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27 Jul 2023
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Buy big, sell small

brands and SKUs,” she says. Shruti, who graduated at the top of her class at the Indian Institute of Technology and had experience in consulting and impact investing, came to HBS to gain the skills to launch an India-based impact... View Details

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Carlos Coto

consulting for five to ten years. Then I want to start my own practice supporting the Hispanic business owner. It's a niche market that hasn't reached critical mass yet. But with $1 trillion in purchasing power and a population expected... View Details

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Brittany Williams

volunteering as a nonprofit consultant with MEDIAGIRLS, a nonprofit that “encourages middle-school girls to build self-confidence and challenge the negative images they see in media. I’m working on ways to scale the curriculum... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

14 Jan 2016
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Liberal Arts Major Pursues an MBA

practically non-existent. There were former consultants and bankers, certainly, but the ones I met had diverse and dynamic interests and many were actively looking to switch industries and change careers. Practically speaking, HBS takes... View Details

08 Feb 2022
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Get to Know Past New Venture Competition Winners: Everly Health

and their time at HBS helped shape their entrepreneurial journey. Alumni Track: Julia Cheek (MBA 2011), CEO and Founder, Everly Health What inspired you to start your company or organization? I started my company to create a better solution for a problem I faced. In... View Details

02 Dec 2017
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Helping HBS Make Big Bets

organization’s business model and launching Lincoln Center International, an offshoot that provides consulting services and convening opportunities to worldwide clients seeking to plan, build, and operate vibrant arts facilities and... View Details

14 Feb 2018
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A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace

Ina Coleman (MBA 1986) found her professional calling by empowering others to take action for gender equality, inclusion, and diversity in their work environments. An organizational development consultant at Sirenia Partners, Coleman... View Details

18 Feb 2013
Research & Ideas

Breaking Through a Growth Stall

Skinner III, head of the Atlanta-based consultancy LCS Partners. The article discusses the importance of understanding your ideal customers; the implications for selling, cost management, growth strategy, and organizational relationships;... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Online Creating Brand Value Course | HBS Online

how brands create shareholder value and why it’s vital to invest in your brand Who Will Benefit Marketing Professionals Managers and Consultants in Retail and Consumer Goods Entrepreneurs Transform your brand into your company’s... View Details

13 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Paid Search Ads Pay Off for Lesser-Known Restaurants

maybe they don’t. Why don’t we collaborate on an experiment testing their impact?” That was music to Donaker’s ears. Yelp had run experiments to optimize advertisements and had consultants try to figure out the impact of ads. But in the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

09 Mar 2023
News

Four Alumni Clubs Mark Milestone Year

Clubs News Clubs News HBS Association of Boston Commemorates Centennial In 2023, the HBS Association of Boston (HBSAB) is commemorating its Centennial Year with activities and events aimed at celebrating a century of alumni accomplishments, exploring the trends shaping... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Feb 2023
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The Rituals of Case Method Teaching

traffic, getting a coffee and a bite to eat at Spangler, and “hermiting” herself in her office for a few hours allows her to arrive in class ready to teach and engage in discussion. “I speed read the entire case, consult my teaching plan,... View Details

24 Aug 2017
News

Unlocking Potential

HBS alumni to support nonprofit organizations. Five HBS grads––Karen Alden (MBA 1988), Abbas Causer (MBA 2013), Ben Dubin (MBA 1997), Yvette Romero (MBA 2009), and Christian Thwaites (MBA 1988)––participated in a four-month brainstorming and View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

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Marcela Sapone

undergrad ever hired by the famed management consulting firm. She spent two years at McKinsey before being transferred to its Paris office. There, she realized she had taken a career misstep and when she spent her August vacation back in... View Details

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Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Vectograph. A professor of art at Smith College who earned his doctorate at Harvard and became an early consultant to Polaroid, Clarence Kennedy had investigated the use of 3-D photography for projecting photographs of works of art,... View Details

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1.10 Cross-Registration | MBA

either for credit or as an auditor. Login credentials provided to enrolled cross-registrants for purposes of accessing HBS Canvas will be deactivated at the conclusion of the term in which the student is enrolled. Dropping Courses It is the responsibility of the... View Details

19 May 2021
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Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

Community Partners programming. The shift to virtual engagement over the past year inspired the clubs, with the help of the SEI, to run the event at a much larger scale. This year’s national summit is an amplification and supplement to the ongoing View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Aug 1998
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Spring Reunions: Milestones and Memories

stint running his own consulting firm, Baron left the business world. He wrote and sold four screenplays (as yet unproduced) and numerous television episodes before turning his talents to writing for the theater. Baron's hit play Visiting... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

expressing them. It's really pretty exciting. It brings new perspectives and lessons we wouldn't otherwise get." Buy-in At The Top Several factors make it clear whether a profit-driven entity will succeed or flop, said Alfred Wise, director of the Community Wealth... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jan 2003
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Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964

the age of 57, Charles Rossotti made a self-described "huge detour" from a 28-year career at American Management Systems, Inc., the Virginia-based computer systems consulting firm he cofounded. He went from helping corporate clients... View Details

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