Taking Leaps and Growing With Confidence — From a Contractor to a First-Generation VP

In the past 13 years, Zoya Khan has only changed companies once — leaving a full-time position to join Prudential as a contractor.

What made her take this leap of faith? Well, for one, Khan knew what she wanted and was …

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19 Lessons I Learned Playing Sports That Help Me As A Woman In Business Today

There’s research indicating that women who play sports are more successful. I’m a woman who played sports growing up and who still loves being active.

Today, my role as a coach puts me in touch with my clients’ mindsets and …

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Timeout with Steve Davis Jr.

Call a timeout with Steve Davis Jr., founder of Strive Higher After Sports and former college football player. Learn how football impacted Steve’s life on and off the field, and why community has played such an important role throughout his …

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Translating Your Skills from Sports to What’s Next

You’ve learned A LOT from your sport. Things like discipline, teamwork, coachability, learning from failure and loss, leadership and so much more. Athletics is a great training ground for building skills that you’ll use for the rest of your life. 

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Episode 54: Timeout with Ivy Watts

Call a timeout with Ivy Watts, mental health empowerment speaker, author and mental health advocate. Ivy joins us to share what she learned from her track and field career and how she has navigated her own mental health throughout her life. Plus, she talks about the importance of sharing her story and her advice for …

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Important Tools and Resources for Life After Sports

Life after sports can be a scary concept. You aren’t exactly sure what to expect or how you will feel after leaving your sport behind. There are a lot of resources out there for you to take a look at …

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Why Authentic Branding Makes a Difference

In today’s world where corporations set the tone of what we consume every day, branding is so important for all of us. Whether you are pushing out a public persona, or just want to make sure your social media and …

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Students Head Across Globe Thanks to Summer Experience Grant

Sometimes it’s hard for Cornell students to accomplish all that they want to do during the summer.

They want an experience that will help them move forward with their career or grad school plans, but they also need to have …

By Erica Kryst, Ph.D.
Erica Kryst, Ph.D. Executive Director (Central Career Services)
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Three Cornellians among inaugural Schwarzman Scholars

Read full article from January 11, 2016 by Susan Kelley

“A new program modeled on the Rhodes Scholarship will include three Cornellians among its 111-member inaugural class.

Schwarzman Scholars will live and study at the new Schwarzman College on the …

By Stephanie M. Resue, MBA
Stephanie M. Resue, MBA Assistant Director, Data and Systems (Cornell Career Services)
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Alumni DeProspo, Duffy named Gates Cambridge scholars

Read full article from February 24, 2016 by Susan Kelley

“Two Cornellians have been awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge, England. They are Atticus DeProspo ’15 and Karen Duffy ’13, M.Eng. ’14.”

Link to full article.

By Stephanie M. Resue, MBA
Stephanie M. Resue, MBA Assistant Director, Data and Systems (Cornell Career Services)
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