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- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
Purpose and Adventure in an Encore Career by Rick Walleigh (MBA 1974) and Wendy Walleigh (Wheatmark) Like many baby boomers reaching retirement, the Walleighs were too healthy, motivated, and interested in giving back to play golf for the...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
Federation of America Award for Media Service. His most recent book,My Vast Fortune, due out this month, is a memoir that recalls some of his greatest adventures and misadventures with money. It includes accounts of another facet of...
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Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
high-tech materials feed directly into Faction’s product design. Faction also hits the aspirational note so many products use to their advantage. You may not be interested in leaving the trail to land a kangaroo flip, but wouldn’t you like to feel that same sense of...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
provide housing and practical education for orphaned and at-risk boys. Outward Bound’s influence on the island began with when it launched its first adventure learning and character development programming in the mid-1970s. The island...
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
of the materials were created or gathered by Elfers as he wrote Greylock: An Adventure Capital Story, a company history published in 1995. The collection includes a series of Greylock & Co. analysis reports, 1966-1993. Stanley E. Pratt...
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Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment
Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business & Environment...
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- 06 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
on more creative and digital oversight, and it was this experience, coupled with her retail strategy expertise in the complex consumer category of skincare, that set the stage for her next professional adventure as an entrepreneur. “By...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
Alumni Books Sex and the Siren: Tales of a Later Dater by Donna Arp Weitzman (OPM 37, 2008) (Howard Bond Media Group LLC) A witty, satirical look at the dating prospects, sexual exploits, and other adventures of a mature single woman in...
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- 27 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
Meet the PRIDE Club
is a self-proclaimed foodie and travel buff who loves to cook, read food journalism, explore the Boston restaurant scene, and dream up new adventures abroad. When not in class, you can find him on the nearest Peloton bike or singing in...
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- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
Illustration by Michael White In the universe of superheroes and rock ’em, sock ’em action, a comic book tracking the adventures of “Turnaround Man” has yet to appear. If and when that happens, the most likely inspiration for such a...
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- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
A born adventurer with a passion for social justice, Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) uses her business savvy to effect social change. Since 2014 Brooks has served as chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, a...
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Jennifer Myers
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
new digital technologies with a new logic of capitalism. What kinds of businesses and services do you think could be first in line? A: Exactly how distributed capitalism will emerge and develop will be an adventure in society—wide...
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by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jul 2019
- What Do You Think?
Are Super Stretch Goals Only for the Very Young?
stretch goals] are being cited as a reason behind the success of one Silicon Valley startup after another." Super stretch goals are thought to provide inspiration, a sense of mission, for the most capable and adventurous of those...
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by James Heskett
- 14 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)
didn’t just change the way she thought about fitness, it changed the trajectory of her life and career. Stocks, Storytelling, and Spin Bikes That second spin class, and all the exciting adventures that followed, may never have happened if...
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- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories
able to adapt quickly while constantly moving forward." Living abroad also makes it harder to stay in touch with HBS friends, she notes. "Reunions are an opportunity to catch up on everyone's adventures and accomplishments." Jeff Baron...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
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Archival Collections - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
of the materials were created or gathered by Elfers as he wrote Greylock: An Adventure Capital Story, a company history published in 1995. The collection includes a series of Greylock & Co. analysis reports, 1966-1993. Stanley E. Pratt...
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Arthur Rock
the other hand, felt like the Old West and there was a palpable sense of adventure and innovative spirit which appealed to Rock. “I found that the brighter, more imaginative, adventuresome people were out here rather than in the east,” he...
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- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
would-be entrepreneurs determine which of the traits drive them and the relative importance of each. By knowing their HSGL profile, entrepreneurs can improve their natural leadership style and interactions with others. More Alumni Books Untamed Places, View Details
- 01 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Judgment Calls
entrepreneurial track. Finally, in 1980, he launched Tweezerman—that went on to disprove the rule that Dal LaMagna always struck out. Like so many of his other ideas, Tweezerman was an idea that grew out of an accidental insight. Thanks to an View Details
- 19 Aug 2022
- Blog Post
Climate Stories Episode #8: The Role of Solar and Wind Farming (and Other Tools) in the United States’ Clean Energy Future
mature. The average cost of wind and solar energy is among the cheapest sources of generation across the nation. Every day I am working on something important.” Tenacity and optimism may be traits that Diana inherited from her mother, Ester, a daring, View Details