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- 19 Jun 2017
- News
How Women's Basketball Conquered Europe
excess of a WNBA team, yet maybe they'll get 5,000 to a game, and they'll charge maybe $5 for a ticket. It's because the clubs are sponsored. It's the passion that fans feel for the clubs and the money that local companies, sometimes... View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
purpose-driven, and that’s why it appealed to me,” she says. Kovatch’s passion for innovation and solving complex challenges at Covanta led her to found a consultancy, Fueled for Growth, where she helps businesses to find value for their... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
and board directors I worked with at Outward Bound,” he explained. However, during a “fascinating, intellectually engaging, intense, and ultimately life-changing” two years at HBS, Pearson unexpectedly “fell in love” with the economics of deregulation, a View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978
become one of the first female executives at Sports Illustrated in 1983. She had acquired a passion for sports from her father and "had been a Sports Illustrated fan for years and really enjoyed the magazine," she recalls. Moore founded... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
to do any entrepreneurial venture on a part-time basis, as we do. Also, you have to be passionate about what you are doing to persevere through the tough times. Regardless of what happens, I've learned so much that I can take with me to... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
everyone has experienced what you’re working on,” he says. “So many people have a passion for and a ritual around coffee.” Keller was already a “Peetnik” when he joined the company. Initially a Folgers guy, he was introduced to a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards
through education. Armed with a great education, it doesn’t matter where you came from. What I would say to younger people who are thinking about what they want to do in life is do something you’re passionate about. And then you’ll... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
to time." The seeds of Jenrette's passion for historic houses were planted as he grew up in Raleigh during the Depression. In his book, Jenrette recalls seeing the movie Gone with the Wind in 1939, when he was 10: "It came at a time when... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Forestalling Terror
preparing not for the next 9/11 but for the next 9/11 Commission. What has struck you most about your exposure to the intelligence community? When I meet people from the intelligence community, I am deeply moved by the sheer degree of View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Leading the Way
University, as well as a leader in the worlds of business and social responsibility. John Hess: My experience at HBS was transformational. HBS faculty pushed me to think differently about leadership and how to solve problems, and I was inspired by the View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
advantage of available resources." What's the best piece of advice you received as an HBS student? "The best pieces of advice I ever received were that, (1) you should work and live your passion, and (2) that everything is possible. "Living your View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
goals: assessing strengths and weaknesses; understanding passions (and translating them into career opportunities); knowing themselves; exhibiting character and leadership traits that help them go from good to great; creating mutually... View Details
- 03 Dec 2019
- News
Two Tales of Connection: Over Meals and Mentoring
professional topics, mentors encourage students to “recognize their unique strengths, character, passion and talents” and offer clarity and guidance on career options. The students learn about networking, business ethics, how to define... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Street Singer
apparent, however, is her passion and drive, whether she’s describing a recent IPO, her work with the Food Bank for New York City, or her relationship with God. Whatever the topic, her words come thick and fast, demonstrating the... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Books
smart can be even more important than working hard." HBS Press Books in Brief Leading the Revolution, by Gary Hamel, offers an action plan -- indeed, an incendiary device -- for any company or individual intent on becoming or persevering as an industry revolutionary.... View Details
- 06 Jan 2015
- News
Bringing business skills to Ed reform
Kristen McNutt (MBA 2015) plans to combine her business skills with her lifelong passion for education to help reform K-12 education. (Published January 2015) View Details
- 18 Nov 2014
- News
Making the learning process fun for children
A passion for working in the entertainment industry to benefit children led Christina Hsu (MBA 2004) to the educational game company JumpStart, which develops new ways for kids to learn and have fun at the same time. (Published November... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Winning Combinations
and the significant contributions they're likely to make in the world of business and beyond. Joel Bines — "Unqualified Success" Sheila Lirio Marcelo — "Organizational Behavior" Ikenna Okezie — "Healthy Ambition" Ian Walsh — "Flying High" Allison Hughes — "A View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
what many don't know is that playing the Hollywood executive is only one of Horn's roles. He's also a dedicated environmentalist and an avid collector of art. Horn is visibly passionate about his work with numerous environmental... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 26 Mar 2025
- News
Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore
Conference Looks at Future of Hong Kong as a Global Leader The HBS Association of Hong Kong (HBSAHK) celebrated the club’s 45thanniversary in February, with its 2025 Signature Conference at Cloud 39, a rooftop ballroom at The Henderson skyscraper in central Hong Kong.... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley