E88— Elisabeth Scott — Ambition, Authenticity, and the Rooms You Build for Others

What does it look like to move through an MBA with both strategic clarity and genuine heart? In this episode, host Aaliyah Brown sits down with Elisabeth Scott: second-year MBA, future Kearney consultant, and a leader who has never treated ambition and authenticity as opposites. Elisabeth's path spans global supply chains in the power tool and sports industries, a GATE trip to South Africa, a tea ceremony in Kyoto, and the helm of Fuqua's InnovateHER conference. Along the way, she's collected hard-won lessons about knowing where to focus, when to say no, and what it really means to build community on purpose. Inside the Episode: The Operational Pivot: Why Elisabeth moved from the "visible, measurable" world of supply chain to the diagnostic landscape of management consulting. The "Should" of Ambition: A candid look at whether ambition and authenticity are truly in tension and how to navigate "the rooms you weren't supposed to be in." Global Perspectives: Lessons on leadership and communication captured from the streets of South Africa to traditional tea ceremonies in Japan. The Power of Community: How serving as a COLE Fellow and a Student Representative to the Board of Visitors shaped her view of "Team Fuqua." LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethmscott/   Host: Aaliyah Brown Subscribe: [Apple Podcasts] | [Spotify] | [YouTube] Follow The Fuqua Show: [Instagram] | [LinkedIn] For more information on the Duke MBA experience, visit fuqua.duke.edu/admissions.  This is a student-run production. The opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not reflect the views of Duke University or the Fuqua School of Business.