Career Tracks - From Opera Singer to Entrepreneur

As an undergraduate at Boston College, Genevieve Thiers (GMu04) babysat for over 30 families. That experience foreshadowed her career to come as the founder and CEO of iVillage’s Sittercity.com®, an award-winning, online care-giving site for child care, pet care, senior care, home care, and tutors. Thiers has appeared extensively in the media including The Today Show and CNN, and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. The Bienen School of Music graduate's first book, Love at First Sit, was released in summer of 2008.

Career Tracks is a production of the Northwestern Alumni Association. This Career Tracks podcast was recorded as a part of 2009's A Day with Northwestern in Evanston.

Posted: August 26, 2009