Alumni

Clark Wiebe (MBA 2018)Alumni Clark Wiebe (MBA 2018) worked his way up at the Coachwood Group, a Windsor-based portfolio of businesses including Canadian Protein to become its COO.

From sales rep to COO: Insights on strategy, growth, and business leadership

"Find someone doing what you aspire to do and surround yourself with it," advises Clark Wiebe (MBA 2018), who worked his way up to become a key leader at Coachwood Group, a Windsor-based portfolio of businesses including Canadian Protein, Coachwood Capital, Coachwood Golf & Country Club, and its most recent acquisition, BioSteel.

Wiebe joined Coachwood Group as a sales representative right out of university and has since climbed the ranks to chief operating officer, where he serves as founder Dan Crosby’s "right-hand man."

Mackenzie Habash (BSc. Hons 2021) Mackenzie Habash (BSc. Hons 2021)

Alumna helps drive startup success in automotive innovation

Alumna Mackenzie Habash (BSc. Hons 2021) credits the critical thinking skills she gained as an economics major for her career success.

“I found my honours economics degree was a great catalyst to look at a problem wholistically to try and solve it,” says Habash.

“It gave me the skills to have good financial acumen to look at a problem and be able to come up with a multitude of solutions – whether it be technical or business solutions.”