Helping first-generation professionals accelerate their careers
Gorick Ng
Harvard career advisor | UC Berkeley faculty |
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
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A passionate storyteller with practical takeaways.
Gorick has spoken at some of the world’s most recognized companies, educational institutions, and nonprofits, empowering students and professionals to take control of their careers and arming leaders and educators with tools to level the playing field for talent of all backgrounds.
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What this US Supreme Court justice can teach us about failure…
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor knew she wanted to become an attorney since the age of 10. Her journey went as intended… until she was rejected for a full-time job offer after a summer internship with a New York corporate law firm. Three decades later, she was appointed to the US Supreme Court. What can Sonia Sotomayor teach us about rerouting our path to reach our full potential?
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What it takes to become the world’s #1 cookie…
In 1908, a new cookie was born: one made up of a sweet cream filling sandwiched between two chocolate-y wafers. Thinking OREO? Not quite. That's because OREO is a direct copycat of a cookie called Hydrox—which became obsolete after OREO crushed it in sales. What can we learn about how OREO overtook its competition for our own careers?
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What the director of Dune can teach us about finding fulfillment...
Did you know? The director of the “Dune” series (2021, 2024), Denis Villeneuve, was originally going to become a biologist. But, feeling deeply depressed, Villeneuve dropped everything—and enrolled in film school. What can his 40-year journey teach us about finding fulfillment in our own careers?
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What a $10 billion telescope can teach us about planning for failure…
Did you know? The most powerful telescope ever, designed to find and photograph the first galaxies in the universe, had 344 ways it could fail—and yet it did not. What can NASA’s meticulous planning teach us for our own careers?