Mark Herschberg explores the issues surrounding mainstream education and preparing future leaders for successful careers in business. Listen in as Deborah and Mark discuss common mistakes leaders make when entering the workforce, the importance of focusing on the clues in front of them, and why leadership is more than just a position, it is a business strategy.

Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems, and tracked criminals and terrorists on the dark web. Mark helped create the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, MIT’s “Career Success Accelerator”, where he’s taught for twenty years. Mark also serves on the boards of non-profits Techie Youth and Plant a Million Corals. 

You can connect with Mark in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CareerToolkitBk                           

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCareerToolkitBook

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecareertoolkit/                 

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