Alumni Success Stories | EU Business School EU Blog Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:33:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 EU Alumnus, Philipp Hana on Founding a Luxury Design Studio https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-eu-alumnus-philipp-hana-on-founding-luxury-design-studio/ Tue, 23 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37744 A designer at heart, Philipp Hana decided to continue his studies with an MBA in Design Management at EU Business School in 2017. He now has his own design studio, specializing in photorealistic 3D visualizations for luxury brands and has worked on many exciting projects, from sportswear to superyachts!  How would you describe the role of a 3D design specialist?   A 3D design specialist is a generalist at their core, who is able to conceptualize, create and realize 3D content for different purposes. They can usually provide support in both design consulting and design development or creation.  Why do […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Laura Gertenbach, on the Cultured Meat Industry https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-laura-gertenbach-on-the-cultured-meat-industry/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:44:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37658 Laura Gertenbach was born and bred in Rostock, Germany, where she still lives today. She studied a bachelor’s program with EU Business School in Barcelona and has also lived in the US. As a meat-lover and the daughter of farmers, Laura was keen to embrace the future of the meat industry and founded Innocent Meat. Alongside this cultured meat company, she also runs an organic meat and Christmas tree business! Could you tell us about your career journey since leaving EU? One of my EU lecturers helped me find an internship in a hotel but through this experience I realized […]

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]]> Liz la Force, BBA EU Business School, Founder of Love4Life Academy https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-liz-la-force-dba-eu-business-school-founder-of-love4life-academy/ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37560 “Tuning into the subconscious to guide young entrepreneurs to reconnect with their authentic power.” Liz encouraged the meeting to adopt the concept of “adding the heart (and the body) as another dimension to thinking and reflecting on what has happened to us to allow us to ‘feel into what it did to us’”. To accomplish this requires an exercise in guided visualisation, in three parts: 1. Relaxation of the body. 2. Tune into and open the heart—with some love—to look at what happened in 2022, being aware of the “inner critic”. 3. Watching an “inner movie” depicting some of the […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Lotta Miettinen, on Global Mobility with KPMG https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-eu-alumna-lotta-miettinen-on-global-mobility-with-kpmg/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37489 Lotta Miettinen is originally from a small town near Helsinki, Finland. She came to complete her BBA at EU, Barcelona through a partnership with her university in Finland. Lotta speaks Finnish, English, intermediate Spanish and some Swedish and of all the places she has visited, Barcelona holds a special place in her heart! Since graduating, Lotta has been working in global mobility at KPMG. As many of our alumni travel around the world as part of their work, we wanted to learn more about corporate mobility and how the process can be made easier for companies and their employees. Can […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Nastya Ryaboshapka, On adidas and How The Sports Industry Is Changing For Women https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-eu-alumna-nastya-ryaboshapka-on-adidas-and-how-the-sports-industry-is-changing-for-women/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37370 From a young age, Nastya has been passionate about sports and her MBA helped her break into the industry. She is now Partnership Marketing and Sports Marketing Manager for the European market at adidas and, throughout her career, has had the opportunity to work with many up-and-coming professional athletes. Nastya is originally from Taganrog, a small city in Russia, but she has also lived in Barcelona, Nuremberg and Amsterdam, where she is currently based. She speaks Russian, English, Spanish and Portuguese, but is also trying to pick up Dutch and started learning Korean during the pandemic thanks to a secret […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Kamila Qurratuaini, Marketing Specialist at PlayStation https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-kamila-qurratuaini-marketing-specialist-at-playstation/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37235 The gaming industry plays an all-encompassing role in modern culture and entertainment while epitomizing technological innovation. The ever-growing popularity of this booming industry comes as no surprise, especially among the younger generations, so we jumped at the chance to learn more from EU alumna and marketing specialist at PlayStation, Kamila Qurratuaini! Despite starting her studies in fashion, Kamila decided to change career direction and completed a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Management at EU, Geneva. This helped her to pursue a digitally-driven career, leading her to her current position at the world-renowned gaming company. Thanks to her international upbringing, […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Lisa Woelfle on The Importance of Setting up HR in a Start-up https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-the-importance-of-setting-up-hr-in-a-start-up/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:55:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37112 Why does a Human Resources function need to be included in a start-up, from the start? The simple answer is that people are at the heart of your business, and it is critical to your business’s success that you get the right people on board from the beginning. Not paying attention to HR is also a reason why many start-ups fail. Many entrepreneurs are eager to succeed and have high expectations for their businesses. Nevertheless, some startups do fail, for a variety of reasons, the most common of which are: Not researching customer needs before creating a minimum viable product […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Marilét Branders, on Change Management and her Influential Role as an EU Lecturer https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-eu-alumna-marilet-branders-on-change-management-and-her-influential-role-as-an-eu-lecturer/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=37016 Originally from a small farm town in South Africa, Marilét moved to the big city of Johannesburg at the age of 13, and recently relocated to Pretoria. Her native language is Afrikaans. She speaks English fluently, and also knows some German and Sotho, one of South Africa’s 11 official languages. After starting her career in hairdressing with sights set on opening her own salon, Marilét began her business education, eventually gaining an MBA from EU and opting for a different path within the tech industry. Alongside her current career as a customer success manager, we are thrilled to have Marilét […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Divya Joshi, on TikTok and Leveraging an International Background https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eualumni-eu-alumna-and-technical-solutions-manager-at-tiktok-divya-joshi-on-leveraging-an-international-background/ Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=36802 If there was one way to describe Divya, it would be ‘thinking ahead, in a big way’. Since impressing EU professors in 2015 by presenting a thesis on the cutting-edge topic of cryptocurrencies, which at the time was an unknown and uncharted topic, Divya has gone on to explore the latest trends in adtech and digital marketing, and landed a job with one of the biggest start-ups and video entertainment tech companies in the world! When it comes to expanding her skillset, she is relentless, never turning down an opportunity to broaden her career horizons or enrich her global profile. […]

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]]> EU Alumnus, Emmanuel Doffou, on a Design Career Within Non-Profits https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumnus-emmanuel-doffou-on-developing-a-design-career-within-non-profit-organizations/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=36453 ‘Businessperson’ is not usually the first profile that comes to mind when we talk about designers. However, EU alumnus, Emmanuel Doffou, has always had a love for design and after studying a master’s in communication and PR, decided to pursue a career in an area he had previously considered a hobby. Emmanuel has dedicated his professional life to non-profit organizations, including the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) and International Telecommunication Union (ITU). His interest in sustainability has more recently led him to become an Associate in Digital Design & Communications at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in […]

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