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A Catalyst for Commitment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
she says. “I met kids like me who had been born into completely different circumstances. By the time I finished high school, I was hungry to do something real in the world rather than just go straight to college.” At the time, Falik... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Turning Point: Crossover
with the foster kids there reinforced for me the power of coaching as a platform for teaching positive values and life skills, all while being involved in a game I love. A few years later, I began volunteer coaching the Illinois Warriors... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
of those insidious problems that if you don't fix today, nothing bad is going to happen tomorrow. But when we don't do anything, it becomes a huge problem, and it's not an easy fix. Hope for your kids I want them to be intellectually... View Details
- 09 May 2013
- News
Road Trip
support from the alumni network. "All we usually read about is some whiz kid in California whose new app has made him millions," notes Fred Braun (MBA 1959), president of Workman Fund in Leavenworth, Kansas. "Perhaps the report the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Philia Hiotis
nearby Greek tavern, and the times my grandmother used to sneak me Greek coffee behind my parents' back. I want to capture memories with my family and friends to have something to look back on. I want my kids to draw pictures of what they... View Details
- 10 Mar 2016
- News
Can Doug Lemov Save US Soccer?
difficulty many American students have solving problems independently. “If you give [American] kids a math problem and tell them how to solve it,” he said, “they can usually do it. But if you give them a problem and it’s not clear how to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
of 1998 we won the “Truth” anti-tobacco account in the state of Florida. That put us on the radar. It also just happened to be targeted at kids between the ages of 10 and 14, which really anchored this agency in youth marketing.... View Details
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Casey Gerald
by a collection of extraordinary witnesses in the community, including my grandmother. My parents were sort of out of my life by the time I was in middle school, which was a typical experience for a kid in my neighborhood and... View Details
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Bianca Tabourn
mirror. Buy my mom the house I promised her when I was 13-years old. Buy my father the car I promised him just yesterday. Be remembered as the woman who erased the achievement gap between minority and white students. Have my grandmother stick around long enough to meet... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Just Extraordinary
foster care and orphanages to help raise international awareness about orphan issues. Turner, herself adopted out of Washington’s foster care system, worked at Procter & Gamble and BET Networks before becoming a successful entrepreneur. “My goal is to show teenage... View Details
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A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
through entertaining, interactive videos. “Young children are naturally curious and want to learn how their world works, but all too often they become discouraged and lose interest early on,” says Bucala, who serves as the organization’s CEO. “Our goal with Eureka Ed... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: John Doerr
strengthened the charter public school laws, provided funding for facilities, and lowered to 55 percent the threshold required to pass a local school bond. The net result is that over ten years, a million kids can graduate from new,... View Details
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Mike Watitwa
people from all corners of the world, with different affiliations, beliefs and aspirations in life. As a kid what did you want to be when you grew up? Many things. The most enduring desire was to be a music artist. The Kenyan urban... View Details
- 29 Apr 2022
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Clean Slate
and the corporate sector in is not easy today because there’s far more sexy stuff to work on out there. I think we have to just persist because it is such a critical area for the country, for just healthy living, clean living, and ensuring that our View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
says. One was Fisher’s 2011 launch of WaterRev, an investment company focusing on technologies for sustainable water-use practices. Another idea, currently in early pilot testing, is FitMoney, a nonprofit K–12 financial literacy program that aims to turn savvy View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
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Tales Out of School
kids after school. Children need quality after-school activities." After completing her White House service in 1995, Hoit became managing director of Sylvan Learning Systems, a national supplemental education company. With that experience... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
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Alumni Startup Enters the Shark Tank
things from parents they never knew. Others spoke of the pride of watching their kids come to see their grandparents in a new way. Hearing these stories provided great anecdotes and an overall reminder of why this work is such a... View Details
- 15 Nov 2021
- News
Charles P. Waite (MBA 1959)
death in 2019. “I tell my kids about their grandpa and I say, you can’t imagine how hard he worked for everything he had,” says Bishop. In creating value for his clients, Waite also created a better life for his greatest legacy, his... View Details
- 08 Oct 2013
- News
The Green Giant
in Maryland and a reputation as power players inside the Beltway. Though collectively they've been dubbed "the Green Giants," Roberts says people would probably be surprised by the topics of their dinner-table conversations. "They're really more about trying to get our... View Details
- 29 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)
purpose-driven brands. More recently, I served as CEO of a private equity-backed beauty and wellness company. Like many career journeys, my path ebbed and flowed. When my kids were young, I decided to step away from full-time roles and... View Details