“I have other gifts.” That’s what I used to say on exam day at Booth, where I went to business school more than a decade ago. I made the choice to get my MBA in the second chapter of my career, because I had gotten a little comfortable. I was in a space where even …
Opening remarks: Chet Hewitt: Maurice Jones & Charles Phillips: Panel Discussion on Connecting Capital and Employment Social Enterprises: LISC & Sweet Beginnings: Watch the full event:
In my first job out of college, I moved up fairly quickly — even becoming a VP at around 23. (That perhaps sounds more exciting than it was. In financial services, I recall these titles being passed out like candy, but at the time, it felt important.) As I advanced in my career, I remember …
By: Pablo Gaxiola, Director of Reintegration Programs at Goodwill of Silicon Valley The full meaning of what we experience as kids doesn’t hit us until later in life. Hardened by the age of 12, I was left to fend for myself and change who I was so I could survive on the street. As a …