Student Success Stories
Mariene Lescano
Filipino | Master of Business Administration (Specialisations: Digital Management and Entrepreneurship)
Since childhood, Mariene has wanted to lead and help others. From helping her local community with basic needs to representing her country on the international stage, she now aims to use the knowledge and skills she gains from her MBA to be a future social entrepreneur who makes a positive difference in other people’s lives.
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LADIA BRINCKMAN
Filipino / Master of Professional Accounting
Ladia graduated from KBS in 2019 and is now the financial controller at Future Business Technology Group (FBT Group). FBT Group has a strong industry partnership with Careers Central. Whenever there is a job vacancy, Ladia contacts Frida for candidates and has employed a ‘family’ of 5 KBS alumni to work with her.
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Wakako Kiba
Japanese / Master of Business Administration (Specialisation: Health Services Management)
Wakako believes that learning is lifelong; that every stage in life presents new opportunities to grow your knowledge and life skills. After achieving her bachelor’s degree in Dentistry at Osaka University, a PHD, nine years of clinical research and working four years as an endodontist, Wakako believes she still has more to learn.
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Payal Gidwani
Panamanian / Master of Business Analytics
Payal is more afraid of having regrets than taking chances. She's navigated two successful career changes, moving from advertising to commercial cookery and working as a chef at Google, to now studying business analytics. She's excited about a future in e-commerce, and how a knowledge of analytics can give her an edge in this space.
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Anja Christoffersen
Australian / MBA (Specialisations: Health Services Management and Entrepreneurship)
Anja received the QLD Young Achiever of the Year Leadership Award 2020 in recognition of her health advocacy efforts in Australia and overseas. Studying an MBA helped her start a new business, Champion Health Agency, that she hopes will create social change for millions of people around the world.
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Lucas Goransky
Argentinian / MBA - (Entrepreneurship)
An innovator and mentor at heart, MBA student Lucas believes nurturing your professional network can spark great career opportunities. It was one such connection that led him to become the co-organiser of the first ever TEDx event 100% focused on climate change.
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*QILT 2020 Student Experience Survey National Report. Published March 2021.