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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
ignore. Immigration policies rooted in common sense, he says, will—in the long run—benefit the United States as well as the 42 million immigrants who call this country home. Quoted "New York City—I don't miss it. Not one bit. The streets reek of View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 07 May 2020
- News
Ensuring Student Equity
learning programs, food and other basic resources, and health services for more than 1,200 children each week in this underserved community. “We had to rethink the operation of our food pantry. We had to... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 07 Oct 2024
- News
On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)
After nearly nine years in a series of marketing and strategy roles at Samsung—where he logged approximately 2.5 million air miles and earned status as a “permanent resident” of Korea—Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008) made the leap to Electrolux Group Chief Marketing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Rural Renewal
the much-neglected soil back to life through rotational grazing. “Nutrients cycle from the grass through our cows and sheep, and wind up back in the soil,” explains Reade. The global market for organic food and drink increased to $23... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller
than you would in a steady-state type of business. It’s exhilarating to see what’s possible when people look into the abyss of failure and take it into their own hands to create real change.” Industry intel: “I think the script is written for retail. In both View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Three Promoted to Full Professor
Reinhardt is currently studying the relationships between business behavior and environmental quality, particularly in the energy industry and the food and agribusiness sector. His research focuses on the relationship between... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
last day when he was ready to give up. “I asked the others to leave me so that I could go back down, but they wouldn’t.” His fellow hikers offered various forms of support, be it sharing food or water or, in the case of Brian Redmond (MBA... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
be part of GE just as it’s relocating its headquarters to Boston.” Graham Fairbairn (MBA 2018) Hometown: Sydney, Australia Destination: General Mills, Minneapolis “I come from a consumer packaged goods background and have had the privilege of selling some of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
The Wisdom of Crowds
The judgments of many people regarding the merits of a restaurant, hotel, or bar trump a single reviewer’s opinion. That’s the philosophy behind the Zagat Survey leisure guides, and Ted Zagat (MBA 2004) has literally grown up with that concept: His parents founded the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
INK: The Lessons of Blitzscaling
we’ve seen the most applications to date, but at its heart blitzscaling is a technique for achieving greater speed. Whenever speed is the primary competitive differentiator, these techniques can be helpful. EXCERPT “New types of managers know that the global View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
money for, staff, and launch the Mayor’s Office of Food Initiatives.” The office is a hub for the work that happens across city agencies and private partners related to farmers markets, healthy school food, local sourcing, View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Q&A: Orin Smith
A native of rural Chehalis, Washington, Orin C. Smith (MBA '67) was an EVP for Danzas, an international freight shipping company, when Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz approached him in 1990 to join the fledgling company. Schultz, Smith recalls, was "personable, creative,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
What I Do: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002)
impact?” “One of our big projects was to enable people in California to get food assistance from their mobile phone. To promote that, we started running Google AdWord campaigns. We’ve found that for every $10 that we spend, we can get... View Details
- 17 Sep 2020
- News
HBS Goes Back To School
procedures, introducing everything from directional and spacing decals on the floors to food delivery. “It’s an important service for the school, and our hope is that community members take it as seriously as these associates do with... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA '97)
Names: Paul Conforti and Kim Moore (both MBA ’97) Company: Finale Dessert Company (established 1998) Locations: Park Plaza, Boston & Harvard Square, Cambridge Web: www.finaledesserts.com With vision, fortitude, and a whole lot of chocolate, Paul Conforti and classmate... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Zanzibar: Something for Everyone
The Zanzibar portion of the trip allowed us to slow our pace and take advantage of the seaside resort as well as a series of optional side trips. Given the legendary lure of Zanzibar as one of the Spice Islands, many of us elected to take a tour that explored the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
The Maestro and the Market
food manufacturers, and the launch of an elBulli hotel and a chain of reasonably priced restaurants called Fast Good. But what is the balance between leveraging the Adrià/elBulli brand and breaking its core meaning? In a classroom... View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
Clubs News Clubs News Philly Club Builds Sweat Equity with SLT’s Amanda Freeman A dozen intrepid alumni from the HBS Club of Philadelphia recently worked up quite a sweat to learn more about the fitness industry from wellness entrepreneur and HBS alumna Amanda Freeman... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Jan 2011
- News
The Joys of Cooking
THE JOYS OF COOKING: Bibi Kasrai (MBA '96) has hit an entrepreneurial sweet spot as the Harvard Cookie Girl. After years in high-tech marketing and non-profit fundraising, Bibi Kasrai (MBA ’96) found a way to blend her talent for business with her passion for cooking.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Immersion Program Digs Deep
was charged with discovering what happens to all of the uneaten prepared food in the city; they came away with a government incentive scheme to reduce the leakage of untreated food waste into the animal feed... View Details