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Five questions with Neal Sengupta, winner of EDC International Business Scholarship

What sparked your interest in international business? The notion of working abroad was introduced to me when I was about 6 or 7 years old. My dad told me about “working holidays”, which he described as travelling while earning subsistence … Continue reading

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Five Questions with MSc Student Abeeda Pooja

Why did you decide to study for your MSc in Management? I had always wanted an academic career, and so I have always had PhD as my ultimate target. Having completed a Bachelor in Business Administration, I realized that the … Continue reading

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Five Questions with BSA President Aqib Zia

Congratulations on being a two-term BSA president. Why did you decide to run for a second term as BSA president? This is my third year being involved with the BSA and over the course of the three years, the experiences … Continue reading

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Five questions with the Rotman Trading competition team

The Rotman competition included six different cases. What were the six cases? Tunji: The cases are: Option Trading, Quantitative Outcry, Sales Trading, Algorithm, BP Commodities, and CIBC Yield Curve. Goodman placed third in the individual sub heat for the Options … Continue reading

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Five Questions with Jingwen Luo, participant in CEO x 1 Day

The selection process for the CEO x 1 Day program started in October- but you only found out you were selected in January. What was going through your mind during the selection process? I actually didn’t have that much of … Continue reading

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Five Questions about SEPP

Why did you decide to take part in SEPP? Victor: I decided to take part in SEPP as I figured it would be a good opportunity to gain international experience. As globalization has entrenched itself in the business world, I … Continue reading

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Five Questions with the EDGE Business Competition teams

Goodman sent two teams to this event. How did you feel competing against your classmates? Jill: Competing against classmates, and more importantly friends, was difficult, although it was necessary in order to try and win the competition (what we all … Continue reading

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Five Questions with Tim Adams, BFIG President

Why did you get involved with BFIG? When I first started at Brock University, I quickly learned during orientation the incredible benefits that joining student clubs could have on professional development. They aggregate like-minded students, offer the opportunities to learn … Continue reading

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Five Questions with Jennifer Philpott, winner of the Futures Fund Scholarship for Outstanding Leadership

In March 2013, you were awarded the Spirit of Brock Leader’s Citizenship Society Award for your ability to invoke positive change within local and global communities. What did winning this award mean to you? It was incredibly meaningful to be … Continue reading

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Five Questions with the Goodman team who won first place at the Achieve Conference

Congratulations on your big win! How did you feel when they announced Goodman as the winning school? Pirasaanth: I was really excited and proud when they announced Goodman as the winning school. I felt that we had put forth a … Continue reading

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