LEADING THE WORLD IN BRANDING Robert Jones spent more than 30 years as a brand strategist for brand consultancy Wolff Olins and, in this time, realised there is little professional education in brand development and management, so started providing comprehensive in-house training for new staff to bridge the skills gap.He then realised they could address…
MBA Alumni – Alex Watson
I studied my MBA in 2014, completing it in January 2015. Prior to my MBA I was a Project Manager for a steelwork company based in Norfolk. Currently, I am Head of Project Management at a property investment and development company in Norwich. I knew that I wanted to undertake a Masters programme from when I…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 20: Alex Gombera (NBS 2013)
Alex Gombera, ACCAManager, Assurance and AdvisorDeloitte, New Zealand Our Graduates of Global Distinction (GGD) can lead in any location and any sector and #20 Alex Gombera is no exception. Alex joined Norwich Business School in 2010 from Harare, Zimbabwe to study for a BSc in Accounting and Finance and graduated in 2013. While at UEA…
The voyage from disappointment to Norwich Business School and beyond
My name is Babalo Jantjies and I am a Full-Time MBA student at Norwich Business School at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the 2019 academic year. I was born in South Africa but grew up in Namibia, and I have been fortunate to have had the career that I’ve had prior to the…
NBS Business Networking Breakfast: Obsessive Connectivity
On 10 March we held the next in our series of breakfasts, with a presentation from our researcher, Brad McKenna, followed by our guest speaker, James Gill of marketing agency, Further. This breakfast was co-hosted by Norwich Business School and Norfolk Network. In a world of constant digital connectivity, FoMo, or ‘fear of missing out’, is…
Interested in employment after graduation?
All final year Norwich Business School undergraduate students, eligible to work in the UK, are invited to join the Graduate Job Programme (GJP). At the launch event on 2 March, interested students were introduced to the scheme and the reasons to apply. Recruiting organisations this year are Brewin Dolphin, Nielsen Brandbank, Marsh, Alan Boswell, East…
Regarding Henry: Why Liverpool FC is on the Money(ball) to win the 2020 Premier League Title.
Liverpool FC Owner, John Henry 2nd from right flanked by Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp and his wife, MIT and Babson College alumna Linda Pizzuti-Henry. Over the weekend, it has been reported that the 2019 Premier League Champions, Manchester City Football Club have been found guilty of breaching UEFA (the governing body for European Football) fair…
The first CIM/NBS Marketing Club Event of 2020 – Social Selling
Marketing students and professionals came together for a workshop with Simon Badman, a partner and trainer at SocialB for the last 7 years. Simon is a specialist in coaching organisations of all sizes and business models from non-profit to large corporations and he used all his skills to educate and engage with us throughout the…
MBA Alumni – Mark Walsh
Why did you join the UEA MBA programme? I had recently decided on a career pivot and needed a relevant qualification at the right level to return to my first career in the City of London, as my first career had been in Software development for financial services and the UEA MBA was perfect for…
British Council Higher Education Alliances project between University of East Anglia and Universidad de las Americas (UDLAP, Mexico)
UEA and UDLAP successfully completed a collaborative project funded by the British Council. The workshop took place in Puebla, Mexico where UDLAP and Volkswagen has its Latin America headquarters. The activity took place during three days between 4th to 6th November and three NBS staff members (Dr Alfonso Avila-Merino, James Cornford and Professor Andrew Fearne)…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 19: Dr Ewelina Lacka, PhD Management (NBS, 2014)
In the past our “Graduates of Global Distinction” series have featured BSc graduates, MSc graduates and MBA graduates. The latest case study is a PhD role model, Dr Ewelina Lacka, who is making her mark in the public sector having graduated from Norwich Business School (NBS) in 2014. A former NBS PhD & MSc Marketing…
