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Carlyn Strand Sylvester (MBA 2016) leads a small team at Netflix focused on creative testing and innovation for the streaming service’s global paid digital and acquisition channels, with an emphasis on growing the Netflix audience through brand, product, and content marketing strategies. Previously, she held roles at Glossier, Spotify, and YouTube. Carlyn received her B.A. from Stanford University and currently lives in Los Angeles. [...]
Whether volunteering at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, joining a Boston area Veterans of Foreign Wars/American Legion Post, or simply connecting with fellow Veterans in the AFAA, there are lots of ways to stay active in the Veterans community while you pursue your MBA. [...]
When I was 17, I moved to the US to study. Back home in Greece, the country was succumbing to a financial crisis. I questioned whether I would ever be able to move back to my country. Many years later, I find myself as Director of Business Operations for Blueground, one of the few bright exceptions, working between our New York headquarters and our offices in Athens.The actual process of discovering these passions is daunting. [...]
Zeya Yang from Plaid Discusses His Independent Project at HBS
- 21 Aug 2019
Leveraging Academic Opportunities to Attain My Post-HBS Job
In essence, I was able to understand Plaid's business at a more intimate level than I would have been able to through an ordinary interview preparation process. Exploring the academic side of the job search also opened me up to experiences I would have never imagined. [...]
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Snigdha Sur (MBA 2017) is the Founder and CEO of The Juggernaut, a digital media company for South Asian stories
- 06 Aug 2019
Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Discovering the Business of Storytelling
I’ve been drawn to media since I was little. During a traditional Bengali ceremony for babies when they can eat their first solid food, they are presented with three choices on a tray: grain, a pen, and a gold coin. Grain represents a love for food. The pen, a love for learning. And gold, a love for business. My mom told me I picked up the pen with one hand and the gold coin with another. Even as a baby, I wanted to have it all. [...]
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