The Unmistakable Creative Podcast Laura Huang: Creating an Edge in a World That Won’t Hand You One
Oct 18, 2025
In this enlightening discussion, Laura Huang, a Harvard Business School professor and author of *Edge*, reveals how to transform disadvantages into advantages. She shares her journey from an immigrant background to a successful academic, emphasizing the importance of reshaping perceptions. Laura introduces her four-part EDGE framework to help individuals flip bias and navigate privilege. She also discusses the myth of meritocracy, using the inspiring story of Dave's Killer Bread to illustrate second chances and the value of owning your narrative.
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Immigrant Upbringing Shaped Her Lens
- Laura Huang grew up as the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants who worked odd jobs and even lived on a small farm to afford housing.
- Those early hardships shaped her views on work, resourcefulness, and financial safety.
Hard Work Isn’t Self-Sufficient
- Hard work alone rarely overcomes structural signals, stereotypes, and perceptions that shape outcomes.
- To succeed, you must flip those perceptions and act strategically, not only grind harder.
Dave's Killer Bread As A Second-Chance Model
- Dave Dahl founded Dave's Killer Bread after many stints in prison and hired formerly incarcerated people.
- He rebuilt his life stepwise by testing product-market fit, hiring others like him, and scaling from there.
