Hi, I'm Victoria Hefty and welcome to the Post MBA Pivot podcast, where I share stories of professionals who took unexpected, interesting, or unique paths after graduating from business school.
This podcast is for MBA professionals who want to make a pivot but are struggling to figure out what's next.
Whether you're playing around with the idea of a career transition, feeling stuck in analysis paralysis, this show will help you rethink your approach and craft a better way.
To learn more about me, visit postmbapivot.com.
What's Right For Me? A Non-Traditional Path to HBS and Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Today's guest had a remarkable journey to Harvard Business School, which included turning down an acceptance to Harvard undergrad, and carving out a non-traditional post-MBA path and getting involved with search funds.
Listen as he shares his experience becoming the CEO of a small private business and pursuing a purpose-filled role that supports his values, faith, and family.
27 Aug 2021
An Open-Ended Sabbatical: Leaving The Post-MBA Corporate Grind Behind To Travel The World
Today, you will hear from a guest who after being denied a sabbatical request from his multinational company, laid the groundwork to leave the corporate grind behind and travel the world. Once he hit his savings goal, he walked away, and a new world opened up.
Listen as he shares how he mentally and financially prepared to take his post-MBA pivot, spent 2 summers taking language classes, and redefined his relationship to his work.
14 Aug 2021
Starting An Investment Firm: Chicago Booth MBA Shares Motivations for Launching His Firm and Lessons He Has Learned Six Years In
Today, you will hear from a guest who, unlike his classmates who took corporate roles, decided to jump straight into entrepreneurship by starting an investment firm just months after graduating from Chicago Booth. Six years later, the firm continues to be successful.
Listen as he shares the motivations, lessons, and advice he would give to other MBAs interested in pursuing entrepreneurship in the investment space.
7 Aug 2021
From Financial Services to Big Tech: Chicago Booth MBA Takes Charge Of His Career Using A Career Coach and His Network
Today, you will hear from a guest who went back to financial services after completing his MBA, but nine years later, a company divestiture made him realize that he needed to take charge of his career, and he methodically shifted to Tech with the help of a career coach.
Whether you have been overlooked for a promotion, are going through a company reorg, or have hit a plateau at work, this episode is for you.
30 Jul 2021
What Career Changers Should Know About Pivoting to Private Equity from an HBS MBA/M.D. Alum
Today, you will hear from Kyle Dempsey, who received his MBA from Harvard Business School, his MD from Harvard Medical School, and worked for Bain and Company before moving into Healthcare Private Equity.
Listen as he shares what career changers should know if they are interested in working in Private Equity and get clarity on how to move beyond the buzzwords and understand the different areas within this industry.
26 Jul 2021
From Investment Banking to Consulting and Tech, Searching for Meaning in Retail
Today, you will hear from a guest you will hear from a guest who spent time as an Investment Banker then Consultant and worked in Tech before finding a role that fully allowed her to use her passion and knowledge about the business of Retail. Listen as she shares the highs and lows of working in industries that many post MBAs covet but left her searching for something more.
17 Jul 2021
Duke Fuqua MBA Leaves Financial Services after 10 Years in Equity Research and Asset Management
Today, you will hear from a guest who went to Morehouse and Duke's Fuqua School of Business and pivoted away from Financial Services after working in Equity Research and Asset Management. Listen as he shares his motivation for getting his MBA, the key moments that altered his career, and what he has learned from re-telling his story.
17 Jul 2021
Seth Godin Talks About His Stanford GSB Experience, When to Quit Your Job, and How to Find Your Next Career
Today you will hear about key moments in Seth Godin's own Post MBA Pivot and get a taste of his writing and ideas around….
• Knowing when to quit
• Understanding you are not your resume. You are your work
• Why playing it safe is risky.
• Embracing self-determination and leading
This episode is designed to set the stage and frame the stories you will hear from other MBA professionals in future episodes this season.
11 Mar 2021
Post MBA Pivot with Victoria Hefty
Welcome to the Post MBA Pivot podcast, which shares the stories of professionals who took unexpected, interesting, or unique paths after graduating from business school. This is a podcast for MBA professionals who want to make a pivot, but are struggling to figure out what's next.
This episode is brought to you by Post MBA Pivot
https://www.postmbapivot.com
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