Our postgraduate graduates were honored to hear from Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author and literary host, who drew on three decades of unexpected career turns to make one compelling case: the skill that connects every great business decision, every relationship, and every act of leadership is the ability to find the story. "When you find the story, you can take hold of the narrative. And that's leadership. That's success." From business graduate to police detective to New York Times bestselling author with more than three million books sold, Clare showed the Class of 2026 that a career doesn't need to follow a straight line. It needs a common thread. Her key lessons for the Class of 2026: 1) Find the story in the data: numbers mean nothing until you overlay them against the narrative they're illustrating. That's where strategy lives. 2) Follow the common thread: the things that keep calling to you across every role and every interest are pointing somewhere. Pay attention to them. 3) Write your next chapter: you don't need to know how your story ends. You just need to decide what happens next. Relive this keynote address from Hult London's postgraduate graduation ceremony. Watch more graduation content: https://www.hult.edu/alumni/class-of-2026/ #HultGraduation #HultLondon #Hult2026 #HultBusinessSchool #HultMasters