Author: Andrea Mendoza
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How My Physio Background Shaped My Approach to People Management
Being a business owner is all about solving problems – and let’s be honest, most of them are completely new to us. If you’re like me and didn’t have any formal business training upon starting your business (that’s changed thanks to my MBA), you’ve probably had to figure things out on the fly. This is…
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The Paralympics: Paris 2024
Why You Should Consider Attending the Future Games I had an incredible opportunity to go to Paris from September 2-8 to watch the 2024 Paralympics. I was researching para sports for a special project with Hodgson Orthopedic Group, and the Paralympics were a concentrated way to watch the highest level of para sports, with athletes…
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Americas MBA: São Paulo Residency, Part 1 – The Cultural Experience
*The EMBA progam ended in April 2024. And clearly, the intensity of the final two semesters of the program overwhelmed me and I wasn’t able to complete any blogs! After recovering and taking a bit of space from it all, I’m ready to dive back in and share all the experiences and learnings we had.…
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Americas MBA: Vancouver Residency
I’ve barely recovered from the most intense, amazing, energizing-yet-exhausting 10 days of our first residency of the Americas MBA program, which took place here in Vancouver. As described on the SFU website: The Americas MBA for Executives is an optional stream that gives EMBA students in their second year the opportunity to study relevant management…
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First Year EMBA: In The Bag!
What a whirlwind – the last 11 months have been intense, and despite my best intentions, I wasn’t able to blog about the experience in real time (…it’s not the first time I’ve overcommitted myself). With year one all wrapped up, we have a breather where I’m taking time to reflect and integrate much of…
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The Iceberg of Leadership
This blog is an adaptation of a school assignment in our Leadership & Teamwork class in the EMBA program, which our team wrote together. Shared credit goes to my wonderful teammates, linked below, who gave permission to share this work with other leaders who may find it helpful. We maintained anonymity of interviewees to honour…
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Specialty Practices: Part 3 – Opportunities and Challenges for Clinic Owners
Together with my good friend and fellow clinic owner Anniken Chadwick of The Cheerful Pelvis, we shared our experiences of owning niche physiotherapy practices at the recent Annual BC Physio Forum, and highlighted implications of specialization on three main stakeholder groups: clients, clinicians, and clinic owners – now summarized into this three-part blog series. With…
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Specialty Practices: Part 2 – Considerations for Clinicians
Together with my good friend and fellow clinic owner Anniken Chadwick of The Cheerful Pelvis, we shared our experiences of owning niche physiotherapy practices at the recent Annual BC Physio Forum, and highlighted implications of specialization on three main stakeholder groups: clients, clinicians, and clinic owners – now summarized into this three-part blog series. With…
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Specialty Practices: Part 1 – Implications for Clients
I had the honour of speaking at the Annual BC Physio Forum in Kelowna, BC with my good friend and fellow clinic owner Anniken Chadwick of The Cheerful Pelvis. Through our parallel journeys of owning niche physiotherapy practices, we highlighted implications of specialization on three main stakeholder groups: clients, clinicians, and clinic owners – now…
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Goal-Aversion in Leadership: A Lesson in Projection
The simple point of this blog entry is this: I’ve realized that my personal goal aversion is a shining example of how leaders project their own values onto their teams and subsequently the operations of their business, whether they know it or not.
Andrea Gets Schooled 