A year of strategy, finance, leadership, AI and entrepreneurship, but also of putting them into practice: from working on GenAI strategy with Feedzai , to exploring international growth at KEDGE Business School in Paris and exploring the human side of leadership through wellbeing and purpose during an international week at IE University in Madrid, to taking my first steps as a Wanna Be Founder (inside joke for those who have been following my posts)!
Just as important were the people: meeting an international cohort, learning from different perspectives and seeing those connections become real friendships!
Along the way, my ambitions became clearer too:
“I want to be where complex business challenges meet ambitious ideas, transformation and real decisions.”
A special thank you to Angélique Garcia for inviting me to start this adventure, to our Dean Jose Esteves, to Renata Blanc and Alia El Banna for leading the MBA, to Pavla Kolarova for patiently supporting all my event requests as Social Representative and to Clarice Costa for always helping make everything happen at Porto Business School! And, of course, to the classmates who became friends along the way and to my family and friends 🤍
One chapter closes, but the next one starts now…
If this sounds like the kind of challenge your team is working on, send me a message! I’d love to hear about it!
Fátima Rodrigues Finance & Gen IA | International MBA & Big4 background | Analytical & solution-driven problem solver
It was an incredible and truly unique experience, one that I had the privilege of living alongside people from more than 10 different nationalities and learning from renowned professors who also teach MBA programs at institutions such as IE, Columbia, IESE, among others. Beyond academia, many of them are executives from major corporations, bringing a vast amount of real-world experience into the classroom.
Over these 15 months, in addition to the knowledge gained, I built friendships that I will carry with me for life. Through daily interactions and challenging moments, we experienced firsthand how teamwork and mutual support are what truly move us forward and help us rise during the most demanding times. Together, we grew, graduated, and closed this unique chapter of our lives.
Grateful for the experience, the people, and everything learned along the way.
Tess Garaude Greven : Growth Associate @Engage | Business Growth & Product Strategy | International MBA at Porto Business School | Ex – Arcos Dourados United Kingdom
