Before I came to HBS, I worked in consulting. I knew that I wanted a different experience for my summer and looked at multiple leadership development programs. One stood out: Marriott’s Management Acceleration Program. [...]

I began my MBA with the goal of utilizing business practices for land management issues. Scouring for applicable insights, I attempted filtering my coursework through the lens of a natural resource specialist. However, even with that perspective, the connection between business and conservation was not yet becoming clear. This guided my decision to intern with the National Park Service (NPS). My objective was to test the portability of MBA principles to practical and timely resources challenges. [...]

I’ve spent my summer as an MBA Associate at Victress Capital, an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm focused on achieving outsized returns through investing in diverse teams. [...]

As I mentioned on my previous post, Zalando fosters a very open and transparent culture. There are different avenues where the Management Board sits in front of employees to answer any questions that might concern individuals (e.g., monthly Ask.Us.Anything open Q&A). Today, I would like to highlight the presentation that Robert Gentz (co-CEO) made about Zalando’s Diversity Plan. [...]

For Sarah, searching for an appropriate internship opportunity meant a simultaneous investigation into her ambitions: if traditional HR wasn’t the right fit, what was? She wasn’t just seeking potential companies, but promising visions and missions. [...]