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Evelyne White
interests, and then reserve their spot. Hosts set the price of their meals, and Bookalokal earns a commission on each meal. Soon after launching the site, however, Bookalokal's market expanded. It turns out that local diners—especially... View Details
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Suchita Prasad
Why was earning an HBS MBA important to you? Earning my MBA at HBS is important to me because it allows me the freedom to choose my end career and define my path to getting there. Through interaction with my section mates, professors and... View Details
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Tiffany Niver
Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? I went to a liberal arts college and felt I needed to round out my skills and obtain specific areas of knowledge in business. I also believe that the MBA is an important credential, particularly for women, and foresee... View Details
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Dan Vallone
the way I hoped that it would. I wanted to be closer to the ground. That launched me on a journey to get closer to the communities I want to serve. As part of that exploration, I looked into the Leadership Fellows program. With help from... View Details
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Pam Wildeman
business knowledge both quickly and deeply to avoid a narrow career path. Attending HBS enabled me to do both in a way no other opportunity would have. It not only allowed me to explore different paths, but gave me the foundational... View Details
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Lauren Burrows
is truly a remarkable educational approach. At its best, it teaches one to listen carefully and critically, to articulate one’s views effectively to build consensus, and to change one’s own mind when the... View Details
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Maria Brewer
career? My background has been operationally and execution oriented. While I believe operational rigor and execution is a vital element to any organization, I am also excited to work on the strategic elements of a business and gain direct leadership experience. Seeing... View Details
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse
experience is that I have been encouraged to focus on personal growth. In understanding who you are, what your values are, and what you are passionate about, it becomes easier to identify a career path that you want to pursue. For me,... View Details
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Philipp Schäelli
started out exploring options ranging from Venture Capital to activist hedge fund investing and joined several clubs like the Entrepreneurship and VC/PE club to learn more about these industries and start to build a network. When it came... View Details
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Scott Wu
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
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Jillian Dorans
effective leader. Once I made the decision to pursue my MBA, HBS was the obvious choice. I found the resources, philosophy, and people unmatched by any other institution. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? I truly believe View Details
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Kayode Ogunro
case, I learned that it is important to define your interests early on and seek out those who are experts in your field for advice and feedback. Most importantly, especially in this difficult economic climate, View Details
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Patrick Connolly
otherwise. Moreover, coming into business school, I knew I wanted to pursue a career in finance as it plays to my intellectual interests and quantitative aptitude. The exposure I've been afforded-to eminent professors and scholars, to... View Details
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Oliver Bladek
become any more risk-tolerant - I'm rather more aware of the different ways to be 'entrepreneurial', and have a better sense as to how it might fit into my career plans. In fact, I would say that my most enjoyable courses at HBS were in... View Details
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Cherian Kurien
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? For me the purpose of an MBA is to develop and refine one's political, economic and social worldview, by debating, listening to and understanding the views of the faculty and fellow students. Harvard Business School,... View Details
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Nikki Skovran
a professional interrogator, I wasn’t impressed with their skills,” says Nikki. “But HBS uses professionals for the interviews — I liked their ability to dig deeper, to get to know me as a person.” Visiting HBS confirmed her first impressions. “I loved View Details
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Debora Lehrer
leave. Four plus years later I had been admitted to HBS and was on my way to earning an MBA. After just a few short years at MLB, it became clear to me that I was missing the foundation of a business education - my history major had not... View Details
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Ben Faw
prides itself as a leadership development organization — and the infantry is the epitome of that. Once ankle deep, I figured I might as well go up to my chest.” As a first lieutenant, Ben served as a platoon leader in northern Iraq from October 2008 to October 2009.... View Details
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Anddria Clack
journey towards leadership, I wanted to develop the skills to evaluate critical business decisions in the face of uncertainty, ambiguity and environmental change, a situation that many leaders face on a daily basis. Concurrently, it was... View Details
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Jan Petzel
porters do is incredibly hard. The average load is 60 pounds per person. They often sleep outside or on benches in communal rooms," says Petzel. "As the tragic events on Everest have demonstrated, it is paramount for us to... View Details
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