Meet Daniela "Dani" Kolkebeck, a Hildebrand MBA Scholar in the inaugural cohort at Texas McCombs. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dani spent four years in mergers and acquisitions at Kaufman Hall in Chicago before starting the Full-Time MBA at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business. Dani describes herself as a servant leader, and she's put that philosophy into practice more than once. At Kaufman Hall, she noticed a gap in Hispanic and Latino representation at her firm and set out to fix it, chartering an employee resource group from scratch despite her own doubts about whether she was "the right person" to lead it. The group launched with over 20 members and has since led cultural programming that's become a fixture at the firm. In this video, Dani shares: • Why she chose to pursue an MBA at McCombs • The story behind founding her firm's Hispanic and Latino ERG • What it means to be part of the first-ever Hildebrand Scholars cohort • How she's thinking about a future in international corporate development Dani was an MBA Associate at Next Ventures in Austin over the summer, where she continued building on the leadership lessons she's carried from Chicago to Texas. ➡️ Learn more about the Hildebrand MBA Scholars program at Texas McCombs: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/graduate/mba/full-time-mba/tuition-financial-aid/hildebrand-scholars/ 🤠 About us: The Hildebrand MBA at the UT Austin's McCombs School of Business offers top-ranked Full-Time, Evening, Weekend, and Executive MBA programs. With world-class faculty, personalized support, and a global network of 100,000+ McCombs alumni, we prepare leaders to excel in today’s dynamic business world. Our programs in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Houston provide a transformative educational experience, combining rich tradition with cutting-edge innovation to meet evolving business demands. 🤘 Find us on other social channels: https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-red-mccombs-school-of-business/ https://www.instagram.com/utexasmba/ #McCombs #HildebrandMBA #UTAustin