{"id":1019,"date":"2023-06-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:52:03","slug":"take-the-time-to-learn-as-much-as-you-can-with-kellen-riker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/2023\/06\/26\/take-the-time-to-learn-as-much-as-you-can-with-kellen-riker\/","title":{"rendered":"Take the time to learn as much as you can with Kellen Riker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Take the time to learn as much as you can with Kellen Riker\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3fhM8CyN2MEk0wtI8y9n1b?si=d2e-S2Q2Qx6CIX_iYtpunw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kellen-riker-cpa-00063b168\/\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Kellen Riker<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Senior Accountant at Yeo &amp; Yeo CPAs &amp; Business Consultants. Kellen Riker was just named as one of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/and.flintandgenesee.org\/40-under-40-recognizes-flint-genesees-rising-professionals-entrepreneurs-and-influencers\/\">Flint and Genesee 40 under 40<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and today we talked about his own educational journey going from his Bachelors to Masters degree at the University of Michigan-Flint. Kellen shares a ton of thoughts on finding success and things that helped him that can help you as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This podcast is brought to you by The Office of Graduate programs at the University of Michigan-Flint. If you\u2019re still wondering about other things to consider when it comes to graduate school, you can also contact the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/contact-us\/\">Office of Graduate Programs<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;at UM-Flint. We\u2019re here to answer questions Monday \u2013 Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. You can also find out more about the 50+ programs that the university has to offer&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Kellen Riker, Senior Accountant at Yeo &amp; Yeo CPAs &amp; Business Consultants. 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