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Alumnus gives the valuable gift of study abroad experiences to SFU Beedie undergrads

Jan 29, 2024

The Beedie School of Business is thrilled to announce a $1.5 million donation commitment from alumnus Allan Merrill (BBA ’00) to support new study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students. This generous gift lays the foundation for the Merrill Family Global Campus Experience that will provide support for students to take courses in small groups led by a Beedie instructor at an international partner institution. The new initiative will complement our existing international exchange programs and […]

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MOT MBA alumnus pioneers digital health leadership in Canada

Sep 28, 2023

Rachel Barker, a leader in digital health, began her Management of Technology (MOT) MBA program journey at SFU Beedie with a wealth of experience spanning 15 years. Her passion for the digital health community and desire to build upon her expertise led her to the program. Barker has worked in a diverse range of digital health leadership roles including project and program management, change management, and strategy. Not wanting to step away from her career, the traditional […]

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BBA alumnus expands marketing horizons with global perspective

Sep 28, 2023

Embarking on her academic journey in the fall of 2017, Naomi Crich recounts her transformation from a wide-eyed first-year student to a well-rounded marketing alumnus graduating this October. From participating in SFU Beedie LAUNCH to being a member of Beedie Protégé, SFU JDC West, LAUNCH leader, and exchange student, Crich has taken her SFU Beedie experience to the fullest—culminating in an internship at Adidas’s global HQ in Germany and living abroad for a year. “I […]

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Artist’s weaving honours spirit of Indigenous business program

Jun 5, 2023

As 30 graduands of the Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business prepare to receive their degrees on Wednesday (June 7), one alumnus has captured “the spirit and intent” of the program in a beautiful Coast Salish weaving in a collaborative project with the school. Master weaver Angela George (qʷənat) from the Squamish Nation, who graduated in 2020, consulted with IBL EMBA alumni for her piece, which tells the story […]

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Extracurricular experiences key for SFU Beedie grad starting full-time job at Grant Thornton

May 19, 2023

Hailing from a family of business owners, Harman Chhina was exposed to the world of business at an early age. Witnessing his father’s small business and seeing various relatives engaged in their own entrepreneurial ventures sparked his interest in the field. This early exposure ignited a passion within him to understand the intricacies of business operations, management, and strategy. Chhina will graduate this summer from SFU Beedie with a concentration in accounting and HR and […]

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Part-time MBA program empowers student’s unconventional journey to success

May 19, 2023

In a remarkable display of determination and resilience, Tim Holloway, a former firefighter turned business professional, defied the odds and enrolled in a graduate business program despite never completing an undergraduate degree. He will graduate this June from the part-time MBA program at SFU Beedie. With an unconventional background that included years of firefighting and a successful stint in the real estate and sports and entertainment industries, Holloway’s decision to pursue an MBA may have […]

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BBA grad’s diverse experience lands her prestigious consulting role at Accenture

Mar 30, 2023

Napassorn (Nappy) Limapichat wasn’t sure what she wanted to do after graduation, but she knew that she wanted to try different things and explore multiple industries. This led her to participate in SFU Beedie’s Management Consulting Career Preparation (MCCP) Program, which ultimately landed her a position at Accenture. In 2017, she was named to the Surrey’s Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25 list. Now, as a senior analyst in management consulting at Accenture, Limapichat […]

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SFU Beedie alumnus turned cookie entrepreneur saw sweet opportunity in pandemic

Aug 9, 2022

When Jessica Nguyen graduated from SFU Beedie in 2020, she had a marketing job lined up at a tech start-up and was ready to join the workforce. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Like many others, Nguyen lost her job offer—companies were no longer hiring. As it turns out, the pandemic may have been the best thing to happen to Nguyen and her brother, Andy. The two of them are now co-founders of a wildly […]

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Stepping stones: SFU’s Indigenous Business Leadership EMBA brings Indigenous ways of learning into the business world

Aug 2, 2022

The importance of having Indigenous role models—both for herself and her daughter—is what drew Joanne Stone-Campbell to SFU Beedie’s Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) program. Having had negative experiences throughout her school years, she never thought she would have the positive experience that she did in SFU Beedie’s IBL EMBA program—let alone learn from actual Indigenous professors. Stone-Campbell, who is Anishinaabe, grew up on in an isolated First Nations community in northern Ontario […]

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SFU Beedie alumnus empowers high-school students through educational non-profit

Jul 13, 2022

Growing up, Claire Connop recognized that society places a taboo on many topics around female physical and mental health. We typically don’t talk openly about these topics and our school systems tend to provide little education for girls and young women going through pivotal life changes. She decided to do something about it. Together with co-founders she met in her BUS 477 course at SFU Beedie, Connop co-founded the Glow Within Foundation, a Vancouver-based non-profit […]

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