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Brian T. Bedol
persistent and lucky. I’ve been fortunate to build a career in a field I really enjoy and find stimulating in a business that continues to morph and evolve. Every adventure has had both new problems and new opportunities. Is it tougher to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
eventually drew the interest of all of Switzerland and neighboring countries to Holderbank, which suddenly became famous for more than cement and concrete. Small Victories: One Couple’s Surprising Adventures Building an Unrivaled... 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
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
on any block, in any neighborhood, anywhere in the city. How do you relax? Traveling, especially wilderness and adventure travel. I unwind by planning my next trip, and love having a list of upcoming flights in my queue. What are you... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 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
- 27 Jul 2017
- News
Seeing a Way Forward
seven years old and did not speak a word of English. Her father, a pilot, often took the family on weekend adventures to locations that were accessible only by air, landing a single prop plane on roads while vehicle traffic waited for... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- Web
Day in IFC: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017), Africa - MBA
welcome from a group of children we came across during our first adventure (our quest to find lunch and a subsequent afternoon walk) in Dar Es Salaam. In true IFC fashion, the day after we arrived, we kicked off our time in Dar Es Salaam... View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
"Well, the school teacher's out here." And I said, "Don't feel put upon. What we're trying to do is safeguard this thing for the next time we try something like this. We'll make much more money, but you'll all be scared a lot less. It'll just work the way it should, as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
to read and devoured books of all kinds, especially classic adventure novels. Besides book learning, he got a thorough education in street smarts that guided him in his later life. Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
magnate is as filled with plot twists as a good adventure novel. Engineer to Entrepreneur Rogers took a winding road to entrepreneurship. A self-described “geeky” kid, he graduated with an engineering degree from the University of... View Details
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Commencement 2013 Address | About
our former student Nate Bihlmaier would remind us—“make no little plans.” As you go forward, remember the audacity you showed when you applied to HBS. Remember what your classmate Alexandra DeVito wrote in her application: “I am the type of View Details
- 30 Sep 2024
- News
The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: When the Netflix series Geek Girl debuted this summer, it quickly became the second most-watched show globally on the platform. Based on the young adult book series by author Holly Smale about... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
person; the nit-picking, antisocial groucher; or the obnoxious imbiber. We want caring people who have some romance and adventure left in their bones." It goes without saying that Evanson would also like to host people who will appreciate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Conducting Business
family who knew more about money management than most money managers on Wall Street. Everyone looked confident and sophisticated. I felt like a complete dope—an ex-Naval officer with a degree in English. This was going to be a short academic View Details
- 14 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2021
infinitely excited for the adventures beyond: to go home to James, begin the next chapter and face the future – both challenges and fun – together with my best friend. Felipe Núñez (MBA 2022) and William J. Simmons When I met my boyfriend... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
the greatest amount of pride today. What books have you read lately? Alan Greenspan’s The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World; Michael Beschloss’s MBA ’80 book on Lyndon Johnson, which is fantastic; and even some John le Carré.... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
telling you that he feels like a failure. He feels like he has ruined the business his father began in the early 1900s. And he wants you to save the business. Through the story of Rick Cohen, I have invited the students to join me emotionally and psychologically in... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books
coming-of-age memoir, Riehl offers a colorful range of diverse adventures as he leverages his sense of humor, hard work, the support of others, and just a bit of luck to chase down his dream. Sacred Rhythm: A Christian Spirituality for... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
opportunities to sell something at a profit. These opportunities are exploited by adventurous investors who are willing to risk large losses in order to make large gains. A community in which everyone attempted to make a living by getting... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
from those of Western firms, and describe how multinationals doing business in China can become part of the Chinese ecosystem of new knowledge and technology. Flyfisher’s Guide to New England by Lou Zambello (MBA 1981) (Wilderness View Details