/desautels/taxonomy/term/2750/all en /desautels/channels/event/homecoming-so-you-think-you-have-next-big-idea-vous-pensez-avoir-une-idee-geniale-333129 <p>So you think you have the next big idea? You think you have what it takes? The ƻ����Ժ ecosystem has quietly produced a series of successful companies over the past years.</p> Tue, 07 Sep 2021 21:24:17 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 81140 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/explorance-among-canadas-best-workplaces-4th-year-267965 <p>Montreal’s eXplorance has made it onto the Great Place to Work list of the best workplaces for the 4th year in a row. EXplorance is a learning experience management specialist that has gone through huge growth and acquired a business intelligence solutions provider over the past year without losing its corporate culture.</p> <p>CEO Samer Saab (BEng'93, MBA'96) calls growth a “multidisciplinary challenge,” saying that “you have to constantly challenge the status quo, while sustaining your business culture.”</p> Tue, 02 May 2017 16:11:41 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 67398 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/embracing-journey-331412 <p>Samer Saab<a href="/desautels/samer-saab"> </a>(BEng'93, MBA'96) fled a civil war in Lebanon to pursue a degree in engineering at ƻ����Ժ in 1990. He realized early in his career that he was best suited to launching his own company. Since returning to his alma mater for an MBA, he has leveraged his business school experience to launch what has become one of Canada’s most desirable employers. </p> <p><a class="button--outline" href="/desautels/article/samer-saab-helping-desautels-mba-students-seize-opportunities" target="_blank">Learn more</a></p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:38:18 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 80860 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/desautels-global-expert-samer-saab-beng93-mba96-ceo-and-founder-explorance-inc-282961 <h2>Samer Saab, BEng'93, MBA'96, CEO and founder of eXplorance Inc.</h2> <h3>November 20, 2017</h3> <p>Guest Lectured in Technological Entrepreneurship (BUSA 691) with Prof. Michael Avedesian</p> Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:51:39 +0000 julie.lapalme@mcgill.ca 68112 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/workplace-has-changed-and-will-continue-samer-saab-340453 <p>Leaders should spend less time worrying about people who leave, and more time celebrating those that stay, according to Samer Saab<strong> </strong>(BEng’93, MBA’96), the CEO of Explorance, a leading experience management solutions company.</p> <p>In an era of talent scarcity, the balance of power between employer and employee has shifted, Saab told Medium.com in an interview for Authority Magazine.</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:16:26 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87472 at /desautels