What Does a B.C. MBA Look Like?

Looking at a cross section of B.C. MBA grads and what they’re doing with their degrees.
In last year’s MBA package we looked at the unconventional ways that B.C. MBA grads are wielding their degrees in the working world. Those three letters tend

Jessica Oman, Owner | Write Ahead Consulting
@writeahead
writeahead.ca

Where did you get your MBA?
SFU Beedie School of Business

What year did you graduate?
2009

Why did you want to get your MBA?
I felt I needed a graduate degree to move my

Mike Underell, Account Manager | 6S Marketing
@mikeunderell
6smarketing.com

Where did you get your MBA?
SFU Beedie School of Business

What year did you graduate?
2009

Why did you want to get your MBA?
To better prepare myself for more demand

Daniel Mirkovic, President and CEO | Square One Insurance Services Inc.
@1SQ1
squareoneinsurance.ca

Where did you get your MBA?
UBC Sauder School of Business

What year did you graduate?
2007

Why did you want to get your MBA?
I love to learn

Jason Vander Zalm, Vice President, Information Technology | Square One Insurance Services Inc.
@1SQ1
squareoneinsurance.ca

Where did you get your MBA?
UBC Sauder School of Business

What year did you graduate?
2007

Why did you want to get your

Heather Harley, Director, Marketing & Communications | Concert Properties Ltd.
@heatherharley
ConcertProperties.com

Where did you get your MBA?
University of Victoria

What year did you graduate?
1999

Why did you want to get your MBA?
As

Joel Jaffe, Principal | Joel Jaffe Consulting
@joeljaffe
joeljaffe.com

Where did you get your MBA?
UBC Sauder School of Business

What year did you graduate?
2010

Why did you want to get your MBA?
I was tired of relying on accountants to tell

Warren Baxter, Principal | ReRight Consulting Group
@BarometerSoup
rerightconsulting.com

Where did you get your MBA?
Royal Roads University

What year did you graduate?
2001 (Cohort A – the very first MBA class at RRU)

Why did you want to get

Craig Ryomoto, Director, Online Customer Acquisition | HootSuite Media, Inc.
@craigryomoto
hootsuite.com

Where did you get your MBA?
SFU Beedie School of Business

What year did you graduate?
2010

Why did you want to get your MBA?
I chose t