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After college, I had a vague idea that I would want to return to academics eventually. However, it wasn’t until a few years later that I seriously considered getting an MBA. I had achieved one of my dream jobs as a fashion buyer and was ready for a new challenge, but I wasn’t sure what that next step might be. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
What will I do to ensure that I balance my personal and professional goals in life moving forward? My strategy is revealed through decisions I make every day and how I spend my time. If I do not create time to reflect and reassess, I can easily find myself off-track. [...]
Follow Dilan Gomih through a day in her life as an MBA student as a part of our MBA Admissions Instagram takeover series. [...]
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