39. Lisa Ware, MBA, Researcher, Musician

Lisa Ware graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in Neurobiology. After school, she worked as a research assistant at the Department of Molecular Neurobiology. During this time she co-authored publications on nerve regeneration, and developed and administered new personnel training processes, reducing training time by 75%. In 1994 she decided to change career paths and went back to school to earn an MBA. She now has a rich background in training, leadership, process improvement, problem-solving, project management, and managing business operations. You can reach out to Lisa through Linkedin. 

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08:59: On being a research analyst at McKinsey 15:04: Leading the chain of concern in the military 27:27: On being a professional musician