Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) /channels/taxonomy/term/18462/all en 43rd Desautels Management Achievement Awards celebrates industry “disruptors” /channels/channels/news/43rd-desautels-management-achievement-awards-celebrates-industry-disruptors-346198 <p>On Friday, February 3, the Desautels Faculty of Management hosted the 43rd edition of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards, a student-run initiative which brings the global Desautels community together to celebrate the achievements of industry leaders who have demonstrated a career of great achievement and commitment of responsible business.</p> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:25:26 +0000 webfull 187367 at /channels 43rd Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) Ceremony /channels/channels/event/43rd-desautels-management-achievement-awards-dmaa-ceremony-344518 <p><big><strong>The 43rd Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) Ceremony & Panel will take place on Friday, February 3, 2023.</strong></big></p> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:38:47 +0000 webfull 185568 at /channels Celebrating the 42nd Desautels Management Achievement Awards /channels/channels/news/celebrating-42nd-desautels-management-achievement-awards-337914 <p>Congratulations to the five recipients of the 42nd Desautels Management Achievement Awards, including three accomplished alumni: Meagan Prins (BCom’17), Maria Eitel (BA’84), and Monika Ille (EMBA’20) as well as Patrick Odier and Brian J. Porter. During the virtual celebration earlier this month, Desautels students had the opportunity to network with the recipients and hear their words of advice.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/article/bcom-program/industry-leaders-celebrated-42nd-dmaa">Learn more</a></div> <p> </p> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:31:46 +0000 webfull 178210 at /channels 42nd Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) Ceremony /channels/channels/event/42nd-desautels-management-achievement-awards-dmaa-ceremony-336468 <h4>Join us for the 42nd Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) Ceremony & Panel on Friday, February 4, 2022, from 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST.</h4> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:15:55 +0000 webfull 176492 at /channels BCom students honour their role models at 41st DMAA /channels/channels/news/bcom-students-honour-their-role-models-41st-dmaa-329187 <p>At this year's 41st Desautels Management Achievement Awards, ƽ岻 BCom students honoured four individuals who have made significant contributions to the Canadian economy and way of life throughout their professional careers. This was the first edition of the ceremony to be held virtually, with the organizers and honourees truly personifying the values of the DMAA - resilience, pushing ahead and innovation.</p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/article/bcom-students-honour-their-role-models-41st-dmaa">Learn more</a></p> Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:18:13 +0000 webfull 168554 at /channels 41st Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) Ceremony /channels/channels/event/41st-desautels-management-achievement-awards-dmaa-ceremony-328027 <div> <div> <h2>Covid19 - Innovation and Resilience</h2> <p>Join the Desautels Faculty of Management for the 41st edition of the <strong>Desautels </strong><b>Management Achievement Awards (DMAA) Ceremony and Panel Discussion</b>.</p></div></div> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:01:18 +0000 webfull 167259 at /channels Olympic gold medalist and BCom alumna grateful for ƽ岻 support /channels/channels/news/olympic-gold-medalist-and-bcom-alumna-grateful-mcgill-support-326224 <p>With multiple Olympic medals, World Championships, and World Cup titles to her name, mogul champion<strong> Jennifer Heil</strong> (BCom’13) is currently spearheading a new effort to support elite Canadian athletes. Heil received the 2020 Young Alumni Achievement Award at the <strong>Desautels Management Achievement Awards</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/made-olympian-grit" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> <p> </p> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:51:32 +0000 webfull 165249 at /channels Reflecting on DMAA 2020 /channels/channels/news/reflecting-dmaa-2020-320584 <p>Members of the Desautels community came together on February 7, 2020 at the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA).</p> <p>This year’s recipients included:</p> <p><strong>Jennifer Heil</strong>, BCom’13, Olympian, social innovator and activist (Young Alumni Achievement Award)</p> <p><strong>Leonard Schlemm</strong>, BCom’74, Entrepreneur, Chairman, Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Club (Lifetime Achievement Award)</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 21:22:51 +0000 webfull 158940 at /channels A recipe for successful entrepreneurship /channels/channels/news/recipe-successful-entrepreneurship-300068 <p><strong>Arlene Dickinson</strong>, the CEO of Venture Communications and one of Canada’s most influential entrepreneurs, identifies the key ingredients for creating lasting success in business. Ms. Dickinson received the <strong>Desautels Management Achievement Award</strong> in 2008 in recognition of her leadership.</p> <p><a href="https://www.baystbull.com/arlene-dickinson-on-the-human-path-to-success/" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Thu, 29 Aug 2019 17:59:19 +0000 webfull 152408 at /channels Lessons from a $1-billion startup /channels/channels/news/lessons-1-billion-startup-298059 <p>Desautels Management Achievement Award recipient <strong>Daniel Saks</strong>, who is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of AppDirect, dishes on his journey of innovation and perseverance to build a startup legacy.</p> <p><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alejandrocremades/2019/06/09/this-entrepreneur-went-from-zero-customers-to-a-1-billion-business-by-learning-one-simple-lesson/#420689fa3dfe" target="_blank">Read more in <em>Forbes</em></a></p> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:55:15 +0000 webfull 150192 at /channels Behind the scenes of the Montreal Canadiens /channels/channels/news/behind-scenes-montreal-canadiens-297899 <p>While many will know the big names behind the Montreal Canadiens franchise, its success is owed to many others including <strong>Desautels Management Achievement Award</strong> recipient <strong>France Margaret Bélanger</strong> (EMBA’ 14).</p> <p><a href="http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/81cfc509-1300-4bca-8b58-31a39b3a21b4__7C___0.html?" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 15:24:05 +0000 webfull 150044 at /channels Reflecting on DMAA 2019 /channels/channels/news/reflecting-dmaa-2019-294493 <p>Members of the Desautels community came together on February 1, 2019 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel to celebrate this year’s recipients of the<strong> Desautels Management Achievement Awards (DMAA)</strong>.</p> <p>This year’s recipients included:</p> Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:01:47 +0000 webfull 146200 at /channels Desautels Management Achievement Awards /channels/channels/event/desautels-management-achievement-awards-219462 <p><strong>Date:</strong> February 1, 2013</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> 11:30 am - 1:30 pm</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Ritz-Carlton Montreal</p> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:23:20 +0000 webfull 89230 at /channels Desautels Management Achievement Awards /channels/channels/event/desautels-management-achievement-awards-230347 <p><strong>Date:</strong> February 7, 2014</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong> 10:00 am - 2:00 pm</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Ritz-Carlton Montreal</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:09:48 +0000 webfull 98483 at /channels Talking Management with Karl Moore: The two kinds of fashion designers /channels/channels/news/talking-management-karl-moore-two-kinds-fashion-designers-237733 <p><span>This is </span><strong>Karl Moore</strong><span> of the Desautels Faculty of Management at ƽ岻, talking management for The Globe and Mail. </span><span>We are delighted to have <strong>Imran Amed</strong> here [founder and editor of The Business of Fashion blog]. He was given [a Desautel Management Achievement Award] from the MUS, the Management Undergraduate Society, one of the youngest award winners.</span><br /></p> Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:09:07 +0000 webfull 103769 at /channels