Johanna Ferguson

Teck Resources Limited

Consider the MBA as your playground. Don't be afraid to ask questions and challenge the status quo.

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Viksit Jain

Bosa Properties, Inc.

You will have an amazing cohort of diverse people from different backgrounds, and each of them will bring distinct perspectives that will ex...

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Aparajita Sharma

Deloitte Canada

Choosing SFU Beedie was the best decision of my personal and professional life. I am so proud to represent SFU at Deloitte.

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Tiago Morelli Crespo

Canadian International Resources and Development Institute

I really liked the small class size as it allowed me to have more support and more productive relationships with faculty.

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Morenike Akinyemi

Provincial Health Services Authority

I always saw myself working beyond clinical pharmacy. I felt that I could also shine on the business side of healthcare. I knew that with my...

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Phil VanLaar

BDC Advisory Services

I wanted to make a career change. I knew that if I invested in myself with an MBA that it would give me the mobility I was looking for to pi...

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Oliver Zihlmann, PT MBA

UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Part-Time MBA was excellent. It gave me exactly what I expected to receive, and I think that is the highest compliment you can pay a pro...

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Vanessa Fors

Mustang Survival

My education allowed me to gain a more holistic view of the concerns of stakeholders and other departments, in order to be more critical in ...

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Robert Tang

BC College of Nursing Professionals

The part-time MBA program solidified what I wanted to do with my career. I saw the value of my health care background but also wanted to div...

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Alex Mitchell

Hill + Knowlton Strategies

I was looking to challenge myself and grow as a professional. I wanted to be around other young leaders who were asking themselves similar q...

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Filip Machat

Microsoft

In my career, I’ve never been content to stand still—I’ve always sought to do more, to do something different. I felt that an MBA would be o...

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Matthew Grunert, MOT MBA

Motorola Solutions

The comprehensive simulations provided the greatest learning for me. They helped change my mindset and connect the different areas of learni...

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Bill Lakeland

Spexi Geospatial Inc.

The MOT MBA has given me an edge and helped me grow beyond my familiarity.

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Allison McFarland

Janssen

I realized my worth after getting the Management of Technology MBA. I think bigger now, I know what I bring to the table, and I'm more confi...

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Jonny Van Dyck

Technology Brewing Corporation

I believed this would give me the confidence to take on more senior positions. I also liked that the MOT had a technology focus.

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Kate Klassen

Coastal Drone Co

The connections you make and the relationships you build interacting with the professionals in your cohort, and within the university, are a...

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Jini Han

PHSA BC Cancer

The MOT MBA filled the gaps in my skillset and gave me the confidence to feel comfortable speaking publically and facilitating large meeting...

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Raphael Tachie

Gowling WLG

I tell everybody, if I had to pick between a law degree and an MBA, I would’ve picked the MBA.

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Bobbie Dhillon

G&F Financial Group

My key lessons from the program were learning how to effectively frame and structure a problem or situation, manage a tight schedule, know w...

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JC Fraser

EY

These doors would have never been opened for me if not for the EMBA.

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Jennifer Killam

Telus

The wisdom, talent and energy of the cohort was inspiring. I learned so much from each person in the cohort, and they have all become lifeti...

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Geoff Teoli

City of Vancouver

I benefitted from working with experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds outside of the industry I was involved with—which was mult...

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Kat Newel

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

Show up and use your personality as a strength. Not everyone works or thinks the same, so use your unique point of view to benefit your team...

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Dennis Thomas-Whonoak

Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Halfway through the IBL EMBA program, I was elected to Council, and I think my educational experience with SFU Beedie has allowed me to gain...

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Wanda Rockthunder

Cree, a citizen of the Muskowekwan First Nation, Saskatchewan

The learners I work with are 95% Indigenous, and I find that they become more interested and retain information more, when we speak and lear...

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Connie Davis

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Every one of us has a different perspective, but the EMBA IBL program connects them within an Indigenous context. To be able to bring the to...

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Percival Chang, GDBA

PH&N Investment Services

The immediate impact of the GDBA has been a change in the way I approach my day professionally. I am equipped to make better decisions. My c...

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Kelly Williams

Waterslide Engineering at WhiteWater West Industries Ltd.

The GDBA changed the way I think and approach complex problems. Being able to see clarity where other people are struggling with a little bi...

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Katherine Cowie

Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University

The GDBA program was a perfect fit for me, as I was curious about a business education but was uncertain if it was the right path. Starting ...

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Alecsandra Dragne

Government of Canada

The Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) program was excellent—personally and professionally. I’ve been able to adapt to diffe...

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Theresa Li

BC Hydro

I wasn't ready to earn an MBA yet so I decided to 'dip a toe' into the world of business and finance through SFU Beedie's GDBA program.

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Sina Mohammadzadeh Tutunchi

TD

Our cohort was a collection of people with diverse scientific backgrounds. It was a unique experience to study finance with people that came...

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Aarushi Goyal

Turner & Townsend

The MSc Finance program has nurtured my inter-personal skills, which is very important when you are living in a country where people have di...

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Eric Lanoix

Coast Capital Savings

I’m a practical kind of guy. I’m a problem solver. And for that reason, along with its good reputation nationally, I chose SFU Beedie.

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Christine Jakshoej Sangha , MScFin

FINCAD

The MSc Finance program gave me the technical foundation that I couldn’t function without. I work with clients in very senior roles, and it...

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Peter Grypma

MNP

If I can somehow make the finance world a little better and more responsible, then I’m happy.

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Tim Dinger

BMO Capital Markets

SFU Beedie’s great reputation in the business and finance community opens doors. It is up to each graduate to capitalize on that, and SFU Be...

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Olya Ollila

Esri Canada

This program was a turning point in my career. One of the first things I learned is that digital transformation has no finish line. The tech...

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Christo Carstens-Jansen van Vuuren

PwC Canada

I was impressed by the wide range of industries represented in our program cohort. I learned that large organizations all face the same chal...

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Amarjit Manku

City of Surrey

Through the DTL program, my approach to projects has changed. Initially, due to my technical background, I used to focus narrowly on technol...

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Jason Williams

Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR)

The content of the program, the lecturers, the guest speakers involved were all incredibly knowledgeable. I hope I get to meet all the lectu...

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Suzanne Fuller Blamey

Providence Health Care

What you put into the course is what you get out of the course, so take your time and mine as many nuggets as you can

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David Gilbert

Canfor Corporation

The program really changed how I view a lot of the projects that we were already doing. Learning the terminology really opened my eyes to th...

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Ciana Zhou

Royal Bank of Canada

This program has impacted my understanding of my work in the client service industry. This experience has given me a deeper understanding of...

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Finlay MacNab

Simon Fraser University

The ability to communicate with investors, and with partners who don’t have a background in science, is critical to bringing a technology fr...

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Elena Groppa

University of British Columbia Biomedical Research Centre

The i2I program is perfect for people like me who are deeply involved in science, and who want to look for opportunities in the business wor...

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Archana Nirad

BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)

The big revelation for me was that the IT industry is geo-agnostic. We had an incredibly diverse group of participants from across Canada in...

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