EXECUTIVE Ability (Management) - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Rocio Parra

behavior. I wanted to transition to a marketing manager role in the consumer marketing space, for which getting a business education was necessary. How has your HBS experience shaped your career path? My HBS classes such as RC Marketing... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo

looking forward to in your career? The impact I can make. The ability to move things forward, to make change. For me, impact is not just about profits, but also the social environment, the overall effect. I look forward to proposing... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Consulting

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Bruce Gago

to embrace Winston Churchill's famous quote: "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." How has HBS prepared you for your long term career? HBS has given me the ability to "see the big... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Other Financial Services; Real Estate; Services

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Andres Sarmiento

perform as a product manager in a top organization. While at HBS I met peers that had worked in Venture Capital who cleared my understanding of those career paths. I also participated in technology industry panels and felt inspired by the... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology; Services

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Jonathan Evans

clubs supplement learning through panels, executive visits, and treks. One influential experience was joining over 100 students on the TechMedia Club's WesTrek, a program in which students visit various companies in San Francisco and... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media

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Tyler Todd

look forward to leveraging my HBS management education and connections along with my background in engineering to identify and execute on compelling opportunities in the energy space in a safe... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing

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Raymond Hwang

significant spine-related symptoms at some point. The ability to improve the quality of many lives makes spine surgery relevant. Contemporary spine surgery is also heavily technology dependent, which makes for interesting operations from... View Details

Keywords: Services; Entrepreneurship; Health Care

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Shaun Miller

field. Studying at HBS was all the more important because in addition to receiving a world renowned education, I would have the ability to analyze hundreds of real world problems through the case method and practice solving these issues... View Details

Keywords: Other Financial Services; Consulting; Nonprofit / Government

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Debora Lehrer

realization hit that if I wanted to advance my career in sports at a fairly steady pace, an MBA would be the best way to prepare for the management roles I had in mind. After deciding to get an advanced degree, the choice of HBS was a... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

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Maria Brewer

be to mobilize resources in an organization in general, the task of directly managing a team requires not only mobilization, but also the ability to coach and inspire. This is something I aspire to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

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Tiffany Niver

path? HBS provided an educational experience in career possibilities, paths, and options. Through the classroom experience, exposure to executives and protagonists, as well as the wide variety of career resources, I am walking out of the... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Retail; Consulting

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Patrick Connolly

thereafter. More than mere functional expertise and ability, however, HBS has imbued me with a more finely honed ability to see the big picture in the face of a great deal of disparate (and often conflicting) information and uncertainty.... View Details

Keywords: Investment Banking; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Other Financial Services

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Fola Folowosele

I wanted to hone my ability to crystallize my own point of view after truly listening to other perspectives, which is a skillset that I am going to need as I develop in my career. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals and... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products

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Kamen Bliznashki

Why is getting a HBS MBA important to you? Coming from an investment banking background, I lacked deep understanding of the larger strategic challenges of clients. I see my HBS experience as an opportunity to broaden and deepen my skill set beyond finance. The focus on... View Details

Keywords: Energy / Extractive Minerals; Manufacturing

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Nikki Skovran

a professional interrogator, I wasn’t impressed with their skills,” says Nikki. “But HBS uses professionals for the interviews — I liked their ability to dig deeper, to get to know me as a person.” Visiting HBS confirmed her first... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Consulting; Entrepreneurship

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Tim Nicolette

and management skills in the service of nonprofits in the social sector. What influence did HBS have on your ambitions? I came to HBS for two reasons. First, in my nonprofit work, I noticed that effective organizations were led by View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit; Nonprofit / Government

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Alexandra Stanek

understanding financial statements, accounting, all the fundamentals managers need. But the larger virtue of HBS is that it’s a place to be challenged. To be in a setting with 90 very sharp people and be able to speak up and represent a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

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Cynthia Samanian

the near future, I look forward to helping define and execute the business strategy for Path, as well as developing my personal leadership style. This will be a great opportunity to put in practice many of my learnings from courses in... View Details