SXSW 2025

Actor to MBA: A Blueprint For Making a Stark Career Pivot

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Have you ever wanted to pivot into an industry, function, or school, that you have little to no experience in? I did, and I want to help you do it to.
I went from having a BFA in theater to an MBA from Columbia, and now I work in media & tech strategy. 2012-2020, I was a professional actor. Fast forward to 2024, and I have my MBA, have interviewed hundreds of leaders in tech & entertainment, founded a company, wrote for CNN and am launching a career podcast. It's possible.
I did this through strategic unconventioal steps that I want to walk you through to get you where you want to go.


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Takeaways

  1. Actionable steps you can take to strategically map out a career pivot, even into a function, industry, or masters program you have no experience in
  2. Ways to create unique opportunities to develop assets that prove your capacity to learn
  3. Unconventional lessons on building connections to people you aspire to be, in a way that helps you learn, connect, and solidify your pivot

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Jane Bernhard, Founder, Jane Bernhard LLC


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  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Presentation
  • Track: Workplace
  • Track 2
  • Level: Advanced


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