Shannon Sisney’s Path to Entrepreneurship
April 23rd, 2025
When Shannon Sisney first joined Georgetown’s Pivot Program, she was searching for a job. What she found was stability, confidence, and a way to redefine her future. The program provided her with…
Pivot Alum Launches WeFit Wednesdays
April 15th, 2025
Joe Houston Jr., an alum of the Georgetown Pivot Program, is bringing his passion for health and healing back to the Pivot classroom. This spring, Joe partnered with the Pivot Program to launch…
Cohort 7 Pivot Fellows Begin Their Internships, Taking the Next Step in Their Careers
April 3rd, 2025
On March 10, after months of intensive coursework and preparation, the 2025 Pivot Fellows began their internships. This final phase of the program represents a key milestone for Pivot Fellows—as…
Pivot Program Alum Raashed Hall Reflects on Opportunities After Graduation
March 2nd, 2025
“There’s a reason it’s called a Pivot Program. It can be a 180-degree turnaround for someone,” said Raashed Hall, a graduate from Cohort 5 of the Pivot Program. Hall successfully graduated…
Pivot Fellows Design Programs for Social Good
February 20th, 2025
Pivot Program’s Design Thinking course emphasizes experiential learning that extends well beyond the classroom. More than an academic exercise, it empowers fellows to tackle real-world social…
Georgetown Pivot Program Alumni Discuss Their Accomplishments
December 19th, 2024
Watch Pivot Fellows Tariq and Damon speak with Fox 5 DC about graduation, entrepreneurship, and the benefit of hiring returning citizens!…
Georgetown Pivot Program Welcomes Its Seventh Cohort
December 10th, 2024
The Georgetown Pivot Program recently welcomed its seventh cohort of Pivot Fellows! Over the next nine months, Fellows will participate in an intensive curriculum designed to build expertise in…
14 Returning Citizens Graduate from the Georgetown Pivot Program
June 28th, 2024
On June 13, Cohort 6 of the Georgetown Pivot Program celebrated their graduation after nine months of intensive classroom and workplace instruction. This year, 14 returning citizens marked this…
Pivot Fellows’ Ventures Shine at 2024 Pitch Competition
June 3rd, 2024
Fellows competed in the flagship Pivot Pitch Competition, presenting their ventures to a panel of judges to win seed funding.…
Pivot Fellows Begin 2024 Internships
May 9th, 2024
The Georgetown Pivot Program Fellows started their professional internships on March 11, marking the final step of their Pivot journeys. After completing five months of…
