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This post is part of the Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. In this post, Misan Rewane (MBA 2013, NVC 2013 Winner) shares her insights on founding and leading a social enterprise. Misan is the cofounder and CEO of WAVE (West Africa Vocational Education), an organization dedicated to tackling youth unemployment in West Africa. [...]
It can be extremely scary to go for the career you want, especially if it's an uncommon path. It took me a long time to take the plunge and go fully into a creative career, but in the end, I really believe going for what you want is a risk worth taking. [...]
Like my full-time MBA experience, the cases discussed during the course focused on the tough personal and business decisions that face executives. However, as alumni, we have had experiences that allow us to relate to these cases on an even deeper level. During our individual study group sessions, a common theme emerged: “I can’t believe I am actually experiencing the issues we read about years ago. [...]
Both before and during my time at Google, I had casually considered an MBA. I was a few more years into my career than most MBA applicants, so many of my Google peers were recent business school grads. I eventually surrendered to my curiosity and began to gather information about business schools. As I investigated Harvard, every interaction I had—information sessions, alumni panels, and even simple blog posts—left me noticeably energized. [...]
One day, we visited a manufacturing client with a senior corporate relationship manager. We drove through a dusty, potholed two-lane road and it took us the better part of the afternoon to make the visit in the hot sun, passing many street merchants along the way who wanted to sell us their wares – everything from phone chargers to sunglasses. Today, almost 10 years after my internship, that dusty, potholed two-lane road is now a flagship 8-lane superhighway. [...]
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