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Director of Project Management, Mason & Hanger
Theo Scripps says that earning his Executive MBA at Vanderbilt is one of the most difficult things he's ever done—and that includes training camps with the national rowing team. "But it's also changed me in a way that's difficult to describe," he adds. "It's designed to challenge you and make you learn at a rate most of us have never attained."
Theo is responsible for design and construction of automotive plants and manufacturing facilities—and the multimillion-dollar investments of his company's customers. But he believed his architectural training had left him without a solid business background for his new responsibilities.
Along with gaining the knowledge that he believes will help him join his company's strategic leadership team, Theo says he has learned even more about himself. "By working with a cross-section of very talented individuals," he explains, "I have a much better understanding of my professional abilities and shortcomings. The bond between students and the synergy of working in groups are incredible and my expectations and self-confidence have increased as a result."
He's learned something else, too—that Vanderbilt's reputation is even stronger than he had believed. "When I tell people I'm going back to school, they smile and congratulate me," he says. "When I tell them I'm at Vanderbilt, they shake my hand."
Theo Scripps
Vanderbilt Executive MBA 2010Director of Project Management, Mason & Hanger
Building His Own Future
Construction Manager Learned Business—and Own StrengthsTheo Scripps says that earning his Executive MBA at Vanderbilt is one of the most difficult things he's ever done—and that includes training camps with the national rowing team. "But it's also changed me in a way that's difficult to describe," he adds. "It's designed to challenge you and make you learn at a rate most of us have never attained."
Theo is responsible for design and construction of automotive plants and manufacturing facilities—and the multimillion-dollar investments of his company's customers. But he believed his architectural training had left him without a solid business background for his new responsibilities.
Along with gaining the knowledge that he believes will help him join his company's strategic leadership team, Theo says he has learned even more about himself. "By working with a cross-section of very talented individuals," he explains, "I have a much better understanding of my professional abilities and shortcomings. The bond between students and the synergy of working in groups are incredible and my expectations and self-confidence have increased as a result."
He's learned something else, too—that Vanderbilt's reputation is even stronger than he had believed. "When I tell people I'm going back to school, they smile and congratulate me," he says. "When I tell them I'm at Vanderbilt, they shake my hand."
