UBC Sauder School of Business

"As you climb, hold the ladder for someone else."

Adel Gamar first heard that from his mother. Years later — after Harvard Law School, UNESCO, and advising governments through crisis — he realized she'd been describing leadership.

In this Q&A, the UBC Sauder Adjunct Professor shares what shaped his approach, from working in post-revolution Libya, to running for mayor of Coquitlam.

His message to emerging leaders: a degree gives you credibility and a résumé earns you an interview, but legacy is measured by how many people are better off for having known you.

Read the full conversation here: https://bit.ly/4pX9GMc

What people see is only part of the story.

Behind every milestone are the moments no one talks about: the setbacks, the uncertainty, and the effort it took to keep going. Be proud of the work no one sees. 💚

Remember: every accomplishment has a story you don't see. Focus on your own journey. Keep going, you'll get there!

The Government of Canada has announced a major investment for research, which included 16 faculty members of the UBC Sauder School of Business receiving over $2.4 million in grants through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grant programs.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3TPgUpv

Tiffany Huang (UBC MM '22) paired the business and project management skills she gained in the UBC Master of Management program with her Bachelor of Media Studies to pursue a career in animation production, contributing to projects such as:

🌊 Moana 2 — Walt Disney Animation Studios
🕷️ Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse — Sony Pictures Imageworks

Now a Senior Production Coordinator at Sony Pictures Imageworks, Tiffany is a great example of what’s possible when you pair a business education with your passion. Read her story: https://bit.ly/4vE1bqL

"The right time never arrives, don't wait for it."

That's the advice from a recent UBC PMBA grad to other parents considering the program. From a second child arriving mid-program to studying at the library side by side with a toddler, three UBC Sauder Professional MBA students and grads share how they balanced work, family and graduate studies and what they'd tell others considering the same path.

A few things that made it work:

- Seeking a hybrid work setup to gain flexibility.
- Setting personal deadlines a week ahead of the due dates
- Sharing the experience and learning with their child to create connection and model resiliency
- Creating a visible family calendar with class times, exams, family vacations and events to give a sense of predictability

Read how they made it work and more tips for other parents: https://bit.ly/3THGMDG

For Nicole Cheng (UBC B+MM '22), the belief that people, planet and profit don't have to work in isolation has guided her career.

From water quality monitoring in the Northwest Territories to a scholarship at Yale's School of Management, consulting on social enterprise in India, environmental remediation in Vancouver – Nicole has built a career as multidisciplinary as her degree. Now she's building long-term client relationships as an Associate at Edward Jones.

"Being in the B+MM, all of my classmates were from different programs across UBC which made cross-pollination of ideas even more interesting in class discussions and group projects."

In our latest alumni feature, Nicole shares how UBC Sauder's Bachelor + Master of Management program gave her the tools to pursue a career that bridges business, sustainability and people.

Read her full story: https://bit.ly/4gBpxh4