alumni blogs Archives | Blog | EU Business School EU Blog Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:35:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Kristina Poluyanova, ACS Product Marketing Manager, EMEA at Autodesk, on Career Growth and Relocating Abroad https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumni-blog-kristina-poluyanova-acs-product-marketing-manager-emea-at-autodesk-on-career-growth-and-relocating-abroad/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=33364 Kristina is originally from Russia and studied a BBA at EU’s Barcelona campus. Since graduating, she has developed a successful career with Autodesk, a leading multinational software corporation. After living in Spain for over a decade, Kristina decided to switch things up with a move to London! We wanted to hear more about Kristina’s experience of relocating and making a horizontal career move from customer success to marketing. Could you take us through your career path at Autodesk? I joined Autodesk almost four years ago, in Barcelona. I started on the construction customer success team, where I would help hundreds […]

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]]> Alumni Success Talks: Remote Workplaces by Sjaak Koole https://www.euruni.edu/blog/alumni-success-talks-remote-workplaces-by-sjaak-koole/ Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=32244 Sjaak Koole graduated from EU Business School in 1997 with an MBA in International Business Management. As if to illustrate his points about remote workplaces, he spoke from his home office in the Carpathian Mountains to an audience of other EU Business School alumni, including some of his former classmates, who tuned in from as far abroad as Indonesia and Brazil. Sjaak is lively, humorous, and has over 25 years of experience managing teams within the IT/software industry. He began his career working for blue-chip companies, including British Telecom and Unisys, and is now heavily involved in the IT startup […]

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]]> Mindfulness, Leadership and Strategic Thinking With Rosa Navarro https://www.euruni.edu/blog/mindfulness-leadership-strategic-thinking/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:36:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30551 Mindfulness is a hot topic and it’s showing no signs of declining in popularity. Businesses worldwide are seeing the benefits that simple, mindfulness-based practices can have on their employees’ wellbeing, and the ways it can improve workplace culture. To discuss how business and individuals can benefit from mindfulness, we invited EU alumna Rosa Navarro to talk to students. Rosa graduated from EU Business School with a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) in 1993. She is the founder of Mindfulness Barcelona, a company that offers tailored mindfulness training to corporate clients. She is also a partner of “BforB Spain”, an international […]

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]]> EU Alumna Riya Kalra, Co-Founder of Candyskin https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumna-riya-kalra-candyskin/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:15:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30519 Riya Kalra is from Mumbai, India. She lived in the U.K. and Spain for seven years while studying and speaks English, Hindi, some Spanish and Marathi, one of India’s local languages. Having completed her Bachelor of Business Administration at EU Business School in 2013, she returned to Mumbai to live and work. As an entrepreneur, she has very little time for hobbies, but loves to swim when she can. We spoke to Riya about her entrepreneurial journey and how her BBA has impacted her career. How did you come to found Candyskin? I’ve been working with my dad since I […]

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]]> EU Alumnus Prince Duah Prempeh, Senior Digital Marketing Manager, TravelClick an AMADEUS Company https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumnus-prince-duah-prempeh-travelclick/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:46:41 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30338 Prince Duah Prempeh is Senior Digital Marketing Manager at TravelClick an AMADEUS Company. Originally from Accra in Ghana, he now lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. Alongside English and Spanish, Prince speaks two local languages from Ghana: Twi and Ewe. Prince studied an MBA in E-Business in 2011 at EU Business School. We caught up with him to find out about what it means to be a digital marketing manager. I’m a digital marketing expert. This consists of online marketing and looking for different ways to improve visibility for e-commerce websites. In my department, we ask questions like, “How do we drive qualified traffic to the site taking into account […]

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]]> EU Alumna, Noëlle Alice Demole, on Life after EU and Founding an NGO https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumna-life-after-eu-founding-an-ngo/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:04:52 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=30112 Noëlle Alice Demole was born in Switzerland and graduated with a BA in International Relations from EU Business School in 2017. Since then, she has completed a Master of Science in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University, set up an NGO, found a banking job she loves and was recently selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 DACH list!  We found out how EU Business School has helped Noëlle make her dreams a reality.  You Finished Your Studies With EU in 2017, Could You Tell Us About Your Career Journey Since Then? At that point I wasn’t sure what […]

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]]> EU Alumnus Abubakr Alkaf, Creative Director at D Concept Agency https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumnus-abubakr/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 07:22:00 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29937 Bakry studied an MBA in International Business at EU Business School’s Barcelona campus. Originally from Yemen, Abubakr now lives in Saudi Arabia. He has also lived in Spain, the U.S.A. and Holland. Outside of work he enjoys practicing sports as part of his daily routine. When in need of a creative outlet, Abubakr enjoys painting and being in nature. We spoke to Abubakr about his career journey, his role at D Concept Design Agency, and asked his advice for students and graduates hoping to follow a similar path. Why did you decide to do an MBA at EU Business School? […]

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]]> EU Alumnus Jack Zhang, Co-Founder, Leadertao; Senior Consultant, Leadership & Management Training, Huawei Consultant https://www.euruni.edu/blog/eu-alumnus-jack-zhang/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:01:57 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29756 Jack Zhang, a Chinese national, works as a Senior Consultant at Huawei and has founded his own consulting company, Leadertao. Jack graduated from his MBA in International Business in 2015 and Doctor of Business Administration in 2018 at EU Business School. We caught up with Jack to find out how his time at EU has impacted his career. I’m from Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, which is south of Beijing, and where I live now. I have also lived in Egypt, Mexico and Panama. As all EU students learn, a strong network is what will get you the farthest in life. Jack understands that […]

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]]> “Networking Has to Be Consistent across Your Career” – Omar Berrada, COO of Manchester City F.C. https://www.euruni.edu/blog/insights-omar-berrada-eu-alumnus-coo-manchester-city-fc/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:29:50 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29659 Omar Berrada, EU Business School alumnus and COO of Manchester City F.C., was the most recent guest in our series of exclusive Learning From Leaders conferences. In an insightful conversation with Peter Vanham, author of “Before I Was CEO”, Omar explained how the sports industry has been affected by COVID-19, shared City Football Group’s strategy for growth and offered tips to students hoping to build a successful career in the sports industry.   It was a pleasure to welcome Omar back to share his expertise with the EU community. Here, we’ve captured some of the most pertinent insights from this fascinating discussion.   The Impact of COVID-19 on the Sports Industry  Unsurprisingly, Omar […]

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]]> Sophia Rüscher, Managing Director at Mediaplanet, on Finding Success and Rapid Career Growth https://www.euruni.edu/blog/sophia-ruscher-mediaplanet/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:05:52 +0000 https://www.euruni.edu/blog/?p=29592 EU alumna Sophia Rüscher has been working at Mediaplanet since 2016. In just two years, she rose from Senior Project Manager to her current position as Managing Director, Austria.  Sophia is originally from the small, east-Austrian city of Bregenz. Having studied her Bachelor at EU Business School some years earlier, Sophia decided to take an MBA in Communication and Public Relations at EU’s Barcelona campus in 2014. Her career has also led her to live in London, Stockholm and Vienna, where she is currently based.   Sophia gave us an insight into what it is like to be a young woman in business and shared her advice for aspiring leaders.   What does your typical day at Mediaplanet look like?   It’s the media industry so there is never a typical day, especially in my position! As Mediaplanet is very much like […]

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