I am an MBA student from Japan and started my MBA at IESE in the fall of 2023. During my first year, I gave birth to my baby girl in Barcelona, and in my second year, I embraced MBA life while raising her. This experience has shown me how IESE not only provides a world-class…
And so it begins! Embarking on an MBA journey is a life-altering decision. It requires making two critical choices: first, committing to the pursuit of an MBA—a significant financial, mental, and emotional investment—and second, selecting the right institution. For me, the decision to pursue an MBA was not just about advancing my career but about…
Yasmin AbouZahr, MBA 2023 had an unconventional MBA journey. A clinical pharmacist, she moved to Barcelona with two young children. How did she balance her responsibilities as an MBA student and a mother? How did her family adapt to life in Barcelona? She shares her experience in this post. Why did you decide to pursue…
What led you to decide to pursue MBA and what made you choose IESE? As I was starting my third year at Amazon, working in my third Amazon Fulfillment Center, having worked weekdays and weekends, during both day and night shifts, in 3 cities and 2 countries, I realized that I had already seen many…
While few doubt the advantages of a diverse workplace, gender parity across organizations has proven stubbornly difficult to achieve, putting new demands on companies and their leaders to spearhead change. “You as a leader have to push the change. You have to role model the change,” said Sabine Mueller, CEO of DHL Consulting and a keynote speaker…