What happens when your classmates at Cambridge Judge are industry titans?
The answer: you don’t just study business; you get a front-row seat to how the world actually moves. In our world, the MBA classroom has no walls. We aren’t just flipping through paper case studies, we are walking through them.

One day you’re staring into the heart of a world-class jet engine, the next, you’re seeing how a global music empire is built, and by the end of the week, you’re inside the headquarters of a tech giant changing the world.

It sounds like a Netflix drama. But for me, it’s just another Tuesday in the Cambridge MBA.

The Mission: Seeing Beneath the Surface
Back in China, my twin and I were never content with just the “view from the outside.” Whether we were stepping inside Tencent, Alibaba, or Huawei, we’ve always been obsessed with the specific kind of magic that happens when you see how the gears of a billion-dollar machine actually turn.

Before we even touched down in Cambridge, we had a secret goal. We didn’t come here to spend eighteen months in a library; we came here to live the stories we once read about. We decided to leverage our platform and our community to organise exclusive company treks peeking behind the curtains of the world’s most iconic organisations.

Thanks to the incredible Cambridge alumni network and our “Twin-Effect” momentum, that little goal has officially turned into a world-class reality.

Stop 1: Rolls-Royce
Last week, I organised an exclusive trek to the Rolls-Royce Aerospace base in Derby. A massive shoutout to 2021 Executive MBA alum Sunny Lu (Senior Executive at RR) for giving us the ultimate insider’s welcome!

I’ve always been fascinated by Rolls-Royce, and it was incredible to hear their stock has been on a tear, growing nearly 11x in three years! We took a group of engine-obsessed MBA students on a three-hour trip to see the “hearts” that power the world’s fleet.

Seeing the RR Trent series and the UltraFan in person is a spiritual experience for any tech lover. Every turbine curve tells the story of human grit and ambition.

One of the moments that stuck with me most was hearing that one of our hosts bought Rolls-Royce stock just three years ago and could basically retire in a mansion today. Even more mind-blowing, one of the company’s founders was actually a Trinity College, Cambridge alum. It was crazy to see history, luck, and genius all come together in one place.

Stop 2: Warner Music Group
If Rolls-Royce is the world of engineering, the Warner Music Group is a completely different universe. Shout out to the CAMSE SIG for organising, and to Damien Yard, Cambridge EMBA and VP of Business Affairs, Emerging Markets of WMG.

Walking through an office where icons like Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, and Cardi B are part of the wall decor was surreal. The vibe was electric, though the “no-photos” rule was strictly enforced to protect the privacy of the stars walking the halls.

As a content creator with millions of followers and an entrepreneur, I had tons of questions for the Vice President of BD. I asked about the “five-year lifecycle” of a creator and how to maintain core competitiveness through the highs and lows. Their advice on artist development and global marketing was gold.

Stop 3: Amazon
Back in Michaelmas term, Xiaowei Zhu, an EMBA alum and International BD Leader at AWS, led us straight into the heart of Amazon’s UK headquarters.

Standing in that high-energy, open workspace, I can practically feel the “Day 1” mentality. We sat down with senior leaders including the director of product strategy and the head of AWS edge services who shared the raw truth about leadership principles and Gen AI.

What amazed me most wasn’t their brilliance, but their humility. Even industry titans spoke openly about the mistakes that shaped their path to success.

The ‘Twin-Track’ mission doesn’t stop here. I’m already plotting future treks and a return journey to Alibaba in China to show my classmates the heart of the digital economy. When I mentioned these plans to the faculty, they joked that we should just stay at Cambridge MBA forever and keep opening these doors.

But being the President of the Cambridge Business School Club has taught me that impact isn’t just about who you visit it’s about what you build. The ‘twin-effect’ has been in full swing this year as we’ve pushed the boundaries of the MBA experience. Whether it was securing £20,000 in sponsorship for our cohort for MBAT, launching the LOXBridge Mixer to unite 150 elite minds from Cambridge, Oxford, and LBS, or leading our cohort to spread kindness to the homeless community in Cambridge, we are here to leave a mark. From sitting in on talks by titans like Jensen Huang and Mike Pence to sharing a meal with those in need on the streets of Cambridge, this year has been a masterclass in perspective.

I’ve realised that my horizon doesn’t expand because of a logo or a title. It expands when I hear the stories of the people behind the machine, the failures that built the success. We didn’t come to Cambridge to be spectators, we came to be architects. We’re here to change our place in the world, and this is only the first chapter of the ‘Twin-MBA’ story!