# Climbing the Corporate Ladder

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Podcast: [The Career Guy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-career-guy-3712690)
Published: 2024-11-06T20:00:11+00:00
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## Resource

This is the second part of a two-part interview with James Elian, CEO of Air Sprint. James has a diploma in aviation technology from Selkirk College, an MBA from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Aeronautical Science, Space Studies and Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. This segment starts with James explaining how he became more involved in managerial roles. The experience from the Executive MBA program at the University of Calgary to support his new roles is discussed. The perks of working in parallel while attending school, and how some of the class projects applied to his executive roles are some of the topics the listener will hear. Upon graduating, how James's position in the company changed and how he utilized the lessons learned from his MBA. There is a conversation about how someone like him developed an understanding and analyzed various segments of Air Sprint. There is a discussion that provides an overview of Air Sprint's business model, including its history. We cover the company’s growth and related issues, particularly for an aviation business. We go over the unsettling times of COVID. There is an insight into what James as a leader witnesses with a growing enterprise in conjunction with his changing career. There is an added bonus as James talks about his many other endeavors such as Master of Aeronautical Science, Space Studies, and Aviation Management; YPO an organization for young executives; and the CBAA Canadian Business Aviation Association. This interview will interest anyone in, or who wants to pursue business, especially aviation. It will benefit anyone considering pursuing an MBA or who already has one. Leadership; an inside look at what it is like for someone like James to climb the corporate ladder and ho…

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