鈥淣o one ever says you can create your own job鈥�: Catalyzing women鈥檚 big ideas
Randi Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media recently spoke at Place des Arts in Montreal about empowering fellow women to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions without qualms, particularly in the tech sector.
An Olympian鈥檚 quest for gender equality
Celebrated Canadian Olympian Jennifer Heil (BCom鈥�13) knows very well the positive impact that sports can have on a girl鈥檚 confidence, personal growth, and success.
As VP Sport Development at viaSport, she is on a mission to ensure that stereotyping and discrimination are a thing of the past for women athletes.
The ABC鈥檚 of victory
Over a dozen 成人VR视频 students participated in Accuracy鈥檚 Business Cup (ABC) this semester, with one team of Desautels BCom students winning the Canadian final.
Babet Nieman, Michael Amar, and Tanya Gandhi are headed to Paris this week for the international final that will feature representation from six countries.
Getting real about entrepreneurship with BCom alumna
Professor Karl Moore interviews Anna Chif (BCom鈥�12), Co-founder and COO of Dialogue, as she shares more about her entrepreneurial roots, her drive to connect people with better care, and the value of creativity in her role.
A landmark gift recognizes the value of visual arts
Leslie Raenden (BCom鈥�86, DPA鈥�87), stepdaughter of the late Peter N. Thomson, a financial investor and co-founder of the Power Corporation of Canada, has made a $5.6-million gift to support Concordia鈥檚 Fine Arts Department and its emerging artists.
Raenden has made the gift to fulfill Thomson鈥檚 last wishes to support deserving artists and their creative endeavours.
Embarking on a global leadership program
Simon Marcotte L茅gar茅 (BCom鈥�11, MBA鈥�15), Senior Director, Mergers & Acquisitions - Corporate Financing at Raymon Chabot Grant Thornton has been selected by his organization to participate in the Grant Thornton Global Leadership Program, which will provide him with unique learning opportunities in Germany, Japan and Mexico next year.
BCom students take the competition by storm
Desautels BCom students Charlotte Gaillard, Monica Gudernatsch, and Anne Sophie Levee are the Canadian finalists in the 2019 L鈥橭r茅al Brandstorm competition, coming in victorious over 125 participating teams.
Desautels students unite to reward sustainable business
Paulo Caputo (MBA - Global Strategy & Leadership), Sandra Chang (MBA - Finance, Global Strategy & Leadership), Aditya Chinnakonda (MBA - Business Analytics),聽Lo茂c Eloy (BCom - Managing for Sustainability), Maxime Lakat (BCom - Managing for Sustainability), Mari Claire Paoli (BCom - Economics), and Priscille Raynaud (B Arts - Political Science)
Which local universities are attracting the very best?
As university admissions deadlines loom, La Presse looks at which programs attract the top student talent in Quebec, with 成人VR视频鈥檚 Bachelor of Commerce having the highest entrance standards among undergraduate management programs.
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Longevity means adaptation: Leadership insights from a Pratt & Whitney Senior VP
Maria Della Posta (BCom鈥�85, MBA鈥�91), Senior Vice President of Pratt & Whitney Canada visited the Desautels Faculty of Management on February 19 to share her perspective on corporate leadership, the importance of adaptation amid technological advancement, and the rise of analytics in a business setting.
BCom student becomes CEO for the day
Congratulations to BCom student O鈥橬ell Agossa, a finalist in the CEOX1Day competition, who got to spend the day learning from Montreal鈥檚 mayor, Val茅rie Plante.
Scoring big in sports and academics
Congratulations to the following BCom students聽who were honored for their superior standing in their respective sport, while also maintaining a high academic average.
Each student was presented with a certificate signed by the Governor-General of Canada.
Spreading the power of financial know-how
Leaders of the youth financial literacy program PennyDrops, Victoire聽Gekas (BCom鈥�18) and Antoine Francoeur (BCom鈥�18), join Salut Bonjour to share the strides they are making with their new French program, Jeunesse Enrichie.
Skip ahead to 1:09:00 to watch.
PSP Investments: Powerful networks and opportunities
Viktoria Machanova (BCom鈥�99) joined PSP Investments in 2008 as a private-equity analyst and has since moved up to manager of private equity.
She sits down with the Montreal Gazette to shed light on her life working for one of Canada鈥檚 largest pension investment managers.
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Talking fashion with BCom alumna
With the launch of her latest Spring collection, Toronto-born聽designer Tanya Taylor (BCom鈥�07) talks about her inspirations and future brand directions.
Taylor's collections are inspired by her travels and feature a colorful spectrum of fabrics. Color is often mixed with another favorite: bold prints, which first begin as a hand-painting.
