What will others say if you do your MBA so late...

If I go around 25 years back in time, my journey in the entrepreneurship & marketing world started as a Client Service Executive, where I had the task of servicing renowned brands namely Jet Airways, Max Life, and many others. During my early years on the job, my boss was quite impressed by my exceptional presentation skills at work; thereafter, I got promoted and took charge of creating new accounts for the Agency & handing over the same to the respective Client service executive. After 2 to 3 years of working in this particular field, I developed a fascination with Brand Management.

Eventually, I opted for a career shift and joined as a Brand Manager at Concept Foods. Later on, I joined ICICI Bank, as a Customer Services Project Manager; during my career in the marketing & sales world, my entire focus was to come up with innovative & informative ways of building brands, uplifting & developing new methodologies for Brand management.

However, during my 25+ years of work life, somewhere I always faced an issue, a void of not having a bona fide degree from a premier management university.

I realized that doing my MBA from a well-known university would perfectly be a cherry on top of my experience in the management world.

Moreover, I wanted to do an MBA from a university that would provide regular classes with a proper project-based schedule; hence, I opted for an Executive MBA at SDA Bocconi School of Management. The course was a 15-month program, with classes every weekend. Unfortunately, during the Covid days, we had to manage with partly online & offline classes; nonetheless, the course not only helped me refresh my learnings but also took me back to my days as a student.

A few vital things that I learned during my course are the involvement of AI in the new marketing era and the evolution of online/digital marketing. I got the opportunity to study with people from various backgrounds and apprehended the true value of time management, socializing & reinventing the core lessons of the marketing field.

At present, I have been working at Life Foods ( for 9+ years) & successfully adapting to the new entrepreneurial era.

Rohit is an example of "Learnability and education have nothing to do with age". His story portrays how you can overcome barriers to pursue his passion for learning while maintaining a busy schedule. Having completed his MBA at 50, he inspires all of us to pursue goals independent of age or busy work schedule. He inspires us to go ahead and fulfill our incomplete dreams, especially around education."

Here's an Xtraordinary message from Mr. Rohit Bhagat :

Studying leads to learning, which makes a person wise, thoughtful & independent.Education is a treasure that will add an extra advantage to guide your next set of goals in life.