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At the age of 40, Paul Ince proved he was able to're-educate' himself with a Bradford Executive Part-Time MBA and gain a recognised and revered qualification.
Paul, now 45, grew up in Harrogate, but moved to Huddersfield around 20 years ago when he first started his selling career.
Today he is Commercial Director for Bradford-based Jacuzzi UK, a multi million pound manufacturer and supplier of bathroom sanitaryware, baths, shower enclosures and external hot tubs.
"I believe I have become more rounded as a person since doing my MBA. I had a lot of experience in sales, manufacturing and operations but limited exposure to finance and some of the softer skills necessary to fully understand business. The course certainly gave me baseline knowledge with which I could back up opinions, beliefs and decisions. Moreover, the last two-and-a-half years have been fundamentally based around strategy development and execution in which I have used the frameworks and thought processes developed on the programme. I also believe the whole re-education experience gave me confidence in my ideas and experiences and, as such, made me a better decision-maker," Paul explained.
"Networking is a key element of commercial life. I remain friends with a number of people from my cohort and, wherever possible, we offer mutual advice and support.
"I believe my employers now benefit from my all-round ability and structured thought processes.
"The MBA experience was excellent for me - I learnt a lot, met some interesting and inspiring people and proved that I could re-educate myself at an age post-40. I believe this to be very important - especially in the current economic climate. Having gained the qualification I am better placed with potential employers to prove my worth. The concern I had before I applied to do the MBA was the expected workload. What I found, being a more mature student, was that my commercial experience helped me immeasurably in writing assignments and therefore saved me a lot of time. With this background and a structured approach, I managed the time issues effectively and it had limited impact on my family," Paul concluded.
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