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George Chochos to Move on to Vera Institute
George Chochos will be moving on from his role as assistant director of program management, Executive Education, and program manager for the Georgetown University Pivot Program. Chochos has accep
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Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Butler at Fifth Tribe
When Marcus Butler was enrolled in the Pivot Program in 2018, he was paired with digital agency Fifth Tribe for his internship experience. Now a Pivot graduate, Butler works as a full-time web develo
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Fellow Spotlight: Lakina Edwards at LINK
Since transitioning to working from home, in a normal week, Lakina Edwards balances her coursework, her internship, and homeschooling her nine year-old son and five year-old daughter. “My circ
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Pivot Partners with McCourt Student Research Team
This past year, the Pivot Program partnered with a graduate student research and consulting team within The McCourt School of Public Policy in order to develop a robust way to measure the degree to w
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Pivot Program Transitions Online for the Spring
As classes and internships transitioned online in mid-March, the Pivot Program adapted to new technology to maintain a productive learning environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to
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Pivot Program featured in Georgetown Magazine
This Fall, the Georgetown Magazine published a feature highlighting how the Pivot Program is helping formerly incarcerated individuals enter the business world. In the story, Pivot Program gra
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Alumni Experiences: Marcus Butler at Fifth Tribe
Marcus Butler built his first computer when he was 12. Now, he spends his days building websites as a developer at the digital agency Fifth Tribe. “I build webpages, do HTML and WordPress, a
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Pivot Pitch Competition Showcases Budding Entrepreneurs
On June 14th, fifteen Pivot Fellows presented their entrepreneurial venture ideas, from catering to cleaning to custom sneakers, before a panel of judges at the Pivot Pitch Competition. The pitch
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Pivot in Forbes
Georgetown University's Pivot Program: Preparing Former Prisoners To Become Entrepreneurs The Pivot Program was conceived and is operated by faculty in Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business in
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Pivot Program featured on Fox5
On June 21st, 2019, graduating Pivot Fellows Jermaine Dory '19 and Kadija Clifton '19 shared with Fox5 about how Georgetown Pivot Program has greatly influenced their experience in transitioning from
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