Three months into his new role as SVP, Head of Marketing at Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016) looked out from his office onto a place that is equal parts inspiring and familiar. For three years, Laitsas regularly walked into this same building and onto the court as a Division I college basketball player at St. John’s University. He then pivoted his career path into investment banking, corporate strategy, and management consulting before circling back to the game he loves. Now at MSG, Laitsas is looking forward to bringing all he has learned in his career to date to this new role and making an impact on the sports industry from the front office. [...]

A career pivot into venture capital from a “nontraditional” HBS professional background can seem daunting, or perhaps even impossible. Joshua Mbanusi (MBA 2021) found this goal attainable by leveraging his transferrable skills and networking. [...]

It's no secret that your resume is critical to landing the job you deserve. You need to ensure it reflects your messaging and distinguishes you from the competition. Jill Huggett, Certified Professional Resume Writer and career coach, discusses how to get your resume into the best shape ever. [...]

Finding your career passion is a trial and error process. People say “follow your passion” but this can be vague. The actual process of discovering these passions is daunting. During my MBA, I spent a lot of time reflecting on what I wanted to do in my career. Since we spend a huge portion of our lives working, it’s important to find a job that’s fulfilling. Over time, I've found that what matters most to me is solving complex problems in logistics. I value building something physical from scratch and seeing the immediate results of my work. [...]

HBS Leadership Fellow Henry Tsai (MBA 2017) was working as a technology and innovation advisor in the San José mayor’s office in the fall of 2017 when he began thinking about the plight of families forced from their homes during natural disasters. Floods the previous February had displaced 14,000 city residents and caused $100 million in damages. Because his own family’s home in Texas had been damaged during Hurricane Harvey, Tsai understood firsthand the importance of quickly relocating displaced families. [...]