Category: Bayes Business School Alumni Stories

Developing Partnerships, One Village at a Time

Neil Kerfoot (MSc NGO Management, 2012) is looking to encourage more volunteers and donations for his radically different charity, Village by Village. Working in partnership with local communities in Africa, he stopped counting the number of villages helped when he hit 100. We spoke about the power of open accountability, trust and getting it right…Continue Reading Developing Partnerships, One Village at a Time

A Haus to Call Home

Kaniyet Rayev (BSc Management 2016) graduated from Cass with dreams of starting his own business. Little did he know that his troubles finding somewhere to work were about to become Haus, an innovative network of workspaces available by the day (or longer!). We chatted at first Haus location in Holborn about how it happened. Tell…Continue Reading A Haus to Call Home

Capital Philanthropy

Björn Stjernquist (MSc Finance with a Specialism in Investments) is the founder of and runs, together with two colleagues, Capital Smiles – a powerful crowdfunding platform for charities. Offering a fresh and discerning take on crowdfunding, alongside an interactive and exciting way to get involved directly with charities, they want to shake up philanthropy, put…Continue Reading Capital Philanthropy

Style and Substance

Massimiliano Gritti (MG) (BSc Business Studies, 2016) and business partner Elliot Aeschlimann (EA) are men with an eye for style and craftsmanship. Their site, Bombinate.com, offers a curated collection of Europe’s finest niche brands, all in one place. We caught up with these dapper go-getters. Tell me about your time at Cass! MG) I was…Continue Reading Style and Substance

Prepared for Success

Deniz Sasal (Executive MBA, 2013) has taken control of his own destiny, and wants to help you take control of yours too! He’s sharing insider hiring information at The Career Mastery and on YouTube, and helping you get further in your career at Landing Interviews Guaranteed. We asked him how it happened. Tell me about…Continue Reading Prepared for Success

Producing Magic

MBA alumnus Patrick Fischer (right, with business partner Richard, left) (Executive MBA, 2012) has added to his undergraduate film degree with MBA business know-how to form Creativity Media and its investment company Creativity Capital, combining film investment and post-production – with exciting outcomes. BAFTA-winning “Under the Shadow” was both part-funded and post-produced by Patrick and…Continue Reading Producing Magic