Pivot - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Sep 2021
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Sewn with Love

began raising funds to support small businesses within the fashion and garment industries that pivoted their manufacturing to create personal protective equipment and partnered with The RealReal, an e-commerce site for pre-owned luxury... View Details

01 Jun 2022
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3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)

between hard work and good luck. Leading us through the pivot into the digital era has been gut-wrenching at times. People didn’t care about the 50 years of work that had come before. It was a process of dissolving while evolving. In... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

02 Dec 2018
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A Chance to Thrive

Patricia Miller Zollar (MBA 1989) Attending HBS was a pivotal milestone in Patricia Miller Zollar’s life. “There is before HBS and there is after HBS,” says Zollar, a managing partner at Neuberger Berman, an asset management firm in New... View Details

30 May 2018
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HBS Fellowship Program Puts an MBA Within Reach

job within Allstate’s leadership development program in Chicago. She later pivoted to personal finance startup NerdWallet in San Francisco, where she realized that colleagues who had the internal strategy jobs she aspired to had MBA... View Details

16 Mar 2018
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Enabling The Pursuit of Entrepreneurial Dreams

she worked in real estate investment banking at Goldman Sachs and then pivoted to the Walt Disney Company and AwesomenessTV, a digital studio that produces original programming for the emerging Generation Z. Ng knew she wanted to pursue... View Details

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Krisha Patel | MBA

AI/ML Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: I co-founded a startup in high school, developing a thin, film-like lens that could adhere to an existing glasses lens to make microadjustments in prescription -- this experience was View Details

Student-Profile

Ran Zhuo

as her research interests evolve, and to pivot when she discovers new areas that are a good fit. In addition, the ability to draw on the knowledge of both Economics and HBS faculty members has been a boon. “Many students don’t know which... View Details

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The VideaHealth AI Factory: CEO Florian Hillen on Speed, Scale, and Innovation | Information Technology

dental diagnostics. The Founder and CEO, Florian Hillen, was convinced that their AI could vastly improve the health outcomes of patients across the globe, setting the goal to reach one billion patients. However, he faced pivotal... View Details

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Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon | Information Technology

explores the nuances of leadership and organizational change within a distinctive cultural framework, setting the stage at a pivotal moment for lululemon as Day steps in to guide the company through its next phase of expansion and... View Details

Career Coach

Rachel Hoang

Rachel can assist students who are interested in pursuing a career in sports, media, and entertainment. She has experience working in a smaller entertainment technology company and a large media conglomerate and can help navigate the nuances of strategy and business... View Details

01 Jun 2004
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There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad

Considering an international assignment? Working abroad can be a pivotal juncture in one’s career. Yet making a successful transition to another country isn’t just a question of adjusting to a new culture — it’s also about personal... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; international; relocation; employment

25 Sep 2015
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4 Challenges All Early-Stage Startups Face

looking at the data to size the opportunity, we added it to our list. 3. Narrowing down the idea Even more difficult than coming up with ideas was narrowing down the list. The prospect of committing to a single idea was terrifying, and even though the opportunity... View Details

17 Jun 2025
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Balancing Career Stability with Creative Pursuits with Jeff Roslund (MBA 2013)

Learn about the career resources available to HBS alumni through HBS Career & Professional Development With a background in materials and biomedical engineering, I hoped that Harvard Business School (HBS) would provide the business acumen and leadership skills... View Details

Career Coach

Carrie Goodrich

Carrie pivoted from Sales and Trading to Strategy and Operations at DoorDash and, more recently, a Product Management Internship at Amazon. Given this, Carrie can help students navigate industry transitions into technology, as well as... View Details

Profile

Jacqueline Beato

a pivotal step toward the MBA by participating in HBS's Summer Venture in Management Program. The program immersed Jacqueline in a week of case studies. "After that," says Jacqueline, "I just knew that this is where you go... View Details

15 Dec 2024
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Origin Story: Tasila Banda (MBA/MPP 2025)

“In Finance 1 we did a case on the musical Hamilton and the decisions the producers had to make: Did they stage it Off Broadway? Go straight to Broadway? That was a pivotal moment because, I thought, ‘Oh, this is something I might want to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

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Jacob Meiner

definition of business – about money and balance sheets – was too narrow, and that it was about a lot more than that. I fell in love with the problem-solving side of business." Jacob completed dual bachelor's degrees in Middle East studies and business... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Nonprofit/Government/Education

23 Jun 2021
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How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

out an internship and later a full-time role, even if they weren’t always in perfect alignment. An Opportunity for Reflection For Nyantekyi-Owusu, the decision to spend two years at HBS was driven by a desire to pivot and a need to... View Details

15 Apr 2025
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Mothers of Invention

VC Backed Moms founders Nicole Wee (MBA 2018), Lisa Marrone (MBA 2017), and Amelia Lin (MBA 2016) Illustration by John Ritter Early in her first pregnancy, having just launched the venture she cofounded, Lisa Marrone (MBA 2017) wondered how she could take maternity... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

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Creating the Modern Financial System - Course Catalog

they evolved. The course is ideal for students who want to deepen their understanding of real-world finance. Course Organization and Objectives The course content covers pivotal financial developments in a diverse set of countries – but... View Details

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