A calçotada is a traditional Catalan meal revolving around eating calçots. Calçots are a type of leek-shaped sweet onions that are grown in the Tarragona region and are only harvested in winter. For those who have not experienced this before, it may seem unusual to have a whole meal around an onion but there is…
Shilpika Gautam (IESE MBA 2010) and the team kicked off their expedition on foot on 3 October 2016 in Gaumukh, the ‘visible’ source of the Ganges at the altitude of 4100m in the Indian Himalayas. On 11 January 2017, 101 days and 2977 km later, the team paddled to their destination at the mouth of the…
“In Barcelona, we are very privileged to cycle all year round. Although the weather is a bit chilly during the months of December to February, we are able to go out and ride virtually every day. A typical weekend ride for me is to the top of Montserrat. Round trip, it’s a 120km route with…
Iñigo Gallo is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at IESE Business School. He received his Ph.D. degree in Management from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA, and holds an MBA from IESE and an undergraduate degree in Business and Economics from the University of Barcelona. Prior to academia, Iñigo worked as a management consultant. In…
Earlier this month, I joined a group of first and second year students on the first IESE China Trek visiting companies in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. This was a meaningful discovery trip, even for someone like me who has lived in China my whole life. I decided to go as I want to start my post…