Case studies

Real stories from clients and students.

Not An MBA Graduates

Sarah Manley, Deputy Chief Executive at St John NZ

Sarah Manley was Not An MBA’s very first enrolment, hitting the ‘go’ button just minutes after we launched the public. She was ready to break out of...

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Karla Davidson-Brown, Head of Procurement at Landcorp

Taking on a key senior leadership position meant Karla Davidson-Brown was looking for executive education - but she didn’t want to waste time on the...

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Guy Beatson, General Manager at Institute of Directors

Guy is an experienced senior leader who’s worked in public, private and not-for-profit entities in New Zealand, Fiji, Mongolia, Australia and the...

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Chris Jones, Regional Manager, Downer NZ

Your life story is your leadership story. Not An MBA goes deep on your individual leadership development - something that Chris Jones, Regional...

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Hamish Thompson, New Product Development Manager at HamiltonJet

Hamish Thompson from Hamilton Jet leaned into the Not An MBA community thanks to the comfort and connection he felt with the rest of the cohort....

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Arie Hutflesz, Contractor at Ministry of Justice

Not An MBA is a refreshing change for people who’ve had their fair share of professional development: no lectures, classroom time, or tedious theory....

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Jo Kearins, GM Retail Change at Contact Energy

Jo Kearins from Contact Energy was ready to change her approach to leadership and breakthrough to a new level. When she joined Not An MBA, she found...

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Grace Fox, Operations Manager at Haines Attract

Grace enrolled in naMBA for the learning - but it was the people who had the biggest impact - and she’s taking those relationships into the future....

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Nathan Smith, Group Manager: Security at Nurse Call Solutions

Nathan Smith had been following Alicia McKay for years when Not An MBA came to his attention. With a passion for upskilling, he was drawn to the...

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