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Desautels alumna takes world of children鈥檚 toys by storm

Montreal native Sydney Wiseman (BCom鈥�11) has risen to the helm of children鈥檚 toy products through her successful venture, Fingerlings.

Named children鈥檚 toy of the year a few months ago, Fingerlings has flown off the shelves of retailers around the world, selling more than 100,000 products in its first week in the U.S. market.

Wiseman sits down with La Presse to chat about her recipe for success and product inspiration.

Some of Desautels鈥� very best honored by MAA

This year鈥檚 平特五不中 Alumni Association (MAA) awards ceremony recognized the accomplishments of many leading members of the Desautels community, including Donald Lewtas (BCom鈥�75), Professor Henry Mintzberg, and Shawn Errunza (BEng鈥�10, MDCM).

Hot Cities 2018: From a student鈥檚 perspective

BCom student Genevi猫ve C么t茅 shares with The 平特五不中 Reporter the sights and learnings that dazzled her on this year鈥檚 Hot Cities of the World Tour led by Professor Karl Moore.

On the itinerary this year were Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi.

Mobilizing soccer fans for the love of sport

Three young entrepreneurs, including Yassine Chaabi (BCom鈥�16), are the creative minds behind Spotfields, an innovative app that unites Montreal soccer players of all levels and helps them form teams and compete.

With already 200 subscribers, Spotfields is taking all the questions out of finding a team and a venue at which to play, making the thrill of soccer more accessible to all.

Dreams come true for a Desautels student

From a refugee camp to 平特五不中, follow Desautels student Amelie Fabian鈥檚 journey to Canada after being selected by the World University Service Canada to attend university as part of the Student Refugee Program.

Amelie comments, 鈥淭his is a privilege to say the least. For most of my peers and myself included, it is the first time we have belonged to a country.鈥�

Montreal merchants are not alone

Executive Director of the Bensadoun Retail Initiative, Charles de Brabant (BCom'83), has been selected to be a part of a committee organized to devise a commercial development plan for Montreal and strategy for the local merchants.

The committee will study how other cities are dealing with the global issues and challenges that are also prevalent in Montreal鈥檚 retail sector.

Marketing Campaign: Who's behind Desautels?

Learn more about how Desautels has one of the most personalized undergraduate business programs.

Desautels wins big at trading competition

Marking the sixth year of participating in the 2018 Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC), a team of Desautels鈥� students took 1st place in the MATLAB Options Volatility Case.

A BCom alumna talks career, life and inspiration

Since graduating from Desautels, Debra Kelsall (BCom鈥�15, Honours in Investment Management) has achieved great success as an associate in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in London, where she works in debt capital markets and corporate risk management.

From the NHL to the world of business

If Mathieu Darche (BCom'00) accomplished his life-long dream of playing hockey in the NHL years ago, his current experience as Vice-President, Sales and Marketing (Canada) for Delmar International is no less thrilling.

He recently sat down听with Le Journal de Montr茅al to talk about his current career aspirations, how his 平特五不中 degree continues to serve him well, and his personal life as a family man.听

Recognizing members of the Desautels community

The Desautels Faculty of Management is delighted to recognize members of its community who have recently received awards of excellence.

Please join me in congratulating them for their continued and inspiring commitment to Desautels and 平特五不中.

Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou Dean & Professor of Finance Desautels Faculty of Management

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HIM Guest Lecture: Ian Shaffer

Mr. Shaffer guest lectured with our Honours in Investment Management students. He discussed his career path since graduating from 平特五不中 and his decision to found Galliant Advisors.

He talked about his firm鈥檚 investment approach and their expertise in US stock picking. Finally he gave a few investment examples including; Wyndham Worldwide, McDonald鈥檚 and Amazon.

Desautels Global Expert: Sarah Neilson

Guest Lecture with MBA students in Modern Corporate Finance and BCom students in Corporate Finance 鈥� both with Sujata Madan

Guest Lecture: Benny Cohen

Guest Lectures in Customer Insights (MRKT 657) with Prof. Ash Mukherjee

Desautels Global Expert: Steven Kramer

Guest Lectures in Technological Entrepreneurship with Prof. Michael Avedesian