Team Olin celebrates 5 years in K.C.

It was a sunny, breezy Saturday in Kansas City and our Executive MBAs gathered to participate in the 10th annual Dragon Boat Races on June 14. Racing as the “Strokes of Genius,” our Executive MBA team kicked of a celebration marking our program’s five years in the Kansas City market.

Drawing on lessons learned in the Team Development course with Professor Bill Bottom, the “Strokes of Genius” raced in three races on Brush Creek that flows through K.C.’s famed Country Club Plaza. It was a day shared with family and friends, and one filled with laughs as our group of novice rowers (including me!), came together to better the time each race. Best of all, we kept the boat upright!

Participating in this Chinese tradition is especially meaningful for Olin Business School. Our top-ranked EMBA program in partnership with Fudan University in Shanghai was the first joint EMBA program recognized in mainland China in 2002. For their international residency, our students travel to Shanghai to engage with the Shanghai cohort in the classroom, in shared simulations, and case studies to truly experience doing business on a global platform.

The EMBA "Strokes of Genius" prepare for the start of a race.

The EMBA “Strokes of Genius” prepare for the start of a race.

Washington University’s Executive MBA program has been in Kansas City for five years and to commemorate this milestone, the “Strokes of Genius” team t-shirts boasted the line “5 Years Strong” underneath a Chinese character number 5.

The 5th Kansas City cohort includes leaders, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, industry leaders, lawyers, and physicians. The cohort will continue their studies through January before rejoining their colleagues in St. Louis for the second half of the Executive MBA curriculum, which includes the international residency in Shanghai.

Our next Kansas City cohort will begin in April 2015 and the “Strokes of Genius” will be back on Brush Creek next June!

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