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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
“If I had known how hard it would be, I never would have done it. But I’m really glad I did.” That was the most common response among the group of fifteen HBS alumni and friends who participated in the pre-safari optional adventure of climbing the highest peak in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Center Court
It was a big boost for American tennis when Andy Roddick triumphed at the U.S. Open in September, and no one was more pleased than United States Tennis Association president Alan Schwartz (MBA 1954). Having an exciting young American player win the country’s premier... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Jeff Baron
Named by his MBA section “Most likely to end up in People magazine,” Jeffrey A. Baron did so with a twist. He made People not in the United States but in Brazil, where his second play, Mother’s Day, received widespread acclaim. Baron’s road from working-class New... View Details
- 28 Oct 2010
- News
Root, Root, Root for the Home Team
- 27 Jan 2011
- News
Welcome to NBC
- 05 Jul 2011
- News
The Business of Champions
Last month, more than one million people lined the streets of Boston for a parade in honor of their National Hockey League champion Boston Bruins. Talk about consumer excitement over a product! On that score (or should I say “SCO-ORE!”), could the Bruins’ remarkable... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Noted & Quoted
"People like to see other people do outlandish things." —Barry Frank (MBA 1957), legendary sports-media dealmaker and producer of Battle of the Network Stars and American Gladiators. (Variety, September 24, 2012) View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
INK: Out of Exile
role of stories in your own life? I come from a storytelling culture. My great-grandmother’s village in Iran had almost no modern amenities, so people told stories as entertainment and to keep up with news. Then, as a refugee you have a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Trouble in Mouse Land
In 1984, two board members of the Walt Disney Company (WDC) — Stanley Gold and Roy Disney — mounted a targeted campaign to convince major shareholders that Michael Eisner and Frank Wells were the right team to lead the faltering View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
attended his 60th Reunion in June along with 75 classmates and their wives, friends, and grandchildren, offers this upbeat report: "Almost 20 percent of our class attended, including an alumnus who flew in from China. We even entertained... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 10 May 2023
- News
Alumna Snags an Emmy
Smith Cochrane (right) accepts the Emmy with her colleague German Cheung Smith Cochrane (right) accepts the Emmy with her colleague German Cheung Kathryn Smith Cochrane’s (MBA 2016) recent Emmy award win didn’t have the anticipatory stress of the ones you see on TV.... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
(RITM), a COVID-19 testing lab.” Eugenio Lopez III (MBA 1980) Chairman Emeritus, ABS-CBN Carlo Katigbak (AMP 176) President & CEO, ABS-CBN: “ABS-CBN Corporation, the Philippines’ leading media and entertainment company, has taken a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
with items such as sportswear and sunglasses. This spring, "Club Med World," the first of a number of urban entertainment centers worldwide, will open in Paris. Humble Beginnings From his Paris office, Giraud directs sales support for... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga What goes into creating the world’s largest pop star? Before her fame hit, Lady Gaga’s manager faced decisions that could have derailed the performer’s career. A new case by Associate Professor Anita Elberse examines the strategic marketing choices... View Details
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
focused on helping each one of them, often through his HBS network. Five years later, HBS alum Brett Odom (MBA 2005), a veteran Navy pilot and Top Gun instructor, reached out about Activision Blizzard—publishers of the popular Call of Duty View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 13 Feb 2015
- News
Lessons in Perseverance
her husband were driving to a concert the night before, he kept complaining about the traffic. “I couldn’t get out of the car,” Deza told the teachers. “So I decided I had to entertain him. It was a moment for bonding. I got him focused... View Details
- 14 Jul 2010
- News
The Concerts in the Chapel
One of the cultural amenities of life on the HBS campus is the availability of free music concerts in the Class of 1959 Chapel. Designed by Moshe Safdie in 1992, the chapel and its adjoining clock tower were funded by members of the MBA Class of 1959. After it was... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
Embassy Communications when the organization’s founders and owners sold the company to the entertainment business sector of Coca-Cola—now Sony Pictures Entertainment. I could have remained with the company, but chose instead to accept an... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 15 Apr 2010
- News