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Fiona McBride, BCom ’84: Destined for New York
Read about Fiona McBride in part one of a series of profiles of McMaster alumni in New York City by Gordon Pitts.
Follow those that lead – Tips on Leadership – Part 2
Leadership advice and tips for students from McMaster alumni working in New York. (Part 2)
Ray Taaeb, B.Com. ’13: Mi Casalova et su Casalova
Entrepreneur and DeGroote grad Ray Taaeb, BCom '13 co-founded Casalova, a site to help streamline the rental process in the GTA.
Follow those that lead – Tips on Leadership – Part 1
To survive in the demanding world of global business is hard enough – but what does it take to lead?
Michael Forsyth: Experiential learning leads to post-graduation success
2014 valedictorian Michael Forsyth, B.Com. ’14, credits her time at DeGroote for her successful transition into the business world.
Top 5 tips for digital media buying
Jordan Whalen, BCom '08, shares his tips on media buying.
Rick Neuman: Sharp turn into data
Rick Neuman went from thinking his career would be in finance to a career in marketing, thanks to MARS Apprentice and emerging technology in the workplace.
From the necktie to Olympic medal
Jeremiah Brown, BCom ’07, shares his journey on becoming an Olympian and how it has changed the course of his life.
Steve Wilson: A career of goals set and met, with one to go
Steve Wilson, BCom '85, demonstrates that making goals and striving to achieve them make for a fruitful career.
Akanksha Kulshreshtha: The doctor is in. From MBA to MD, a student’s journey into medicine
Hospitals are in the business of caring for the community. Akanksha Kulshreshtha uses her MBA as tool on her quest to become a doctor.
Michael Schatte: The business of making music
Michael Schatte wanted to be professionally prepared to tackle the music industry. DeGroote gave him the business background he needed.
Mary Lou Maher: A champion for ‘being yourself’ at KPMG
As KPMG’s chief diversity officer, Mary Lou Maher's goal is to foster an environment where all employees are comfortable being who they are.