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Ralph Johnson
next round of recruiting. The Social Enterprise Initiative posted the Chicago opportunity I ultimately took. Most importantly, HBS has shown me that anything is possible—as long as I understand what the expectations are and that I’m... View Details
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Bruce Gago
Social Enterprise track of the Business Plan contest. This experience proved invaluable as it forced me to spend over a semester critically refining a business plan--taking it from a simple idea to a detailed investment and operational... View Details
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Casey Gerald
garden” While at Yale, Casey attended a law school event at which the speaker made an observation that made a lasting impact upon him. “He said law was the instrument of social change in the twentieth century,” Casey explains, “but if you... View Details
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Frank Spencer
Frank Spencer (MBA 1986) helped to build his first Habitat for Humanity house in 1988. It was in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and, like many Habitat homes, was constructed over approximately 10 weeks, with Spencer and other members of his... View Details
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Jonathan Evans
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I decided to earn an MBA to enhance my understanding of how organizations navigate our increasingly interconnected world in pursuit of adding value. But I decided to attend HBS because I wanted more: the chance to focus... View Details
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Gerald Chertavian
participants are providing meaningful skills. The leaders of some 250 partner organizations, including State Street, Facebook, and Bank of America, “have literally opened the door of opportunity to thousands of young people,” says Chertavian. If those individuals did... 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 the View Details
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Kim Chen
organizational level, to keep up with the rapid pace of change and innovation. The area of flux I am most excited about is the changing definition of business success, one that is increasingly expanding beyond the bottom line to include 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... View Details
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Fola Folowosele
developing a business skill set. Given my interest in utilizing business to drive social impact, HBS stood out to me because it is an institution that focuses on multiple bottom lines. I was also drawn to HBS because I knew that I would... View Details
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Luc Sirois
vision is Hacking Heath, a Montreal-based social collaborative that hosts weekend brainstorming sessions, or “hackathons,” to spur innovation in the industry and, ultimately, save lives. “The end game is to transform health care with more... View Details
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Evelyne White
Bookalokal is a social dining platform that launched in Brussels in 2012. The initial concept: Connect travelers with locals through home-cooked, gourmet meals in people's homes. Prospective diners search through Bookalokal's online... View Details
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Jeremy Andrus
likely identify with our product. If you’re an NBA fan, and you see Derrick Rose wearing Skullcandy headphones, that’s pretty powerful. Social media is another way to interact with consumers and build brand loyalty. So branding is one... View Details
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Maria Brewer
professional setting and love the creating phase of a business, particularly in early stage startups. I also realized that there were many ways to be involved in socially oriented businesses and personally joined the council of an... View Details
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Juan Camargo
in both tech and aesthetics." TARGET THE TASTEMAKERS To reach the cool kids, Camargo and Cadillac partnered with IvyConnect, a members-only social network founded by Philipp Triebel and Beri Meric (both MBA 2010). "Using the... View Details
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Janet Simpson Benvenuti
Caring for her aging parents led Janet Simpson Benvenuti (MBA 1985) to launch a company that helps other families find resources that are right for their own parents’ needs. 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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Annora Wang
to a variety of disciplines I hadn’t been exposed to before: general management, marketing, operations, economics, government, negotiations, strategy. It was academically priceless to learn how all the different parts work together. Then there’s the View Details
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Beau D'Arcy
and social media messages of support from friends, family, and total strangers." How would you respond to skeptics who question whether such an ambitious project is possible? "It is not uncommon for somebody to judge my book by... View Details
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Jan Petzel
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu Lakes region of Nepal for the porters who assist the climbing... View Details
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