Author Archives: Bethany Estrada, MBA Candidate 2010

About Bethany Estrada, MBA Candidate 2010

Bethany is a 23-year old Southern California native and Pepperdine MBA candidate for April 2010. Bethany has obtained a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and attended Pepperdine for her undergraduate education with a BS in Business Administration. She plans to attend law school in the near future.

When Possessions Own Us

March 19, 2010

Reflections of Professor Dennis Torres's class discussion At some point in each person's life, circumstance or consequence of decision brings about challenge, strife, trials and tribulations for a time. In such caustic environments, overcoming adversity, finding clarity in the chaos, … Continue →

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Values and The People That Make Pepperdine Extraordinary

March 3, 2010

PART 1: VALUES People of integrity act in accordance with the values they profess. "∫Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action." – 1 John 3:18. Values are only ideas until they are realized into … Continue →

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Aquiring Wealth, Power and Success Ethically and Morally

February 18, 2010

Today, Justin Paperny spoke to my class with Professor Dennis Torres about his legal and moral downfalls while working at UBS and consequent felony conviction and his time served in prison from his book, Lessons From Prison. Justin says that … Continue →

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