Personal essay (presentation). Online application for Master In Management Program

1. Master in Management application
Maria Paula Musumeci Huertas
February 2022
“An education is not so much about making a living as making a person.” – Tara
Westover

2. Investment Banking Analyst
Travel lover
Only daughter Creative
One of my top skills
Finance graduate
Doing power point
presentations
MARIA PAULA AT A GLANCE
Have travelled to more
than 15 countries
My degree gave me an
understanding of other
financial concepts aside
of corporate such as
derivatives, trading,
equity capital markets
Investment banking
have allowed me to
develop analytical skills,
a more critical thinking
and to understand the
business world
Good listener
A dream: going to Japan
Have a special bond
with my parents
Grew up in a of family
businesses owners
From preparing a new
breakfast recipe….
…To wanting to develop
a fintech for impact
investments

3. LIFE DRIVERS
Travel around the world
▪ Travel equals experience,
wisdom, enlightenment
and education
▪ By traveling, new ways of
doing things are
discovered. I believe that
every businessperson
should have a global
perspective and a solid
base of references to
guide their own business
Dancing
▪ Life’s purpose comprises
two things, 1) learning to
be a better person and 2)
doing whatever makes us
happy
▪ I try to follow the second
part of my life purpose
dancing, as much as I can,
such as going to Zumba
classes
Promoting education
▪ I am privileged for being
able to have a degree and
now pursue a master
degree. In Colombia, only
~22% of population have a
degree
▪ I´m passionate about
creating opportunities for
people to study
▪ Maybe right now I don’t
have the means to support
many people, but even
with a small action
through donations or
student counsel
scholarships I seek to help
Family
▪ Everything that makes my
family have the best well-
being, is a life driver
▪ Follow my family roots of
having a family company

4. READING
▪ Pandemic hobby adopted
▪ Top picks: Sapiens (Harari),
Education (Tara Westover),
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
CARPOOL KARAOKE
▪ Driving and singing as an
elevating vibration method
▪ Disclaimer: I’m not a good
singer, really
HOBBIES
BRUNCH
▪ Foodie
▪ My Sunday must
▪ Every Sunday I go to a new
restaurant with my parents
MEDITATION
▪ Be present
▪ Control your thoughts
▪ Spiritual growth
LEARNING LANGUAGES
▪ Italian classes with my cousin
▪ I have random topics
presentations with my friends in
French
EXCERCISING
▪ Best hobby for being happy,
healthy and strong
▪ Endorphin's releaser

5. 2007 - now 2016 - 2020
▪ I graduated from high school
with excellence and was
awarded for my “Sense of
belonging to the institution”
▪ At school I had my first
approach to student council
by being part of committees
that reached students
welfare
▪ During high school I earn a
scholarship for my
undergraduate degree at
Universidad del Rosario for
my performance and score in
the standardized test in
Colombia (ICFES)
▪ I decided to study finance for my love for
Maths and my interest in corporate world
▪ My degree fulfilled my desire of
understanding finance, but along the way I
also found compelling International
Business Management courses. I took some
of those classes
▪ In every course I showed academic
excellence and strong dedication
▪ My path through university was also
marked by extracurricular activities:
student council, United Nations Models,
forums, national contests, among others
▪ I helped raising twelve million Colombian
pesos for scholarships. With this project, I
knew that promoting education would
become a life driver
EDUCATION
▪ Growing in a family of business
owners has been an education
source
▪ Both my mother and father sides of
the family had companies in
industrial areas: vehicle assembly
and bronze fittings, respectively
▪ Since a child, I helped managing
inventories, visiting clients, filling out
invoices, among other duties
▪ The most meaningful lesson came at
Christmas. My father's family
decided to close the business due to
family personal problems
- In that moment I realized how
complex a company is, and
how difficult is to start over
2003 - 2015
FANARAC LTDA
Fábrica Nacional de Racores

6. My journey at Investment Banking has been
like building a lego…
And every day I get a new piece
WHAT I WANT TO
DO FOR LIVING
INVESTMENT BANKING
But definitely, the most important piece I
got was…
Support worldwide impact investments
Piece #2
▪ Understanding what is ESG and its importance
▪ I worked in a Social and Gender Equity Bond issuance
of a microfinance institution1 and, hand by hand with
BID Invest, I learned how ESG can be applied to
financial instruments
1. https://www.larepublica.co/finanzas/emision-de-bonos-de-genero-de-mibanco-tuvo-una-demanda-de-112500-millones-3293179
Piece #1
▪ Meeting with the most important company owners in
Colombia. Talking with them has allowed me to learn
about, strategy, finance, negotiation, among others
Piece #3
▪ Opportunities for entrepreneurs. With every industry
research and pitch I have become aware of the infinite
world of ideas that can become a solid business

7. HOW CAN A MASTER IN MANAGEMENT HELPS ME ACHIEVING MY PURPOSE?
I will bring my experience in investment banking.
Not only financial knowledge, but my knowledge
about different industries and business models
▪ MIM can prepare
me with more
analytical tools,
critical thinking
and practical skills
to address
business issues
from a global
perspective
▪ MIM is the door for networking. I can share and gather
a pool of valuable information, ideas and experiences.
Hope to stablish long term relationships
▪ MIM sponsor
forums in which
alumni or
relevant figures
in the industry
have an
approach to
students
▪ MIM will give me the tools to become an all-round
professional. I will be able to integrate my finance
background with new knowledge and soft skills
MIM is a multidisciplinary program, internationally oriented, ambitious, and suitable for a future leader

8. WHY IE? - MY PATH BUILDING A PERCEPTION OF IE UNIVERSITY
GOOGLE
RESEARCH
1
▪ Top-ranked Business School
(worldwide)
▪ Focused on innovation and
entrepreneurship
▪ Customizable programs
▪ Alumni work in a wide variety
of fields (tech, consulting,
finance)
MEET & TOUR
IE MADRID
2
▪ Facilities foster a creative and
innovative environment
▪ I will develop a global thinking
▪ I will be in a competitive but
not selfish environment
▪ Classrooms are designed for
student participation. IE
encourages brainstorming and
temper for defending ideas
WOMEN IN
LEADERSHIP
LATAM EVENT
3
▪ I will front constant challenges
▪ I will develop soft skills such as
leadership, teamwork and
creativity
▪ I will graduate with enough skills
and knowledge to have my own
business
▪ I will have a valuable networking
and make friendships

9. It would be an honor to live the experience of studying at IE University.
It would mean a notch in my professional and personal growing