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Faculty Interview

Important Leadership Skills Needed for the Future

The future is here. Thinking about the future can no longer be left on the back burner. Future-proofing your business is a necessity. Stephan Meier, faculty co-director of the Executive Development Program: Leading Into the Future, shares some key insights into the leadership skills needed to tackle the complicated, uncertain, and difficult problems that successful business leaders will need to address.

Angela Lee, Faculty Director of Venture Capital program at Columbia Business School Exec Ed

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Breaking Into Venture Capital: A Comprehensive Guide for Aspiring Investors

What does it take to be a successful venture capitalist or angel investor? Program Director of the Mastering Venture Capital Deals program and 37 Angels founder Angela Lee shares key strategies and insights into the world of startup investment.

Digital Marketing Strategy Program

Faculty Interview

Building an Effective Digital Marketing Strategy

The evolving tech landscape, from generative AI to MarTech, has reshaped the customer journey. In this ever-changing digital market landscape, how can organizations construct a strategy that is coherent yet still able to react to real-time market situations? We asked AI-Driven Marketing Strategy program co-directors Miklos Sarvary and Kinshuk Jerath to share their thoughts on creating effective digital marketing strategies amidst constant change.

Olatunji Mayaki on Building Boards that Create Value

As Chair of Sterling Bank Ltd and CFG Africa Ltd, Olatunji Mayaki understands the importance of governance done right. Through the Corporate Governance Program, he gained new frameworks to drive board effectiveness and long-term impact.

Making Better Decisions in a Fast-Moving Industry
with Maria Real

Maria Real oversees multi-entity accounting operations across multiple countries at Live Nation—translating complex activity into clear financial insights for leadership in a fast-moving industry. Wanting a stronger framework for making confident decisions when perfect data isn’t available, she joined Columbia Business School’s Leadership Intelligence in the Era of AI program. Maria shares how the experience strengthened her leadership and refined her approach to data-driven finance.

Meriam Bessa on Pioneering Personal Development with Artificial Intelligence

Meriam Bessa, CEO of L’Atelier Digital, is set to revolutionize personal development with her new venture, Phoenix AI. As a participant in The Business of AI program, Meriam shares how the program's curriculum and mentorship equipped her to lead this innovative journey. From gaining deep AI insights to networking with industry leaders, Meriam highlights how this experience is scaling her business impact and driving the future of AI in personal development.

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