Here at brunchwork, we love showcasing our members! Meet Will Horyn. Originally from Nantucket Island, MA, Will graduated from Villanova, then moved to NYC to work as an investment banker at BMO Capital Markets in the Leveraged Finance group. After five years in this role, Will recently accepted a job in the Bay Area, on the corporate development team at Cisco Systems. There, he'll focus on M&A, VC investing, and corporate strategy in the tech sector. Will has been a...

Get the value of an MBA at 1% of the cost in our fall Business Intensive. Hone 8 business skills, complete 8 projects for your portfolio, and build a network of smart peers & top business leaders. What will I accomplish? You will build a well-rounded business skill set, from strategy to marketing to web development. You will trace your success to the knowledge and connections you gained during the Intensive... when you're interviewing, up for promotion, or starting a...

Career advancement through community. At brunchwork, we care deeply about inclusion and supporting our community. We have scholarships available for individuals who need financial assistance because of Covid-19. Scholarships can be redeemed for individual workshops or for our 8-week Business Intensive. All United States veterans, who are accepted into the Business Intensive in 2020 and 2021, will be awarded a 100% scholarship. We are reserving up to 20% of the seats in each Intensive cohort for veterans. Depending on the...

Hi there, I'm Paulina Karpis, brunchwork's cofounder and CEO. Our story begins 5 years ago. Despite working in finance, I felt priced out of an MBA. A price tag of $200,000 plus two years of lost wages? That just didn’t seem worth it to me. At the same, I recognized that business skills have never been more important to long-term career success. The only jobs that are truly future-proof are those that can’t easily be automated or outsourced. One key...

When it comes to succeeding as a content creator, Alana Mayo knows her stuff. After all, she’s worked as a content creator for more than a decade. She's done stints at Mad Chance Productions, 20th Century Fox, Vimeo, and Paramount Studios. Today, she’s Head of Production for Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. They're a production company that focuses on making films addressing issue-related content. Started in 2016, Outlier Society is already well-known for movies like Fahrenheit 451, Raising Dion, and Just...

At brunchwork, we’re big believers of lifelong learning. And one of the best ways to do this is to dive into one of the best business books. So, try picking up one (or more!) of these 17 best business books to help keep your career moving forward in 2020. Additionally, if you notice an asterisk next to the name, it’s because that author has been a brunchwork speaker before! So go on, grab your highlighters and get reading.   1. Thinking...

Great job! Having landed here, we know that you are critically examining your options for business education, including alt-MBA programs. Traditional MBA programs don’t make sense in a post-coronavirus world. Many business schools expect enrollment to decline significantly this fall. MBA applications have been declining for years, even at the top schools. And now, the gulf between value and price has never been greater. At the same, management training has never been more important. COVID-19 will accelerate automation and outsourcing...

Meet John Barry. John Barry is a pandemic expert, historian and author of The Great Influenza: The Deadliest Pandemic In History. He joined us at brunchwork recently. Our community of millennial business and tech leaders directly asked John their most pressing COVID-19 questions. John famously influenced and helped craft President George W. Bush’s pandemic response strategy. When President Bush read John's account of the 1918 Spanish flu, he couldn't put it down. As a result, the Bush administration crafted our nation's...

Scott Belsky helped us navigate our new business landscape at this week’s brunchwork. Scott is Adobe’s Chief Product Officer; a prolific angel investor in companies like Uber, sweetgreen, and Pinterest; and author of The Messy Middle & Making Ideas Happen.

David Sacks, Co-founder, Craft Ventures

John Henry, Partner, Harlem Capital

Julie Wainwright, Founder & CEO, The RealReal

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Lauren Letta, Chief Operating Officer, charity: water

Joshua Spodek, Leadership Expert & Author

Arlan Hamilton, Founder & Managing Partner, Backstage Capital

Ryan Smith, Co-founder & CEO, LeafLink

Kevin Schlittenhardt, Senior Manager of Editorial, Major League Gaming

Kelly Hoey, Author & Speaker

Catherine Ulrich, Managing Director, FirstMark Capital

Kat Mañalac, Partner, Y Combinator

Jenny Wu, GM Digital Product, Classpass

Tim Brady, Partner, Y Combinator

Rebecca Kaden, General Partner, Union Street Ventures

David Fano, Chief Growth Officer, WeWork

David Pakman, Partner, Venrock

Julia Steyn, Vice President - Corporate Development, General Motors

Kay Hsu, Global Director - Creative Shop, Instagram