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Illustration Triathlonathlete swim At SelectBlinds IRONMAN Maryland, race day does not make us individuals that are competing against ourselves. Triathlon athlete swim bike and run by patrimonio on creativemarket illustration showing the progression of Olympic triathlon showing an athlete starting, swimming, biking or cycling and finishing of with a run. Why did you decide to pursue an EMBA in the first place?Logo And Identity. Read more about Hollys EMBA journey here.How do you take your career to the next level with executive education? How do you make that leap to your dream job? In this two-part series, the Ivy Exec team interviewed Kennesaw State University EMBA alumna Holly Firestine, Chief People / Human Resources Officer at Navvis, to give you a first-hand look at what it is like to do an executive MBA degree and how someone can benefit from professional development like such. She firmly believes that true growth occurs on the other side of fear when we are pushed beyond our comfort zone. An Ironman Triathlon Finisher, Holly is driven by opportunities to gain new experiences and test the boundaries of what can be done to fuel the success of people and business in tandem.
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I realized that life was never going to fully slow down and give me comfort that it was the ‘right’ time. The next thing I knew, I was mid-career and still hadn’t fully committed to the pursuit of my EMBA. I was working long hours in my professional career, had an exceptionally busy home life with my husband, baby and a 6-year old and could never find the right time for life to slow down some and allow me to start an EMBA program. USMC logo.svg.It was always a professional goal of mine to pursue my EMBA.
This provided a strong alignment and applicability of the classroom learning each weekend we met to real-world application the next day at work. The professors I met during the interview process and observation day were known as industry experts in their chosen area of expertise and they were highly credentialed and teaching the most up to date business concepts. I knew it wasn’t too late to learn and benefit professionally from the additional education and experience, so I began to explore classroom-based, AACSB program options and found that the EMBA program at KSU was the perfect fit for me.What did you find beneficial or unique about the Kennesaw State University Executive MBA program? What drew you to the school and program?KSU’s EMBA program was a clear choice for me with its unique curriculum, weekend based classroom learning schedule, and its emphasis on teaming and global leadership. I thought I may be too far advanced in my career to fully benefit from it and I had a lot of people who told me it probably was too late, but I reflected on my grandma who received her Master in Education in her early 60s while working full time.
Through that process, I could start to frame out a roadmap of new experiences that could open new doors for me professionally. At the time, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to advance my career at my current company or work for a different company, but no matter if I stayed or left for a new opportunity, I anticipated that with the EMBA I would have greater ability to advance the depth and breadth of my professional responsibilities and be introduced to new opportunities. What kinds of career change/advancement did you expect to make before going into the program?When I entered the program, I was a Key Leader and Director at a billion dollar global, publicly traded company. In addition, the individual team culture, global teaming and networking opportunities were unbeatable when I compared KSU’s EMBA program to others in Georgia. There was a strong diversity of perspective and experience within the program that allowed you to think outside of traditional verticals.
I graduated in 2016 and am still in contact with my entire individual team and most of my class and professors. Did you find the EMBA program to present great networking opportunities? How have you leveraged relationships carried forth from the program?I believe that the networking that exists within the KSU EMBA program is a critical aspect of recognizing the full return on the investment for the financial and ‘time’ cost of the program. The EMBA has provided the right level of insight and depth of knowledge I was looking for in order to advance to an Officer level professionally and present at companies and conferences about these important topics. I present frequently at conferences and companies about growing and advancing women into executive leadership, the power of taking risks and the importance of strategic connection of business and people to drive the success of both in concert. I recently become the new Chair/President of a non-profit board of directors. I was in that role for 1 year and was promoted to Chief People Officer at Navvis Healthcare.
Holly currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for Pathways, is a member of the Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Holly’s strategies and initiatives directly contributed to a $1.5B pediatric health system being nationally ranked by Fortune Magazine and Working Mother Magazine as a Top 100 Best Place to Work in the country. Driven by her curiosity to explore the unknown and to test the boundaries of what can be, Holly has an appetite for growth and achieves that growth through innovation, adventure, seeking out challenge , and comfort with risk. This opportunity would not have existed if I hadn’t networked and built relationships not only throughout the duration of the program but also after graduation.Holly Firestine, Chief People / Human Resources Officer at NavvisWith over 20 years of experience and leadership with healthcare industry principles Navvis, Healthways, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Humana, Holly’s unique combination of talents and non-traditional, entrepreneurial-minded business approach to human resources, enable her to draw upon her diverse career experience to create and advance interwoven business and people strategies to win in the marketplace. Through the relationships I’ve built by staying involved with the program after graduation and coaching a current EMBA student, I’ve secured a corporate TED talk keynote presentation at a week-long conference for a several hundred colleagues, global division of a 35 billion dollar company. I’m currently an Executive Coach for a student in the 2019 EMBA class and enjoy networking and staying engaged with the EMBA program, professors and current students through that vehicle.
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