COTRUGLI · Alumni perspectives
From technology expertise to business leadership.
For managers, founders and professionals in IT and telecommunications considering an MBA: explore the experiences of COTRUGLI alumni who discuss leadership, people, innovation and business decisions in your sector.
Questions for your next stage
Connect technology with business decisions
How do you make the case for an investment, choose priorities and communicate across the organisation? Explore the alumni perspectives on strategic thinking and the bigger picture.
Grow as a leader of people
What changes as you move from delivering projects to leading teams or a business? Read about leadership development, business confidence and the challenges of growing responsibility.
Lead in the AI era
How will AI change your organisation’s work, responsibilities and decisions? Explore practical AI learning alongside the broader management perspective of an MBA.
People with a perspective on your sector
Read the full interviews to understand each person’s background, experience and point of view. Roles and organisations below are those stated in the original interviews.
Adrian Ježina
CEO of Telemach Croatia
Executive MBA · leadership
Lessons on Leadership Development From the Executive Level
Read the original interview →Blaž Ferenc
Senior HR, Corporate Communication & Sustainability Director at A1 Slovenija & A1 Hrvatska
MBA · career growth
MBA as a Game Changer: The Story of Blaž Ferenc
Read the original interview →Zorica Bilić Kulaš
Director of Residential Sales at Iskon Internet d.d.
Executive MBA · sales leadership
EMBA as a Turning Point: From Operational to Strategic Leadership
Read the original interview →Antonija Gulam
Certified Senior Project Manager working on projects within Deutsche Telekom and the Freemove Alliance
Executive MBA · project leadership
Interview with a COTRUGLI MBA Alumna
Read the original interview →Petar Atanasovski
CEO and co-founder of Curvy
Executive MBA · innovation
Leadership Through Experience, Integrity, and Innovation
Read the original interview →Verica Jurković
Managing Director of Datalab Adriatic
MBA · leadership growth
Interview with MBA Alumna
Read the original interview →Sanja Kekić
Assistant Director for Client Delivery at Cedars
Executive MBA · cybersecurity careers
A Leader Must Be a Visionary, but Also a Humble Part of the Team
Read the original interview →Berislav Sokač
Senior Business Development and Sales Executive at Byte Lab
MBA · business confidence
The MBA Gave Me Perspective and Confidence
Read the original interview →Zlatko Granik
Global Vice President of Software Engineering at SAP
MBA · engineering leadership
A Successful Leader Leaves Behind a Happy and Thriving Team
Read the original interview →Tomislav Kosanović
CBO at Ingemark & Owner of DigiMint d.o.o.
Executive MBA · entrepreneurship
From Corporation to Entrepreneurship: How the COTRUGLI Executive MBA Shaped the Career of Tomislav Kosanović
Read the original interview →Iva Medvid
Solutions Architect at Ericsson Nikola Tesla
MBA · leadership integrity
Leadership Starts from Within
Read the original interview →Tatjana Skoko
Managing Director for SAP Adriatics (Croatia and Slovenia) at SAP
MBA · lifelong learning
Future of Leadership and Lifelong Learning
Read the original interview →Saša Pavlaković
Director of Business Development at Q Agency
MBA · strategic leadership
From Corporate Routine to Strategic Leadership
Read the original interview →Dea Marušić
Business Development Consultant at CROZ
MBA · community
The Best Time for Many Things in Life Is: Now
Read the original interview →Srđan Jovanović
Vice President of People at HTEC Group
Alumni interview · AI and organizational leadership
Designing Organizations That Can Outgrow Their Leaders
Read the original interview →Zlatko Dubljanin
CEO of EIM
MBA · AI and business change
Leading Through Technology, Strategy, and Continuous Change
Read the original interview →Miloš Mirosavljević
Principal Engineer at Infineon Technologies
Executive MBA · strategic thinking
When Engineering Precision Evolves into Strategic Thinking
Read the original interview →Jahonoro Veselinova
Director of People Operations at Adastra Global Delivery Centre, overseeing Bulgaria, Greece, India, Thailand and Colombia
Alumni interview · people and leadership
“Leadership today is not about certainty, it’s about moving forward despite it.”
Read the original interview →Luka Topolovec
Chief Operating Officer at Equaleyes
Executive MBA · business blind spots
Fixing Blind Spots and Building Better Leaders: Luka Topolovec’s MBA Journey at COTRUGLI Business School
Read the original interview →Boris Bajtl
Global Cybersecurity Presales Director at Marlink Cyber
Executive MBA · cybersecurity leadership
Leadership, Change, and an Enduring Curiosity as the Drivers of Growth
Read the original interview →Domen Copič
Office Lead and Project Manager for Digital Transformation at Business Solutions
MBA · the bigger picture
Seeing the Bigger Picture: How an MBA Shaped Domen Copič’s Leadership Journey
Read the original interview →Darko Tušek
Owner at Inukom d.o.o.
Executive MBA · entrepreneurship
From Engineer to Entrepreneur
Read the original interview →Denis Dunat
Partner Sales Manager Adriatics and SEE at Dassault Systèmes
MBA · career development
How the MBA Transformed My Career – Denis Dunat’s Story
Read the original interview →Hrvoje Strepački
SVP Global Delivery at Newfire Global Partners
Executive MBA · leadership value
Building a Career Through Value, Not Titles
Read the original interview →Hrvoje Šamija
Chief Business Development Officer at Visage Technologies
Executive MBA · innovation leadership
From Engineer to Innovation Leader at Visage Technologies
Read the original interview →Ivor Bakša
Founder and CEO at Triple Innovations
Executive MBA · entrepreneurship
From Software Engineer to Visionary Leader
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