The LIONS Growth MBA is a 12-week programme designed for marketing professionals who want to elevate their strategic thinking and make a bigger impact. Through weekly live sessions, hands-on assignments and mentorship from global industry leaders, you’ll gain the skills to create transformative work.

We only have two cohorts running this year, our second and final seats are limited and filling fast. Now it’s your time to join us on this unique, immersive learning experience and take your career to the next level.

What do we have lined up?

  • Coaching from the minds behind some of the world’s most impactful campaigns

  • Access to live sessions, interviews with industry leaders and a global network of peers

  • Briefs and tools to bring value back to your organisation and put your learnings into action

  • CPD certification from LIONS Learning, proof of your commitment to marketing that delivers tangible results

Fernando Machado

Fernando Machado is a visionary global marketer with a passion for cultivating brands and driving business growth. Over the years, he has garnered a distinguished reputation for himself and the brands he's helmed, focusing on understanding consumers to create distinct propositions, innovation, design, and strategic marketing approaches.

With more than 200 Cannes Lions Awards and Creative Marketer & Brand Marketer of the year to his name, Fernando is known for pushing creative boundaries to drive business growth. His journey began as an intern, and he climbed the ranks across diverse product categories and brands. Notably, he led ground-breaking initiatives, including Dove’s revolutionary ‘Real Beauty Sketches’, Burger King’s Titanium Grand Prix winning ‘Whopper Detour’ and Gold Lion wins for the start-up NotCo with 'We Didn't Write This Campaign' & ‘Mayo Haters’.

Don’t take it from us. Take it from our graduates.

Nilusha Fernando

Head of Marketing, Keells Supermarkets | SVP, John Keells Group

An intense, eye-opening experience that stretched my thinking and shifted my perspective on many things I thought I knew.

Andres Peñate

Brand Manager, Bancolombia

Everything I wish I had learnt at the start of my career.

Russ Jimenez

Director of Brand Marketing/European Brands, Sigma

A community of really smart, hard-working marketers who see things the same way I do.

Seats start at $2999

  • 12 weeks of structured learning

  • Weekly live Q&A sessions

  • Personalised feedback from Fernando Machado

  • Exclusive access to our subscription platform The Work

  • Networking and mentorship from a global network of peers

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Ready to go? If you’re based in the United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, or Italy and paying for your own place on this course, you can get started below.