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Most people can’t step away for two years—or spend six figures—to earn an MBA. But the essentials of business school are too valuable to miss. That’s why we created Masters of Business Thinking: a practical, accelerated alternative that gives professionals and entrepreneurs the same big-picture frameworks taught in top MBA programs, without the cost or time commitment.

Our mission is simple: make MBA-level thinking accessible to anyone who wants to lead smarter, grow faster, and make better decisions.

After decades of working alongside executives, entrepreneurs, and teams, I noticed the same pattern: smart, capable people stuck—not because they lacked talent, but because no one ever handed them the full playbook of the broad scope of business which for me, turned out to be through personal experience (40+ years) AND eventually closing the loop of earning and MBA which I began at night at 52.

For me, it was personal. I had spent years in senior roles, often sitting at the same table as people making a whole lot more money than me. I was dedicated, loyal, and surrounded by extraordinary leaders—yet I still couldn’t make sense of financial statements. (Spoiler: I smiled and nodded my way through too many balance sheets.) It was frustrating, and worse, limiting. After building my first entrepreneurial tech company and completing the process, I searched for a job.

And, Nada. Nothing. With 30 years of experience (then), published author (with Simon & Schuster), adjunct business professor, working with Fortune 500 companies and highly visible jobs, I still couldn’t get a job. In my mind, besides switching careers all together, I knew I had to do something that would sent me apart from all the other women over 50 wanting to work. And, that was going back to school for the credentials of MBA.

That decision changed everything—my professional trajectory, my confidence, and even my personal life. Now, I’m an adjunct professor with a full slate of students, both in the classroom and through our masterminds. And yes, I’m thrilled I went back—even if my kids still tease me about being a late bloomer.

Masters of Business Thinking is the playbook I wish I’d had earlier: distilled, practical, and designed for immediate impact. If I can do this, so can you. (Seriously—if I can survive group projects in my fifties, you can handle this.)”

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