Thoughts on getting an MBA to solidify yourself as a strategist as well as creative?

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Only if you’re planning on pivoting into some sort of brand management/marketing/other business role.

Personally, I’d never in a million years waste my money on an mba unless I had dreams of becoming a corporate schmuck

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A good creative can be strategic, and a good strategist should be creative. But trying to be a “jack of all trades” will get you in a rut. I would recco the mba if you’re only considering to make a serious career pivot as a strategist. If not, I’d recco some online courses or talking to a strategist who can mentor you.

Nah just find a firm that will let you moonlight as both.

I’d say an MBA would make you decisively uncreative

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