Nate S.

Nate S.

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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business

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Works at Spur SMB

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About Nate

I am a recent grad from Stanford GSB, where I was an Admissions Ambassador and Co-President of the Entrepreneurship Club. For both years at the GSB, I ran Dream Big Lead Boldly, an annual event aimed to demystify the business school experience for hundreds of prospective applicants. I still currently work for the GSB part-time through the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. I came to Stanford to pursue entrepreneurship... and I'm doing just that! After being awarded a competitive social entrepreneurship fellowship from Stanford's Center for Social Innovation over the summer, I am now co-founding a company with a recent HBS grad :) In a full circle moment, I recently submitted my first letters of recommendation for business school for an employee of my company. My journey to business school would be considered "non-traditional." I spent 7 years at the same enterprise software company, starting my career in sales, transitioning into sales engineering, and then landing in business development. I'm a Bay Area transplant, but a Boston-native who loves Dunkin' Donuts and Boston sports too much. I'm at my happiest with a guitar or ukulele in my hand.

Why do I coach?

As somebody who has made several career transitions, I’ve always loved helping people figure out how to get from where they are to where they want to be. At Box, I started an employee resource group to help young professionals across the globe navigate the next steps in their career. I took those learnings and built a staffing marketplace on the side that helped people making career transitions gain professional experience in their new fields. At Stanford, I’ve found joy in helping prospective applicants realize the merits of their unique story. When I was applying to business school, I found the process to be daunting. I doubted my own abilities and qualifications. I’ve since learned that there is much more to the application process than GMAT scores, specific job titles, or name brands on the resume. I hope to share those learnings with you.

Work Experience

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Founder

Spur SMB

June 2023 - Present

Following on my research at the GSB on small business digitalization, I'm building a company that helps small business owners adopt new technology.

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Case Writer

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

June 2023 - Present

Working with Stanford GSB professors and lecturers to write GSB cases for Stanford entrepreneurship classes.

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IDIF Fellow

Stanford University Graduate School of Business

June 2022 - September 2022

The Impact Design Immersion Fellowship is a competitive fellowship from Stanford GSB's Center for Social innovation designed to support students to operate “in the field,” with access to target users and networks, to develop an understanding of a social or environmental issue. My research focuses on supporting small business owners as they adapt their business strategy for the digital economy.

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Business Development and Strategic Partnerships

Box

July 2017 - September 2021

Built new products, programs, and partnerships that extended the reach and differentiation of Box's business. Moved to London for a bit and built out our partnership strategy for our European markets.

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Sales and Sales Engineering

Box

June 2014 - June 2017

Wanted to learn how to sell and how to build so that I could one day do both for my own company!

Education

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Stanford Graduate School of Business

MBA, Entrepreneurship

2021 - 2023

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Boston College

BA, Political Science

2010 - 2014

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