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James McKenna

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James McKenna earned an MA in French and History from the University of Edinburgh, with one year at the Centre Universitaire Jean-François Champollion in Albi, France. After graduation, James embarked on a career in marketing in Barcelona, where he worked in-house at a variety of business schools. A freelancer since 2017, James now creates content across a diverse range of industries but maintains his higher education pedigree as a content writer for MASTERGRADSCHOOLS and MBAGRADSCHOOLS.

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MBA Success stories

Unleashing the power of purpose-driven leadership

What is purpose-driven leadership, and why is it so popular? To find out, we looked at the journey of Managing Partner at Rockstart AgriFood Fund, Mark Durno, and identified the role Rotterdam School of Management’s Executive MBA program played in his success.

March 13, 2023
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MBA Industry trends

Apply now, enroll later with Columbia Business School’s Deferred Enrollment Program

It’s no secret that being admitted to the MBA at Columbia Business School is a significant point of pride. With the MBA Deferred Enrollment Program, you can save your spot while completing your undergraduate studies. Securing your admissions allows you time to gain a few years of work experience. To look deeper into the program, we heard from staff and faculty at the school, as well as the students who have benefitted from it.

March 03, 2023
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MBA Success stories

Expert advice for new MBA grads from a top CEO and Columbia alumna

So, you’ve got your MBA, now what? If you need a bit of career guidance, we’ve got just the expert. CEO and Founder of Tupelo Capital Management Lulu C. Wang offered her advice for new MBA grads entering a world of uncertainty.

February 22, 2023
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MBA Industry trends

Certified B Corporations: 5 key questions – and answers!

With so much information on social awareness at our fingertips, businesses that don’t practice what they preach are exposed immediately. However, it’s often difficult to know where to start and where to go. We heard from students and staff at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, who collaborated with local company Wander North Georgia on their mission to become a Certified B Corporation.

February 01, 2023
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MBA Jobs

The ESMT Berlin MBA: Supporting innovation and female entrepreneurs

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “women in tech”? You might think of gender imbalances and the difficulties of breaking into the industry. Not Marie Kober. She used the ESMT Full-time MBA as a springboard to make her mark in tech with her own company, SENVO.

January 27, 2023
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MBA Industry trends

The Social Impact Project for St.Gallen emba X students

Why would an executive MBA include a social impact project? The future-focused teams at University of St.Gallen and ETH Zurich know how important social impact is for business leaders. Here, we find out the benefits for emba X students, no matter where their career takes them.

January 16, 2023
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MBA Jobs

Access a $2 trillion market with an MBA in Cybersecurity

MBAs are at their best when they prepare their graduates to solve real-world issues. Fully aware of that fact, Webster University launched their MBA with an emphasis in Cybersecurity, where students take their first step toward pioneering a potentially $2 trillion market.

January 13, 2023
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MBA Industry trends

Why do students love the Scheller MBA?

Students on the Georgia Tech Scheller MBA frequently speak about their experience in glowing terms. With the help of three people who have been there and done that, we detail the key points of the program that appeal so greatly to students past and present.

January 02, 2023
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MBA Success stories

An MBA concentration in Governance and Sustainability: Filling an urgent talent gap

Lizelle Van Schouwenburg already had an impressive CV, so why take the next step with an MBA? MBAGRADSCHOOLS looks at why she chose Copenhagen Business School to strengthen her skill set and the career benefits it brought.

December 23, 2022
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MBA Admissions

Everything you need to know about the ieGAT test

Applying to get into IE Business School? It’s time to take a deep dive into the ieGAT. We heard from Head of Admissions and Enrollment at IE Business School Elizabeth Hutchinson about ieGAT, the IE admission test that analyzes entrepreneurial minds.

November 18, 2022
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MBA Admissions

Improve your chances in the HEC Paris admissions process

Interested in applying for Europe’s number one business school? Director of Admissions for HEC MBA programs, Louise-Marie Fischer, revealed her tips and advice for how to get into HEC Paris.

November 04, 2022
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MBA Industry trends

How executive coaching benefits MBA students

How does executive coaching help MBA students achieve their potential? Hetty Brand-Boswijk, Director of Coaching and Lead Coach at Rotterdam School of Management, discusses the importance of introspection and how the Executive MBA incorporates key lessons from the practice.

October 24, 2022

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