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How to Navigate Company Sponsorship
My employer is allowing me the time and space to leave work for travel as part of the Global Executive MBA program, and it is taking on part of the cost.

Applying My Leadership Learnings in Real-Time at IBM
Looking back now after completing my Global Executive MBA, I ask myself, was it truly worth it? Did I get the value and the opportunities that I deserved?

2020 vs. 2021: How Everything Changed and I Landed My Dream Job
My journey through grad school was far from traditional. After graduating with my undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Missouri, I had a single vow after I graduated: “I will never go back to school again!”

Duke, the Turning Point of My Life
Everyone can remember the time when his or her life made a U-turn. Mine was when I enrolled at Duke.

My Career Path to the Technology Industry
This is the story of how I changed my career trajectory from oil and gas operations to technology product management.

A Career Transition During My MBA
I would immediately be putting lessons from my MBA program to use in the most difficult of circumstances.

Why an Executive MBA and Why Duke?
If you’re still deciding whether to get an MBA, ask yourself: What do I want to get out of it? Is the timing right for me? Is the school right for me?

How Fuqua Helped Prepare Me for a Career in Cannabis
There is nothing like working in the cannabis industry. Cannabis has its own language, culture, and rhythm. It requires a heightened level of resilience, hustle, and grit if you want to successfully operate in the space.

How Fuqua Was Instrumental in My Career Transition
Early in the first residency, the associate dean of Executive MBA programs and the Fuqua Career Management Center imparted keys to success in the Global Executive MBA program.

Why I Chose to Start an MBA
Why do an MBA? What's in it for me? What can I get out of it? These were questions I asked myself before I started the Global Executive MBA program at Fuqua in 2017