At the end of April IE Russian Office had a privilege of hosting one of the top professors of IE Julio Urgel. During the trip Julio gave master classes in two largest cities of Russia to the audience of over 100 people, visited Higher School of Economics in Moscow, the Graduate School of Management in St. Petersburg, met with Executive MBAs during the Executive Dinner and visited few companies, in particular Sberbank.
Yet, the highlight of the trip for sure at least for MBA candidates has been the One Day as an MBA event. During one day participants had a unique opportunity to attend the workshop Enlarging the Pie of the Art of Successful Negotiations and a master class I want to Buy Your Company. Modern trends in company valuation. Between the two events IE Alumni shared their success stories and IE experience during a talk show panel.
¨Organising an event during the whole day on Saturday we wanted to give those people interested in MBA and in particular in IE an opportunity to feel what an MBA experience is. With over 100 people joining we can say that One Day as an MBA is an experience to repeat!¨ – said Tetyana Kretova, IE Country Director in Russia and Ukraine.
About the author
Tetyana Kretova, Regional Director Asia Pacific at IE Business School is an experienced executive with over 14 years of professional experience in international development, marketing, sales and integrated communications. A native Ukrainian she has worked, studied and lived in the USA, Eastern and Western Europe, the UK, Central Asia and now Asia Pacific. Tetyana is a well versed professional with strong academic background acquired at American and European Institutions, as she holds a BBA from an America-based International Christian University with emphasis in Marketing, Diploma from the UK Charted Institute of Public Relations and an Executive MBA from IE Business School. After a dynamic corporate career with one of the world’s largest retailing groups METRO Group, she left her executive position to pursue her entrepreneurial journey combined with passion for making the world a better place. Since 2013 Tetyana has served as International Development Director in Russia and Ukraine, later in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and now as Regional Director APAC. Tetyana is a speaker on Career development and Personal Growth and served as a personal advisor to over 500 managers seeking to change their lives. As a strong believer in equal opportunities within the last 10 years she has consulted NGOs on sustainable development, launched her own fashion startup www.simplifishirts.com to steer the development of a social enterprise helping women and a Co-founder of www.IFEMME.org charity project raising funds for education.