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How this professional re-invented her career from non-profit to marketing at a tech company (oh, she’s also a professional symphony cellist)
“You can re-invent yourself during a career transition. Don’t be confined to who you were or what others expect of you.” – Stephanie Lai, marketer at Smule
How a McKinsey alum volunteered her way to becoming the Chief of Staff at Khan Academy
“I spend a lot of time thinking about scaling our organization and figuring out how to preserve the culture.” – Jessica Yuen, Khan Academy
How a finance and consulting professional leveraged his network to land a product manager job at a well-known tech company (and his networking advice on paying it forward)
“One of the most helpful things in figuring out what you want to do is to actually just start the job search process.” – Gemmy Tsai, OpenTable
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