A few years ago, I was at a stage where I started considering enrolling in an MBA program. To be more specific, this was in 2021. However, another significant event was coming at that time – I would become a father for the first time!
Therefore, I decided to postpone my MBA journey to focus on my family. Becoming a father would be a big challenge for me, mostly because I knew that many sleepless nights were coming.
Indeed, my beautiful daughter Iris arrived in October 2021. While I could write about it a lot, this post is dedicated to my MBA, so let me get back on track.
Fast forward to March 2023, and I started my MBA journey! (I can’t help but laugh at the irony – soon after enrolling, we discovered my wife was pregnant again, so my plans became pretty much obsolete… :))
My first module was Self-Awareness and Personal Enlightenment, which was held in Zagreb. I loved the topic, as it is something that very much interests me. In the last few years, I spent a lot of time learning how to be more mindful and self-aware, so I was looking forward to this week.
Me excited in my first MBA module.
In this blog post, I want to talk about the people I met. Stories about individual modules will require separate writing sessions.
I still remember the opening ceremony. Around 80 people were in a big room. Everybody did their best to dress up properly—in a very professional way, as requested. We all scanned each other, and everyone had around 30 seconds to present themselves. Naturally, this was a very interesting moment, and I was impressed with the diverse expertise in the room, from expected roles like bankers, IT managers, and SW engineers to dentists, pharmacists, and insurance agents.
I remember thinking a lot about what to say in 30 sec, and in the end when I took the microphone, I said something completely different!
Here are some of the pictures (I have many more on my phone!)
Economics
Strategic marketing
Sales management
Group work during strategic management
Of course, we had a lot of fun also:
Famous night in Lafayette
Going to Mamma Mia musical
In Sarajevo for Lepa Brena concert
Final project team – Might Laundry team!
There are many more photos and memories, but I want to limit the post size.
When I write this (24th July 2024), I am a few months away from graduation, and I look forward to it! Together with the team, I am working on our final exam thesis (we are in the stage of writing the business plan for our Might Laundry app), and it’s all very exciting.
Even though I have still not finished it, I am already grateful for this experience because I learned so much and met so many great people. In addition, it forced me to leave my comfort zone and stretch in all aspects.
Once my studies are finished, I plan to edit this post accordingly!
