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Programme PodcastLeadership, responsible production and reducing waste - A FTMBA journeyIn this episode I dove into the MBA journey of two of our FTMBA Class of ’26 students, Yen Pham and Pascal Chabaneix. With different stories about their personal and professional backgrounds, thoughts and insights on leadership, turning points in their lives and the whole decision making process to do an MBA, this podcast is full of inspiring stories and nuggets of wisdom you must hear!2025-05-2129 min
Programme PodcastTaking more control of my future with the GEMBA‘Transformation is not optional in this programme. Especially because of the Strategic Leadership Development course.’ – Shreyas Kapse (GEMBA ’25)
When asked about key take-aways of the Global Experiential Learning modules, Shreyas shared: ‘The GELS’s are truly the experiential part of the learning. It is the most pragmatic kind of learning that you can expect.’
Listen to the full episode to learn more about his journey, his experiences and some examples of the Global Experiential Learning trips.2025-05-2123 min
Programme PodcastAn Executive MBA – Providing tools to ask deeper questionsNejla joined the Executive MBA Class of ’26. When asked about the SDG’s, she shares: ‘#4 is about Quality education, #7 is about affordable energy and #10 is about reducing inequality. Those three each have the targets and indicators that are incredibly ambitious but I think that’s what we need. Those three really move the needle to be able to unlock exponential progress on the others.’
Listen to the full interview to learn about Nejla’s personal and professional journey and advice2025-05-2115 min
Programme PodcastJoining a diverse network at RSM – an EMBA journeyCatarina Lopes Pereira joined the Executive MBA Class of 2026. With extensive experience in expert roles, Catarina decided to do an Executive MBA to broaden her horizon further. ‘I think that doing an MBA at RSM can help me with taking on more strategic roles with more impact and enhancing my leadership skills,’ she shares.
Listen to the full interview to hear about Catarina’s journey, experiences and pieces of advice!2025-05-2110 min
Programme PodcastHow a creative background adds so much value - a FTMBA journeyWhen joining the Full-time MBA Class of 2026 here at RSM, Sarah Humphries did have some expectations but also knew her expectations would be a bit different. ‘I knew that with my creative background, I would be looking for something different from the institution that I was joining. And I wanted to join an institution where I would not have to apologise for my design background,’ says Sarah Humphries.
Listen to the full interview to hear more about Sarah’s Full-time MBA journey!2025-05-2023 min
Programme PodcastWhy a supportive environment matters - a GEMBA journey with Ikram MataichIn this episode Ikram Mataich (GEMBA Class of 2026) shares how she is experiencing her Global Executive MBA journey here at RSM, the importance of having people around that support you, and the importance of believing in yourself and your leadership skills. ‘I would say that you have to find the courage to apply. Have that confidence in yourself.’
Listen to the full interview to hear about her GEMBA journey!2025-05-0916 min
Programme PodcastObstacles: creating character and building resilience – a FTMBA journey with Amina DanielsIn this podcast Amina Daniels (FTMBA ’26) shares her story about overcoming obstacles, her journey towards an MBA here at Rotterdam School of Management, and how she is experiencing the Full-time MBA programme so far. ‘It’s not enough to open a business. You need policy to really have a greater impact on communities,’ Amina said.
Listen to the full interview, to learn more about the value of an MBA and advice coming from a student that is in the midst of her MBA journey.2025-04-0317 min
Programme PodcastThe Career Centre; right there as you start your MBA Journey - With Megan MackinnonIn this podcast Meghan McKinnon, one of RSM’s Career Development Managers, shares how the career center helps guide and coach our current students during their MBA journey.
‘We focus on four primary areas, so the first one is self-awareness. That’s knowing who you are, that’s knowing where your skill-sets lie, where your strengths are, what you really enjoy doing. And often times as we just go through our career, we don’t really step back and think about these things and evaluate them. So we do spend quite a lot of time on that.’
Listen to the full podcast...2024-07-2508 min
Programme PodcastSolution based thinking as part of the MBA programmes - with Dirk Van Der Heijden (AkzoNobel)In this podcast we dive into the collaboration between our MBA Careers team and companies such as FrieslandCampina and AkzoNobel. This particular collaboration started in 2016 with Dirk van de Heijden. At that time he was working with FrieslandCampina after which he transitioned to AkzoNobel. In this podcast we discuss several topics, such as how our MBA students are being prepared for the corporate world, what competencies our MBA students excel in due to the MBA programmes and of course the journey ahead in terms of collaborations.
‘You need solution thinking, or improvement thinking. And what I really like with RSM, an...2024-06-0414 min
Programme Podcast'RSM aligned with my personal values' - with Damilola Arogundade (FTMBA '25)When asked why he decided to do a Full-time MBA here at RSM, Damilola Arogundade (FTMBA class of ’25) shared: ‘RSM seemed like a place that aligned with my values. I knew a couple of RSM alumni, one of them particularly had come to Nigeria to work. And I had met him and we hit it off, like a solid friendship. And I liked the values that he embodied and the company where he worked.’
In this podcast episode, Damilola speaks about his FTMBA journey, how he experiences being here in the Netherlands compared to Nigeria. He also shares more about the pr...2024-06-0414 min
Programme PodcastExplore the true essence of a GEMBA - with Andrea Bergamini (GEMBA '26)In this podcast Andrea Bergamini, who has joined the Global Executive MBA Class of ‘26, shares how he is experiencing his GEMBA journey. Andrea is currently Vice President, Global Infrastructure and Chief Information Security Officer at Orbia. He has lived in several European countries and is currently living in Amsterdam. He shares how he balances work, studying and family life. Andrea is married and has 2 kids, a 7-year-old and a 7… month old. In this episode we discuss his EMBA journey, as well as his passion for astrophotography and why he runs a remote observatory hosted in sunny Spain.
For advice on bala...2024-06-0412 min
Programme PodcastDebunking a misconception about the GEMBA - with Monika Juodpusiene (GEMBA '25)In this podcast Monika Juodpusiene shares what her GEMBA journey is like, as well as her decision making process and her encounters with women in different industries that lack confidence. ‘I separated myself first from the social circle that influences you or brings out a lack of self confidence. It was one of the hardest steps; applying,’ she shares.
‘Is it really for me? Do I have what it takes? I’m not in the corporate world. Is it only for corporate people? And I think that’s the biggest misconception. Especially the (Global) Executive MBA is for anyone who wants to b...2024-06-0424 min
Programme PodcastAdvancing beyond technical expertise with a GEMBA - with Serge Duarte Pinto (GEMBA '25)The first SDG that comes to mind is quality education,’ says Serge Duarte Pinto. Serge joined the Global Executive MBA Class of ’25 in September last year. ‘As a scientist I have always been close to the education system and now I am the father of two children and I also look at it from another angle,’ he shares when asked about the Sustainable Development Goals.
In this podcast we discuss his GEMBA journey, how he experiences the Strategic Leadership Development course that runs throughout the whole programme and what his advice is, if you want to do an MBA.2024-06-0411 min
Programme PodcastBecoming a competent leader with the GEMBA programme - with Hans Van Oosterhout, Academic DirectorIn this insightful episode, we delve deep into the world of the Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) programme, where some key questions that highlight its unique offerings and advantages are answered by the Academic Director of the programme, Hans van Oosterhout.
If you're considering furthering your education and you're curious about our Global Executive MBA, this episode is a must-listen!2024-06-0426 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: GEMBA journey through the eyes of our students - with Vivian, Lorenzo and Kevin (GEMBA '24)In this episode our Global Executive MBA students, Vivian Faceto, Lorenzo Salvatori and Kevin Jansen, reflect on their GEMBA journey. How do they feel about graduating soon? What have they implemented already? And are they connected with our alumni network already? All these questions and more are answered here.
Listen to the full episode to hear what they have to say about the GEMBA journey here at Rotterdam School of Management!2024-06-0424 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: Broadening and complementing your skills with an EMBA - with Euphrasia Wong (EMBA '25)With a background in Geoscience, Euphrasia Wong decided to pursue her Executive MBA here at RSM and joined the Executive MBA class of ’25. In today’s podcast we dive into her background, what motivated her to pursue an MBA and what her overall experience has been like these past few months.
‘I have enjoyed a technical career over the last thirteen years, specialising in Geochemistry. I wanted to pursue a study that can broaden and complement my technical skills. I also aspire to pivot from a technical to a managerial and eventually a leadership role,’ she shares. When speaking about the Sust...2024-04-1912 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: The Executive MBA journey changes you - with Moustafa Youssef (EMBA '25)In this podcast we dive into the story of Moustafa Youssef, one of our current Executive MBA students, class of ‘25. Moustafa grew up in Dubai, where his career was centered around civil engineering, project management and strategic planning and development. He joined the Executive MBA to explore different career opportunities and to broaden his horizon.
‘I’m driven by three things. I'm driven by passion, responsibility and curiosity. My passion for management, team leading and being a better leader and my responsibility towards the world, the place where I live and how to make it better, motivated me to do an Exe...2024-04-1916 min
The Leadership PlaybookMath and MagicIt was a packed Pigott Auditorium when Taco Bell CEO and MBA alum Sean Tresvant spoke at the Albers Executive Speaker Series. Tresvant, the first Black CEO of the $16 billion QSR brand, talked about his journey from university to the top position at Taco Bell, lessons he learned along the way, and how he saw marketing for the future: "It's both math and magic."
Hosted by Joseph M. Phillips, dean of Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economics, The Leadership Playbook asks top executives from the business world's most recognizable brands and companies abo...2024-03-0850 min
Programme PodcastA Full-time MBA; challenging but rewarding - with Seraphine Nathania (FTMBA Class of '25)In this podcast I spoke with Seraphine Nathania about the start of her Full-time MBA journey. Seraphine specialises in risk internal auditing and decided to do an MBA here are RSM. Even though her Full-time MBA journey just started in January 2024, we asked her about her decision making process and her journey so far. We also asked her if she had any prior expectations of doing an MBA. ‘I did not expect the MBA to be an easy and smooth journey. I believe that it must be challenging. But at the same time I also believe that it will be a...2024-02-1611 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: Growth after the MBA, what to look for in companies and the future AI - with Hans KoolenIn this podcast we spoke to Hans Koolen. Hans has over 30 years of experience in business and IT and is now the owner of NUB3S. Hans has been collaborating with RSM and the careers team since 2014 in sharing his knowledge with our MBA participants.
In this episode we discuss the subject of career growth after completing an MBA, some valuable insights into what MBA students should consider when evaluating potential employers and we dive into the future of AI in the workplace.
‘You need to be self aware. What separates you from the herd? What separates you from your cl...2024-01-3027 min
What's The Point? An Impactful Podcast exploring the point of work and daily life.#Ep.2 Mark Taylor, Regional Managing Partner, RSM UKWelcome to What's The Point? A podcast hosted by Dani Grieveson helping people find meaning, ‘the point’ and themselves in living a fulfilled, successful and exciting life and avoid the pitfalls of burnout, boredom and depression. Mark Taylor is currently Regional Managing Partner (RMP) for RSM UK’s Central region. He is also an elected Council Member for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and a Trustee of Sport Birmingham. Mark joined RSM in 2003 and is now in his seventeenth year as a partner. Over his RSM career, he has held a variety of leadership roles in...2024-01-1033 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: From weakness to strength with the GEMBA - with Vivian Faceto (GEMBA '24)In this podcast episode, Vivian Faceto (GEMBA '24) shares her experience with the Global Executive MBA.
During the Global Executive MBA, Vivian Faceto learned that some of her weaknesses, turned out to be her strengths. The GEMBA allows her to recognize that working with both her strengths as well as her so called weaknesses helps her become a better leader.
'Many things that I thought were bad, weaknesses, ended up being my strengths,' Vivian says.
Listen to the full podcast to hear more about Vivian's GEMBA journey.2024-01-0515 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: Broadening your knowledge and your horizon with Peter Drake (GEMBA '25)'Broadening your horizons and broadening your understanding, enables you to make a broader contribution. Modern business is all about collaboration and I think the MBA gives you that capability.' - Peter Drake (Global Executive MBA '25)
In this podcast Peter shares his view on the GEMBA journey, his own personal and professional background and how this programme helps him broaden his knowledge and horizons.
Listen to the full podcast to hear Peter's great advice on doing an MBA.2023-12-1112 min
ROI’s Into the Corner Office Podcast: Powerhouse Middle Market CEOs Telling it Real—Unexpected Caree...Mike Snyder, Partner, RaptorUSAMike Snyder is a partner with RaptorUSA, a marketing consulting firm whose principals have worked with hundreds of middle-market companies nationally. He previously co-founded RSM Marketing, a firm providing an Outsourced Marketing Department to companies across all industries nationwide. Mike was CEO of a Kansas ad agency serving larger clients such as Cargill and Cox Communications. Mike founded and sold a technology company. He is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel who served as a public affairs officer in New York City, the Pentagon and NORAD where he led media relations in the aftermath of 9/11. Mike is a graduate...2023-11-1439 min
Profit Answer Man: Scaling with Profit First & Beyond“The Great Marketing Lie” with Mike Snyder “The Great Marketing Lie” with Mike Snyder Mike Snyder is a partner with RaptorUSA, a marketing consulting firm whose principals have worked with hundreds of middle-market companies nationally, and the co-founder of RSM Marketing, a firm providing an Outsourced Marketing Department to companies across all industries nationwide. Mike assists business owners in switching from inefficient marketing techniques to strategic turns that produce sustainable competitive advantages. A retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel with post-9/11 expertise in media relations, he previously held the position of CEO of a Kansas advertising business and taught strategic marketing in an MBA pr...2023-10-3141 min
Programme PodcastPodcast: Highlights of the third and fourth module of the FTMBA with Juan Jose Castillo (FTMBA '24)The ability to choose advanced courses based on career aspirations is one of the remarkable features of our Full-time MBA program. 🌍
‘(…) Even though we have been together as a cohort through our main core courses, you can choose in which area you would like to develop in your professional career. Or in which area you would like to learn more.’ Juan Jose Castillo (Full-time MBA Class of ’24) shares. 📚
In this podcast Juan shares his module three and four highlights, providing an inside look into these enriching learning phases, the advanced courses, the Living Management Project and an incredible study trip to Estonia. H...2023-09-2809 min
Programme PodcastStrategic Leadership Development; confronting and enriching - with Diana Lo-A-Njoe (GEMBA '24)When considering doing a Global Executive MBA, Diana Lo-A-Njoe (Global Executive MBA Class of '24) was not sure she was the right person to do an MBA. 'I have a strong business side but I also have an artistic side, will all those sides of me be met in this programme?' Diana wondered. 'It exceeded my expectations,' she shared.
When asked about the most challenging part so far in the Global Executive MBA, Diana Lo-A-Njoe (GEMBA Class of '24) mentioned the Strategic Leadership Development Course. 'It was enrichening. Something cannot be confronting and not enrich you,' says Di...2023-08-2309 min
Programme PodcastOperations Management; a core course in the Full-time MBA - with Merieke Stevens‘Everything you do more than once is a process, even making your coffee in the morning. And everything you do more than once you can improve,' says Merieke Stevens, Associate Professor of Technology and Operations Management.
In this podcast we explore the core course Operations Management and its role within the Full-time MBA programme. When it comes to Operations Management, 'sometimes there's a bit of a misunderstanding that this is quite a quantitative course that's focused on logistics and we do lots of mathematical modeling, but actually we do none of that. What you need is a keen eye fo...2023-08-2310 min
Programme PodcastHow the Global Executive MBA takes you out of your comfort zone - with Amit Kumar (GEMBA '24)In this podcast episode, Amit Kumar (GEMBA '24) shares his experience with the Global Executive MBA.
“I think Strategic Leadership Development is the core of this education. I really like the mentors and career coaches that are assigned to us, as part of the course that enables us with a lot of tools and practical examples or practical solutions to solve our daily challenges (…),” says Amit.
When talking about the SDG’s Amit highlights the one that really stands out for him. He also shares his GEMBA journey and how the study trip to Stockholm inspired him to take more risks.
L...2023-08-0908 min
Sudarshan's PodcastEP055 - Trainn - Video-led Customer Education Platform ft. Vaishnavi - Founding Marketer @Trainn.co | Sudarshan Speaks
My socials: https://www.scrollme.today/sudarshanba
In this podcast, you will listen to Vaishnavi Ketharnathan - Founding Marketer @Trainn.co
We spoke about,
- What is Trainn ? Who use it? and Why they use it.
- Zing, Portals, Academia.
- How Trainn started?
- Vikram Bhaskaran as an inspiration
- Can you talk about MBA at RSM Europe?
- Trainn stall in SaaStock
- Quora answer
Stay tuned, will meet you soon !!2023-07-3141 min
Gläsermate: 葛拉桑葛拉桑 Glas 7: 在荷蘭鹿特丹RSM讀MBA：準備GMAT到底有多煩？！前置作業？MBA到底在讀什麼？這集Vera 會跟我們細說GMAT的眉眉角角，以及準備申請MBA時要怎麼準備Essay? MBA到底在讀什麼？
派對+社交+功課=很忙作業寫不完？
原來MBA不用寫論文？！
更多申請MBA的細節分享：https://medium.com/@verawei02101/mba%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B%E5%BF%83%E5%BE%97-cambridge-rsm-57a0eb0de2de
當初幫Vera 改Essay 的美國前編輯：https://xn--pss377b81t.com/
希望這集讓想去念MBA的大家更清楚這是不是自己想要的，然後都一步一步走向自己的夢想，變成自己心目中最棒的大人! 2023-07-2726 min
Programme PodcastPersonal Leadership Development is an invitation - with Björn AtterstamThe Personal Leadership Development (PLD) course is integrated throughout the whole Full-time MBA programme. Why is that? And what is the added value of this course and of becoming more self-aware? And how does this affect your leadership style? In this episode Björn Atterstam answers these questions and more, about the PLD course.
‘In general when you are at work and working with colleagues, etc. It has less to do with what you know and it has more to do with who you are and how you are when you are with other people in particular. So the PLD exp...2023-07-2615 minThe Leadership PlaybookThe Challenge and Promise of NILIn April of this year, Albers' MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management hosted the Pacific Northwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business' regional conference here in Seattle. Among the sessions was a highly anticipated panel discussion on NIL.
NIL (name, image, likeness) refers to the rights of college athletes to profit from their personal brands as mandated by an NCAA policy that went into effect on July 1st, 2021. The evolving legal landscape for NIL makes it a closely watched topic by athletes, brands, universities, and other stakeholders.
This is a recording of the panel discussion...2023-07-191h 41
Programme PodcastHighlights of the second module of the FTMBA - with Juan Jose Castillo (FTMBA '24)‘Module two was quite a bit different than module one in two main aspects I would say. Firstly, there was a significant number of assignments in module two, while module one was more based on quizzes,’ Juan Jose Castillo (FTMBA ’24) says. In this episode, Juan shares how this module revolved more around assignments and teamwork. He shares some of the learnings and highlights of this second module. He also shares how he attended the graduation ceremony in March, when one of his friends and our alums graduated and how he experienced that.
To learn more about Juan’s experiences during the seco...2023-07-1811 min
THE GMAT Club PodcastTips on how to start a career in EuropeTips on how to start a career in Europe.Starting a career in Europe as a non-European?Programs at RSM that help International students?Advise for students thinking about an MBA?Can you learn to start a business through an MBA successfully?How to apply for an MBA as an entrepreneur?Erasmus centre for entrepreneurship.How are the students different at the end of the RSM MBA?
2023-06-2927 min
Programme PodcastAn unexpected turn during the EMBA journey - with Julie Foucqueteau (EMBA '23)In this podcast Julie Foucqueteau (Executive MB ’23) shares how her EMBA journey has been going. How it has been to study again and how she managed to start her EMBA journey here at RSM, while taking care of her six week old baby together with her husband.
‘My life changed, of course, because you’re studying again. But I think it changed more because I became a mom and had to figure that out. You can be prepared as much as you want, but you can never really figure that out before’ – Julie Foucqueteau, EMBA class of 2023
Listen to the full episo...2023-06-2115 minThe Leadership PlaybookRenaissance ManManagement professor Bill Weis sat down with Albers dean Joe Phillips to talk about how he became the school's longest serving faculty member with 50 years of teaching under his belt. In this half-century, Weis became the standard bearer of banning smoking in the workplace; brought worldwide attention to an obscure 15th century Italian friar; and started an adventure-based leadership course that built strong bonds among generations of MBA students. The freedom to pursue his varied interests was one reason he has stayed at Albers: "This is a place that honors who you are."
Hosted by Joseph M. P...2023-06-2151 min
The Courage To LeadEpisode 249 - Lee Eisenstaedt - Courage to be Self-AwareLee Eisenstaedt is the founder of the Leading With Courage Network, an all-virtual group for advisors with 10+ years of experience. It appeals to people who want to elevate awareness of their brand, expand their network, and engage with their connections.
Lee has been described as a judicious accomplisher because he’s good at and enjoys using his intuition, instincts, and experience to evaluate and assess ideas and plans. He’s also good at simplifying complex processes and pushing projects and tasks through to completion.
Lee has nearly four decades of experience as a senior finance and operations executive with SC Johns...2023-06-1344 min
Startup West98. Bourby Webster - Perth Symphony OrchestraAustralia's number 1 startup podcast talks with former Western Australian of the Year, Bourby Webster, founder of the Perth Symphony Orchestra, who recently stepped away from the CEO role, after 13 years.
Growing up in the English countryside, she was exposed to orchestral music from a young age, played viola, and went to Oxford University, where she also got into rowing as a coxswain. Moving to Perth, she did an MBA, worked for an engineering firm, and wondered why there was only one symphony orchestra whereas in Manchester, England - with less than a third of Perth's population - there are four.
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Programme PodcastHighlights of the first module of the FTMBA - with Juan Jose Castillo (FTMBA '24)What is it like to move from Peru to the Netherlands? And to meet with about a hundred people who will be your peers during your MBA journey? And what are some expectations you have of doing an MBA? Juan Jose Castillo (Full-time MBA, class of ’24) shares his experiences during the first module of his MBA here at Rotterdam School of Management.
When asked about his expectations, Juan says: ‘You have your expectations, but at the same time you want to be surprised at how the programme can change any paradigm you had before coming here. Personally, I was looking to l...2023-05-0912 min
Leaderboard PodcastChange The Game w/ Paul KundertIn this episode of the Leaderboard Podcast, Zach and Henry sit down with President/CEO Paul Kundert of UW Credit Union. Paul talks about his career growth from working in a smaller market to becoming a credit union president and CEO with 5.2 billion in assets. He firmly believes that he has been successful in his current position by helping build teams and pursuing an honest and objective view of how the organization is doing. Paul also discusses the decision to take a national stance against overdraft fees and the harmful effects overdraft fees have had on customers.
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Programme PodcastFinding magic in the Full-time MBA Programme - With Jochem Kroezen‘It’s a transformational experience (…). I really recognize that there’s some magic in the curriculum and in the journey. That is why people do an MBA. So you want to change as a person, you want to develop yourself, you want to discover new opportunities(…) You need to find out, what is the little magic in this programme, and is that the kind of magic that I’m looking for?’
Jochem Kroezen, the Academic Director of the Full-time MBA, shares what the Full-time actually has to offer. Why should you consider doing an MBA at RSM? What is it that you are l...2023-02-2411 min
Programme PodcastHow the alumni network enriches your MBA journey - with Joe FarthingJoe Farthing, the Communications Manager at the Corporate & Alumni Relations Teams here at RSM shared how their team helps both students as well as alumni navigate the alumni network of over 45.000 change-makers. We spoke about the various ways you can connect with the team and the network, such as through the MentorMe Platform.
‘As you graduate, well you can still be a mentee, you can still get advice. But if you graduate you’re also eligible to be a mentor yourself. So maybe you want to give advice for that new MBA student who just arrived. Or perhaps you want to h...2023-02-2411 min
Programme PodcastYour own expertise is very valuable - with Reinier Hille Ris Lambers (EMBA '18)When asked how the EMBA impacted his decision making skills, here’s what Reinier Hille Ris Lambers, graduate of the EMBA class of ’18, had to say: ‘I learned how to make decision. And not just decisions for me, but decisions in which we had to agree as a team. And that was very important. It’s not your decision making skills that are necessarily important. It’s your skills in making the right decisions and right in terms of what is right for the people you are working with and the collective thing you are trying to deliver.’
With over fifteen year...2023-02-0709 min
The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#201 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria TsachliJochem Kroezen, Academic Director of Rotterdam School of Management's (RSM) Full-time MBA Program, and Maria Tsachli, Recruitment & Admissions Manager, Americas, discuss what makes the RSM MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Introduction (0:00) | Program Highlights (4:00) | Admissions (25:00) | Careers (50:55) About Our Guests Jochem Kroezen is the Academic Director of RSM's Full-time MBA Program, and Associate Professor of Organization Theory at RSM. Before joining RSM, Jochem worked as an Associate Professor in International Business at Cambridge University's Judge Business School. Jochem got his Masters in Business Research from RSM. Maria Tsachli i...2023-02-051h 01The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#201 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria TsachliJochem Kroezen, Academic Director of Rotterdam School of Management's (RSM) Full-time MBA Program, and Maria Tsachli, Recruitment & Admissions Manager, Americas, discuss what makes the RSM MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Introduction (0:00) | Program Highlights (4:00) | Admissions (25:00) | Careers (50:55) About Our Guests Jochem Kroezen is the Academic Director of RSM's Full-time MBA Program, and Associate Professor of Organization Theory at RSM. Before joining RSM, Jochem worked as an Associate Professor in International Business at Cambridge University's Judge Business School. Jochem got his Masters in Business Research from RSM. Maria Tsachli i...2023-02-051h 01The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#201 Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria TsachliJochem Kroezen, Academic Director of Rotterdam School of Management's (RSM) Full-time MBA Program, and Maria Tsachli, Recruitment & Admissions Manager, Americas, discuss what makes the RSM MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Introduction (0:00) | Program Highlights (4:00) | Admissions (25:00) | Careers (50:55) About Our Guests Jochem Kroezen is the Academic Director of RSM's Full-time MBA Program, and Associate Professor of Organization Theory at RSM. Before joining RSM, Jochem worked as an Associate Professor in International Business at Cambridge University's Judge Business School. Jochem got his Masters in Business Research from RSM. Maria Tsachli i...2023-02-051h 01
Programme PodcastWhy an MBA at RSM, Expectations of the programme and a word of advice‘Worth mentioning are the lecturers as well. So far, it’s been really good. You look at our Finance Lecturer and they had 25 years of experience at PWC, really quality staff.’ – Matt Gledhill, Full-time MBA Class of ’23.
Matt moved from the UK to the Netherlands for his MBA. In this podcast he shares what his decision making process looked like, why he chose RSM and how he has been experiencing his MBA so far. The topics covered in this podcast are:
- His personal story and why he decided on an MBA at RSM
- Moving to, and living in, the Nether...2023-01-3112 min
Programme PodcastThe value of diversity within the EMBA cohort - With Ana Belen Cortez (EMBA '18)'Being in a team with people not only from different nationalities, but also different backgrounds in terms of career helped me see how they were approaching things in a totally different way. This could be challenging at the beginning, but as we progressed we could extract the most out of it.' Ana Belen Cortez, EMBA class of '18.
Ana Belen graduated in 2018 and during the EMBA she learned the importance of being part of a diverse group, in every sense of the word
The topics that are covered in this podcast:
- How she looks back on her EMBA...2023-01-3117 min
Programme PodcastSupply Chain Management And Logistics - with Albert Veenstra‘We complement a generic level of knowledge with a lot of assignments and case materials that we gather from our experience, our teachings and from students as well. We are usually overwhelmed by problems that students are trying to tackle in their daily business,' says Albert Veenstra, Academic Director of the Executive Master Customs and Supply Chain Compliance.
Have a look at the Executive Master Customs and Supply Chain compliance on our website, to learn more about this Master of Science programme!
https://bit.ly/EEoverviewpage2023-01-2609 min
Programme PodcastHow the EMBA changed my career - with Marloes van Gasteren (EMBA '18)'RSM and the EMBA specifically helped me figure out what was really my purpose in life.' Marloes van Gasteren, graduate of EMBA class of '18.
Marloes graduated in 2018 and during the EMBA she realised that she wanted a change in her career and to move into the social domain. In this podcast she shares what her EMBA journey was like and how it helped her take the next steps in her career.
The topics that are covered in this podcast:
- Looking back on the EMBA
- How her career changed
- The added value of an EMBA
...2022-12-2612 min
Programme PodcastIntegration Project - Frank HeijmannIn this episode Frank Heijmann, faculty member of the Integration Project, shares more about what this project entails, why it is part of this Master of Science programme and how this helps students put their knowledge into practice.
‘The students are actually working on real life cases. So they’re cases that involve multiple countries, multiple businesses, multiple borders that need to be crossed. So different formalities, with tax administrations, customs administrations. Sometimes even other authorities, like food, health and safety authorities. All kinds of problems and challenges their businesses are facing.’
Find out more about the Executive Master Customs and Su...2022-12-1912 min
Programme PodcastCustoms Law - With Walter De WitIn this podcast we discuss the course Customs Law, why it’s part of the Executive Master Customs and Supply Chain Compliance, how the course is designed and what it is that makes this a unique MSc Programme!
‘Most of our students already work in Customs, or International Trade Compliance, so that is of course a plus. If you have that experience and that knowledge, then that’s a good basis to come to our Master.’ - Professor Walter de Wit, faculty member Customs Law.
Learn more about this Master of Science programme here: https://bit.ly/EEoverviewpage2022-12-1911 min
Programme PodcastIT and Auditing - Yao - Hua Tan‘The students should be able to fully understand what is going on in IT, when it comes to the Customs profession, including to some extent data analytics and artificial intelligence. But they are not supposed to build it themselves. They don’t need to be technical experts’ - Professor Yao-hua Tan, Programme Director and faculty member of IT and Auditing.
Yao-Hua Tan explains why this course is part of this Masters programme, what the course design looks like and how easily accessible it is, even if you don’t have a technical background.
Find out more about the Executive Master Customs...2022-12-1912 min
Programme PodcastSupply Chain Management and Logistics from a Sustainability perspective - With Rob ZuidwijkThe Executive Master Customs and Supply Chain compliance provides learnings on how you can improve effectiveness and efficiency of customs supervision and how to create mutual understanding among parties from diverse backgrounds.
‘The kind of cases that we use in the course are inspired by current developments. We see that the Government and also authorities like Customs and the Food and Safety authority, are pushing forward in directions that are ground breaking’ - Rob Zuidwijk, faculty member Supply Chain Management and Logistics.
Learn more about this Master of Science programme here: https://bit.ly/EEoverviewpage2022-12-1917 min
The EBFC ShowFIT Continuous Improvement to Engineer with Calvin L. WilliamsIn addition to running an Agile Strategy Tech company, Calvin L. Williams is the host of Documenting the Journey Podcast, a father, an active member of his community, an entrepreneur, an Industrial Engineer, an MBA, and “impruver.” He is on a moonshot mission to find you where you are and help you get where you’re trying to go to solve big problems in business up to world poverty.
With almost 20 years of experience driving $3B in savings across some of the world’s leading CPG manufacturers, including Tyson Foods, Nestle, Colgate, Mars, and others, Calvin has built an...2022-12-0754 min
Soulful Series with Annie CathrynEpisode 6 - Life's Not Yoga - Jacqui BurnettJacqui Burnett opens up about her life and her memoir Life's Not Yoga, sharing the wisdom of a life with more than nine near-death experiences. Jacqui wrote her memoir to make spiritual sense of her experience with traumatic life events and has a challenge for us all--Dare to Be Love. Jacqui Burnett is an adventurer – both in journeys of the Spirit and in the world of financial strategy. Raised in South Africa, she is qualified in business studies, which has enabled her to help numerous businesses achieve their strategic and financial goals. However, Jacqui has always pu...2022-10-0323 min
Programme PodcastLooking back at the Executive MBA journey and the added value of an MBA‘Because of the EMBA I’m so much more capable of distilling questions. I learned how to dissect questions and problems. Learned to prioritize sensibly and act accordingly. And I think that’s because of a major part of the EMBA and some of the electives that I got. They made me a better decision maker.’ – Edwin Horstman, Executive MBA ’16, looks back on his EMBA journey and shares some of his learnings, the change of course he made because of the EMBA and a piece of advice for our candidates.
The topics covered in this podcast are:
- When looking back on his...2022-10-0311 min
Programme PodcastFAQ's answered by our Recruitment & Admissions Manager‘The amount of graduates that decided to stay in Europe, including the Netherlands is about 80%. So you can see that a lot of our graduates eventually decide to stay in the country and have the opportunity to do so. And that’s for many reasons. One of the main reasons I would say, is because of the very flexible visa policy that the Netherlands has as a country. Especially for highly skilled individuals.’
In this podcast our Recruitment & Admissions Manager, Maria Tsachli, answers some of the frequently asked questions she get in Admissions interviews.
The questions that are covered in this p...2022-08-3112 min
Rückenwind – Dein RSM Ebner Stolz Karriere PodcastNetworking (Teil 2 von 2)So geht nachhaltiger Beziehungsaufbau
Wie wir uns ein berufliches Netzwerk aufbauen, haben wir in Teil 1 gelernt – aber wie pflegen wir unsere Kontakte nachhaltig? Und worauf müssen wir beim Kommunizieren achten? Beraterin Karin Burmeister und Florian Seizer, Chartered Financial Analyst bei Ebner Stolz, geben Hilfestellungen, wie Kontakte lange bestehen können. Außerdem erfahren wir, welche Kommunikationstechniken beim Beziehungsaufbau helfen.
Fragen oder Anregungen zu unserem Podcast? Dann freuen wir uns auf eine Nachricht unter rueckenwind@ebnerstolz.de
Die Gesprächspartner
Florian Seizer
Der Senior Manager im Fachbereich Wirtschaftsprüfung hat bereits während se...2022-04-2722 min
De OndernemerDe Ondernemers Boekencast: Naar een gezond groeibedrijf in vijf stappen van Justin Jansen en Tom MomDit boek met de ondertitel ‘succesvol zijn en blijven in tijden van verandering’ is van de auteurs Justin Jansen en Tom Mom. Beide hoogleraar aan Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Universiteit. Justin is academisch directeur van het Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship en Tom van de Executive mba opleiding van rsm. Ze zijn ook de oprichters van de Top 250 Groeibedrijven en het ScaleUp Dashboard en van Gezondgroeibedrijf.nl. Het boek is opgedeeld in de vijf groeistappen: Verken het groeilandschap Ontdek de groeiformule Vertel het groeiverhaal Ontwikkel collectieve groeivaardigheden Versterk de groeimotor Twintig jaar lang bestu...2022-04-1430 min
Rückenwind – Dein RSM Ebner Stolz Karriere PodcastNetworking (Teil 1 von 2)Warum Business-Netzwerke so wichtig sind
LinkedIn, Instagram oder auch Xing - mit Social Media-Plattformen ist es heutzutage nicht mehr schwer weltweit Kontakte zu knüpfen. Was aber oft unterschätzt wird, ist das Netzwerken innerhalb des Unternehmens. Was bedeutet der Begriff „berufliches Netzwerk“? Welche Rolle spiele ich dabei und welchen Mehrwert ziehe ich daraus? Tipps für den internen Netzwerkaufbau gibt es von Coach Karin Burmeister und Florian Seizer, Chartered Financial Analyst bei Ebner Stolz in Stuttgart.
Fragen oder Anregungen zu unserem Podcast? Dann freuen wir uns auf eine Nachricht unter rueckenwind@ebnerstolz.de
Die Gespräc...2022-03-3019 min
Programme PodcastStarting the MBA journey, the decision making process and expectations‘I spoke to a few alumni here at RSM and also staff from the MBA office, so that also really helped. And I attended some really interesting online talks from the Erasmus Center for Women and Organisations and really loved talking to them. I really liked the approach that they had.’ - Ana Miarnau, Full-time MBA Class of ’23, moved from Spain to the Netherlands to join this years’ cohort and shares what her decision making process to do an MBA was like, why she decided to join RSM and what her expectations of her MBA journey are.
The topics that are cove...2022-03-2213 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 8 - The MBA journey, living in the Netherlands and what you need to know about doing an MBA'And I guess that's what makes the MBA journey extraordinary. Against all odds I managed to have a meaningful journey with an MBA. With the academic knowledge I gained, the friendships and also the MBA Marketing club that I had a chance to lead throughout the whole year.' - Minh Nguyen Duc, Full-time MBA Class of '22.
Minh moved from Singapore to the Netherlands for his MBA. In this podcast we discuss why he chose to do his MBA at RSM, what his MBA journey was like, how he experienced moving to the Netherlands and how he overcame challenges...2022-01-0613 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 7 - How to prepare for an admissions interview'The interviewer has done a lot of interviews. Maybe even a lot on the same day. So to really make yourself stand out, I think having that honest conversation is really important.' Caroline Angle, Recruitment and Admissions Manager at RSM.
In this podcast Caroline Angle shares tips on how to prepare for your admissions interview, what pitfalls to avoid and mostly how to be your authentic self to stand out in the application process.
The topics that are covered are:
- How to prepare for an interview
- What to ask alumni, in preparation of the interview
- Talking...2021-12-2208 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 6 - The value of personal leadership coaching, career coaching and knowing your impact'It might be the best according to the world, but is it the best for you? Will you be fulfilled being an engineer? And what happens actually is that many people, when they get five to ten to fifteen years into their careers they suddenly realize, no this is not what I really want. I want something else, but what?' Hetty Brand-Boswijk, Director of Coaching and Lead Coach at RSM.
In this podcast we discuss individual leadership coaching, personal development and the importance of knowing who you are and what you want, before going into career coaching.
The topics...2021-12-0712 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 5 - Moving abroad: Why an MBA at RSM, career impact and living in the Netherlands'So I packed my bags and I left to the UK and as I was taking my luggage off the carrousel at the airport in Heathrow, I looked at my e-mail. And there was an e-mail from RSM saying that I'd gotten in. And it was a no-brainer for me,' says Bharat Kumaraswami.
Bharat Kumaraswami graduated from our Full-time MBA class of 2018 and joined RSM as the Data manager. In this episode we discuss why he chose the Rotterdam school of Management for his MBA? Why did he decide to pursue a career here in the Netherlands? And what a...2021-11-2311 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 4 - Find your way after the MBA, with our Career CenterBefore you graduate, our career center will prepare you for your career after the MBA. Our Career Centre guides and coaches students and organizes speed dating bootcamps, to prepare our graduates for job interviews. Diana Diniz, Career Development Manager at RSM, shares how the Career Center prepares our students and what you need to know when starting your MBA journey at RSM.2021-11-1011 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 3 - Making good use of the alumni networkWhat does it mean to be part of the RSM Alumni network of over 40.000 trail-blazers? And how can you make good use of this network?
Sue Martin, Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations, shares what the alumni office can do for our graduates, but most importantly, how our graduates can utilize this global network. ‘After graduation it’s not goodbye. That network is forever there for them and that’s a lifelong connection with the school.’ Sue says.
In this latest MBA Programme Podcast we discuss the importance of staying connected to the network, what the alumni office offers our graduate...2021-09-2206 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#179 From Artist to MBA with Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21, shares his journey from developing kids and family entertainment shows in Los Angeles to the RSM MBA, based in the Netherlands. Why did Justin pursue an MBA (instead of an EMBA) despite having over 10 years of work experience? What was his experience at the RSM MBA as an older student and during Covid? Questions Justin's background (2:15) Justin's shortlist of schools (4:30) Why Justin took the GRE instead of the GMAT (12:36) Justin's positioning and application tips (16:40) Justin's RSM MBA experience (27:10) Justin's thoughts on his (forced) hybrid MBA experience (35:33) Justin's recruiting experience and lessons (45:45) What Ju...2021-07-231h 16The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#179 From Artist to MBA with Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21, shares his journey from developing kids and family entertainment shows in Los Angeles to the RSM MBA, based in the Netherlands. Why did Justin pursue an MBA (instead of an EMBA) despite having over 10 years of work experience? What was his experience at the RSM MBA as an older student and during Covid? Questions Justin's background (2:15) Justin's shortlist of schools (4:30) Why Justin took the GRE instead of the GMAT (12:36) Justin's positioning and application tips (16:40) Justin's RSM MBA experience (27:10) Justin's thoughts on his (forced) hybrid MBA experience (35:33) Justin's recruiting experience and lessons (45:45) What Ju...2021-07-231h 16The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#179 From Artist to MBA with Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21Justin Taines, RSM MBA ’21, shares his journey from developing kids and family entertainment shows in Los Angeles to the RSM MBA, based in the Netherlands. Why did Justin pursue an MBA (instead of an EMBA) despite having over 10 years of work experience? What was his experience at the RSM MBA as an older student and during Covid? Questions Justin's background (2:15) Justin's shortlist of schools (4:30) Why Justin took the GRE instead of the GMAT (12:36) Justin's positioning and application tips (16:40) Justin's RSM MBA experience (27:10) Justin's thoughts on his (forced) hybrid MBA experience (35:33) Justin's recruiting experience and lessons (45:45) What Ju...2021-07-231h 16
Programme PodcastEpisode 2 - Moving Abroad: Why the Netherlands, working at RSM and feeling at home, with Carolina‘I went looking for opportunities, after coming back from a trip around the world of almost a year and a half, and really often ‘Positive change’ popped up. It inspired me, because of the new way RSM was looking at the world’ Carolina says.
In the Netherlands 80% to 90% of the population speaks English. After moving here eleven years ago, Carolina still decided to learn Dutch and has been with RSM since 2017. In this latest MBA Programme Podcast we discuss Carolina’s journey, why she decided to move to the Netherlands and how she found out about RSM.
The topics that are covere...2021-07-0812 min
Programme PodcastEpisode 1 - Moving Abroad; Work and life In the Netherlands with JuanMoving abroad for your MBA, what’s that like?
Juan Maldonado Alcazar moved from Mexico to the Netherlands five years ago, for his MBA. He graduated from RSM's Full-time MBA, class of 2017 and joined our Alumni office as the Corporate and Alumni Relations Manager.
But, why did he choose the Rotterdam school of Management? Why did he decide to pursue a career here in the Netherlands? And what advice can he give to those considering moving to the Netherlands for their MBA?
The topics that are covered:
- The decision-making process to move abroad for his MBA
- Why he ch...2021-05-2811 min
Decide for Impact podcastNaar een gezond groeibedrijf in vijf stappen – Justin Jansen #boekencast afl 28Dit boek met de ondertitel 'succesvol zijn en blijven in tijden van verandering' is van de auteurs Justin Jansen en Tom Mom. Beide hoogleraar aan Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Universiteit. Justin is academisch directeur van het Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship en Tom van de Executive mba opleiding van rsm.
Ze zijn ook de oprichters van de Top 250 Groeibedrijven en het ScaleUp Dashboard en van Gezondgroeibedrijf.nl.
Het boek is opgedeeld in de vijf groeistappen:
Verken het groeilandschapOntdek de groeiformuleVertel het groeiverhaalOntwikkel collectieve groeivaardighedenVersterk de groeimotor
Twintig jaar lang bestuderen ze vanuit de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam hoe bedrijven gezond weten...2021-05-2430 min
MBA Secrets15. MBA Secrets - Matthew Hill, RSMMatthew is a VERY recent graduate of business school from the Rotterdam School of Business at Erasmus University in the Netherlands. He is fresh out of school and can officially say that he has "been through it all" when it comes to applying, studying, applying for jobs, etc. Don't miss his incredible insights and secrets! 2021-02-1825 min
Programme PodcastLeadership lessons from fighting Apartheid with businessProf. Christo Nel is one of the architects of our renewed Personal Leadership Programme for next year's Executive MBA.
What did fighting Apartheid in South Africa in a business platform teach him about leadership development? And how will our PLD Programme change next year?
Topics covered in this podcast:
- How business was used to build trust and empathy between opposing parties in the 1980s.
- What can this episode teach us about leadership?
- What leadership qualities should an MBA foster and develop?
- How will the renewed EMBA Personal Leadership Development Programme do this?
- In depth with...2020-12-1015 min
Startup West48. Suzanne Dodds - Complete Home FiltrationWinner of 2019 Women in Technology Awards, and 2020 Rise Startup of the Year Awards, CEO and founder of Complete Home Filtration Suzanne Dodds talks with Charlie and Danelle.
Originally from Northern Ireland, Suzanne has run businesses in Australia, South Korea and Spain, has an MBA, 3 kids and a husband. Her water filtration company was launched in 2018, and recently closed a $2.4M Series A round to advance its growth around the country. Revenues are already approaching $1M/month.
“After Power Ledger, we were the first WA company to get funding from [BetterLabs Ventures] when it was only a $3M fund. It’s now...2020-12-0935 min
Programme PodcastShaping your career with MBA electives, with Asimwe RuganyoisaChoosing the right combination of MBA electives allows you to do a deep dive in one particular subject, or perhaps even pivot your career! In our latest Programme Podcast we met up with Asimwe Ruganyoisa (FT MBA’21) to discuss her reason for choosing electives around Finance and Sustainability:
“I want to be part of the energy transition that is happening right now in the oil and gas industry. To make this happen, there will be a lot of acquisitions in the sustainability space. So I wanted to learn about sustainability, but also how these deals work. If I were to look...2020-12-0108 min
The Budding ReportEpisode 123 | What Joe Biden’s Presidential Victory Means for Marijuana in 2021 | Elisabeth Mack and DavidOn this week’s episode of The Budding Report, we are joined by Elisabeth Mack and David Warren Goodknife. The guests join our hosts Charles Horton, Melissa Nasits, Christian Shaw, MD, PhD, and Chris Perri as we discuss What Joe Biden’s Presidential Victory Means for Marijuana in 2021.Elisabeth Mack, RN, BSN, MBA founded Holistic Caring in 2016 to bridge the gap between traditional and cannabis medicine through education, guidance, and supportive care for patients with product choices, dosages, interactions and timing. Elisabeth is an educational provider for the CA Board of Registered Nursing and professionalizes medical cann...2020-11-1830 min
因荷際會 - 財務人在荷蘭【 因荷際會｜財務人在荷蘭 EP07 荷蘭券商機構法人業務工作分享】這次很高興邀請到Jake ，來跟我們分享他在鹿特丹管理學院 RSM MBA 畢業後，目前在荷蘭當地券商擔任 Fixed Income Sales (Broker) 的工作內容與心得。 如果你對金融商品的銷售工作有興趣的話，這集非常絕對營養滿分，千萬不要錯過 ！因為即便我自己不在這領域工作，但透過 Jake 深入淺出的解釋與不藏私的分享，也讓我學到很多： -台灣資歷 -為什麼來荷蘭念 MBA？ -MBA 心得（機會開拓） -A typical working day as a broker in NL -客戶開發經驗（B2B vs. B2C） -工作成就感來源 -公司競爭優勢 -產品開發 -客戶關係 -給大家的建議（隔行如隔山／海外工作粉紅泡泡） -Broker / Sales 適合人格特質 -歐窺News -彩蛋。 另外，Jake 和 Amy 有在經營一個 Podcast @歐窺News，以台灣人的角度窺看在歐洲看到的新聞、文化與社會等，請大家點下方連結去聽聽他們的頻道！ https://www.facebook.com/OKNews.Europe #荷蘭工作 #海外求職 #財務人在荷蘭
Spotify: https://reurl.cc/gm4Z2N
Youtube: https://reurl.cc/N64qj62020-09-2726 min
RSM Digital Health SectionDr Nicola Stingelin - Ethics of Healthcare DataDr Nicola Stingelin is an independent ethics advisor and previous global head of intellectual property in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr Stingelin holds a PhD in medical ethics and an MBA. She discusses the key questions about the ethics of utilising healthcare data. Dr Stingelin spoke at the RSM's 'Big Data, Big Change' event 2020.2020-06-0414 min
Programme PodcastApplying for our International Full-time MBA: how does it work and how to prepareHow does our admissions process for the full-time MBA work and how can you best prepare for it?
Marketing & Admissions Manager Carrie Fok explains what you need to know about the required documents, the essay, professional references and the online Kira assessment.
Here are her seven tips to make your application as smooth as possible:
1) Start the conversation with your target schools early to sharpen your ideas about what you want to get out of doing an MBA. Ideally limit yourself to 3-5 schools.
2) You don’t need to finish your online application right away. You can start it and co...2020-02-2912 min
Programme PodcastAsimwe's MBA Year: Day 7After her first week on campus, we invited Tanzanian Full-time MBA student Asimwe Ruganyoisa to our podcast studio to give us the real story about doing an MBA at RSM.
She didn’t hold back and told us all about the soul-searching she was asked to do from day one in the Personal Leadership Development programme, the challenges of meeting 150 new people from different cultures, and of course: how to cope with Dutch winter! We will check back with her throughout the year to hear more about her Rotterdam experience.
Learn more about the RSM MBA here:www.rsm.nl/mb2020-01-1410 min
Programme Podcast2020's big trends in MBAIn this first podcast of the year we take our crystal ball to Brandon Kirby, Director of Marketing and Admissions, to discuss what he sees as the biggest trends in MBA for 2020. Here is what to expect:
- MBA Candidates will become even more purpose-driven and will want to apply their skills in their home countries.
- Many MBA programmes will restructure their admissions procedures to accommodate these purpose-driven candidate motivations and try not losing ground in the traditional salary-driven rankings.
- Full-time MBA students increasingly take an MBA later in their career.
- Executive MBA students more often decide...2020-01-0622 min
Strefa Zarządzania Uniwersytetu SWPSKultura porażki w zarządzaniu - Tomasz Malicki i Ewa RadanowiczInteresujesz się zarządzaniem? Zapraszamy na naszą stronę: https://www.swps.pl/strefa-zarzadzania - znajdziesz tam jeszcze więcej merytorycznych materiałów w formatach audio, wideo i tekstowych.
Steven Spielberg nie zdał egzaminu na Uniwersytet South California 3 razy. Nelson Mandela spędził 27 lat w więzieniu zanim został prezydentem swojego kraju. Richard Branson założył 400 firm zanim poleciał w kosmos. Scenariusz Sylwestra Stallone do filmu „Rocky” został odrzucony 1500 razy. James Dyson stworzył 5016 prototypów odkurzaczy, zanim, obserwując działanie cyklonów, wynalazł technologię, z której słyną odkurzacze Dyson. Thomas Edison wymyślił 10.000 sposobów na NIE zrobienie żarówki, zanim...2019-11-0652 min
Programme PodcastSeven Burning Questions About our Executive MBA programmeIn this podcast, Lida Dimitriou answers the seven most commonly asked questions about our Executive MBA programma (EMBA). Lida is Marketing and Admissions Manager for our executive programmes at RSM MBA and has handpicked the following questions to be answered in this first episode of our programme podcast series.
1) What does a typical EMBA class look like?
2) What kind of people are in the programme and what is their age range?
3) How much time do you need to invest outside of the classroom?
4) How to find the right study-work-private life balance?
5) What is the Personal Leadership Development programme?
6) How to...2019-10-3116 min
Strefa Zarządzania Uniwersytetu SWPSPrezesem być. O czym powinien pamiętać lider? Tomasz Malicki (Gino Rossi)Interesujesz się zarządzaniem? Zapraszamy na naszą stronę: https://www.swps.pl/strefa-zarzadzania - znajdziesz tam jeszcze więcej merytorycznych materiałów w formatach audio, wideo i tekstowych.
Zarządzać, ale jak? Na te pytanie szukamy odpowiedzi w naszym najnowszym cyklu podcastów, do którego zaprosiliśmy przedsiębiorców kształtujących świat polskiego biznesu, ekspertów i ekonomistów.
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O w...2019-06-1734 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#140 RSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Brandon KirbyBrandon Kirby, Director of MBA Marketing and Admissions at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, discusses what makes the RSM MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Program Highlights (8:07) | Admissions (28:32) | Scholarships (57:48) | Careers (1:04:40) About Our Guest Brandon Kirby is the Director of Marketing & Admissions of the Rotterdam School of Management's MBA Program at Erasmus University. Brandon got his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler through the OneMBA. He ran a restaurant for 10 years, then worked in branding and marketing before joining the RSM MBA program. Episode summary, show notes an...2018-08-271h 19The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#140 RSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Brandon KirbyBrandon Kirby, Director of MBA Marketing and Admissions at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, discusses what makes the RSM MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Program Highlights (8:07) | Admissions (28:32) | Scholarships (57:48) | Careers (1:04:40) About Our Guest Brandon Kirby is the Director of Marketing & Admissions of the Rotterdam School of Management's MBA Program at Erasmus University. Brandon got his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler through the OneMBA. He ran a restaurant for 10 years, then worked in branding and marketing before joining the RSM MBA program. Episode summary, show notes an...2018-08-271h 19The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#140 RSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Brandon KirbyBrandon Kirby, Director of MBA Marketing and Admissions at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, discusses what makes the RSM MBA unique, the school's admissions process, career opportunities and more. Program Highlights (8:07) | Admissions (28:32) | Scholarships (57:48) | Careers (1:04:40) About Our Guest Brandon Kirby is the Director of Marketing & Admissions of the Rotterdam School of Management's MBA Program at Erasmus University. Brandon got his MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler through the OneMBA. He ran a restaurant for 10 years, then worked in branding and marketing before joining the RSM MBA program. Episode summary, show notes an...2018-08-271h 19The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#7 Erasmus Rotterdam RSM MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Bart ScheenaardLearn about what makes the Erasmus Rotterdam - RSM MBA unique and get the insider word on admissions, financing and career placements at one of the top MBA programs in Netherlands / Europe.2013-02-2844 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#7 Erasmus Rotterdam RSM MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Bart ScheenaardLearn about what makes the Erasmus Rotterdam - RSM MBA unique and get the insider word on admissions, financing and career placements at one of the top MBA programs in Netherlands / Europe.2013-02-2844 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#7 Erasmus Rotterdam RSM MBA Admissions Q&A with Mr. Bart ScheenaardLearn about what makes the Erasmus Rotterdam - RSM MBA unique and get the insider word on admissions, financing and career placements at one of the top MBA programs in Netherlands / Europe.2013-02-2844 min
MBA PodcasterMBA Podcaster Day in the Life Series - UNC Kenan-Flagler OneMBA ProgramJoin us as we travel to business schools across the country and around the world to bring you an in-depth profile of life and times on campus. This time we travel to Washington, DC to spend a week with students from the OneMBA Program. Listen in as we meet with students, alumni and faculty from UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School and its OneMBA partner schools: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, RSM Erasmus University (Netherlands), EGADE - Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico), and FGV-EAESP (Brazil).2008-02-2020 min
MBA PodcasterMBA Podcaster Day in the Life Series - RSM Erasmus University2007-09-2330 minMBA PodcasterMBA Podcaster Day in the Life Series - RSM Erasmus UniversityJoin us as we travel to business schools across the country and around the world to bring you an in-depth profile of life and times on campus. The RSM Erasmus University International Full-time MBA Programme focuses on conducting ''business beyond borders''.Highly-ranked and triple-accredited, the RSM MBA is driven by academic curiosity, critical reflection and a strong focus on social issues and social engagement. Inspired by the needs of today's constantly evolving society, we are a business school where knowledge and society meet, as well as a market place where information, ideas and experiences can be exchanged, debated and discussed...2007-09-2330 min