Key Links:

  • World Bank - Learn more about this amazing organization
  • UNICEF
  • Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk on Presence - Harvard Researcher & Social Psychologist
  • Vanessa Friedman - Fashion director and chief fashion critic for The New York Times
  • Connect with Dr. Fran Hurley

Key Moments:

  • 4:30 - How she discovered a passion for education
  • 8:13 - First year of teaching in remote Fogo Island
  • 17:09 - Intentional process to selecting university for her fourth and fifth degrees.
  • 29:30 - Growing up in a white community as an inter-racial family
  • 36:56 - Listening, Learning, and Collaborating to Pilot Small Interventions in Boston Public Schools
  • 47:10 - How to approach leadership in a new environment. Parallels between her work in education and the business world.
  • 50:30 - Discovering her passion for consulting and expanding her work internationally through World Bank and UNICEF
  • 1:00:34 - Reframing her mindset around “being in the spotlight”
  • 1:05:30 - Top reflections and mantras Dr. Fran has gathered throughout her career