There are no shortcuts to any place worth going, the difference between those who end up thriving in their careers and those who do not, often comes down to people’s ability to get through the various difficulties they have had, and come out on top.” – Beverly Sills. The meaning of this to me is that you can choose to be whoever you want to be in this life.  You can constantly improve and reach your peak.

I started my professional career with Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa in Nigeria. I worked in the Corporate Banking Directorate of the bank as a Relationship Manager managing corporate clients in the Manufacturing and Telecommunications sector for five years. I also worked on finance and monitoring of key Manufacturing client distributors nationwide.

Besides working for United Bank for Africa, I joined the Angels on Mission Initiative, a Non-Profit Organisation with the focus on reducing disability and saving road accident victims in Nigeria. I have been contributing towards paying hospital bills of accident victims and saving lives.

I have always planned to study for an MBA degree. While at University, I confirmed I will like to manage a business so my choice of Economics as a first degree indicated my desire to fully understand the rudiments of business management and operational efficiency in an organisation.  In the last five years, I have developed effective communication and excellent interpersonal skills while managing relationships in manufacturing and telecommunications sub verticals. With a quest to always add value to a client, I now intend to take my career to a global level and get a global exposure of the western economy which I lack. I assume my business background is not enough to help me achieve my short term goal of working as Supply chain professional in the western economy, thus the reason for Sauder MBA.

At Sauder, the first year academic experience will prepare me for a summer internship in a global energy firm where I would get experiences in Supply Chain Management and Marketing. Post MBA, I seek to work as Supply Chain professional. I also hope to develop my professional skills through the Product Service Management track and also get the opportunity to work with very smart groups of students that are attracted to Sauder yearly. The summer internship will give me an opportunity to put in practice what has been taught in the lecture room. I am particularly keen to engage with the diverse groups of classmates in my section, as I am sure to learn the different ways of approaching and handling team dynamics; a necessary skill for business leadership. With Sauder School of Business’ international reputation with a large and accessible alumni network, I am confident that I will accomplish my goals with the Sauder MBA.