After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, Chloe Ho (MBA 2019) began her post-undergrad career as many people do: in New York working for Morgan Stanley. While there, she served in a strategy and analytics role, working on projects for sales and trading management. However, after four years on the job, she realized that there was something missing—she knew that she needed more to give her career an edge. [...]

A few years ago, Kenya Hunt, HBS MBA 2019, was working full-time on an offshore oil rig – two weeks on, two weeks off – when she realized that “by eight months in, I knew this wasn’t for me.” Her role really did not fit her particular engineering skill set, and culturally, being one of only three women, and the only woman of color, on the rig, the social context proved difficult. She asked herself two questions: “how did I get here?” And more importantly, “where do I go next?” [...]

As founder of Prokanga, the innovative recruiting firm that connects companies with experienced, flexible marketing and finance expertise, Jamie Cheney (MBA 2007) understands the value of a fluid workforce. Together with Annie Davis (MBA 2007) and partner Lesley Finer, the Prokanga team is addressing today’s evolving workplace flexibility trend—offering high-caliber talent solutions that benefit employees, businesses, and the environment. [...]

On Sunday March 31, approximately 300 people gathered at the Harvard Business School campus to attend the Entertainment & Media Conference. This year’s theme, “Evolution in Entertainment”, drew a wide range of attendees from top entertainment professionals to students from various MBA programs, and over 30 speakers who are at the frontiers of change in entertainment. [...]

Birmingham, Alabama, native Kel Jackson describes himself as “the kid who would find things around the house to tinker and build with.” When he was 16, the young entrepreneur founded RCM RC Products—a business that designed, sourced, manufactured, and sold performance after-market parts for hobby-class radio-controlled cars. [...]