Ben Ready

Two Melbourne Business School alumni are proving that innovation can start in the classroom. James Baker and Siddhant (Sid) Shrestha, co-founders of construction technology company Varicon, are on the verge of reaching 100 customers and $2 million in annual recurring revenue — just a few years after turning a class project into a thriving business. Building […]

Australian business schools have earned global acclaim for their leadership in sustainability education, with two institutions securing spots among the world’s best in the 2025 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Rankings. Griffith Business School’s MBA took out the top position worldwide, while La Trobe University’s Master of Business Administration ranked 15th globally and second in Australia. […]

When Rob Philipp enrolled in the QUT Executive MBA (EMBA) in 2019, he thought he was signing up for a qualification that would strengthen his corporate career. Instead, it became “the catalyst for everything that has happened since”. Today, Rob is the founder and CEO of Residenz, a home care business that has grown from […]

In the second half of the QUT Executive MBA (EMBA), something significant shifts. The units continue to challenge, and the cohort discussions remain rich and thought-provoking, but students begin to move beyond theory, stepping into a deeper sense of identity and clarity around the kind of leader they aspire to…

IE Business School in Spain has once again secured the top spot in the Financial Times’ 2026 Online MBA ranking, marking its fourth consecutive year leading the table with Australia's only entrant, AGSM @ UNSW's MBAx program, slipping to 18th place from 10th in 2025. The ranking data shows AGSM…

For decades, the MBA has promised personal and career transformation. In 2026, that transformation is no longer incremental. It is ambitious, multidimensional and often global. MBA students are as impatient as ever and are not just looking to climb the corporate ladder. They are aiming for what many now call…

Business schools around the world are beginning to confront one of the quieter but potentially significant consequences of widespread AI adoption: a decline in students’ cognitive engagement and independent thinking. In other words, as AI gets smarter, users get stupider. This makes the ability to think critically a much more…

Prospective MBA and business master’s students are increasingly pursuing graduate business education to boost their income, improve career security and strengthen long-term employability, according to the newly released GMAC Prospective Students Survey 2026. The global report reveals a major shift in candidate motivations, with business school applicants becoming more financially focused…

Australia’s economic outlook is becoming increasingly uncertain. Rising interest rates, geopolitical instability linked to the Iran conflict, stubborn inflation and the accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence are combining to create what many economists believe could become a far more competitive labour market over the next two years. In that environment,…

Long before leading the global growth strategy for power electronics manufacturer EcoJoule Energy, Martin was a teenager with long hair, playing in rock bands and building effects pedals from kits ordered online.