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Lorraine Sylvia Earle ’81
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Chief Financial Officer, JohnnyCupcakes
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Keep an open mind as to the types of businesses that could use your talents. You want to find a job that you love, even if it isn’t your dream job. All jobs that can give you hands-on experience are priceless.
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I am originally from Martha’s Vineyard. I moved off island and began working for the Massachusetts Superior Court in 1976. I decided to attend college at night while working full-time. Fisher offered a great program and was within walking distance from my job. My major was Business Management and I obtained my degree in 2 ½ years attending the evening division. How did you apply the skills that you learned at Fisher to your job? All of the skills I learned at Fisher were utilized and are still being utilized on a daily basis. My 23 years at the law firm prepared me for the job of handling the financial and general management of Johnny Cupcakes’ growing company. As Sally & Fitch was a start-up firm, I basically had to teach myself to manage all of the day-to-day operations from scratch, as well as learning word processing and bookkeeping. In 2007 I left working in law firms to work full-time for my son’s company, Johnny Cupcakes. We have five store locations (Boston, London, Los Angeles, and seasonally in Hull and Martha’s Vineyard) and an office/ warehouse space. The courses I was taught and the hands-on experience I gained gave me the ability to oversee Johnny Cupcakes.
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Fisher Today Spring/Summer 2013
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