In August this year, IESE MBA Admissions hosted an open dialogue in Manila, with the theme “Career Choices Women Make”. The objective was to share experiences and learnings, and provide guidance to aspiring women professionals in their career progression. Starting the session with a great vibe, we welcomed over twenty female professionals from various industries…
IESE Alumni
What I really learned at business school
I was lucky enough to spend the 19 months up to May 2018 studying in the full-time MBA program at IESE Business School. After 400+ case discussions, I should have all the technical tools I need to help lead organisations through a wide range of challenging situations. This is great, and was one of the…
From Engineer to Strategy Consultant
It was exactly two years ago when I was hustling through the business school application process, introspecting deeply to identify exactly what makes me an ideal candidate for a world’s leading MBA program, trying to figure out the best stories for my essays and speaking to alumni and students of the MBA schools I was…
What a Colombian Micro Entrepreneur Can Teach You
At IESE, the spirit of service remains strong even as an alumni. Over the summer, Fabio Rodriguez (MBA Class of 2017) took on a short term project combining three of his main interests – consulting, supporting a social cause and being in an international setting. After graduating from my MBA at IESE Business School and…
Paddle for a Cause: An Alumni Adventure
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…