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108 Where will your Hult degree take you? Hult graduates are in demand with leading employers, achieving great things with their entrepreneurial spirit and reputation as globally-minded innovators. Welcoming, passionate, and determined, our alumni are not only your future network—they can be your inspiration. ALUMNI STORY Trader turned serial entrepreneur Colin’s latest venture is ethical, organic coffee company CRU Kafe. Distributed to over 20 countries worldwide, CRU has just become the coffee on board all short-haul British Airways flights. Why an MBA? I wanted to take myself out of the professional world for a year to figure out what I wanted to do for my next adventure. Hult’s global network really appealed to me. At Hult, you’re not a number but an individual with your own personal story and journey. You’ll build valuable relationships and skills for today’s global world. Colin Pyle Canadian Chairman & Founder, CRU Kafe Class of 2012 What skills from Hult are you still using today? Definitely the social skills needed to work within a multicultural world. I manage people from many different backgrounds and Hult really helped me understand how to not only make a very diversified team work but to truly excel. And the network is still amazing, even all these years later.  Follow Colin’s coffee journey through Colombia on Jamie Oliver’s FoodTube channel: go to youtube.com and search “colombian coffee cru” ALUMNI STORY Fulbright Scholar and Female Role Model of the Year award winner Eva wanted to hone her leadership and cross-cultural collaboration skills and immerse herself into the London VC scene. After graduation, she stayed in London and found her dream job managing startup investment at Sky. What’s the key to success in your field? After ten years in the business I came to the realization that managing diverse teams and being able to communicate effectively across cultures and backgrounds is crucial—especially in an international VC environment. Eva Rez Hungarian Senior Investment Manager (Venture Capital), Sky Class of 2018 What was a key learning from your MBA? Learning to manage difficult situations with openness and communication was a very important step in my development. The professors were great and offered new unexplored angles to subjects that I thought I already knew.