When Laurie Barkman, a Tepper MBA student, places out of introductory human-resources courses, she approaches the head of the marketing department for permission to do independent study. He鈥檚 not sure that鈥檚 a good idea.
Unfazed, she secures sponsorship from a local businessman, a Tepper alum, which ultimately gets her the OK for her studies proposal.
More than a decade later, Barkman (TPR鈥�99) is CEO of , one of America鈥檚 largest merchandise liquidators. She attributes her success to the same mantra she used at Tepper: Regret is worse than being told no.
In recognition of her accomplished career, the has named her one of its Most Powerful and Influential Women.
鈥擡lizabeth Shestak (DC鈥�03)
