Kyle C.
From Manager, Consulting to Director of Operations, PE-backed Healthcare
Tuck MBA ‘21
Kyle had the coveted post-MBA trajectory – she was a consultant at an MBB-firm, got promoted on schedule – but was ready to take her next step. Kyle knew consulting wasn’t right for her long-term, but didn’t know what was next.
Like so many former consultants, Kyle could do anything with her generalist skill-set and the optionality was overwhelming. She wanted to be intentional about her next step to make the most of her consulting experience and set herself on her long-term career path.
When we started working together, Kyle was wrestling with three big questions – 1) when she should leave her firm, 2) what she wanted to do long-term, and 3) based on that decision, what was next.
Kyle was very clear on what was important to her in her next role – she wanted more time to spend with loved ones, a professional home where she could build expertise over time and continue to learn and be challenged. She wasn’t willing to sacrifice growth or balance, so needed to find a role that would give her both.
As we dove into Kyle’s strengths, it was clear that she had a mix of superpowers that make her uniquely good at strategy and execution. When we paired her superpowers with her priorities, we created a 10-year vision for Kyle to be a General Manager or P+L Owner at a company whose products create tangible value (i.e., industrials, material goods).
Having her long-term vision made figuring out her next step easy. Kyle began applying for roles in corporate strategy, corporate development and business operations. Having built the conviction to leave her firm, Kyle quickly found the right role and joined a PE-backed national kidney-care clinic network as their Director, Clinical Operations.
This role will allow her to build her operational skillset, putting her on the path to GM and positioning her for future opportunities within the private equity firm’s portfolio, with more balance. Plus, she has a great boss to learn from and grow with!
In Kyle’s words:
“It feels great to have made this step forward in my career- one that is in line with my values and will allow me to continue to learn and challenge myself professionally.
Working with Cydnee was invaluable in helping me articulate what was most important to me as I think about the next 5-10 years of my career. I left every session feeling more optimistic and with clear actions to help me move my job search forward.”
