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- Portrait Project
Shahar Ziv
than words. It is provocative photography, gastronomic theater around the family dinner table, a gentle hand on a friend’s shoulder to convey sympathy; it is about human expression, emotions, and values.... View Details
- 13 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"I Wanted to Move from Analyzing Results to Creating Them": Cynthia Samanian, MBA 2012
content. The plan was to grow an audience of sufficient size to attract advertisers but, she says in retrospect, "It wasn't the right business model for me." Cynthia knew she wanted a positive cash flow business that could launch without VC support, and that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Alumni Author: Thomas H. Fischgrund (MBA ’80)
distinguishing thing about these kids was their attitude and their habits — they were proactive and passionate. Their goal was not to ace the SATs but to succeed in life. More specifically, in my sample of 160 students with perfect scores, 60 percent were male, more... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
professor for a father and an enthusiastic community volunteer for a mother, Anderson recalls that talk at the family dinner table often revolved around social problems such as the exploding US prison... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jen Porter
Most Tuesday-night spaghetti dinners were loud, sticky, and unremarkable. This one was life-defining. The "let's learn about the world, kids" topic du jour was the state of America’s prisons. At age 12, I was completely... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999)
When Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999) returned home to India after graduating from Wellesley College in 1988, her father suggested she try working at one of the family holding company’s three hotels. Two years later, when her father died... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 18–20 May 2018
- Reunions
MBA 2017 ONE-YEAR REUNION
reflections that may be useful to First Year Reunion alums, the session seeks a dialog focused on the long game of life. Do you want to follow a script--or write your own story? Francesca Gino, Tandon Family Professor of Business... View Details
- Profile
Shabrina Jiva
With a father who bought out his corporate employer and a mother who managed businesses from laundries to hotels, the Jiva family enjoyed dinners lively with business conversations. "We'd sit every... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Alumni Connections: Photos of Recent Alumni Events
moderated a panel discussion on venture capital during the West Coast Women’s Leadership Accelerator, a conference attended by more than 250 alumnae that took place at the St. Regis San Francisco. 5 Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine (both MBA 1992) spoke with Lavine View Details
- 26 Feb 2008
- News
The Right Stuff
Operations Chief Andy O’Brien learned from his intern, a Brighton player, that the team’s championship had gone virtually uncelebrated, Andy and others at HBS swung into action. The result was a gala dinner at Spangler attended by some... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 19 Jul 2024
- Blog Post
Seven Lessons from the Section Experience
were the biggest memories. From dinners organized by Bee to connect our section in 6-8 person dinners to affinity groups that helped people be themselves. My impression was that some of our most deeply... View Details
- Profile
Kathleen Hebert
In Kathleen Hebert's family, business and entrepreneurship "were dinner table conversation." Her grandfather established the first General Motors dealership in Montreal. Her father expanded the business, "growing it,"... View Details
- Profile
Malcolm Little
As the oldest of six kids who grew up together in Richmond, Virginia, Malcolm Little found the University of Virginia to be "a strong state school – and a good one for our family economically." UVA proved even stronger when,... View Details
- 11 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)
pieces of what makes a full career for me. I was having dinner earlier this year with a friend who is a career coach. We were talking about the career versus family identity crisis, and the emotional... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 11 Oct 2024
- Blog Post
Committing to Work and Family: Allison Boxer (MBA 2012)
of directors, and am beginning to look into public speaking opportunities. I’m thinking about the different pieces of what makes a full career for me. I was having dinner earlier this year with a friend who is a career coach. We were... View Details
- 07 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
Attending Peek Weekend
three-day program. The extended weekend was packed with activity: case discussions, guest speakers, lunch and dinner events, and many hours of both individual and group case preparation. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Peek was... View Details
- 03 Nov 2022
- Blog Post
Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series
developed by HBS Professors Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna. To date, the CEM project has conducted deep and impactful interviews with business leaders in 30 countries across emerging markets on topics including innovation, leadership,... View Details
- 21 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research
Life was hard enough for the one-third of Americans who had wrestled with anxiety prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the disease that has killed almost 100,000 in the United States, left millions unemployed, and socially distanced many people from friends and View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost
- 30 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
Unexpected Conversations at HBS
discussions in class and that certainly proved true, but what stands out even more for me were the encounters out on Spangler lawn, in the hallways between classes, or out at dinner where someone shared an idea or insight that challenged... View Details
- 07 Oct 2011
- News
Tea’s Time
not just an idea anymore.” Based in San Francisco, Tea’s sales are projected to hit $25 million in 2011. Sold in some department stores (Nordstrom’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s) and children’s clothing boutiques, Tea has seen... View Details