Moving forward, please make sure to use your official transcript (pictured below) for your applications. Please visit the following website for further instructions on how to obtain your current transcripts: http://www.students.ubc.ca/coursesreg/transcripts/.  We suggest you order and after receiving your transcript, scan and upload to your COOL profile.  Alternatively, you can send  your transcript to carly.boettcher@sauder.ubc.ca so she can upload to your COOL profile on your behalf.  It is also best to order a few times per year to ensure the most current official transcript is on file at the BCC.

Over the past 16-months, you have undertaken the intensive UBC MBA program – developing business and leadership skills, and putting these skills to the test both in Canada (through business clinics, summer internships and entrepreneurial research projects) and abroad (during the global immersion program). In December, you will complete your studies and embark on a wide range of careers in Canada and around the globe.

To celebrate this milestone, please join us for a fun evening with your fellow classmates, alumni and friends of Sauder. 

We hope to see you there!

Date:         Thursday, November 21st, 2013
Time:         5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location:   Steamworks – Uber Lounge
                   375 Water Street, Vancouver BC

Please RSVP via COOL if you would like to attend this event!

Attire: Business Casual

*Please bring your fancy Sauder name tag & business cards to this event*

Do you have a million business ideas a week? Do you love the idea of being your own boss? Do you dream of opening your own store or launching your app?

We want to support you! We are the Canadian Youth Business Foundation – a national non-profit that supports young entrepreneurs through funding & mentorship. At our session, we will talk about what it takes to get your business going, how to access resources (including money!) that are available to you in BC, and we will showcase some of our awesome entrepreneurs. We will also teach you a little bit about credit scores- they may sound boring, but they may just be the thing that will hold you back from raising the capital you need to launch your dream.

Learn about our program and how we have supported over 8,500 young entrepreneurs across Canada, and how we want to support YOU!

Casual dress is fine for this session.  Please sign up on COOL!

Hi Class,

Negotiation Mania is coming up soon (Friday, Oct. 25) and based on previous cohorts’ feedback – this is one of the marquee workshops of the year. Despite being a required activity – we need you to RSVP on COOL (RSVP closes Sunday) so your negotiation time-slots and scenarios for the afternoon can be prepared and communicated in advance.

A couple of reminders about Negotiation Mania next week:

·         Morning (9-12:00)

o   MBA Stats, Class 2013

o   Salary Negotiation Workshop, delivered by Barry Howard

·         Lunch (12:30 – 1:30)

o   Some of our Negotiation Mania volunteers will be joining us for lunch

·         Afternoon – Salary Negotiation Practice (1:45 – 5:00pm)

o   15-20 Volunteers (HR Managers, Recruiters) – so you get a chance to practice your salary negotiations skills. Each student will get several chances of practicing his/her salary negotiation skills in a speed dating format. You will receive the mock scenarios and your time-slot Tuesday afternoon.

Cheers,

The BCC Team

Girls Raising Presentations are a unique series of events geared towards helping women founded startups get publicity, network with like-minded entrepreneurs, and meet influential women and men that can move their businesses forward. 

The inaugural Vancouver event will be held on October 29th at 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the new Facebook offices in downtown Vancouver (1555 West Pender St). This comes hot off the heels of their first two New York City events of the same nature, where Girls Raising partnered with some of NYC’s most well-known women founders and investors. This event will be an opportunity for founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone interested in startups to share, network and learn from the successes and some mistakes of those rallying behind entrepreneurial women and their endeavours. 

At the event five women founders will present their companies to a panel of successful founders and investors for a round of actionable feedback and advice. This month’s panel includes. This month’s panel includes:

• Natalie Grunberg- Founder, Panty by Post
• Maura Rodgers- Founder, Strutta
• Stephanie Zahn- Founding Partner & COO, Scenario
• Maria Cuasay (UBC BCom alumnus) – Analyst, BDC Venture Capital

 UBC Students: A special offer for the first 10 students to redeem with code “UBC” for a reduced $15 ticket.

 Tickets are now on sale at: http://girlsraisingvan.splashthat.com

 Follow Girls Raising on Twitter @GirlsRaising and #girlsraising

Launi Skinner

CEO of First West Credit Union

 Sponsored by McMillan LLP

The Association of Women in Finance is delighted to announce that Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer of First West Credit Union, will be speaking at our 2013 inaugural Fireside Chat.   As a three-time recipient of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women from the Women’s Executive Network, Launi is the former COO of 1-800-GOTJUNK? and former President of Starbucks US.

Previously available only to AWF members, Fireside Chats are now open to the entire community. The Fireside Chat speaker series provides attendees an opportunity to interact with top professionals in the financial industry in an intimate setting.  Events are well-attended by financial professionals including executives, bankers, lawyers, accountants and entrepreneurs.    

Date:   Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Time:  4:30pm – 7:00pm

            4:30pm – Registration                

            5:00 – 7:00pm – Discussion and networking 

Venue:  The Vancouver Club

UBC/SFU Room
915 West Hastings Street

Parking:  Westpark Parking Services Inc., 601-510 West Hastings Street

Cost:      $45.00 General Admission

            Drinks and snacks will be served

**Click here to register for this event!**
 

Questions for Launi Skinner:  Send in advance by email to admin@womeninfinance.ca

About Launi Skinner:

At First West, Launi leads visioning and strategic direction for the organization. A leader known for inspiring change and achieving results, Launi is regarded as a champion for credit union renewal and innovation.

Raised in Summerland, BC, Launi brings more than 20 years of business-building experience in both the US and Canada as a result of her time at Starbucks US and 1-800-GOT-JUNK?.  As president of Starbucks US, Launi oversaw 7,000 company-owned stores and 3,400 licensed stores, and managed an extensive management team with operational responsibility for 130,000 employees.

Launi has been repeatedly recognized for her outstanding leadership and business acumen.  She has been named one of “Four Women to Watch” in Fortune Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women feature.  Since joining First West, Launi has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network for the past three years and has also received the 2011 Stevie Award for Best Canadian Executive. Launi was also named one of Business in Vancouver’s Most Influential Women in Business for 2012.

Launi has a rich history of community involvement, including her service as a community leader for the Minerva Foundation, a committee member of Science World’s Champions Circle as well as past event chair for the Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. Launi is a member of the Board of Governors of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a member of the board of directors of Qtrade Financial Group.

Hello Class,

For those of you who have applied for the Project Specialist-Service Solutions role with Best Buy Canada Ltd., your applications have been sent.  Best Buy has requested we extend the posting until Monday, October 14 at 11:59 PM PST.  At that time we will collect any “new” student applications and forward them to Best Buy.

If you are interested in applying, please log into COOL!

Happy Thanksgiving!

BCC Team

Sauder MBA Wine & Cheese Event

Come and expand your Sauder MBA network by mingling with the members of the newest FT MBA group and two Part Time MBA Cohorts at Earls Restaurant in Yaletown.

Make new Sauder connections and industry contacts with PT MBA 2014 and 2015 graduating classes. This event is exclusively open for Sauder MBA’s.

Register early via COOL as tickets are limited!

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Time: 6:30-8:00 pm

Earl’s Yaletown (2nd Floor)  

1095 Mainland Street    

Attire: Business Casual

*Please remember to bring your Sauder name tag to this event*

As you move forward towards your MBA career, knowing how to effectively negotiate the compensation package that is right for you will be key. Our MBA stats indicate that students who negotiate, end up with higher salaries over those who do not.

Barry Howard, Senior Career Consultant from TOOMBS Inc., an international recruitment and career planning firm, will speak to the ins and outs of effective salary negotiation.

You will also get a chance to practice with your peers as well as role play with outside recruiters in a speed dating format.  We look forward to seeing you! (unless you are traveling for Net Impact).

Please wear business attire to this event, don’t forget your fancy Sauder name tag,  and bring your salary negotiation questions! 

Location:  Off-Campus downtown (TBA)

Time: 9:00-5:00 pm

*Lunch will be provided*

RSVP by Tuesday, October 22 via COOL

Questions?  Please contact your assigned Career Coach at the BCC.