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10 Feb 2021, 05:00
| FROM Cambridge Admissions Blog: How the CJBS community helped me – Manideep Aluru |
 I stopped working in February 2020 to take a break and travel before starting the Cambridge MBA programme. And then we all know what happened! Over the Summer before the MBA year started, our amazing friends from the cohort planned a number of virtual activities, from weekly virtual networking and hangouts, to glimpses of Cambridge thanks to classmates Tripti Gawankar and Chaitanya Nallaparuju, to the Cambridge Judge Against Covid (CJAC) initiative with Hendrik Westerink and also consultancy projects at global giant ARM with Ruishi Shen. Time went by quickly with their help and the start of term was right around the corner. Before coming to the UK, I never really got a chance to travel outside India. I was increasingly becoming anxious about coming here alone, especially during a pandemic. Shortly after, I discovered that one of my future cohort, Chaitanya Nallaparuju, was going to be at the same Cambridge College – Sydney Sussex – so we planned our travel together. On arrival in Cambridge the mandatory quarantine period didn’t feel lonely because he was around and then another class mate, Ben Olsen, also joined us after a few days. We had a great time – cooking for each other, playing games in the College garden and not doing any of the recommended pre-readings! But among all this, I also had the biggest personal breakthrough of my life. As a closeted gay person in India, I lived most of my life trying to be as unnoticeable as possible and staying mostly in the background. I wanted to use my MBA year as a point in my life to start fresh. But it wasn’t easy. I pushed myself and responded to a message that Matthew Hou (Military Personnel Scholarship recipient) posted to the class looking for people to organise a diversity focused conference during the Michaelmas Term. As I spoke to the people driving that initiative – Matthew Hou, Claudia Chau, Nicole Advani and Rae Yung, I started to become more comfortable with my sexuality and everything that this entailed. This led to a conversation with my class mate, Chaitanya Nallaparuju, where I came out to him and then he slowly helped me tell my other friends and be more open about it. While I still feel scared and unsure about the journey, I am incredibly grateful to be at a place where almost every person has been so warm, supportive, and just amazing. I feel so safe and lucky to be somewhere where I can learn so much from everyone around me. Read more about diversity and inclusion across the Cambridge MBA year > |
15 Feb 2021, 02:00
| FROM Cambridge Admissions Blog: Leading with Pride in 2021 |
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[b]‘Creating spaces where people can be un-apologetically themselves’,[/b] During [b]LGBT History Month[/b] in the UK we meet the three female leaders heading up Cambridge MBA’s Class of 2020 [b]Pride @ CJBS[/b] Special Interest Group this year. [url=https://i0.wp.com/www.cambridgembastories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CHAU_Claudia-4-resized.jpg?ssl=1][img]https://i0.wp.com/www.cambridgembastories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CHAU_Claudia-4-resized.jpg?resize=610%2C406&ssl=1[/img][/url] [b]Claudia Chau[/b], Pride @ CJBS co-chair and Cambridge MBA Class of 2020/21 [b][url=https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mba/fees-funding/scholarship-recipients/]LGBTQ+ ROMBA scholarship [/url][/b]recipient, ‘I am appreciative of the fact that CJBS is a firm believer in diversity and inclusion. I hope to continue the mission of Pride @ CJBS by creating a long-term plan and gathering those under-represented groups to support diversity and inclusion in every way. With the business school’s support, I find this an excellent and exciting opportunity to engage with corporations and partners, as we together promote the benefits of cultivating a diverse and inclusive work culture’. Former Senior Analyst at Air Canada, and first generation university-student, Claudia outlines her ambitions for the year ahead, ‘I look forward to developing my career and making an impact on society, improving our lives further with technological change. I am passionate about strategic planning and digital transformation. The relationship between the two is becoming more and more important for corporations, to seize future opportunities. I envision the Cambridge MBA connecting me with global innovators and helping me to foster ideas into new ventures’. [url=https://i2.wp.com/www.cambridgembastories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SIMPSON_Maggie-4-1-resized.jpg?ssl=1][img]https://i2.wp.com/www.cambridgembastories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SIMPSON_Maggie-4-1-resized.jpg?resize=610%2C406&ssl=1[/img][/url] [b]Maggie Simpson[/b], Sports Chair for the Cambridge Business School Club, as well as Entrepreneur SIG leader for the cohort. Maggie is also a rugby scholarship recipient from Cambridge University Sports Club (CUSC) . ‘CJBS offers a platform for creative collaboration with a global perspective. I have found it uplifting and exciting to engage with brilliant minds from a breadth of experiences, backgrounds, and personal journeys. As a woman who has only been out as bisexual relatively recently, I am grateful that Cambridge Judge offers a level of inclusion and support for LGBTQ+. As co-chair, I want to further this work by creating intentional spaces for those who may have felt left out from the broader business world’. On the power of authenticity at Cambridge Judge, Maggie explains, ‘What I am increasingly finding at Cambridge Judge is the power of authenticity. This is what CJBS teaches – how to leverage individuality as a springboard for crafting ones’ own career path. I have seen creativity and new ideas to be antithetical to bigotry. Cambridge offers the innovation and collaboration that has made me recognise that my individual truth can be an important part of my entrepreneurial style. I am looking forward to building a new venture with the skills and connections provided by the Cambridge MBA. I have been an entrepreneur for the past ten years – raising capital, bootstrapping operations, developing consultancies. The breadth of the education at CJBS provides a rigorous framework on which I will build my future endeavours’. [url=https://i1.wp.com/www.cambridgembastories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rachel-Yung-resized.png?ssl=1][img]https://i1.wp.com/www.cambridgembastories.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Rachel-Yung-resized.png?resize=610%2C318&ssl=1[/img][/url] [b]Rae Yung[/b], Pride @ CJBS co-chair, Student Diversity Coalition chair and [b][url=https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mba/fees-funding/scholarship-recipients/]Culture, Arts and Media scholarship recipient[/url][/b]. ‘This year has been exceptionally difficult for the LGBTQ+ community. Numerous studies have shown that as a demographic, we are especially vulnerable to mental health issues, particularly with regards to isolation. Recently, I was reminded that we are about halfway through our MBA programme. Despite the last eleven months of time distorting and warping around us, what stands out to me amid all the uncertainty and stress is the sense of community here. We are living through a common trauma that will leave scars on every one of us, but what does give me hope in our resilience is the tremendous amount of effort I see being put into building community through Special Interest Groups (SIGs), virtual activities, and the dozens of group chats we’re all in. I’m especially proud of how everyone in our Pride @ CJBS family has supported each other both personally and professionally. We come from very diverse backgrounds in every possible way, and I am constantly amazed by the grace and encouragement we continue to give each other as we prepare to enact change in the world. ‘We are at an incredible global inflection point right now. Most of the companies recruiting from our cohort have already moved beyond the simple realisation that diversity helps the bottom line and have begun building consciously inclusive corporate cultures; many have LGBTQ+ initiatives and targeted recruitment programmes, as well as internal networks that Cambridge Judge students can leverage. The nuanced conversations we are having through Pride @ CJBS, are not just talking points we can discuss with recruiters, they are also insights and relationships we will be relying on in leadership positions for many years to come’. [b][url=https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/aboutus/opportunities/special-interest-groups-and-societies/]Cambridge MBA Special Interest Groups at CJBS>[/url][/b] [url=https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/insight/2021/diversity-inclusion-our-everyday-mba-experience/][b]Read more about diversity and inclusion across the Cambridge MBA year >[/b][/url] |
17 Feb 2021, 01:00
| FROM Cambridge Admissions Blog: Christina Feng – leading the way for Chinese business 克里斯蒂娜·冯（冯钰婷）- 引领中国业务之路 |
 As we mark the Lunar New Year in China and celebrate 2021 as the year of the Metal Ox, we caught up with one Cambridge MBA student leading the way for Chinese business. Why did you choose Cambridge for your MBA? Cambridge is known for its entrepreneurial spirit and the close relationship with the Silicon Fen. I appreciate the energy, creativity, and commitment that it entails. Meanwhile, I’ve also heard that the Cambridge MBA cohort has a tighter relationship because of its relatively smaller size, and the Cambridge Judge students are very supportive of each other. These all made the Cambridge MBA a more attractive choice. What do you wish to achieve personally and professionally during your year here? Professionally, I expected to expand the scope of my knowledge in management to enable myself to take up roles with wider responsibilities, either senior executive or entrepreneur, by improving my knowledge in areas that I have had less exposure in, such as finance, governance, digital transformation, and so on. Personally, I hope to make more friends and contacts with my fellow MBA classmates, with the wider network of CJBS alumni, as well as business leaders that can be reached through the global CJBS network. The opportunity of living in UK and experiencing British culture first hand, is also a plus. The coronavirus has certainly undermined the experience somewhat, but I am hopeful that the situation will change in a few months in the UK and we will have a great time in the last term. How does your role as Cambridge China Business Society SIG leader sit within that? The CCBS SIG is a great platform to network with other business school Chinese student communities and business leaders in China. Most Chinese students plan to return to China after their MBA and we hope that the Cambridge China Business Society SIG can help them expand their network. How are you tailoring your MBA experience this year to support your career goals? I choose the MBA Electives that are closely linked to my career aspirations, participate in workshops and student initiatives, network with the peers and professionals in the Cambridge startup ecosystem, and actively seek career advice. What intentions do you have for your career moving forward after your MBA? I initially planned to return to international development which I always find interesting and rewarding. Now I am also open to the possibility of developing my own start up. I am still working on my business idea. This is one of the benefits of the Cambridge MBA, that it opens your eyes to different possibilities. The intellectual stimulation and innovative culture here can spark an idea and urge you to become an entrepreneur, even though you may not have planned to do so initially. I have heard that there are a few groups in our cohort currently working on start up ideas and I am very encouraged by that. What have been the most surprising parts of your MBA year so far? I thought that the business school community would be dominated by European and UK students, but in reality, it is far more international than that. In fact, European students account for only 10% and the cohort is truly diverse with a number of students coming from African countries, as well as Caribbean islands. What has the experience been like across the cohort for connecting and expanding your network (despite Covid restrictions!) ? At the moment, we rely on zoom and one on one meetings to network most of the time. Despite the Covid restrictions, most of us are still able to connect with others to varying levels. What have your MBA learnings been like and which aspects do you think you will take forward into your career the most? The MBA learnings so far have been very engaging and practical. For most of the things I have learnt, I can easily imagine using them in real life situations going forward. Tell us about your Global Consulting Project (GCP) and what you are looking forward to the most? I sourced an MBA Global Consulting Project that is supported by a USAID project and the government of Democratic Republic of Georgia, working as a team on a Fintech ecosystem research and advisory project. We will have the opportunity to talk to the policy makers and influence the national policy, to create an enabling environment and build Georgia’s competitiveness in the global Fintech landscape. And finally for those considering an MBA in the future There are many resources that Cambridge Judge offers to help students advance their career, make the best of them to achieve your goal. Network actively with peers from over the world – it is stimulating and makes your life more enjoyable.  |
22 Feb 2021, 01:00
| FROM Cambridge Admissions Blog: Making the most of life as an MBA candidate |
Martti Palosuo is one of 11 students from MBA Class of 2020, that together form the MBA community at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. We caught up with him to find out more about his experience of Cambridge so far. Martti at matriculation, when he was formally admitted as a postgraduate member of St Catharine’s. Why did you choose to apply for an MBA at Cambridge? The Cambridge MBA is a great way to develop a deeper understanding of the world of business and find out about the career options available to you in the future. You don’t get many moments like this in your life to take stock of the opportunities available to you, so I am savouring every moment. The MBA programme also immerses you in the practical application of these principles and enables you to develop vital interpersonal and leadership skills – essentially completing the toolkit of talents that you will need to thrive in business. I was attracted to the programme offered at Cambridge Judge because I knew that I would be studying alongside other students from around the world, allowing me to meet new people with an international perspective on business. What’s more, I wanted to be able to tap into the wider network of businesses in the Cambridge area who are advancing the use of AI and technology across a range of sectors. What are your aspirations for the future? As an undergraduate, I studied Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Edinburgh. Over the last 12 years, I worked in the financial sector and gained accreditation as a chartered financial analyst. My ambition is to combine my interests in AI and finance to start a new company of my own, or to join a company that is already a leader in this space. What have the highlights of your year at Cambridge been so far? I have really enjoyed meeting like-minded people and expanding my network. At a College level, this has largely involved connecting with other Catz (St Catharine’s) students on the MBA programme, as well as the wider postgraduate community through the array of activities organised by the MCR (Middle Common Room for postgraduate students). Another highlight would be building contacts with angel investors and other business leaders through MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT), an experiential lab that gives students a hands-on education in impact investing. I have also been actively involved with groups as Co-chair of the CJBS Fintech Special Interest Group (SIG) and, in particular, as Sponsorship Manager of the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC). Why did you decide to join CUTEC? I spotted CUTEC last summer, when I was preparing to start the MBA programme and researching the different clubs and societies on offer in Cambridge. I signed up for the CUTEC e-newsletter right away because it would give me access to all these opportunities to support my studies and provide connections that would help me realise my ambition. The club’s mission is to enhance the entrepreneurial spirit among academics and students by facilitating interaction between industry experts and the University community, to provide exposure to the wider business and fundraising communities across Cambridge. Current activities are designed to encourage scientific entrepreneurial-ism among both undergraduates and postgraduates, including CUTalks (a series of fortnightly podcasts), interactive webinars with participants from around the world, and the Coffee Club, which introduces members to other relevant contacts in the network for short conversations over coffee (previously in person, now virtual). How did the role of CUTEC Sponsorship Manager arise and what does it involve? I was really impressed by my first experiences of CUTEC. The club is really well run by a committee who put a lot of thought and passion into its strategy, with a genuine interest in developing the club for the longer term. After signing up, there was a call for new committee members and I successfully applied to be one of the club’s two sponsorship managers. We need to secure sponsorship for CUTEC to cover the costs of our activities (such as editing and production for podcasts) and to invest in new ideas to develop international links and potential partnerships. Already, we have defined our sponsorship packages and created a slide deck to explain the value of these packages to new and existing sponsors. Very soon, we will begin reaching out to contacts locally and elsewhere to share these opportunities. How can the Catz community get involved? We have just refreshed the CUTEC website so Catz undergraduates and postgraduates who are interested in technology and enterprise should definitely visit. I’d recommend signing up as a member so you can receive fortnightly e-newsletters with upcoming events and opportunities, and also registering for the Coffee Club. Cambridge University alumni with expertise to share or wishing to partner with CUTEC are welcome to get in touch with me directly at prm50@jbs.cam.ac.uk. Have you got any advice for prospective MBA students? If you are on a one-year course like me, it can be helpful to do your research before you arrive in Cambridge. I’m glad I found out about the different groups and clubs at such an early stage because this helped me get involved with the local community from the very start so I could make the most of my time here. Thank you to St Catharine’s College where this article was first published. Visit their web pages here. |
25 Feb 2021, 11:00
| FROM Cambridge Admissions Blog: Cambridge MBA coalition marks diversity in the workplace |
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The Cambridge MBA Class of 2020 formed the Student Diversity Coalition and welcomed [b]Randy Boissonnault[/b] as the keynote speaker at its first event – Leading Multidimensional Teams, held in November 2020. ‘Diversifying the Workplace’ – was a series of events bringing thought leaders at the forefront of diversity and inclusion, together with students who are traditionally under-represented in global MBA programmes, to discuss real-world initiatives and innovations at [b]Cambridge Judge[/b]. [b]Randy Boissonnault[/b], the Canadian Prime Minister’s first LGBTQ+ Special Advisor and former Member of Parliament, gave the Keynote speech at the first Student Diversity Coalition event. [b]Entrepreneur. Community Builder. NGO Founder. Ironman Triathlete. [/b] Former Member of Parliament. For over 15 years, [url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-boissonnault-541079b4/][b]Randy Boissonnault[/b] [/url]has advised leaders of owner-managed companies and social profit organisations on matters of leadership, strategy and community development. He is a graduate of Campus Saint-Jean at the University of Alberta and holds an M.A. (Oxon) from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Randy served as Special Advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on LGBTQ2 Issues. He is a tireless advocate of LGBTQ2 rights, inclusion in the workplace and supplier diversity. As Special Advisor, Randy lead the work of the LGBTQ2 Secretariat in the Privy Council Office, coordinating legislative, policy and program changes across government. He spearheaded the development of the 2019 Canada Fund, that will provide $30M over five years and $10M each year afterward, for Canadian LGBTQ2 civil-society organizations working to advance sexual orientation, gender expression, and identity rights in developing countries around the world. Thanks to his advocacy in office and through the 2019 campaign, Randy and his team secured $50M over 5 years for the Canadian LGBTQ2 organisations to conduct their work at the community level. |
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