Tell us what you’re up to these days. I’m currently leading strategy for Williams-Sonoma, Inc., where I am responsible for M&A, new business development, research and insights, and cross-brand initiatives across Williams-Sonoma’s iconic eight-brand portfolio. [...]

I sat there silently screaming. Eyes flitting across the room at the faces sitting around the table gathered for a Brita leadership team meeting. They couldn’t possibly do it, I thought to myself, clutching my 3D-printed prototype like a wounded sparrow. I had spent months contaminating water only to clean it again through my novel filter. I had filed the patent. Lined up suppliers. Met the ridiculous margin requirements of a Fortune 500 company. [...]

Leveraging HBS alumni at Wayfair to help with recruiting efforts has been key to our success. We’re lucky to have quite a few of them, and whether it’s a coffee chat, an info session on campus, or a networking event hosted in our offices, we feel the alumni connection makes engaging with students more impactful. We also like to leverage our Boston location and enjoy having students visit our office so they can meet a wide range of employees - from executives, to recent MBA grads, to people right out of college - and experience our culture up close. [...]

On-campus interviews is what we find most successful. We love investing time to meet with HBS students on campus in order to understand why they came to HBS, what makes them get out of bed every morning and what will get them excited post-HBS. [...]

It’s crazy how time flies, so much has happened since my last post and I am less than two weeks away from the end of my internship! [...]