Exploring Sports, Media & Entertainment in Madrid Organizing the IESE Sports, Media and Entertainment Club Trek to Madrid, which I co-lead at IESE Business School, was a real challenge. But looking back, I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. In just two days, 16 members of the club visited 7 incredible companies, all of them…
Career Trek
Beyond the Classroom: IESE MBA Career Treks Across Europe, Part 1
Exploring Barcelona’s Fintech Ecosystem Over two days in March, IESE MBA students had the opportunity to engage with leaders across Barcelona’s growing fintech ecosystem. The trek combined company visits, founder insights, and networking sessions that gave students a practical view of how fintech companies are built and scaled. We began Thursday morning at Kantox, where…
Career Trekking across Europe and the Middle East!
In the fall, IESE students typically participate in various career treks where they travel to international locations to gain more in-depth knowledge about different sectors and network with executives from leading organizations. This year was no exception, with multiple treks taking place all across Europe and the Middle East. In this post, we feature some…
“It’s always impossible until it is done”, the Lisbon Trek 2019
“No, there’s no way we can make it!” It is the 2nd of September 2019. Excitement is overflowing in the Portuguese WhatsApp group! It is the first day of orientation week and the all-time high of seven Portuguese students in IESE MBA class of 2021 meet for the first time. Among all the enthusiasm of…
Three Takeaways from the Responsible Business trek in Geneva
To increase the awareness toward global issues among our MBA students, IESE’s Responsible Business Club (RBC) initiated the first business trek to visit SDGs players in Geneva earlier this month. We had a packed schedule, visiting organizations like UNHCR, UNICEF, WEF, IFRC, GAVI, The Global Fund, DNDi, WHO, WBCSD, DuPont Sustainable Solutions, Bamboo Capital Partners,…