Samer Balaghi, Daniele Brissette-Lalonde, Christopher Carpini and Anna Vinitskaia represented Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business (JMSB) at this year’s John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition (JMUCC).

The first round of JMUCC used a head-to-head, round-robin format consisting of three short prep cases. Teams were divided into six divisions of four teams each and competed against every other team within their division.

The second round consisted of a 24-hour research case, where each team was scored individually.  The finalists were chosen based on the number of points they had accumulated in rounds one and two, with the highest scoring teams in each division presenting their 24-hour case a second time in the final round. The JMSB team was beaten in the earliest round by the Maastricht team – the ultimate winners of the competition.

The final rankings were:

1. School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University
2. HKUST Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
3. Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

According to Brissette-Lalonde, “JMUCC is such an intense and unique competition that it is difficult to really describe. Going into it, we knew that we would have our work cut out for us, but had no idea what an incredible journey it would turn out to be.”

“Our team truly came together during the week,” she said. “We gave it our all and were extremely proud of what we delivered. The quality of the competition was amazing and the strength of the various teams made every day a new challenge up until the very last one.”

Of course, competitions such as JMUCC are not all about winning. “We got the opportunity to meet teams from all around the world,” says Brissette-Lalonde. “We got positive feedback from many different judges, coaches and other teams. Got to see Montreal in a new light and got to know each other on a whole new level. That is what it is all about. That is what made our JMUCC experience unforgettable.”

The John Molson Competition Committee would like to thank Christian Bonneau who coached the team though a very demanding competition, and Mark Haber, head coach and Advisor to the Competition Program for his dedication and commitment.

The team would also like to express its deepest gratitude to exclusive sponsor Pfizer Canada for their support and encouragement of the case competition program.

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Gabrielle Dionne-Boivin, Meaghan Foley and Shireen Salehi represented Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business (JMSB) at the third annual Secor Case Competition hosted by HEC Montréal. The team put on an impressive performance, finishing in second place.

The competition featured two rounds, each consisting of a two-hour preparation period, a 15-minute presentation and a five-minute Q & A period. The first case focused on an expansion strategy for Levendary Café, a chain of cafés in the U.S. Four of the ten first-round teams moved on to the second round. Judges were thoroughly impressed by the JMSB team’s first presentation and awarded them near-perfect scores. The second-round case was about Cascades Group Tissu.

Final results:

1. Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (Team 1)
2. Concordia University (John Molson School of Business)
3. Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) (Team 2)
   

Congratulations to the JMSB team on their incredible work! The team would like to thank Lead Coach, Adam Forlini for the fabulous job he did training the team, Hadi Azar for his insightful tips, and Head Coach and Advisor to the Competition Program, Mark Haber for his support and dedication.

The team would also like to express its deepest gratitude to exclusive sponsor Pfizer Canada for their support and encouragement of the case competition program.

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Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business participated in the 2012 Financial Open Case Competition, which was held at Concordia from February 3 to 5. JMSB has a history of success in this competition and this year’s delegation ensured that the trend continue as they placed second overall.

The final overall standings were:

1. HEC Montréal
2. John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
3. Université Laval

The John Molson Competition Committee would like to extend its thanks to the coaches who brought out the absolute best in their teams once again. The finance coaches were Reena Atanasiadis, Amr Ezzat and Thomas Horvath. The Accounting coaches were Gail Fayerman, Basel Arafe, Patrick Gagnon, Tara Ramsaran and Martina Petrova.

The John Molson Competition Committee would also like to extend a special thanks to Head Coach and Advisor to the Competition Program, Mark Haber, for his commitment and his contribution to the program.

The team would also like to express its deepest gratitude to exclusive sponsor Pfizer Canada for their support and encouragement of the case competition program.

Alana Des Coeurs, Isabella Matteo, and Catherine Richard represented Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business (JMSB) at Ryerson University’s 7th annual Organizational Behaviour Case Competition (OBCC).

Having won the competition the two previous years, the team faced their challenge head on, delivering a stellar performance and winning gold. The competition had two phases. In the first phase, participants had two hours to read a case and twenty minutes to present their solution. The three teams selected for the final round had 15 minutes to adjust their recommendations before presenting to a panel of eight judges who are professionals in the Human Resources industry.

Congratulations to the JMSB team for their incredible work!

Final results:

1. Concordia University (John Molson School of Business)
2. University of Guelph
3. McMaster University

Thanks to lead coach, Aaron Dresner for accompanying the team and for guiding them to their brilliant performance. Thanks to assistant coach, Savvas Pilarinos for his help.
Thanks also to alumni Scott Fisher, Allyson Ifergan  and Jessica Kuan for their insightful tips.

A special thanks to head coach, Mark Haber for his support and dedication to the case competition program.

The team would also like to express its deepest gratitude to exclusive sponsor Pfizer Canada for their support and encouragement of the case competition program.

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Students Samer Balaghi, Michel Berger, Adam Forlini and Samuel Nasso represented Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business (JMSB) at the 2012 Battle on Bay Street, Ryerson University’s Financial Management Case Competition. The JMSB team made its mark on the competition with an impressive third-place place finish.

“The Ryerson case was about Sustainametrics, a tech start-up developing a Smartphone app to help companies implement their sustainability strategy among their employees,” said Berger. “Our job was to value the start-up and determine the best way to finance its growth – it had a projected shortfall in the next year if it did not receive a cash injection. The professor who wrote the case told us we had the most accurate valuation.”

The final rankings were:

1. University of Waterloo (team 1)
2. University of Waterloo (team 2)
3. Concordia University (John Molson School of Business)

Congratulations to the Concordia team for their comprehensive analysis and presentation of recommendations at the competition.

The competition committee would like to extend its thanks to Reena Atanasiadis, Amr Ezzat, Arthur Grabovsky and Thomas Horvath for their coaching.

Special thanks to Head Coach and Advisor to the Undergraduate Competition Program, Mark Haber for his dedication and support.
The team would also like to express its deepest gratitude to exclusive sponsor Pfizer Canada for their support and encouragement of the case competition program.

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