From client meetings in Greece’s maritime industry to exploring the Acropolis and Aegina Island, Melissa reflects on how her Global Consulting Project blended professional growth with cultural discovery. Her experience highlights the global, hands-on learning opportunities that make the Cambridge MBA truly unique.
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Cambridge MBA: A year of building, learning and surviving
From co-founding the Cambridge Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Club to exploring AI, leading a Global Consulting Project, and preparing to launch a search fund, Taslim reflects on a year of ambitious goals, unexpected lessons, and lifelong friendships. His Cambridge MBA experience was defined by entrepreneurship, collaboration, and learning to lead in new ways.
From operations to strategy and execution: building Strathen Group after the Cambridge MBA
From engineering and operations in Canada’s energy sector to founding Strathen Group, this alumnus reflects on how the Cambridge MBA became the catalyst for a career spanning consulting, enterprise strategy and entrepreneurship. Along the way, he discovered that lasting business impact comes not from strategy alone, but from the ability to turn ideas into action.
“Playing not to lose” vs “Playing to win”: From watching the world to standing in it
When I applied to Cambridge Judge Business School, I included a sentence in my applicationthat I had been carrying with me for almost a decade: “My dream is to build a career at theUnited Nations.” When I was 16 years old, I served as a youth ambassador at the United Nations. My dream ofworking for […]
Shaping the future of Healthcare: My journey organising the “Healthcare: What’s Next” conference
When I joined the Cambridge MBA, stepping into the role of Co-Chair for the Healthcare Special Interest Group (SIG) felt like a natural progression. I felt a strong responsibility to arrange impactful events for our community, which ultimately inspired me to take on the leadership role for our recent flagship conference, “Healthcare: What’s Next?”
We got this! – Oxbridge Oxygenates
When I was asked by Cambridge Judge faculty Michael Kitson during the Cambridge MBA interview, “If there was one thing you would like to change about Cambridge, what would that be?” I was stumped. For a place that I have revered all my life, thinking about a change was not easy. “Access”, I said! Access of a […]
Co-founding and moderating a Leadership Series – moments to share
What do Mohamed El-Erian (President Queens’ College, Cambridge, & former CEO of PIMCO), Fagun Thakar (Actress, Director, CEO of Fagun Foundation & Cambridge EMBA ‘21), and Timo Boldt (Founder & CEO of Gousto) have in common? Together with many other esteemed guests, they were part of our ‘Leading Insights’ series this year. ‘Leading Insights’ was […]
From the Military to an MBA at Cambridge
Katherine Danielson served for seven years in the U.S. Army as a broadcast journalist and public affairs specialist. Her work was consistently published on military news stations as well as international media outlets such as CNN, BBC, Reuters, and Al Jazeera. She was deployed to Iraq to cover the final year of the U.S. military mission across […]
I ‘lost’ so much during my Cambridge MBA year
I recently graduated from Cambridge MBA, after a year of a rigorous academic curriculum, challenging real-world projects, and a roller-coaster ride because of something that should not be named (hint: it starts with a C and ends with a 9). Till now, I always thought about how much I’ve gained during this one wonderful year, […]
The CJBS Leadership Series
At the end of March, as a result of the global pandemic, Cambridge MBA Class of 2019 student, Matt Lisonbee, started an initiative that was later voted by the student body as the ‘Best Covid-19 Initiative’. This initiative, called the “CJBS Leadership Series”, featured business leaders from around the world that spoke to the cohort […]
Business in Africa Conference 2019
The Cambridge Business in Africa Conference is less than a month away, and I thought it would be a good time to reflect on our journey so far. This annual conference is organised by MBA students who have a passion for Africa at Cambridge Judge Business School. This is the 8th consecutive year that […]
What are the students in the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) up to this year?
The WLI is a School-wide programme which involves faculty, staff and students. It aims to serve as a platform to enable women’s empowerment and leadership in the business world globally. WLI Student Interest Group (SIG) Chairs Harshitha Balini and Aurelia Kassatly tell us about how MBA students have been taking an active role. Debate In […]
Delivering the presentation — GCP Team WHO week 3
Three weeks of research, brainstorming and client interviews, led us to this day. We are finally on board our flight to Geneva, Switzerland, to meet our client and present our final deliverables! This will be our first time meeting our client face to face, but we had no qualms about it as we kept in constant […]
In full swing — GCP Team WHO week 2
As our project with the World Health Organisation (WHO) goes into full swing, we found ourselves having to split into sub-teams to conduct interviews with various departments within the client’s organisation. We went through the school’s well-equipped databases, scrutinised reports and publicly available information, and presented our individual findings to one another. Hours were spent […]
A super cappuchino team — GCP Team WHO week 1
Our team is made up of 5 students: Allegra from Germany, Ciro from Italy, Nid from Thailand, and Ling and Lynn from Malaysia. Our team members have not gotten a chance to properly know one another since the start of the MBA programme in September last year, so our first week, apart from kicking off […]
My Journey with the Women’s Leadership Initiative
I consider myself extremely privileged to have been elected to help lead the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) for Cambridge Judge Business School. One of the aims of the WLI is to undertake actions that help build a more collaborative and liberating society for both genders of future generations. Our focus is on collaboration and growth, encouraging […]
Project lift off & blue sky thinking
It’s lift off for the first MBA team project of the year, as Christina and her team join an aerospace start-up. She explains why the Cambridge Venture project is ideal for individuals looking for management consulting experience and how the project has helped the MBAs understand more – not just about their client – but […]
Lessons from a retail magnate
It was a pleasure to meet and interview Marty Wikstrom as she visited us at Cambridge Judge Business School for the MBA Leadership in Action series. Marty’s is retail royalty with a career spanning roles including: CEO in Fashion at Compagnie Financiere Richemont and Managing Director at Harrods, London. As I listened to her speak, […]
Management Praxis: learning through play
In her second video blog, the MBA is in full swing – with one test down and the first consulting project underway. Induja talks about learning through play in Management Praxis classes, and how the course is directly applicable to working in a collaborative project team.
MBA masterpiece: a work in progress
An MBA from Cambridge is in many ways a personal masterpiece in progress. Crafted to fit your personality, with the best experts guiding your journey. We too, the students, are expected to be wise enough to choose how to shape our learning and create this masterpiece. Don’t get me wrong. Our schedule from 9.00 till […]