CI to Eye with Monica Holt Ming Min Hui on Luck, Leadership, and Wall Street
Dec 4, 2025
Ming Min Hui, the Executive Director of Boston Ballet, combines a unique blend of finance and arts leadership. She shares her journey from Wall Street to the ballet stage, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and courage. Ming discusses how ballet shaped her discipline and confidence, and reflects on the value of diverse career paths. She highlights collaborative problem-solving, the need for equity and inclusion in arts, and her vision for a relevant ballet company that inspires future generations.
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Early Ballet Spark
- Ming Min Hui first fell in love with ballet at age four, pictured in a rainbow tutu that started her lifelong connection to dance.
- She describes ballet as her safe space that taught discipline, presentation, and how to be comfortable in her body.
Left And Right Brain Career Blend
- Ming connects her English major and Wall Street training as complementary skills that made her a 'renaissance person.'
- She credits finance for number sense, deal-making, and executive communication she still uses in arts leadership.
From HBS To Boston Ballet
- Ming landed at Boston Ballet through the HBS Leadership Fellows program as chief of staff to Max Hodges, calling it a lucky moment that 'found' her.
- She emphasizes making your own luck and having the courage to say yes when opportunity arrives.
