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25 Feb 2020
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In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee

Cappuccino (Trad Cap). “Six ounces, one shot of espresso, perfect crema, perfect temperature. That’s still my go-to, although I also love our Havana Cappuccino. It has a little condensed milk and a bit of cinnamon.” Dream bean: “We have... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

23 Oct 2024
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Running Man

There aren’t many people on this planet—let alone septuagenarians—who can contemplate running 50 or 100 miles at a time. But for 77-year-old Eric Spector (MBA 1972), a retired entrepreneur and CEO in the tech, consumer retail, and media sectors, running long (long,... View Details

Keywords: Christine Speer Lejeune; photos by Alison Yin

16 Nov 2015
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Connecting with Indigenous Traditions

search for adventure. These places gave a flavor of that.” There were more corporate transfers (to fresh vegetables, then fresh fruit) until 1983, when he landed what he saw as his dream role as Castle & Cooke’s international controller... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Jun 2010
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Devilish Plot

Devilish plot: This year’s HBS Show, The Devil Wears Crimson (here in rehearsal), centered on an anonymous gossip blogger who wreaks havoc at HBS as she tries to uncover who caused the financial crisis. When she learns that her boyfriend’s faulty math is to blame, she... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2020
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The Complete Package

the early 2000s, yet she took a circuitous route to entrepreneurship. As a child in Malaysia, Chong dreamed of being a lawyer, but her family did not have the money to finance her legal education. Instead, she decided to pursue... View Details

Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing

26 Feb 2014
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The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)

pursue your dream career; I'm in NY.'). "After a lot of introspection, I realized that I was truly passionate about entrepreneurship; and even in the hardest moments, when I was facing the wall in difficult operational and financing... View Details

Keywords: online shopping; fashion; Apparel Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2006
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Drive-In Nation

employers to provide essential benefits, including health care after retirement. That meant we didn’t have to face much public responsibility to do that. The American Dream may have to be reinvented, perhaps with a bit more public... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

17 Apr 2016
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Driving Digital Expansion

diversity, where the company’s 4,700 employees (almost evenly divided between men and women) reflect the ethnic make-up of Malaysia, with nearly half the workers being Malay, 25 percent Chinese, and 21 percent Indian. “We call it diversity and complementarity,” Rozhan... View Details

04 May 2018
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How to Win the Kentucky Derby

shares in those horses, making ownership much more accessible. As an investment manager, Finley’s got a strong track record, with four of his horses making it to the Kentucky Derby, including a win by Always Dreaming in 2017 and a run... View Details

Keywords: horse racing

16 Dec 2016
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An Environmental Epiphany

the energy technology of the future were largely, early inspirations and dreams 20 years ago. And now, are competitive in increasing parts of the world. And so, what was an entrepreneur's dream or an... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Fostering a Supportive Community

ability to feel like they can fully participate in the experience. MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES MAKING DREAMS ATTAINABLE READ MORE STORIES After months of work, in April 2020, the task force... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

01 Jun 2006
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Utopian Vision

It’s one thing to dream of utopia; it’s another to actually invest in one. That’s what Boykin Curry (MBA ’94), a New York money manager, has accomplished by convincing an A-list of successful friends to buy into what he calls a “Creative... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Real Estate

23 Oct 2019
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A Bid for the Future

make an impact at the intersection of the public and private sectors. “I wanted to envision a future state and bring it to life,” he says. A dream job, he wrote, would be secretary of economic development in Louisiana. Less than a decade... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

23 May 2019
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Michael R. Bloomberg, MBA 1966

early days on Wall Street. Mike Bloomberg’s story embodies the American dream, and his life’s work has been to extend that dream to an even broader slice of society. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1942 Born,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2016
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Ink

exist. There’s no such thing.” —Excerpt from The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream without Quitting Your Day Job, by Patrick J. McGinnis (MBA 2004), who is credited with popularizing the term “FOMO” after writing about it in a... View Details

10 Mar 2021
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Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia

of my living room in Carlsbad, California. It is she—the beautiful female figure who ignited my dream so many years ago. I continue to work virtually with organizations that nurture and promote the new arts of Cambodia and the Southeast... View Details

Keywords: mentorship; nonprofit management; retirement; leadership

01 Sep 2009
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Once a Fulbright…

dream come true for a young girl who learned early to listen to my instincts — to pursue the seemingly impossible.” Active on several boards and a frequent speaker on corporate governance, Owades, who also founded Gardener’s Eden (later... View Details

Keywords: awards; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

system in the United States. That dream still seemed far away, because every additional year he studied was one more year he was spending and not earning. “I struggled with that a lot,” Velasquez says. He decided to enroll as an... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Aug 2019
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A Shot at Success

Division I college coaches, she had to get inventive. “I made a homemade highlight tape,” Feickert recalls. She sent the video, set to cheesy pump-up music, to the nation’s top basketball programs. Soon, the coaches she dreamed of playing... View Details