How important is an MBA to move up the commercial ladder? Noticing a lot of the marketing directors/head of sales are top 10 b school grads.

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idk, i have a couple of VPs not. i think it’s more of who you are in the roles held more than your credentials

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100% agreed. Folks withMBAs from top schools tend to value them even more 🙃

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AD in marketing- do you have an MBA? How’d you break into marketing. Help us out 🤗

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