Unveiling Vancouver: My Top Picks for Exploring the City
Vancouver, a city nestled between the sea and the mountains, has become my home away from hometown over the past few months. Its unique blend of natural beauty and urban[…]
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Exploring Vancouver: Favourite Finds
Vancouver is consistently ranked in the top 10 cities in the world in terms of life quality. It has a moderate climate and is blessed with serene natural beauty, with[…]
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Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Five Fun Activities for Mental & Physical Wellness
With COVID-19 cases climbing, the need for social distance is as important as ever. While fitness classes are cancelled and opportunities for in-person human interaction are at an all-time low,[…]
EMBA First Year Reflections
With the first year of my Executive MBA (EMBA) experience now complete, I believe it’s only natural to take stock and reflect upon the lessons learned from the first 12[…]
Alumni Experience · Graduate Experience
SFU Beedie at Whistler Granfondo 2017
We completed our Executive MBA at SFU in June 2017 after almost 2 years of hard work—classes every other weekend, lots of group work, presentations, papers, and travels (for those[…]
Participating in the RADIUS Trampoline Business Model Validation Program
“Make the most of your MBA” was the advice that someone gave me before moving to Vancouver from Lima, Peru, my home country. At the time, I thought that meant[…]
How to Maximize Your Summer in Vancouver
Articles proclaiming the benefits of exercise and the importance of work-life balance are not new. An article published in the Harvard Business Review stated that exercise reduces stress and helps[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The Fellowship of Radical Doers
The Japanese term ikigai frames one’s reason for being as a combination of what one loves to do, what one is good at, what one can be paid for, and[…]
Reflections on the First Few Weeks of our SFU MBA
We all had that nervous first week, fighting to prove that we were the superior balloon builders and pole balancers (mom would be so proud); we ran for office, learned[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
‘Get Warm’ Outreach Day
The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) is a student led organization that connects all graduate business students at the Beedie School of Business. The executive team, which consists of: the[…]
Business Case Analysis – Tips and Advice
Case analysis plays an important role in understanding the real life problems that businesses face. What is important is not the right answer, but how you got to that answer[…]
A Day in the Life of a Beedie MBA Student
It is 8:15 am and I am on my way to Beedie. I am meeting a classmate before class to analyze the case together. On the way, I listen to[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
SIAS Students Capture Gold at ENGAGE
On Wednesday March 25, four students from the Student Investment Advisory Service Fund (SIAS) departed Vancouver to attend the first (and likely annual) ENGAGE International Investment Education Symposium in Detroit,[…]
Beedie Student President’s State of the Union
My fellow students, the state of our school is strong! This past year has been full of tremendous growth and impressive accomplishments. Beginning with the building blocks of business, we[…]