From Amongst the Stars
July 3, 2010 at 2:27 am
One day, an ambitious pre-MBA walked into the office of a traditionally successful role model for advice (and didn't get what he expected):J: "It's a pleasure to meet you."G.C. ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
June 4, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Round 1 bidding has ended, and I got every course I wanted in all the sections I wanted. This should come as no huge surprise. I only had to take 4 courses, had a full 500 points ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
June 3, 2010 at 2:10 am
Today at 1 pm was the last chance to get your bids in for Round 1 of elective course bidding for next year. I put together a pretty neat spreadsheet (as I'm told MBA students do ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 27, 2010 at 2:30 am
Bidding for elective courses in second year began today. I'm happy to report that I still have 500 points to bid (the rumor that I lost points for study tours is apparently untrue). ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 19, 2010 at 1:18 am
Grades from our Q4 classes were released today. While most students felt like this was the toughest batch of courses, I think that the grades panned out as they usually do. I myself ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 17, 2010 at 12:09 am
I returned from the Latin America Study Tour very early this morning. After filling up on Chinese food at lunch and running a few errands throughout the day, I'm finally settled ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 16, 2010 at 11:29 am
Previ is Latin America’s largest pension fund (34th in the world) and manages funds for Banco de Brasil employees. They have R$142 AuM where the 10 largest pension funds (including ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 16, 2010 at 11:27 am
Petrobras is one of the top oil producer, refiner and associated industries company in the world, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. They are currently 55% owned by the government ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 10, 2010 at 11:45 am
Saturday in Rio – Christ the RedeemerWe had planned to visit Sugar Loaf Mountain, but the conditions were not appropriate for a visit so we ended up going to Christ the Redeemer. ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 10, 2010 at 11:42 am
Upon arriving at Rio late at night, we made a quick reconnasance of the area before calling it a night. The next morning, we were up and ready to go to our next set of meetings.TV ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 10, 2010 at 7:19 am
Itau UnibancoOn Thursday, we had an opportunity to visit Itau Unibanco, the 10th largest bank in the world with $98 USD market capitalization, as result of their recent merger ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 5, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Much of this visit was confidential (as is the nature of high tech I suppose), but there were some interesting ideas which they discussed with us which were fairly clever.The idea ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 5, 2010 at 6:28 pm
The Nextel Institute is a NGO which provides additional training for at risk and vulnerable youth aged 16 to 24. They are funded by Nextel and work in partnerships with companies ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 5, 2010 at 6:26 pm
Gustavo Ramos, former UofT Engineering student (class of ’95) and Columbia MBA (’01) and CEO of Bom Bril, gave us a presentation on his involvement in the company since arriving ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 5, 2010 at 6:25 pm
[Delayed from yesterday, photos and video forth coming]The Gol de Letra Foundation is a non-for-profit organization founded by Rai Souza Vieira de Oliveira, former Captain of the ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 4, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Natura has earned its place as the leading cosmetic company in Brazil through its enlightened management practices. Their philosophy emphasizes the idea of harmony, and the use ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 4, 2010 at 6:34 pm
After World War II, Brazil decided to implement a strategic national aircraft manufacturing project. In 1969, the Empresa Brasileria de Aeronautica (Embraer) was established for ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 3, 2010 at 5:36 pm
In our Business Ethics class, I had done a presentation on the Ethics of Ethanol Fuel and now that I am in Brazil, the topic of ethanol fuel and its relationship to sugar cane ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 3, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Deloitte is a well recognized name in the consulting world, operating in 140 countries. In Brazil, Deloitte made its entry in 1911 where they were asked to audit British railroad ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 3, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Chinese Feng Shui associates water with money, with its ebbs and flows representing the movement and acquisition of fortune and wealth. At first I had always thought this was ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 2, 2010 at 6:47 pm
After our tour of the coffee plantation, we had lunch at the notorious Brazilian style steak house. These steak houses are the ones where you have a small badge on the table. If ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 2, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Tozan Farm (Fazenda Tozan) was established before the independence of Brazil in 198. The name comes from “To” meaning East and “Zan” meaning mountain, an allusion to Tai ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
May 1, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Our study tour begins on a lucky note, as all of us are able to come in on the same flight leaving Toronto (for the first years, this is immediately following our Operations Management ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
April 30, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Well, no one said it would be easy. In fact, I'm quite sure everyone was saying it would be really hard. But we finished the operations exam (and by extention first year of our ... (
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From Amongst the Stars
April 26, 2010 at 1:52 pm
We have entered exams week for Q4, the final quarter of our first year MBA program. We've started it off today with Managerial Accounting. Tomorrow, we have Global Managerial Perspective ... (
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