Month: November 2025

Lisa Newton

Lisa Newton (MSc Investment Management, 2003) – Taking the Fear out of Finance

Lisa Newton

Entrepreneur, author, product creator, and trainer… Lisa Newton has a rich track record, one that is defined by the spirit of enterprise coupled with a passion for accounting and people. In founding her own bookkeeping company Boogles in 2004, she committed to helping small and micro-businesses, CIC’s and charities keep their accounts in order or,…Continue Reading Lisa Newton (MSc Investment Management, 2003) – Taking the Fear out of Finance

Jaz Rabadia MBE: From a penny drop moment to an award-winning career

Jaz Rabadia in front of the Women of the Year Award photo background.

At the 2025 Women of the Year Lunch and Awards in October, Jaz Rabadia MBE (BEng Mechanical Engineering, 2006, and MSc Energy, Environmental Technology and Economics, 2009) was announced as Linklaters Pioneering Woman of the Year. Jaz has built an impressive career working for well-known brands such as Starbucks, WeWork, and JustEat, with a mission…Continue Reading Jaz Rabadia MBE: From a penny drop moment to an award-winning career

Medal Recipient Denys Volkov: “I think the world is too small not to care about what’s happening in Ukraine”

Denys Volkov receives a medal.

City St George’s Alumni Ambassador Denys Volkov (BA Business Studies, 2003) recently received a King Charles III Coronation Medal for his contributions to life in Canada. We last interviewed Denys in 2017, and much has happened since then: a promotion to Executive Director of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM), the impact of world politics and…Continue Reading Medal Recipient Denys Volkov: “I think the world is too small not to care about what’s happening in Ukraine”