With over 15 years of professional experience in the Finance industry in New York, Melissa Cape was looking to expand her career through a post-graduate program, integrating at the same time an international experience. Her undergraduate degree was focused on communications, journalism and languages and she wanted to go back to her passion for learning languages and discovering different cultures but this time in a professional context. 

Melissa enrolled in the Executive MBA program at emlyon business school in October 2019 on the Paris campus and is expected to complete the program this year. Find out more about why Melissa chose the Executive MBA at emlyon and about her experience in the program and life in Paris. 

Executive MBA participants join the programme for a variety of reasons. Some wish to launch entrepreneurial projects and others are looking for new and exciting challenges. For many participants, their motivation lies in evolving in their current company or exploring a new department within the organisation. If you are ambitious and a talent that your company wishes to help flourish, they may be willing to invest in your goals and support you financially or in other ways. 

In a changing, globalised and digital world, new challenges and territories to explore are presented to managers and company directors. Change is now an integral part of a company's daily life.

The CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Scholarship is merit-based scholarship that is awarded to participants whose, “research topic will focus on enhancing, developing and encouraging responsible (public or private) organizations in their CSR strategies and plans.” CSR is an increasingly hot topic as more and more businesses are being looked at to be held accountable for their social, environmental, and economic impacts. To participate in CSR practices, a business must be taking active measures to operate in ways that positively impact society at large. This may be beneficial for the world and paint the businesses in a better light by the public, but this benevolence does come with a cost to business.

After an international career in marketing, Gayé Delahousse moved into entrepreneurship with the creation of Ski Guru, the first price comparison platform for ski resorts based on customer reviews. Here is the portrait of an exciting entrepreneur, at the head of a fast-growing start-up.

Franck Chuzel is driven by the challenges facing society. This researcher, who specialises in endocrine disruptors and risk management, works to address these challenges with his biotech company LifeScientis. Portrait.

The 2023 Executive MBA ranking, issued on October 16^th, 2023, by the Financial Times, ranks the Executive MBA of emlyon business school as #36 worldwide. The program achieves distinction for its orientation on environment, society and governance, carbon footprint and participants’ profiles.

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Testimonials of Sebastien & Laurencia

Ambitious Program Ranked Top 5 Best Executive MBAs in France (Financial Times 2022), emlyon business school's Executive MBA is a prestigious program that serves as a catalyst for professional growth. Participants develop their ability to make decisions and lead in a complex world. It is for these reasons that Laurencia Musol and Sébastien Jonard embarked on this adventure in 2021. They reflect on two intense and rewarding years that have transformed their professional trajectories.

Four participants of emlyon business school’s Executive MBA share their experiences in the program, their rationale for enrolling, the benefits of the unique nature of the cohort and course content, and how they have managed to juggle their work, studies, and personal lives. Ultimately, they paint a picture of a cosmopolitan group bonded by a shared and enriching learning experience, benefitting from the expertise of emlyon’s teachers and guest speakers.

Interviewees:

• Jonathan Coll (Full-time EMBA & former Product Owner, Renault Trucks)
• Jérôme Clain (Full-time EMBA & former MBDA Project Manager and Thales Field Support Representative)
• Laurine Debauge (Part-time EMBA & Business Owner/Project Management & Project Controls Consultant, IPC2)
• Vincent Kouman (Part-time EMBA & Plant Design/Piping Manager, Technip Energies)

After spending the first part of her career in teaching and the second in digital marketing, Emmanuelle Collin wanted to turn to innovation and collective intelligence for the third part of her professional life. An interview with an inspiring intrapreneur, for whom teams are central to the progress of projects.