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While IESE students have a broad array of sectors open to them upon graduation, technology is one sector which has gained increasing attention in the recent years. Today we talk to a first year student who is looking for a career in the technology sector. Rupinder Singh (MBA 17) is a First Year MBA student…
Thanks to Professor Joan Jane, a small group of students have been introduced to local social enterprises that are seeking professional consulting but are not able to afford it. It has given us a chance to apply our learnings in the classroom to real life situations before graduation, and most importantly the opportunity to do this…
It’s been some days since the Sunday I participated in the Barcelona Marathon sponsored by Zurich Insurance and I have finally had a chance to reflect on my performance in the race. I am a firm believer that there are many life lessons in running marathons. From this race, the lesson I would like to share with…
Our mission was “to provide overall support to the owner, Yamashita family, regarding renewal open of Ramen Dining Yu“. Yu was founded in 1991 not as Ramen Dining but as a normal Japanese restaurant. Despite its success in the past, by 2014 Yu needed a catalyst to improve both sales and profitability. In an effort…
Hey everyone! Time is flying by and my major athletic objective of 2016 is right around the corner. I’ll run my first marathon (the Zurich Marató de Barcelona) on Sunday, March 13, with the goal of finishing in less than three hours. As mentioned in my last post, I’ve done two main practice runs to…