Posts by Jake Lammert
Summarizing the 2023 IBD Conference!
On September 15th, the Annual International Business Development (IBD) Conference was held in the Wells Fargo Room at Berkeley Haas. This year’s IBD Conference was a wonderful event, celebrating eight IBD teams and the project-based work they completed overseas with their clients in May. Their pro…
Adventures in Java!
Written by: Abby Gritter, Savannah Hall, DJ Prahladka, and Alexandra Ferreira The IBD Dagangan team created a wonderful website documenting their IBD experience in Indonesia and beyond. You can read all about their IBD experience and adventures by clicking HERE Please enjoy a selection of the IBD …
Rumbunctious Adventures in Cambodia
Written by: PJ Hummelt, Rafael Koraicho, Terence Chan, and Jayshawn Anderson Pre-Arrival: Sip Ahoy! When we first heard that our client would be an artisan rum distillery in Cambodia, our first thought was “Cool!”. But then a mild panic kicked in – none of us knew much about rum besides [&…
GWF Team Travel 2023
Written by: Menanteau Moolman, Whitner Chase, James Hake, and Scott Ario First Day in Lucerne, Switzerland Our first day consisted of introductions and interviews with the C-suite in the Pilatus Conference Room, named after Mount Pilatus, which towers over Lucerne with snow-lined peaks at nearly 7,0…
Reflections from Ghana
Written by: Jayson Wang, Patrick Drown, Ryan Armanda, and Sarah Vlazny The road to Ashesi The car ride from Accra, Ghana’s capital, to Ashesi University starts out paved, but the final twenty minutes of the ride is a bumpy, slow dirt road. Ditches in the road, car stalls from slippery […]
Beyond Yourself Across the Globe
Written by Doris Yuan, Lauren Zinzer, Terry Xu, and Brian Khan The orange street lights seeped through the blackout curtains of the overnight bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap as our team struggled to sleep through the rumbling and rattling of the ride. Four of us had embarked on […]
Experiencing Helsinki with Team Giosg
Written by: Terence Neo, Tarun Davuluri, Michael LaFramboise, Basim Siddiqui Big Reveal Day When we found out who our team was, our client company, and that we had been selected to travel to Finland, everyone in the team was overjoyed. We were already great friends and knew that we would […]
Direct to Delhi: Measuring Impact of Seva’s Global Eyecare Investment
Written by: Alexandra Hecht, Ariana Simone, Bjorn Halvorson, Lindsay Chan Preparing for Takeoff Our IBD team of Ally Hecht, Ariana Simone, Bjorn Halvorson, and Lindsay Chan spent the semester supporting the Seva Foundation, a global eyecare nonprofit, in developing a long-term monitoring strategy to…
Embracing Senegal: Stop Guessing Africa
Written by: Kristina Martinez, Nick Chen, Sam Magnuson, Tianyin Shi Embarking on an Unforgettable Journey An indelible mark was left on our minds when we were informed during our initial IBD class that we had been paired with Lengo, an AI-driven intelligence startup based in Dakar, Senegal. Their bu…
Spotlight on Bree Aronin, IBD Graduate Student Instructor
The IBD Program is thrilled to have Bree Aronin, Berkeley Haas MBA ’23 candidate, join the IBD team as this year’s Graduate Student Instructor. Bree comes to IBD with a wealth of knowledge and experience as a Navy veteran and entrepreneur, holding a BS with a focus in International Relations. [&…