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Anthony Terrizzi
I will throw the bad food away. As a teenager in upstate New York, I got my first real job as a meat slicer in the deli department of a large grocery store. I spent much of my time memorizing the names of Italian cured meats and scooping potato salad for our customers.... View Details
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Amy Reinhard
I can't stand sitting on the sidelines. I've always wanted to be in the game. When I was eight years old, I told my parents I wanted to play Little League baseball with the boys. Luckily, my parents didn't question my decision or my abilities. They signed me up without... View Details
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Amanda Pratt
There's a part of Amanda Pratt that wants a clear understanding of the world's quantifiable pieces, the side that encouraged her to pursue math and science, and to get a graduate degree in electrical engineering. "I liked the idea of building things, of getting... View Details
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- Portrait Project
Adam Nathan
"Hit!" 24 paddles across four boats enter the glassy water in silent fury. In mine, six sinewy arms extend as one, our strength lifting us forward. Minutes later, coach's distant scream: "Stop!" Our competition dots the pink horizon behind us,... View Details
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Anne Morriss
Clarice Lispector used the occasion of New Year's Day, 1968 to remind an adoring Brazilian public that "salvation is achieved by taking risks, without which life is worthless." I plan to stop pretending she's wrong. I plan to release lingering assumptions... View Details
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Apeksha Kothari
We’re asked what we plan to do, and I declared the following: I crave the crackle of creativity. The thrill, the absolute exhilaration, As a beautiful new something is plucked from infinite possibility; I want furrowed brows turning into a soft smile. I hope to keep... View Details
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Andrew Holmberg
Considering his previous experience with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.), one might be tempted to see Andrew Holmberg as a sleuth, or perhaps a stoic investigator along the lines of the famous C.S.I. series' characters. But for Andrew, whose role involved... View Details
- Portrait Project
Andrea Heckbert
“Dad’s been in a bad accident, you need to come home.” My mom’s voice shook with tears on the phone. It was the May before I started at HBS. My father had been in a terrible bicycle crash that left him with multiple facial and spinal fractures, as well as a severe... View Details
- Portrait Project
Assaf Harlap
Too overweight to ever be chosen for football practice, uninspired by school, dealing with a family divorce, and spending several unforgettable days in a bomb shelter — sweating and shivering in my gas mask during the Gulf War — my childhood years were challenging at... View Details
- Portrait Project
Alison Fournier
At birth in 1916 my Grandfather weighed 1 lb. His makeshift crib was a shoebox and his incubator the family oven. My Dad exercised too hard and surrendered to sudden cardiac arrhythmia - so swiftly, he never suspected he died. At 80 mph a six-foot steel pipe shattered... View Details
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Aaron Chadbourne
"Worms? There are no worms in my corn! If you find one, bring it back and I'll give you a dozen corn for free." In the small town of East Waterboro, Maine, the short Greek woman with jet-black hair, wrinkle-free skin, and mesmerizing dark eyes was famous. She... View Details
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Andrew Boudreau
Despite establishing impressive records in soccer, indoor track, and lacrosse, and despite being named the male athlete who contributed the most to athletics in his high school, Andy Boudreau passed on a lacrosse try-out opportunity at Johns Hopkins University to... View Details
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Andrew Baxter
Like many children, Andrew Baxter was determined to follow in his father's footsteps. But in Andrew's case, his father was an engineer for Schlumberger and following in his steps meant "remote deserts of North Africa and the Middle East." Andrew, who was born... View Details
- 08 May 2022
- Blog Post
The Territory of Motherhood: A Reflection in Honor of Mother’s Day
It’s hard to believe our time at Harvard Business School is coming to an end and that an impending move and graduation is creeping into view. When I think about our little family that moved to campus in August 2019, a week before our daughter Adeline’s first birthday... View Details
- 08 Dec 2023
- Video
Entrepreneurial Insights: Janvi Shah, Co-founder and CEO of Hue
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
The American Dream
mobile home in rural Washington State while her enterprising father, a truck driver, was building his own company, is running as a pro-business Democrat and advocate for the middle class. “I come from those roots,” she told the Santa Rosa... View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Closing the opportunity divide for low-income young adults
country, from State Street, Goldman Sachs to the federal government. And the reason we have grown to a $70 million dollar organization with 400 staff in 12 different cities is not because I’m that special or we’re that special. The reason... View Details
- 18 Nov 2013
- Op-Ed
Twitter IPO: Overvalued or the Start of Something Big?
communicate and made abbreviations like RT (retweet) and ICYMI (in case you missed it) part of the lingo of Twitter users everywhere. What to make of all this? Senior Lecturer Chet Huber, who joined the School's General Management unit... View Details
- 26 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
A New Way to Cut Credit Card Debt: Pay Off One Purchase at a Time
aim at their credit card debt, which totaled $825 billion at the end of 2020 in the United States alone. As balances have climbed, the percent of household income allocated to repayment has decreased 17... View Details