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Debora Lehrer
realization hit that if I wanted to advance my career in sports at a fairly steady pace, an MBA would be the best way to prepare for the management roles I had in mind. After deciding to get an advanced degree, the choice of HBS was a... View Details
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Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
which is what I'll experience in my career. I think the so-called "softer" courses in management and human resources are very important. Talking to alumni, they say a big percentage of their time is spent dealing with people... View Details
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Bruce Gago
to embrace Winston Churchill's famous quote: "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." How has HBS prepared you for your long term career? HBS has given me the ability to "see the big picture." Investment and View Details
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Juan Camargo
When the 2014 Cadillac ELR—the carmaker's new electric luxury vehicle—rolled onstage at the Detroit auto show earlier this year, Juan Camargo (MBA 2012) sat in the fourth row, beaming. And it wasn't just because, as assistant marketing View Details
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Robert Leke
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? An MBA at HBS was important in providing the opportunity for me to step back, assess my current capabilities, and develop the additional skills I lacked to become a successful manager in... View Details
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Erik Dyson
Erik Dyson (MBA 1999) uses the management skills he learned at HBS to lead All Hands Volunteers, a nonprofit that coordinates volunteers around the world to help communities affected by natural disasters. View Details
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Aline Camargo
was able to share my thoughts and concerns with friends, professors, career coaches, alumni and MBA administration managers who helped me much to brainstorm about decisions and life paths that would make me an effective leader and a happy... View Details
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Sheila Marcelo
money for college. “I was the eighth employee, and I consider that period my general management tour of duty,” says Marcelo, who found enthusiastic mentors at the young company and was soon asked to join the View Details
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Tiffany Niver
experiences. It also helped me think through the necessary skills and qualifications I need not only now, but also in the future. It gave me access and exposure to executives, their personal narratives and paths, and their advice and encouragement. Above all, however,... View Details
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Nathan Lasche
Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? I was excited about the chance to be exposed to world-class faculty and peers in a place that would nurture my interest in tech and entrepreneurship. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals and career path?... View Details
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Claire Freidman
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I spent five years working in finance. My clients were entertainment companies and I knew I wanted to switch careers and work on the operations or strategic side of one of these companies. I... View Details
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Jessey Jin
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? It provided me with a precious opportunity to think really hard about who I am and what I want to be. Also, it equipped me with vision, skills, knowledge and networks to create a positive impact in the ever-changing... View Details
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Monica Dodi
As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer... View Details
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Andres Sarmiento
perform as a product manager in a top organization. While at HBS I met peers that had worked in Venture Capital who cleared my understanding of those career paths. I also participated in technology industry panels and felt inspired by the... View Details
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Ralph Johnson
banking were not the right roles for me. Specifically, the African-American Student Union and the Management Consulting Club were really helpful. The latter had a panel of people who had not initially gotten the consulting internships... View Details
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Constanza Oliveira e Sousa
frustrated because I knew my research would never get out of the binders. I wanted to see real world results! After graduation, I worked at a manufacturing plant in Portugal, then I came to Atlanta to start a manufacturing plant there. Suddenly, I was in a View Details
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Patrick Connolly
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? In my life before business school, I was a concert pianist and music theorist-disciplines that require truly deep, vertical expertise. My decision to attend HBS was consciously designed to broaden my intellectual... View Details
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Tyler Todd
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I love my engineering background, but my long-term goals of senior management and running my own company necessitated that I learn how to make sound business decisions. While you can learn... View Details
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Jan Petzel
climb, I gave away most of my gear to the porters," says Petzel, who has climbed all of the "Seven Summits"—the tallest mountain on each of Earth's seven continents. He now occupies himself at a more manageable altitude in... View Details
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Nikki Skovran
In her varied career to date, Nikki Skovran has applied her talents to processes and product lines at Proctor & Gamble — and to the pursuit of violent gang members in the United States’ toughest inner cities. To account for the variety, Nikki simply says, “I really... View Details