Testimonials

Allan and Carla Bartolcic

Allan and Carla pursued MBAs together to enhance their careers and grow as a couple, discovering new professional opportunities and personal strengths along the way.

Amanda Barnett

After being in the travel and tourism industry for 15 years, Amanda decided to study an MBA to expand her knowledge and skills.

Andrew Collins

Andrew shares how earning his MBA has helped him start two business in technology and manufacturing, and awoke his passion for learning.

Anne Collishaw

Anne Collishaw, currently the Deputy Director at the Department of Defence Australia, chose to pursue an MBA as a means to advance her career.

Annette Mychael

Annette is currently the Global People and Process Change Leader at GroupM, a leading media investment company in New York. She started her MBA journey during the COVID-19 pandemic and returned to Australia temporarily to spend time with her family.

Barry Keohane

For Barry, the MBA experience helped him develop a clear outlook on the next 5-10 years of his career, with senior management positions in his sights.

Belinda Kembol

For Belinda, an AIB MBA Graduate from Papua New Guinea, studying her MBA was a means to stand out from the crowd and attain her most recent CFO position.

Ben Laverack

Ben studied an MBA to advance his career as a psychologist and build his business expertise with the future goal to start his own private practice.

Brad Honeyman

CEO Brad studied the MBA to ensure he was putting his best foot forward for his team, and his family.

Candice Crawford

With 20 years of experience behind her, Candice decided it was time to up-skill to remain competitive.

Caroline Patrick

With 20 years in Marketing roles, Caroline wanted to take the next step in her career and gain a more holistic business view.

Chantale Callingham

Reaching a point in her career, Chantale realised that she needed to formalise her experience if she wanted to achieve her ambitions.

Charles Daharry

Charles Daharry, currently the National Manager for Transportation Carrier Management at a top Canadian home improvement retailer, chose to pursue an MBA at AIB to seek for career growth.

Chris Harnett

Chris Harnett, Chief Commercial Officer at OneStop, leveraged his MBA with a specialisation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management to enhance his skills, support his team and drive business success.

Chris Lee

On the way towards completing his MBA, Chris completed his Graduate Certificate and shared his experience with us on the journey so far.

Christine Blair

Christine, an engineer, found that when she moved up the corporate ladder, she needed to enhance her business skills. An MBA was the vehicle to do that.

Craig Cathcart

How an MBA education is playing it’s part in Craig’s leadership journey after a professional global ballet career.

Dan Cody

Dan switched from another MBA provider to AIB because he was looking for a practical-based learning experience. He found it with AIB.

Daniel Kallal

Knowing he wanted to complete an MBA for over 10 years, Daniel, Manager of North American Operations at Versys completed his MBA in 2021.

David Boyd

When changing from a small business to a larger company, David took on an MBA to develop his strategic view, business objectives, and to keep his team engaged.

David Whiting

Not only did David study an MBA while traveling around Africa, he did so while completing subjects concurrently, he also achieved a perfect GPA of 7.00 awarding him Valedictorian status.

Deb Reid-Spirk

Returning to study didn’t come without it’s fears for Debbonaire, but she quickly overcame them, and now implements her new practical knowledge daily at work.

Denise Edwards

Based in Toronto, as a marketing specialist for one of Canada’s big 5 banks, Denise was ready to take her expertise to the next level.

Donya Van Pampus

Donya’s holistic business understanding received a big boost from the MBA journey, and she found her written communication improved leaps and bounds.

Dr. Luigi Nalli

Armed with an impressive academic background, including an undergraduate degree and a doctorate, Dr. Luigi Nalli, Chiropractor and President of a chain of rehabilitation clinics, realised that expanding his knowledge of business practices was a crucial step to further his success.

Drew Michel

Shortly after completing his MBA, Drew secured a promotion with worldwide media conglomerate Paramount.

Edward Wilson

Edward Wilson, currently the Regional General Manager at AFL, chose to pursue an MBA as a means to stand out in a highly competitive industry and expand his network.

Emma Pawlowski

Emma Pawlowski pursued an MBA at AIB to redefine her career path, transitioning from banking to healthcare leadership.

Fausto Rossi

Fausto passed up the opportunity to do an MBA 15 years prior because he wasn’t ready, and always regretted it. He decided that it was time to stop putting it off and achieve his goals.

Florence Henaway and Joy Onyeledo

Joy and Florence decided to pursue their MBA degree together, not only to prove to themselves that they could do it, but to be a role models for other women and Indigenous people.

Gavin Smith

Gavin was inspired to study by his children who were doing the same, and has since acquired a position that he doesn’t think he would have been in the running for without the MBA.

Jacob Harris

Jacob Harris shares his experience pursuing an online MBA while juggling travel, family commitments, and personal growth.

Jacqueline Green

Shortly after completing her MBA whilst pregnant and looking after a toddler, Jacqueline was able to leverage her new qualification and was promoted.

Jamie Norris

Jamie is living proof, that no matter what challenges are thrown your way, we should never put a ceiling on our success.

Jean Manda

Regardless of her apprehensions, or what life through in her way, Jean never lost sight of her goals and ambitions to complete her MBA.

Jessica Rodrigues

Before even completing her MBA, Taxation Specialist Jessica found that employers took a greater interest in hiring her and landed a career-defining opportunity.

Joel Grant

Using the MBA to formalise his entrepreneurial experience and make his mark in the corporate world.

John van Rij

In this interview, Entrepreneur and ESG professional John shares his experience at AIB and the benefits he found in joining AIB’s global network of MBA students.

Josh Makari

MBA Graduate Josh Makari, Head of Safety & Security – Australia & New Zealand at Ola, set out to start his MBA in order to future-proof his career.

Juliette Darnley

Human Resources Manager from New Zealand, Juliette had a lifelong dream to complete her MBA. Fast forward to now, and she’s in the process of completing her second MBA qualification.

Karen Harvey

Our Valedictorian, Karen Harvey, discusses her success with the AIB MBA and how it turned her fear of inadequacy into confidence to re-enter the workforce.

Katie Simpson

With the c-suite within her reach, Katie completed her MBA, gained a seat at the table and a fresh new perspective.

Katrina Hodgkinson

Katrina always wanted a postgraduate degree but didn’t think that she had the qualifications. However, with 20 years of experience in parliament, she had the experience to be able to study with AIB.

Kenneth Letander

Finding AIB, Ken found value instantly, with the ability to take his learnings and apply them to his work the very next day.

Kristy Bloomfield

Having an MBA was essential for the marketing jobs that Kristy was applying for, and led to successfully landing her role with giant brand Coca Cola.

Kristy Skwaruk

Upskilling with an MBA, a vital part in Kristy’s career progression journey.

Kwong Chuen

Kwong surpassed his modest goal of a passing grade in his MBA and earned an impressive distinction average, as well as the promotion at work he’d been after.

Kyong Khabbaz

Having worked with one major organisation for a big part of his career, Kyong was ready to expand his horizons with the AIB MBA.

Laura George

Always hungry to learn and better understand the theory behind decisions made, Laura took her career to the next level and excelled joining the Dean’s Merit List.

Lauren Zaja

Lauren decided to study an MBA to keep pace with the business world, and after transferring from another provider to AIB, she’s graduated with a competitive edge.

Louise Woodcroft

Motivated to bolster her commercial acumen, Louise confidently dove into her MBA studies.

Lucy Johnston

Not only did Lucy, Director & Founder of TCLH Academy successfully complete her MBA, she discovered a new found confidence within herself and achieve remarkable success in her business.

Manar El Mugammar

Manar El Mugammar, COO of Shine Talent Group, shares how an AIB MBA gave her the skills and confidence to lead a global agency.

Marcel Rossetto

Marcel used his MBA learnings to guide him through the challenges of leading airline teams during the global pandemic.

Mark Lennock

Despite his wealth of experience, Mark felt his lack of formal qualifications was holding him back – now with an MBA under his belt, his career has taken off to new heights.

Mark Nesci

Mark turned to an MBA to help him with his career progression and to add to his wealth of industry experience.

Mark O’Neill

Mark didn’t let his lack of undergraduate experience stop him and he took on his 12 subjects with the same rigour as he did his 12 seasons as a Balmain Tiger – with motivation and determination!

Mark St. Germain

Discover how Mark St. Germain, Global HSE Director at Mitsui, leveraged his MBA to transition from a technical safety role to global leadership. Learn how his MBA experience helped him integrate safety strategies with business success.

Michael Koloboy

Ambitious to always be and do better, Michael realised his life-long ambition to complete an MBA.

Nicole Floyd

Nicole not only gained formal qualifications to match her extensive work experience, she also rose to the top of her class as the Valedictorian.

Nicole Steers

Nicole found that there were certain areas where she felt a little bit out of her depth and an MBA was the perfect way to fill those gaps.

Nigel Chetty

Nigel used his MBA to consolidate his work and life experience and further his career prospects.

Patryk Kelly

Patryk’s diverse career has seen him work across a number of industries and functions, but thanks to the MBA he’s found his niche in healthcare marketing.

Rebecca Pierce

Confident in Healthcare, Rebecca was ready to learn more about the business side of management and develop her paramedic leadership.

Remco Gorisse

Moving to Australia, Remco found whilst he had a wealth of experience, he needed formal qualifications to future-proof his career.

Ricky Alogo

With over 10 years of marketing experience, when Ricky arrived to Australia from Kenya, he realised he would need Australian credentials to future-proof his career.

Ronaldo Sabania

Ronaldo pursued an MBA to elevate his academic qualifications and increase his job prospects in his relocation to Australia.

Ruth Palmer

Ruth is living proof that your experience is invaluable. Regardless of how long it has been since you last studied, or if you haven’t ever at all, there’s nothing that should hold you back from your ambitions.

Sallina Jeffrey

Entrepreneur Sallina shares how her MBA experience future-proofed her business and how she has stayed an active member in the AIB community post completing the MBA.

Scott Hickling

Scott took on an MBA as the next step in his lifelong learning project and passion. Although it was a personal accomplishment, he also gained much more from studying with AIB.

Selma Barlow

After a number of promotions, new opportunities plus a Dean’s Merit and Valedictorian Award, Selma knew studying an MBA was the right choice to accelerate her career growth.

Shelina Dhalla

After trying several other courses and not having the impact she expected on her career, Shelina Dhalla, Nuclear Medicine Technologist was ready to embark on something more with her MBA.

Solar Nicholls

At age 24, Solar had her sights on management within her marketing career, so she enrolled in the MBA to equip her with the skills and knowledge to get ahead.

Staša Mlekuž

Staša loved how AIB’s MBA was organised and found the course to be the perfect fit to accomplish her goals.

Stella Cooper

Over a 15-year career in HR, Stella had been responsible for developing the careers of many professionals. Now it was finally time to focus on her own lifelong ambition and complete her MBA.

Sue Ellen Mackintosh

For Sue Ellen, executive leader with over 20 years experience, an MBA wasn’t about a promotion or pay rise but rather investing in a crucial element of her overall wellbeing and health – her mind.

Tanika Berlowitz

Tanika completed her MBA so that she could improve her theoretical knowledge and give herself the confidence she needed when working with more experienced colleagues.

Thato Isaac

With a life-long ambition to make it in the business world, Thato was ready to take it to the next level by completing his MBA in Entrepreneurial Management.

Thomas J. Sandrin

For Thomas, his MBA was not only a means to formalise his expertise and gain sense of achievement but gave him know-how and confidence to launch his own business.

Todd Johnson

Todd impressively matched every project in his MBA to a business challenge his company was facing at the time, which made his learning journey incredibly practical.

Todd Reade

For Todd, having an MBA was a critical next step for his career progression into senior leadership, and the personal and professional benefits have been plenty.

Vasiliki Charitsis

Vaso, our April 2023 valedictorian and now Senior Director of Communications at the Canadian Mental Health Association York Region and South Simcoe, chose AIB’s flexible MBA program to balance her career, business and family.

Vaughan Copping

Vaughan was our 2018 valedictorian, and his ambitions with the MBA were to allow him greater flexibility in the future for his career.

Xavier Yu

After two decades as a radiology specialist, Dr. Xavier Yu embarked on an MBA program to develop his business acumen in the medical industry.

Zach McCool

Finishing an MBA specialising in Human Resource Management at the end of 2020, Zach left his job of management in front lines sports retail to pursue a position as Director of Human Resources

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