Pivot Program
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Pivot Fellows’ Entrepreneurship Skills Shine at Pitch Competition
Pivot Fellows presented their unique business venture ideas and took home $15,000 in startup funding at this year’s Pivot Pitch Competition – the culmination of the program’s entrepreneurship curriculum. Eight Pivot Fellows competed at the virtual event on June 9, walking a panel of distinguished judges through their ideas, plans, and budgets for a wide array of startups.
Category: News Story
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Pivot Fellow Tony McCright: Reentry Leader Opens Door Through Startup
Two years after his graduation from the Pivot Program, Tony McCright is leading a nationwide reentry network and serving his own hometown through a real estate startup.
Category: News Story
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Pivot Fellow Muhammad Al-Mahdi on Reentering the Workplace in a Tech World
When Muhammad Al-Mahdi was released from prison in 2020, he had never seen an iPhone, used Amazon, or scrolled on a Facebook feed. Now, as a Fellow with the Georgetown Pivot Program, Al-Mahdi uses rapidly developing technologies like Zoom and Microsoft applications that even the rest of the world struggles to keep up with.
Category: News Story
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Georgetown McDonough Alumni Reunite in Nashville for Social Events, Panel Discussions
Georgetown alumni and friends recently met in Nashville, Tennessee, to celebrate the first in-person John Carroll Weekend in three years. Throughout the weekend, alumni explored Music City through ci
Categories: Almuni Events, News Story, Past Event
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2021: A Year In Review
This holiday season, Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business has much to celebrate. We are grateful for our community of students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who joined together to support
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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
Category: News Story
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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.
Category: In the News item
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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.
Category: In the News item