{"id":14233,"date":"2019-05-28T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T10:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:16:44","slug":"life-after-graduating-the-kent-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2019\/05\/life-after-graduating-the-kent-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Life After Graduating with an MBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Fast track your career with Kent Business School\u2019s (KBS) AMBA and CMI accredited MBA programme. <\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-school\/mba\">MBA <\/a>builds on your experience, transforming you into a responsible, innovative, and entrepreneurial business leader, using sustainable management for the advancement of local and global communities. The course brings together creative minds and experienced managers who want to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The MBA builds upon three pillars; observe, create and practice. The programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>allows you to understand organisations and the context in which they operate (<em>observe<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>helps you to re-interpret these organisational frameworks (<em>create<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>consolidate and apply this acquired knowledge to your own organisation <em>(practice)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As a student you are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>provided with a foundation for continuing managerial development<\/li>\n<li>surrounded by strategic thinkers with commercial flair and global perspectives<\/li>\n<li>encouraged to think, question and find solutions alongside academic staff, organisations and fellow students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Kent MBA helps to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>enhance your business skills<\/li>\n<li>define your career goals<\/li>\n<li>create a personalised career action plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background: #f4f4f4;padding: 24px;clear: both\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Kent MBA Alumnus:<br \/>\nAdam Bissill<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Aspirational Entrepreneur <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2019\/05\/adam_bissill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2975 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2019\/05\/adam_bissill-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>Adam Bissill, Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.specialistgeneralist.co.uk\/\">The Specialist Generalist<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/traverseflooringuk.co.uk\/\">Traverse Flooring UK Ltd<\/a>\u00a0chose to study at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kbs\/\">KBS<\/a> as he was <em>\u2018impressed with the course content, reputation, accreditations and international dynamic of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/kbs\/kent-mba\/student-directory\/index.html\">MBA class<\/a>\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He explained, the MBA <em>\u2018has had a huge impact on how I approach interactions with people in so many ways\u2019<\/em>. Adam <em>\u2018holds the lecturers of KBS in high regards and owes them huge thanks\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adam-bissill-9b99bb149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Adam on LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #f4f4f4;padding: 24px;clear: both\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Kent MBA Alumnus:<br \/>\nSarah Martin<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Social and Sustainable Leader <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Sustainability is one of the focuses of the Kent MBA, a key factor for Sarah Martin when choosing to study here as it is a <em>core value of hers<\/em>. Sarah is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nourishzerowaste\/\">Nourish<\/a>, an award-winning zero waste store in Topsham, Devon which has won awards for:<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2019\/05\/sarah_martin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2974 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kent-business-matters\/files\/2019\/05\/sarah_martin-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"221\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Retailer of the Year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exeterlivingawards.co.uk\/\">Exeter Living Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li>New Business, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venusawards.co.uk\/\">Venus Awards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venusawards.co.uk\/devon-&amp;-cornwall-2019\">Devon and Cornwall<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Recently Sarah has opened a second sustainable store on Magdalen Road, Exeter. She credits the MBA for <em>\u2018enabling her to set up a business of her own\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sarah-martin-8047a143\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Sarah on LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fast track your career with Kent Business School\u2019s (KBS) AMBA and CMI accredited MBA programme. 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