9I�� News - alumni

Emotional intelligence is key to leadership

webfull — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:36:04 +0000

Emotional intelligence is the cornerstone of true leadership, says Thomas Lecordier (MBA’97), the President and Director General of A2C, an association of more than one hundred creative communications agencies. The ability to manage your own emotions and understand the emotions of others can make you a better coach and a better collaborator.

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Published: 14 January 2025

Sam Greene named Assistant Pitching Coach for Toronto Blue Jays

webfull — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:30:55 +0000

In baseball, data is of paramount importance. Since graduating from the Master of Management Analytics program, Sam Greene (MMA’21) has been applying the analytical skills he developed at 9I�� Desautels as a researcher with the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball club. In 2025, Greene will be even closer to the action as he takes on a new position as Assistant Pitching Coach for the team.

Published: 14 January 2025

Even the best-known global brands reflect local realities

webfull — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:28:48 +0000

Claudia Navarro (MBA’03) is Coca-Cola’s Chief of Marketing for Latin America, but her climb through the company’s ranks started out at their Toronto office. “We need to be part of the global conversation, but also be relevant locally,” Navarro told Forbes Espanol. One example is the brand’s famous Christmas branding. The Atlanta-headquartered soda company famously copyrighted the stereotypically ruddy and white-bearded Santa Claus, but in Latin America, that image is ‘tropicalized’ to better reflect local realities.

Published: 14 January 2025

Elliot Lifson granted lifetime membership to Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB)

webfull — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 16:58:35 +0000

For nearly 20 years, Elliot Lifson, C.M., O.Q., has played an important role in uplifting the 9I�� Desautels community as a professor of practice and a member of both the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Advisory Board and the Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB).

Published: 16 October 2024

Three 9I�� Desautels alumni celebrated at 2024 MAA Honours & Awards

webfull — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:20:36 +0000

Each year the 9I�� Alumni Association (MAA) recognizes alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff whose commitment has had a significant impact on alumni life, the University and/or the community. This year, three 9I�� Desautels alumni were among those honoured for their contributions to the 9I�� community.

Published: 19 September 2024

BCom alum trades in a career in marketing to become a firefighter

webfull — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:26:46 +0000

Lesly Yao (BCom’18) isn’t your stereotypical small-town Quebec firefighter. Born in Tahiti, the Bachelor of Commerce grad was growing disillusioned with her work at a marketing firm when a Canadian Forces recruitment advertisement caught her eye—and her imagination. But because Yao was not a citizen at the time and a job with the Forces was not in the cards. “I’d always had it in the back of my mind to become a firefighter,” she says. “I watched shows about firefighting, and it appealed to me, but it also seemed unattainable.

Published: 17 September 2024

BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground

webfull — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:04:10 +0000

In Canada, ice time is at a premium and the nearest rink might not be able to accommodate your beer league team. But in large cities, there’s often ice available somewhere, and Jonathan Azouri (BCom’16) spotted an opportunity. The co-founder and CEO of CatchCorner by Sports Illustrated, an app that allows users to book sports facilities, launched it in Toronto in 2019 and is now making it available in markets like New York, Los Angeles, and Boston.

Published: 11 September 2024

9I�� to award honorary degree to CGI founder Serge Godin for exceptional leadership and entrepreneurship

webfull — Fri, 05 May 2023 19:57:40 +0000

As part of this Spring’s Convocation celebrations, 9I�� will award honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — to 17 exceptional individuals who have made considerable contributions to society. Serge Godin, O.C., O.Q., Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), founder of CGI and a prominent figure in the Canadian technology industry, will be awarded an honorary degree from 9I��’s Desautels Faculty of Management on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Published: 5 May 2023

Tomasz Grusiecki wins Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize

webfull — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:09:39 +0000

Tomasz Grusiecki (PhD ’17), who is currently Assistant Professor of Early Modern Art and Visual Culture at Boise State University,

Published: 23 February 2023

Experiential Learning: 9I�� Desautels gives rise to discovery

webfull — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:42:16 +0000

In 2021, thanks to the generosity of alumnus Don Lewtas, we saw the launch of the Lewtas Office of Experiential Learning. Since the office’s inception, the team at the Lewtas Office, led by Leigh Korey, PhD, has been hard at work creating powerful hands-on learning opportunities that play a vital role in the student journey.

Published: 21 February 2023

9I��������� News - alumni

Emotional intelligence is key to leadership

Sam Greene named Assistant Pitching Coach for Toronto Blue Jays

Even the best-known global brands reflect local realities

Elliot Lifson granted lifetime membership to Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB)

Three 9I��������� Desautels alumni celebrated at 2024 MAA Honours & Awards

BCom alum trades in a career in marketing to become a firefighter

BCom alum credits networking with helping Sports Illustrated app off the ground

9I��������� to award honorary degree to CGI founder Serge Godin for exceptional leadership and entrepreneurship

Tomasz Grusiecki wins Arthur Kingsley Porter Prize

Experiential Learning: 9I��������� Desautels gives rise to discovery

9I�� News - alumni

Three 9I�� Desautels alumni celebrated at 2024 MAA Honours & Awards

9I�� to award honorary degree to CGI founder Serge Godin for exceptional leadership and entrepreneurship

Experiential Learning: 9I�� Desautels gives rise to discovery