Pivot Program
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Pivot Program Celebrates Graduation of Class of 2021
Fellows from Georgetown University’s Pivot Program celebrated their graduation from the program at a ceremony on June 30, marking the culmination of the nine-month business and entrepreneurship progr
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Pivot Fellows Present Business Ventures at Third Annual Pitch Competition
The Pivot Program’s third annual Pitch Competition was held virtually on Friday, June 25. This event is the culmination of the business and entrepreneurship program, giving Pivot Fellows the opportun
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Nearly 70 Million Americans Have Criminal Records. We Must Give Them a Second Chance
Fellow CEOs from Business Roundtable, a founding partner of the Second Chance Business Coalition, along with the Society for Human Resource Management, Stand Together, Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation and the Georgetown University Pivot Program.
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Pivot Program Joins Employer-led Effort to Advance Second Chance Employment
Georgetown University’s Pivot Program announces its membership in the Second Chance Business Coalition (SCBC), a cross-sector group of large employers committed to expanding hiring and advancement pr
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Partner Spotlight: Negotiation and Entrepreneurship – New Directions for the Georgetown Pivot Fellows
Negotiation Works recently partnered with the Georgetown Pivot Program.
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Advancing Social Justice Through Second-Chance Hiring: How Businesses Can Help
An article by Damien Dwin, Georgetown alumnus; Alyssa Lovegrove, professor of the practice and academic director, Pivot Program; and Pietra Rivoli, professor and executive director, Pivot Program.
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Pivot Fellow Deron Doby Launches Odd Kickz
Deron Doby is the founder of Odd Kickz, an online clothing restoration, resale, and customization business. Ever since he was young, Doby has been passionate about fashion and design. “I alwa
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Georgetown Program Gives Returning Citizens a Second Chance
Gerorgetown’s McDonough School of Business created the Pivot Program to help previously incarcerated individuals make a turn in their lives through mentorship and expert guidance from faculty. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald speaks with program director, Pietra Rivoli, about how the initiative gives people a second shot at a productive life.
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Pivot Pitch Competition Reveals Impactful Perspectives
The Pivot Program celebrated its second annual Pivot Pitch Competition where six members of the cohort revealed their entrepreneurial ventures to a panel of 20 business leaders. Chandra Adams, a
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The Next Frontier for College Programs for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners: Teaching Them Entrepreneurship
The stigma against job candidates with criminal records is so strong that, even with the skills they may have learned behind bars, many find it easier to start a business than get hired by one, said Marc Howard, a professor of government and law who helped start Georgetown University’s Pivot entrepreneurship program last year.
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