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Read MoreMatch Made in MissionFoundations Matter: How One Student Found Her Home in Real Estate Finance
Featuring Hines and Deja Alfaro, NYU Stern Before Deja Alfaro found herself working in fund management in London, she was a first-generation college student at NYU trying to figure out where she fit in finance. Like many business students going to school in New York, the path seemed to point in one direction. “Everyone just […]
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Read MoreArticlesYour First Promotion: What You Need to Know
When people talk about women’s advancement, the conversation usually jumps straight to the C‑suite. But the real story starts much earlier, at the very first step up. For more than seven years, we’ve had a name for the place where women’s careers most often stall: the Broken Rung. First introduced by McKinsey andLeanIn.org in 2019, […]
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Read MoreTopicsThrough Forté, Peris Mwangi Is Preparing for a Finance Career
In her first year at Smith College, Peris Mwangi was unsure of what major to choose. As an international student from Kenya, she says, “I knew nothing about careers in the United States.” She started attending forums and events on campus, including a Forté information session, to explore her options.
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Read MoreArticlesAt a Forté Conference, Olivia West Found Her Community
In her first year at Purdue University, Olivia wasn’t sure where she was headed. Then, as a sophomore, she attended a leadership seminar hosted by the Women in Business group on campus, where she met a few Forté Ambassadors. Through Forté, she would go on to make valuable connections and explore new opportunities for her future career.
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Read MoreArticlesForté MBALaunch Inspired Amanda Villarreal to Pursue a Part-Time MBA
Amanda Villarreal never considered an MBA until she saw how much financial capital drove community change. After completing Forté’s MBALaunch program, she is now working on gaining her MBA from NYU Stern.
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Read MoreTopicsDow has Offered the World to These Two Women Leaders
Andrea Dominowski and Beth Nicholas started their careers at Dow in Michigan 25+ years ago, never imagining that decision would take them to the other side of the world for international assignments. Now back at Dow’s Michigan headquarters, they both continue to grow their skills while leading large business units.
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Read MoreTopicsHandicapping Your MBA Odds and Choosing Your School Portfolio
If you need an MBA hit to get where you want to go in your career, it behooves you to cast a broad net in your search and application process.
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Read MoreTopicsCaroline McKeon Creates Digital Experiences for Liberty Mutual’s Asia Customers
Growing up in a family of insurance agents, Caroline McKeon never thought she would follow the same path and also work in the industry until she landed at Liberty Mutual six years ago.
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