MBA Career Networking Breakfast
On March 25, MBA students and recent alumni from SFU Beedie School of Business and UBC Sauder gathered at the annual breakfast recruiting reception to network with peers and meet with[…]
SFU Beedie’s Mentors In Business Program
The Mentors in Business Program is one of those amazing initiatives that reconfirms why one would enroll in a top MBA program. I was paired with an industry professional that[…]
Whitman Case Competition
March 21-23rd Syracuse, New York. I was recently asked, what defines me as an MBA Student? I replied that I am not defined by the tests I take or the[…]
First Nations Cultural Trip
Although I was aware of the importance of First Nations relations to the success of businesses in British Columbia, prior to this extraordinary trip, I never had the opportunity to[…]
1st Place in Montreal. We are the Champions!
And the winner is… Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University (team Bora)! My heart stopped pumping blood for a second; we WON the HEC Sustainability Challenge! We are at[…]
SFU Students design a social media plan in MBA classes to help give back to our community.
Who would’ve thought, attending Marketing and Management Information Systems classes in term 2 of my SFU MBA Program would be so intrinsically rewarding? It was February 2013, and two elite[…]
2013 HASKAYNE 24-Hour Case Competition
March 6th-9th, Calgary, Alberta Calgary. Cold. Competition. Cowboys. I had spent some of my youth growing up in Calgary before moving to Vancouver many years ago. Our team of Amir[…]
SFU MBA at Acumen Case Competition
“Knock, Knock” “Who’s there?” “Beedie” “Beedie who” “Be dee one who went to the Acumen case competition final.” All bad jokes aside, I (farthest to the right) recently had the[…]
Beyond The Classroom – MBA Social Life
While we do, inevitably, have a lot of work to do here at Beedie, there is still some time for fun. As VP Social Events, it is important to me[…]
Feedback isn’t for the faint of heart
by Laura Anderson | Read more at MBA Late B(l)oomer So, which do you prefer: giving feedback or receiving it? Actually for most of us, the answer is probably neither. Giving[…]
Time to Network- An MOT MBA Student’s Experience at the MBA Games
by Kathy McKay I have to admit that I wasn’t too sure about attending the MBA Games. Although I love to participate in events, I’m not the most social person[…]
Really? It’s only 4:30 am! The Strategy Case at MBA Games 2013
by Laura Anderson I’ve always considered the hour of 4 am to be a time when no one should really be awake. When my kids were young and they woke up[…]
Philanthropy and the MBA Games
by Richard Loat The Olympics were built on the values of Citius, Altius, Fortius. Throw an MBA slant on it and you get – Learning Today. Changing Tomorrow. Leading for a Lifetime. Heading[…]
Preparing For the Games of Our Lives!
By Dominik Debois Crowded in a room at the Beedie School of Business in late October, we waited in anticipation for the first meeting with regard to the much celebrated[…]
Do What You Love
by Kathleen Ong It’s true: do what you love. It’s been a year since I graduated from SFU’s full-time MBA program and I’m starting to think that everything happens for a reason.[…]