Dr. Marika Taishoff

Experience

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  IMD Business School

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1996

  Senior Research Fellow
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  SDA Bocconi School of Management

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1996

  Professor
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  Imperial College Management School

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  Researcher and Lecturer
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  MNT Conseil Consulting

  Jan 2000 - now

  Founder & Director

  Executive education and consulting services in the fields of customer orientation; services management and marketing; market planning; global strategy; luxury goods & services. Work with senior, middle, and front line management.Consulting in the field of higher education.

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  Sunshine Consultancy

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Consultant and Trainer in Customer Orientation and Customer Experience Management
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  International University of Monaco

  Jan 2009 - now

  The International University of Monaco (IUM) develops successful and thoughtful leaders and entrepreneurs.We are the only university which provides a business education fully taught in English on the Cote D’Azur. With 60 nationalities represented in the student body and faculty, it is the premier institution for higher education in the Principality of Monaco.We pride ourselves on our small class size, where students receive individual attention in their academic endeavours. There is a high-level of interactivity between professors and students, and we encourage creative thinking. We encourage students to go beyond the theories and data taught in the lecture hall by using the skills learnt in real world situations. This allows them to develop strong analytical and cognitive skills which provide them with a foundation for their development as successful business people.Students learn in a thoroughly multi-cultural environment, which brings together people from all over the world to share ideas, change lives and create opportunities on a global scale. Our students take with them a sense of who they are in the world of commerce, and pride in themselves as confident business people and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Monaco is one of the top centers for business in Europe, as well as being renowned for being a safe environment. Our students graduate with the business skills, practical experience and personal development that will serve them for life. It is our mission to inspire the global generation.THE MBA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE:- AMBA Accredited- TOP 100 GLOBAL MBA PROGRAMS according to the Economist Which MBA Rankings- Full-Time, 10 month program - Three specializations: Luxury Management, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management, and Wealth Management & Private Banking- 25% of our MBA Alumni have created their own successful businesses Show less

  • Director of the MBA Program: Luxury; Entrepreneurship; and Wealth Management

    Jul 2010 - now

  • Executive Education: Luxury Practice Expert

    Jan 2016 - now

  • Professor of Marketing, Luxury Services, and Strategy

    Jan 2009 - now
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  Hanken & SSE Executive Education

  Feb 2015 - now

  Module Program Director and Instructor/Coordinator

  Design and delivery of Executive Education Modules in the fields of premium & luxury services; customer experience; and retail excellence.

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  IMD Business School

  Oct 2016 - now

  External Learning Expert, Executive MBA Program: Marketing Strategy & Customer Experience Management