Amanda Rushton (center) and Geneviève Roch (left) honing the skills she needs for management consulting jobs through case competitions
Amanda and Geneviève were drawn to John Molson for similar reasons. They both appreciated the collaborative and diverse community they saw on campus, as well as the school’s international reputation.
Discovering case competitions
When Amanda and Geneviève arrived at John Molson, they were on the look-out for experiences to take them beyond their comfort zone. MBA case competitions seemed like the perfect opportunity for growth.
John Molson is a well-known name in the world of case competitions, hosting the renowned John Molson MBA International Case Competition (ICC) every year.
During this week-long event, 200 competitors, including John Molson students, gather to solve seven real-world case studies supported by 19 industry sponsors.
“I didn’t know what case competitions were before starting my MBA,” Amanda admits. Less than a year later, however, she and Geneviève were winning them.
They both got involved in the case competition community right away, participating in internal and external competitions.
Later, the pair secured positions on the John Molson MBA Case Competition Committee (MBACCC).
As members of the MBACCC, they helped the MBA student body get involved with case competitions.
About 50% of MBA students at John Molson participate in some kind of MBACCC activity—from introductory case cracking workshops to representing John Molson at external competitions.
In 2019, Amanda’s team won first place at HEC Montréal’s CSR Case Challenge case competition, cracking three cases on corporate sustainability.
The same year, Geneviève’s team took home the top prize at Rotman School of Management’s A4S International Case Competition, which focuses on sustainable finance.
Gen (third from right) and her team won the RotmanA4S competition in 2019
