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Roniesha Copeland

It’s not hard to see where Roniesha Copeland’s interest in business has come from. Her father owned a plumbing company. Her late mother was a district manager for a large Burger King franchise group based in the Detroit area. When that... View Details

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Pam Wildeman

experience shape your goals & career path? I left HBS aiming high and working hard – HBS sends you off both empowered and confident. In one of our final LEAD classes in RC that the professors shared alumni stories with us – a few of... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

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Amy Sennett

Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton, I was exposed to many international crises, but I felt that I didn’t have the hard skills to tackle problems in a tangible way.” In her second year in China, Amy worked... View Details

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Danny Cho

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Three years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave the US Army and enter the private sector. An MBA was a natural next step because I needed the business skills and credibility, but... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

03 Jan 2008
What Do You Think?

Does Judgment Trump Experience?

can it be done more efficiently and at lower risk than in the "school of hard knocks" assumed in many responses? (David White's comment that " the only way to improve judgment is to make mistakes" was typical of... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

16 Oct 2014
News

Innovating for International Aid

It’s no secret HBS graduates are a hard-charging bunch who sometimes find it hard to take time off. Most eventually learn how to do this so they can recharge to do even harder charging—spending time at a beach, playing golf, climbing... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

01 Jun 2000
News

Going Public: Shari P. Hubert

sacrifice, I would not have been able to continue at Dartmouth," Hubert says. Having the freedom to shape her own destiny has always been important to Hubert. At the age of 19, she reestablished contact with her estranged father after fifteen years and has worked View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

16 Feb 2021
Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

cater to tall women and make them the center of the shopping experience. Impressed, the team then gave Girard a choice - she could come work with them directly or they would support her in launching The Sixes. Girard was all in as founder and CEO, and the View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail

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Suchita Prasad

taught me hard skills such as finance and marketing, but also softer skills such as owning my point of view, persuasive communication and thoughtful debate. I have also been... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Manufacturing

30 Sep 2014
News

Life Lessons on the Open Seas

program started by teaching sailing skills to children with spinal cord injuries, it now serves children and adults with a variety of physical and emotional challenges as well as cancer patients and veterans. “I thought the best path to... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

15 May 2015
Blog Post

Tips for Applying to Business School

thinking about what skills you’ll need to succeed at each stage. After putting myself through that exercise, I became confident that an MBA was the best path for me. Think hard about how you’ll be able to... View Details

13 Jun 2017
Blog Post

What is the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program? A Q&A with Professor Tom Eisenmann

aspire to lead technology ventures. These individuals love to solve hard problems and to build, and they have entrepreneurial drive. Applicants must also have an undergraduate degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet

Navigating this road is very challenging, because it forces us to understand ourselves and screen out many of the external forces that profoundly impact how we think about our careers and our lives. This approach takes courage and hard... View Details

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.

under the encouragement and coaching of his uncle. When his uncle passed away, basketball served as a way to keep his memory alive and propelled a drive for Laitsas to succeed. Laitsas’ hard work in the classroom and on the court landed... View Details

13 May 2013
Blog Post

3 Projects, 1 Priceless Picture

battled for market share by making strategic moves like brand extensions, product innovation, and international expansion. While the game was simulated, the lessons are being taken seriously in considering Nike’s next moves in meeting women’s needs, and the analytical... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

22 Feb 2016
News

Cooking Up America’s Food Culture

historian’s eye to topics like farmers’ markets. One of Duda’s current projects is the resurrection of the Redland Farm Life School, near Miami. When it opened in 1917, the school taught sewing and other homemaking skills to girls and... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

The Founding CEO’s Dilemma: Stay or Go?

and deal with a very different set of challenges for which many founder-CEOs are not equipped. Objectively, many founders might agree that the CEO's job will require skills they don't have, but emotionally, they are very attached to the... View Details

20 Jul 2017
News

Pushing the Next Generation Forward

other cities about HCZ’s approach, he stresses the importance of the long view. “Ending poverty is not something you’re going to see done within an election cycle,” he says. “It’s a lot of hard work that has to be carried out by committed... View Details