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Read MoreMBAs on the MoveThe Dream Came True. Then the Story Kept Going.
When Forté first featured Lee Gonzalez in 2016, she was doing what entrepreneurs often do: looking ahead. She and her sister had already built and sold two hostels in Barcelona before opening their third, The Local, in Queens. Their next dream was already taking shape, a hotel-hostel hybrid in Portland, Oregon. Lee talked about it […]
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Read MoreB-School SpotlightsHow Teyonna Jarman Found Community and Confidence at the Tepper School
This blog is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper School of Business) When Teyonna Jarman stepped onto Carnegie Mellon University’s campus for the Tepper School of Business Welcome Weekend, a weekend designed for admitted students, she wasn’t just beginning an MBA program. She unknowingly stepped into a community that would challenge her, support her, and […]
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Read MoreMBAs on the MoveI Learned What to Listen To
Revisiting Lauren Margulies ten years after her original Forté profile, I expected to hear about what had changed. Instead, I found myself noticing what hadn’t. The same thoughtfulness. The same curiosity. The same openness to growth. The same desire to do meaningful work and contribute in a meaningful way. Everything that stood out about Lauren […]
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Read MoreMBAs on the MoveShe called it passion in 2016. A decade later, she finally means it.
One of the lighter cultural trends of 2026 is our nostalgia for 2016. Maybe that’s why people still occasionally reach out to Christine Cuoco about the Forté profile she did nearly a decade ago, back when she was leading global business marketing at Twitter. Christine brightened recalling the messages and unexpected connections that still surface […]
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Read MoreArticlesThe Virtual Career Fair That Felt Surprisingly Human
Most people do not hear the words virtual career fair and think ‘warm’ or ‘personal’, or ‘human.’ They think awkward networking, a sea of resumes, carefully rehearsed elevator pitches, and recruiters bouncing between conversations while candidates try to stand out in tiny squares on a screen. And why not? Career fairs often feel transactional even […]
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Read MoreForté SignalsThe Graduation Speech I Wasn’t Asked to Give
This is the time of year when people who are famous, accomplished, or both get invited to stand in front of a room full of graduating students and say something memorable. Graduation speeches are supposed to be inspirational. They are meant to give you good advice. And they are supposed to send you out the […]
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