Lauryn Haas

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5 things people don't understand about consulting, from a former consultant who became disillusioned with the job and quit

4 days ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Robin Madell |Henry Blodget

When AJ Eckstein attended the University of Southern California's undergraduate business school, he noticed a strong culture around going into either consulting or banking. "It was the path that everyone seemed to be chasing, and there was a lot of social pressure to follow it," Eckstein told Business Insider. Since Eckstein considered banking boring, he joined the consulting bandwagon in 2021.
I quit Big Tech to start my own business. Here are 5 AI tools that save me up to 15 hours a week.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Jean Kang |Henry Blodget

For over a decade, I worked in Big Tech. To be honest, I loved it. I built programs and launched cross-functional initiatives at places like Meta, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Figma. I had incredible teammates, an amazing boss, and a total comp of $300,000 a year. I was learning from the best and growing fast. Then something inside me shifted, and I left.
I'm an executive coach who managed interns at JPMorgan and Verizon for years. Here are 5 steps to convert your summer internship into a full-time offer.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Andrea Wasserman |Henry Blodget

Summer internships are more than just résumé boosters — they're job interviews. Landing an offer to return for a full-time role after graduation can save you months of stress, uncertainty, and time spent on job applications, but it's not always the hardest-working interns who receive offers. The interns who show up most strategically are most likely to end the summer with relationships, references, and coveted jobs for the future.
I've been a United Airlines flight attendant for 31 years. It's a demanding job and it's about time we get the raises we deserve.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Kaila Yu |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jodye Beard-Brown, a 58-year-old United Airlines flight attendant in Houston. It has been edited for length and clarity. In 1994, I had just returned to Houston after living and modeling in France. I missed my family and wasn't sure what I wanted to do next. I just knew that I loved traveling. I heard that Continental Airlines (which merged with United Airlines in 2012) was hiring, so I submitted my résumé.
I quit Amazon after almost 11 years — here are 5 things you should do before you leave a job so you don't leave money on the table

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Alyshia Hull |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Myra Deshmukh, the 38-year-old founder of Leadership Lab in Montclair, New Jersey. It has been edited for length and clarity. Before opening Leadership Lab, a leadership training and career coaching firm, this year, I worked for Amazon for 10 1/2 years.
I'm the CEO of Lyft. Here's a day in my life biking to work, breaking for matcha in the afternoon, and driving undercover.

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Kimanzi Constable |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with David Risher, the 59-year-old CEO of Lyft based in San Francisco. It's been edited for length and clarity. After I joined the board of Lyft four years ago, I was asked to apply to be CEO. At first, I said no, but the more I thought about it, the more excited I got.
I work for an estate planning company. Here's how I talk to my daughter in a non-morbid way about what happens if I die.

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Perri Ormont Blumberg |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Casey Cohen, the 53-year-old chief marketing officer of The Estate Registry in Las Vegas. It has been edited for length and clarity. I'm the chief marketing officer of The Estate Registry, where I lead efforts to streamline the management and protection of family wealth across generations. I worked at the Hippodrome Casino, RedRock Casino Resort & Spa, and Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd. before becoming the COO of The Estate Registry in 2023.
I'm a career coach with over 20 years of experience at companies like KPMG and Deloitte. Here's the career advice I give my own daughters.

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Alyshia Hull |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Patrice Williams-Lindo, a 52-year-old career coach in the Bronx, New York. It has been edited for length and clarity. I'm the CEO of Career Nomad, a career pivot coaching consultancy. After watching too many brilliant professionals — especially Black women — be underutilized or erased, I started Career Nomad to help people rebrand, get visible, and walk into rooms that truly recognize their worth.
I'm an analyst by day and a fashion designer by night. A-listers like Zendaya have worn my clothes, but I'm not quitting my 9-5.

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Claire Turrell |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Steven Goudeau, the 42-year-old head designer and CEO of Stephen Goudeau. It has been edited for length and clarity. For the past 17 years, I've had two jobs. I own my own fashion brand and work as a full-time analyst at AT&T. I don't think the average successful entrepreneur has just one income. I'll never have one job. I've loved fashion since I was youngMy parents were super stylish.
I dreaded working in the private sector, but the public sector didn't pay enough for me to live on. Here's how I found balance in my career.

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Lauryn Haas |Kaila Yu |Henry Blodget

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joey Nguyen, a 35-year-old senior clinical trial contract and finance analyst in Quincy, Massachusetts. It has been edited for length and clarity. I have a long history of working in the public sector, primarily in the nonprofit world. I first worked for a nonprofit called The Talented and Gifted Latino Program in high school. I then studied political science, criminal justice, and Asian American studies.

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23 Apr 25

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Articles

5 things people don't understand about consulting, from a former consultant who became disillusioned with the job and quit

I quit Big Tech to start my own business. Here are 5 AI tools that save me up to 15 hours a week.

I'm an executive coach who managed interns at JPMorgan and Verizon for years. Here are 5 steps to convert your summer internship into a full-time offer.

I've been a United Airlines flight attendant for 31 years. It's a demanding job and it's about time we get the raises we deserve.

I quit Amazon after almost 11 years — here are 5 things you should do before you leave a job so you don't leave money on the table

I'm the CEO of Lyft. Here's a day in my life biking to work, breaking for matcha in the afternoon, and driving undercover.

I work for an estate planning company. Here's how I talk to my daughter in a non-morbid way about what happens if I die.

I'm a career coach with over 20 years of experience at companies like KPMG and Deloitte. Here's the career advice I give my own daughters.

I'm an analyst by day and a fashion designer by night. A-listers like Zendaya have worn my clothes, but I'm not quitting my 9-5.

I dreaded working in the private sector, but the public sector didn't pay enough for me to live on. Here's how I found balance in my career.

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