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Miranda Mallows started her career in the Royal Air Force, where she developed strong skills in leadership, management, and problem-solving. After leaving the military and transitioning to the private sector, she gained valuable hands-on experience but recognized the need to further enhance her business-related skills.

Miranda chose Chicago Booth for her Executive MBA because of the school’s quantitative approach to business education. Right away, she knew she’d made the right choice.

“The EMBA experience had an immediate impact at work,” says Miranda. “I was able to take lessons I was learning from the classroom back into work to tackle some of our strategic goals.”

Beyond business tools and frameworks, Miranda says she also benefited from Booth’s international community of students.

“As a veteran, team ethos is very important to me, and I felt like I had a natural affinity with Booth as soon as I started to meet Boothies,” she says. “They’ve got very different backgrounds and beliefs and cultures, but there’s a real commonality about the way they like to learn and how they want to push the boundaries.”

Miranda notes that whatever the problem—whether personal or professional—there’s a network of people around the world she can reach out to.

Miranda Mallows video blog

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- For me, the personal ROI
from the EMBA experience

is being able to take the
lessons from the classroom

back into business.

The EMBA had an immediate impact at work.

I was able to tackle some
of our strategic goals,

including our international
expansion, our pricing,

help our young company grow
and disrupt our industry.

I started my career in
the Royal Air Force,

and when I left the military

and went into the private sector,

I felt like I had a lot of experience

in leadership and management,

but not so much experience in business.

So I chose to study at Booth firstly,

because of its excellent reputation.

It's so well renowned,

you know the academic
staff are incredible.

Secondly, for me, the quantitative method

in the Chicago Booth approach
was really important.

I wanted to be able to
learn frameworks and tools

that I could apply in day-to-day
life and my leadership.

As a veteran, team spirit and team ethos

is very important to me.

And I felt like I had a
natural affinity with Booth

as soon as I started to meet Boothies.

The really incredible thing about Booth

is the international community.

The London cohort itself,

has 30 different countries represented.

They've got very different backgrounds,

beliefs, and cultures,

but actually there's that real commonality

about the way they like to learn

and how they wanna push their boundaries.

But I think what surprised
me about the EMBA

was the friendships that we made.

And I just know that
whatever problem I face,

whether personally or professionally,

there is a network of
people around the world

that I can reach out to.

Yeah, I became a mother for the first time

during this program.

The school have been
incredibly supportive,

in that being a new mom and
doing the EMBA at the same time

has its challenges, it's not easy.

But I think actually my little
girl will be really proud

of the fact that, you know, I did this.

What excites me about my future career

is continuing to evolve
and develop as a leader.

For me, education is
a lifelong commitment.

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