Meet The Warwick MBA Class Of 2019 by: Jeff Schmitt on February 05, 2019 | | 11,412 Views February 5, 2019 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Mohanad Mabrouk Warwick Business School āFootball player who became an international employee, motivated by helping others achieve their dreams.ā Hometown: Cairo-Egypt Fun Fact About Yourself: I was a professional football player during my undergrad studies Undergraduate School and Major: Cairo University ā Business Administration Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Vodafone Global Business ā Global Commercial manager Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far: Looking back at my career, seven different jobs in two countries with a great multinational company is a career I am proud of but especially moving from Egypt to the UK, where I applied the experience I gained in Egypt to drive business growth. Describe your biggest accomplishment at Warwick so far? Every day at Warwick is an accomplishment for me, the level of learning I get both academically and through the great cohort I am part of. However, I would say my biggest accomplishment would be being able to understand myself and get out of my comfort zone is the key accomplishment in the MBA so far as I have learned a lot about myself which I didnāt know in the last 30 years! What quality best describes the MBA classmates youāve met so far and why? Future leaders who are willing to support, challenge and inspire you and who know how to have fun on a Saturday night. Aside from your classmates, what was the key factor that led you to choose this program for your full-time MBA and why was it so important to you? Choosing only one factor is tough, but I would say the class average age as I was keen to learn from my experienced classmates as they would have a wealth of transferable knowledge which I can grasp just in one year of study. What club or activity are you looking most forward to in business school? Playing football with the MBA team in the university league. What led you to pursue an MBA at this point in your career? Since I was 10, I always wanted to study abroad. After 11 years with the same company, it was the time to achieve my dream and step out of working life to reflect on my journey and shape my future. What other MBA programs did you apply to? Manchester business school How did you determine your fit at various schools? Top factors when deciding the MBA were ranking, class size, average age and nationalities represented which is important for the academic quality and cultures involved in the MBA and WBS ticked all the boxes for me as I was looking not only for the academic learning but also to learn about different cultures and industries. What was your defining moment and how did it shape who you are? I would say the Arab spring in 2011. It opened my eyes to more facts about human beings and taught me that life is more than just a 9-to-5 job, it is about making the world a better place every day. Where do you see yourself in five years? Running my social enterprise business related to the education field. Previous Page Continue ReadingPage 6 of 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Questions about this article? Email us or leave a comment below. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.