subjects.  Given this, Donelle’s experience at the conference was a good one. In fact, the conference had such a positive impact on him that he applied to be a member of the conference’s planning committee. Having been accepted, Donelle spent the past few months working with the committee to plan the next gathering, which will take place in Chicago this Fall.  In early September, I had the privilege of speaking with Donelle about his experience at

Gregory Maro  is expected to graduate from the evening MBA program at Baruch College by May 2026. He is the Chief Operating Officer at Bizzarro Real Estate Agency and has been with the company for about seven years. He is married to his husband, David, and has a dog named Bernie. One August afternoon, I had the privilege of interviewing Gregory Maro–Chief Operating Officer at Bizzarro Real Estate Agency by day and MBA student at the Zicklin School of Business by night. The purpose of the interview was to learn more about his experience in the ROMBA pre-MBA Trek. But even more so, the intention was also to share his story and hopefully inspire other MBA students to step out of the comfort of their classrooms and participate in programs that can be academically and professionally beneficial. With that said, here is my interview with Gregory and I hope you will find it as informative, entertaining, and enlightening as I did:  Elizabeth: I suppose we’ll start with this–for those who may n