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Lillian Lincoln Lambert graduated from Harvard Business School (HBS) in 1969, just six years after Harvard first opened its doors to women. One of six Black students and 18 women in a class of 800, Lillian was unaware that she was the first Black woman to pursue a Harvard MBA.

Raised on a farm in Virginia without electricity until the age of eight, by 2001 Lillian had built and sold a company worth $20 million, known as Centennial One.

Through insights into her unique journey as an entrepreneur and business coach, here are five lessons we can learn from Lillian’s inspirational story.

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