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