Kristina Kennedy (EMBA ’14) Of Kickstand Communications On 5 Ways That Businesses Can Help Promote The Mental Wellness Of Their Employees

By David Liu | Authority Magazine | January 13, 2022

As a part of my series about the “5 Ways That Businesses Can Help Promote The Mental Wellness Of Their Employees” I had the pleasure of interviewing Kristina Kennedy.

As COO of …

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This exec sees interest in ESG tipping scales for women in tech

By Meredith Somers | MIT Sloan Ideas Made to Matter | January 12, 2022

A 2021 women’s leadership study from LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Co. found that American women held 41% of corporate management positions, and women continue to fight underrepresentation when …

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Reducing food waste to increase access to affordable foods

MIT alumni-founded Spoiler Alert matches major food brands with discount grocers to sell perishable products.

By Zach Winn | MIT News Office | January 5, 2022

About a third of the world’s food supply never gets eaten. That means the water, labor, …

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Your people want purpose. Take these 3 steps to define your ‘why’

By Tony Tran | Fast Company | January 11, 2022

In the early days of a company, or when just starting out as a team lead, it’s easier to stay focused on the main problem you’re trying to solve. But when you …

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6 Phrases You Should Have in Your Back Pocket if You Want to Ace Your Performance Review

By Caris Thetford | The Muse

If the mention of “performance review” makes your heart race and your palms sweaty, you’re not alone. Many people get unnecessarily anxious when it comes time for the common annual evaluation.

Personally, I’m not a …

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20 Video Interview Tips to Help You Dazzle the Hiring Manager and Get the Job

By Regina Borsellino | The Muse

By now, you’re probably familiar with the basics of setting up for a video interview: Find a quiet, clean place to have it, make sure your mic is turned on, and—seriously—put on some pants. But …

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Nearly half of MIT’s 2021 MBA class hauled in $200k starting pay packages

By Sydney Lake | Fortune Education | December 8, 2021

The MIT Sloan School of Management is not only one of the most competitive MBA programs, but it also produces some of the most successful business school graduates in the country. Fortune …

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Weather-tech startup in $1.2b public offering

By Aaron Pressman | Boston Globe

Boston startup Tomorrow.io has built an entirely new system for predicting the weather using data from overlooked sources like wireless phone networks and Internet-connected cars.

Now it is planning to go public using one of …

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How A Food Tech Company Reinvented Itself After The Devastating Impact Of Covid-19

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By Geri Stengel | Forbes | December 1, 2021

No matter how good their business idea is, women face more significant challenges than men when starting and growing their businesses. Because their networks tend to be smaller, …

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Don’t Let Age Get in the Way of Entrepreneurship

By Emma Waldman | Harvard Business Review | December 02, 2021

If I ask you to imagine the typical American startup founder, who do you picture? Most people might conjure someone resembling Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, or Steve Jobs. Young, white, male, …

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