Entrepreneurial Summer Internship Program

Christopher West worked as Chief of Staff at APA Medical Equipment, a durable medical equipment distributor that was recently acquired by two search fund entrepreneurs. "My work was quite varied, including leading development of a comprehensive M&A strategy, go-to-market plans for a new product category, and operational improvements. I had an up-close view of what it is like to assume leadership within and grow a smaller company."

Kanchan interned at the Female Longevity Institute, a concierge health startup focused on women’s longevity, blending clinical care, digital tools, and personalized Healthy Aging Plans. Working with Founder & CEO Lynn Jurich, a GSB alumni, Kanchan contributed to a mix of projects on strategy, operations, and member experience. Kanchan was interested in a career shift to a new industry: “Women’s health was a new space for me and I wanted to learn if I could build a career in the space. The GSB’s Longevity course gave me a valuable perspective on how the science, business, and consumer sides of longevity fit together, which connected directly to the work I was doing at FLI.”

Mark Ansell interned at Trunk Tools, a company building AI tools for the construction industry. Trunk Tools founder, Dr. Sarah Buchner (above, next to Mark) developed the idea of Trunk Tools at the GSB, including in the Botha-Chan Innovation Program. As the only MBA intern, Mark completed strategic and operational projects, such as a market-expansion analysis, a website redesign, and a strategy for marketing content, which were needed for the successful closing of Trunk Tools’ $20M Series A fundraise. “Having entered GSB post-3 years of PM experience at a big tech company, I was eager to see what I could learn, from tech stack to common problems faced, at a seed-stage company. The internship was exactly what I was looking for. I am now in the process of starting my own company and this would not have been possible without the summer and the ESIP program.”