Rose Carlson

Recently retired vice president and general manager, Bright House Networks

“After several years in the cable industry, I explored going back to college for my M.B.A. My colleagues said, ‘You have the perfect job, why would you want to go back to school?” So I never did. That was my biggest mistake, because, No. 1, I would have benefited greatly from learning about business in a classroom setting rather than learning it the hard way, and No. 2, now that I’ve retired after 37 years, I’d love to teach at a university, but I don’t have the credentials.”