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Joe Collura says his career advancement听happened in tandem听with听his progress through听黄色直播鈥檚听Master of Business Administration听with specialization in听Financial Services. When you consider听that听his current听role听is听vice听president of听strategic听partnerships for multinational bank JP Morgan Chase & Co., it seems that the degree has had a positive impact. Responsible for managing the bank鈥檚听strategic听channel partnerships in Canada, Collura leads a team of听vice听presidents听and works closely with other top executives.

Already entrenched in his profession,听Collura听found听the听flexibility of the听blended/online MBA program听was a real draw听given his need to balance a busy听work听and family life with moving his education forward.听鈥淭he way the program听is听built was perfect. It allowed听me to learn what I needed,听and听to听allocate听the听required听time听because听the course content, deliverables and online sessions were provided听in advance.听It was very convenient,鈥� says Collura.听He also enjoyed the intensive听in-person learning units听as a听platform for bringing the subject matter听together听and a听culmination of the course. 鈥淭here听was听always听good dialogue.听Being able to process the course material with other听classmates听and听witness听their struggles and strengths, was invaluable.鈥澨鼵ollura鈥檚听two听favourite courses听were听Strategic听Leadership听and Change听and International听Business,听both听highly relevant to his role.听听

Dedicated to the banking field, Collura started his career with 11 years at RBC,听where he held听various听positions as an听individual contributor as well as management听roles, which spanned听sales,听operations and听employee听development听leadership. He then shifted to the Bank of Montreal for four years before moving听to Meridian听Credit Union, where he took on even more focused roles听as a senior manager leading various strategic initiatives in both听business听banking听and听retail听lending.听

Collura听was at Meridian听when听started the MBA in 2016. He recalls that听he immediately听started to听apply skills and especially new ways of thinking听from his courses听directly to his work.听Those overarching themes听from the MBA听included embracing听a data-driven approach, and听focusing on听relationship building听as a route to success in听everything from international business to organizational strategy. 鈥淭he听MBA听really helped expand my听thought听process and approach.听I'm thankful for that,鈥� he says.听

What听Collura loves听about听his field听is听the opportunity to help others, both as a听leader听and in terms of the clients he serves. 鈥淚 am grateful for the opportunity听to develop听and guide.听This听also听extends听to听business owners听and a consultative approach听around payment acceptance,听which听not only听helps听address immediate needs but听also听introduces new ideas and concepts to听expand their business,鈥� he says.听

While Collura is already听at a senior level听in his career, he says he can still see himself moving听up as an听executive. Even though the road ahead is even more challenging at this level, he says that working his way through the听MBA听helped prepare him. 鈥淚t really will听be a听culmination of all the things听I was lucky听enough to learn along the way:听I need to听continue to听be thoughtful in the way听I听am communicating, mindful in how I鈥檓 presenting business cases,听and diligent in听representing听data-driven decisions听in a way that resonates.听The MBA has听expanded my mindset, introduced me to new concepts and听helped听strengthen听my engagement at all听levels,鈥� he says.

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