Though we undoubtedly crossed paths a few times beforehand, Mike Gerbush ’09 and I didn’t formally meet until just before the pandemic. We had both attended Williams College, but one of us is six years older (you’d never know by looking at me) so we didn’t overlap. One of us also… Continue reading »
A year ago, my family crawled into a hot air balloon gondola in the predawn darkness of Kenya’s Masai Mara. We slid into the gondola, which was resting sideways, strapped in, and waited for liftoff while lying on the ground. The whole start to the experience was rather clunky and nothing… Continue reading »
Always dreamed of returning to a snow covered campus to teach a Winter Study course? A career shift towards gigging might be a vital step towards making this a reality. When most people think about “gigging,” they immediately think about young people working as Uber drivers, taskers, or… Continue reading »
Last summer, I moved to New York City with no job. It was my second time bound for Brooklyn from the Berkshires. Reflecting on my initial experience, I set some ground rules for Round 2: In order to live in NYC, this time I must:… Continue reading »
I guess you would call it a liberal arts approach to life: In the 35 years since I left the Purple Valley, I have worked on Wall Street, earned my MBA and owned eight businesses ranging from restaurants to real estate, from consulting to cold-pressed juices. These extensive corporate and… Continue reading »
If you’re interviewing for a job at a startup, the process can be worlds away from the hiring experience at large-scale firms and corporations. Startups, especially those that have not yet raised funding, have very little margin for error in their hiring process. Given their lean operations and generally tight… Continue reading »