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07 Sep 2021
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Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2

almost resigned as CEO of GE. READ MORE Dan Morrell: I want to talk about an episode in 2009. This is in the wake of the financial crisis and you guys had just made a dramatic cut to the dividend. You were in a cab with your... View Details

02 Jun 2021
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On the Road Less Traveled

high odds, which Ed chronicles in his recent book On the Road Less Traveled: An Unlikely Journey from the Orphanage to the Boardroom. READ MORE Courtesy Ed Hajim Courtesy Ed Hajim In 1939 Ed Hajim's parents divorced and his mother was... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Ink

book about the 2016 race—are a new form of campaign reporting. No one can match the way Halperin and Heilemann reconstruct the behind-the-closed-door aspects of campaigns.” Read More Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016 Quoted “FOMO... View Details

06 May 2019
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Startup Talk in Chicago

Entrepreneurship Council within the club in 2006, and has led a dedicated team of alumni in developing a robust network connecting entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, and industry leaders. “The Distinguished Speaker Series has brought... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Pritzker; Air Transportation; Transportation

01 Jun 2015
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Feedback

alumni.hbs.edu Freedom Farmer Re: Pierre Ferrari (MBA 1976) The development sector is hugely important. Thanks, Pierre, for bringing your leadership and skills to improve the lives of so many. —Christian C. Johnson (MBA 1993) via... View Details

01 Mar 2011
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A Man without a Pause

locales with his family. So it was jarring to read a third of the way through his recent autobiography, A Global Life (PublicAffairs), that Wolfensohn was in despair on his 40th birthday. “I used my birthdays to reflect on my life, and at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; World Bank; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

19 Sep 2012
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On a Sound Track

the most? I’ve taken different skills from different places. I spent some time at a small entrepreneurial venture in Dallas, where I had hands-on experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and selling. I worked for a while as a hotel View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; audio equipment; fashion; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

07 Sep 2021
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Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act

always worse than you think they are and take longer to fix and cost more. But the goal of what I do is like building community. I've been a real estate developer since the early 1980s and it's always about... View Details

01 Mar 2017
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Case Study: Moment in the Sun

business development in the medical field, which is much more complicated, does not mean that Brian should take his focus away from hospitality. One should make use of the opportunities one is getting and consider every... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

01 Jun 2016
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Case Study: On the Table

their experience, real estate, and logistics. In exchange, you can expand their product offerings and grow their customer segment. —Cindy Park (PLDA 12, 2013) Here are my quick thoughts based on years of emerging and developed market... View Details

22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector

connects tech companies to African software engineers. And in this episode of Skydeck, Sulyman talks to associate editor Julia Hanna about how his work is empowering Africa—and about the journey that led him to this mission. READ MORE... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

David Velasquez (MBA/MPP 2023, MD 2024), right, at the GOTVax mobile clinic in greater Boston he helped to cofound. Photos courtesy David Valesquez David Velasquez (MBA/MPP 2023, MD 2024), right, at the GOTVax mobile clinic in greater Boston he helped to cofound.... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Oct 2017
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The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes During Spring reunions, the Bulletin team asked returning alumni one simple question: What was the best business advice you’ve ever received? In this special edition of Skydeck, we offer a compilation of... View Details

01 Jun 2016
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Prima Datarina

think about the ballets we’re presenting as part of a portfolio,” says Hodges, who joined the organization in 2014. “Taking that approach makes it possible to balance our mission of developing new works while meeting financial... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Jun 1998
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Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library

historical development not unlike the advent of television, which did not eclipse the movie industry, radio, or print, for that matter. So we can expect to keep our books around for a while? Certainly. In terms of dollars, the number of... View Details

01 Feb 1999
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All in the Family

father and son, bringing to the table all the tensions, expectations, and disappointments that had built up between them over a lifetime. READ MORE Moving Mountains—Kathy Barco & Barco-Duval Engineering Minding Families' Business—Philippe... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2020
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Homeschooled

It's got to have breadth and depth, and be a quality, trustworthy resource.” Khan Academy has developed daily schedules and learning plans for students of all ages, runs webinars to support teachers and parents, and offers homeroom... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; online learning; Educational Services

01 Apr 1998
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Sparking Internet Commerce

receive suggestions and audio samples of similar music after supplying information about favorite albums. They could also read and write reviews and "chat" with fellow fans. Grouf is himself a musician and composer: his senior thesis at... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jun 1998
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Diversity and Community

business with, an evermore diverse domestic and international customer base." READ MORE HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector How the Ron Brown Award Was Born READ MORE HBS Forum: Business... View Details