"This is an intense and inspiring week and a well-structured program that covers the long journey from idea generation to market success, embedding the many facets of innovation and entrepreneurship into a bigger picture. It provides insights into both worlds: the small startup and the large organization. A world-class faculty, supported from excellent guest speakers from the Silicon Valley scene and beyond. This course will definitely support and improve my future work."
"This program is an opportunity to share and learn from experience of senior managers from all around the globe. The program combines experienced tutors and practitioners from the Silicon Valley providing a unique mix that boosts your creativity and thinking about the implementation of the knowledge you have just learned."
"I had a wonderful, enriching experience at the Boot Camp for Experienced Managers. The training was a nice blend of theory and practical examples. It was very rewarding to connect with like-minded folks and discuss my organizational issues, and to listen to their ideas. I have already highly recommended this training to my colleagues."
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"The (WEXL) program was the best and most comprehensive training I have ever attended.... My only regret is that I did not attend this earlier in my career!"
“This was transformational. I am energized and excited to employ all I have learned to further my career and enhance my relationships.”
"The faculty has an extraordinary approach to all the aspects involved in the VC ecosystem.... It was really worth (it) and helped me be 100% in the VC practice."
"This course has been a fantastic learning experience ... The guest speakers and panelists bring a lot of real world insight from all sides of the VC/PE sector…”
"The VCEP at Berkeley stands alone in the area of venture capital. This course is based on real life, real companies and real people.... Insights and advice that can be put into practice today"
"Holly's well-structured engaging course delivery with excellent arrangements by the program staff makes this a must-attend executive program for all managers. Not only will you find this intriguing and useful with your professional work but also useful on your day-to-day interactions with others."
"The UC Berkeley Negotiations course was fantastic. Well done. Great discussions and the flow was right on. A lot of great material over just 3 short days!"
"The Berkeley Negotiations course is well organized and well run. The professor and staff create a welcoming and open learning environment that is incomparable to other executive education programs. There is great value in the interactive sessions and the one-on-one negotiation exercises. I appreciated how relevant the case studies were. The course is an excellent investment in developing negotiations skills."
"Holly is an awesome lecturer, and a very engaging speaker. My favorite parts of the Berkeley Negotiations program were the sessions on team negotiations and shadow negotiations, as well as learning how to facilitate the negotiation process."
"Very helpful and exciting experience! Good to add to my management tool kit."
"The Negotiations program at UC Berkeley is thorough, challenging, and very interactive. It is rigorous training and a great marriage of theory and practical experience."
"This course helped me identify and use my own strengths while learning new skills that I can immediately implement. I was able to add to my natural skill set."