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Rob Casper

Perhaps Rob Casper's previous experience as a Marine captain has given him sufficient adrenaline for a lifetime. Today, two years after completing his MBA at HBS, Rob has turned his career interests as far from the "adventurous" as one can get. "I like... View Details

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Robert Duke Biederman

I just want to be a good dad. And I want to build something. When I was learning how to pitch, my dad went and got full equipment and learned to play catcher at age 49. He left work early and spent cold March afternoons earning bumps and bruises, diving from wild... View Details

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Rye Barcott

If there is a theme to Rye Barcott's career to date, it has been his willingness to confront painful situations many of us would prefer to ignore. "I've always been interested in understanding ethnic violence and intervention," Rye says. With the blessings of... View Details

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Rahul Advani

I want to live in the moment while striving to make tomorrow's moments more promising. Although I am uncertain of where my life will lead me, I am sure that I want to make every moment that I share with others matter. I want to make everyone around me laugh, or at... View Details

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Qing Zhao

FATSO. PIG. BARREL. I was called many names. My large size made me an even larger target for the bullies. They never missed a chance to take a swing. I saw those names in the mirror, confirming what others claimed and what I, too, believed. I was beneath others. I was... View Details

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Parker Woltz

"Be a Beast!" When I was growing up, this was the encouragement my Dad offered me whenever I faced a challenge. It wasn’t, "Good luck!" or, "Go get ‘em!", but always, "Be a Beast!" I took his coaching to heart and summoned my... View Details

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Phoebe Peronto

In her elementary-school years, Phoebe Peronto asked her mother “what she wanted me to do. I was disappointed when she said I could be anything I wanted. I wanted her to tell me. But her response opened a universe of opportunities.” Both of Phoebe’s parents were... View Details

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PJ Meyer

Even while pursuing his computer science major at Binghamton, PJ Meyer found himself following a different kind of calling. "In school, there was tendency to steer us toward software engineering positions," says PJ. "But I was moving toward... View Details

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Patrick McGinnis

Seven years ago, I traveled from Bogotá to Buenos Aires, mostly by land. The first leg of the trip was to be a twelve hour "luxury" bus ride. On the way, the television, bathroom, and air conditioning broke; the bus nearly fell into a ditch; two dogs on the... View Details

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Paul Gomopoulos

A martial arts instructor told me once that at first a punch is just a punch. Then, as you learn the art and the complexities, a punch becomes more than a punch. But, once you eventually master the art, you get right back to where a punch is just a punch again. Same... View Details

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Patrick Chung

I am the repository of my parents' hopes and dreams. Our unbroken history stretches far back across borders and oceans I do not know and now finds itself newly planted here. How will I add another link to the chain? I will dig my hands deep into the earth, feel it... View Details

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Patrick Chun

Patrick Chun's interest in both entrepreneurship and Asia, partially satisfied by his roles as managing editor of the Harvard Asia Pacific Review and President of the Korean Association at Harvard College, was further stimulated by a summer investment-banking... View Details

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Prash Agarwal

Like many here, I want to make my million and have the best family life. I want to feel that life has been good to me. I want to help those who can only repay me with their good wishes, just as I have been helped in my journey thus far. As a kid I tried making... View Details

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Oded Eran

I was sitting in my tank in Gaza, a week before leaving Israel for HBS. Instead of having farewells from friends and family, I went to war. As a captain in the IDF, this wasn't my first encounter with battle. But this time was different. This time, I was afraid –... View Details

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Nathan Bruschi

My stutter grew like a cancer. It sprouted in childhood, with the m’s and n’s on my lips, then spread to the glottal stops in the back of my throat. I cultivated an expansive vocabulary, hoping to avoid the most troublesome words. But in my retreat, the stutter spread... View Details

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Monne Williams

At Duke, Monne Williams wasn't satisfied with playing rugby or even working in the athletics office on sponsorships and corporate relations. Curiosity led to questions: "Who do companies sponsor? What's the benefit? What's the return for the team? How do you... View Details

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Meg Whittenberger

“Would it be so bad if I just dropped out?” my student asked me, huddled over her ninth grade math homework. We made eye contact for a split second, then she looked back down and continued doodling in her notebook. Despite her timid delivery, her question was earnest.... View Details

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Margaret Watson

A dark hospital waiting room was not how I imagined spending my night. I was about to start the second week of my internship and instead of getting a good night’s sleep, I was waiting for my boyfriend to get out of emergency surgery. I thought my summer internship... View Details

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Matt Segneri

I fancy myself a detective. Growing up, I sure was a confident little investigator. I had all the answers. I knew exactly where in the world Carmen Sandiego was. Of course a whole brownie could fit inside a mouth my size. (It could — my mom just had to remove it with... View Details

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Max Seel

As an undergraduate, Max Seel had two encounters that would mold his ambitions. The first was with a professor, Tom Warren, who recruited Max into an analytical chemistry research fellowship that explored naturally occurring cylindrical carbohydrates –... View Details

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