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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Winning Season
bird’s-eye view of the playing field where his team celebrated last fall’s World Series triumph over the Detroit Tigers. On October 27, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright struck out Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge to end the game, giving... View Details
- 23 Oct 2018
- News
Coming of Age as the World Comes Apart
and go to places like Detroit and New Orleans and rural Montana and see what was happening and see if we could use our education not just to make a buck but to make a difference. Everybody thought we were insane, actually. I mean, here... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
arts organizations. He has served as a docent at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Detroit Institute of Arts, and currently serves on the board of the Jackalope Theatre Company, a black-box theatre startup. “I also... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
giving advice and not being in the position to actually execute it." Today, as president and CEO of CNBC, the financial news network viewed in almost 200 million households worldwide, the Detroit native's job is all about execution. Her... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
I was 14. It was a completely foreign world from working-class Detroit where I grew up, and it was terrifying. In my first job out of business school, my boss affectionately nicknamed me “Pitbull” because I had a very high hit rate in... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
will split the executive group. This was true among Detroit carmakers, it was true with respect to Vietnam, and it’s certainly true with respect to Iraq. Human beings shy away from pressuring people they admire and depend on for... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Contributing to a Better Future
past. We’ve hosted a number of convenings, including an event in October in Detroit that marked the official launch of BiGS. It brought together alumni and other business executives, primarily from the Midwest region, along with leaders... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Drive-In Nation
has held that sheer corporate size could ensure industry dominance. Toyota, shunning these approaches, took advantage of this Detroit “blind spot.” While less generous in its compensation packages for workers, Toyota “strives to use its... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
James McNerney Jr.
mingled technological achievement and pure courage. It’s hard not to respect each and every one of them. Did you know what you wanted to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be the center on the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. And if... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Reality to News Biz: Drop Dead
from publishing weekly to biweekly. Knight Ridder, the Wall Street darling that owned the Philadelphia Inquirer and Detroit Free Press, is no more, having been swallowed and largely written off by a peer whose own fortunes then... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
where we try to ease the pain of the death of at least one, possibly two, of these companies. That’s wise because it would be a tremendous shock to confidence if unemployment was to suddenly leap up by a million or more. But the long-term future of View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Patch Work
The week before the November 2024 US elections was like so many that came before at Winning Connections, with John Jameson (MBA 1991) padding around his firm’s Capitol Hill town house in athletic shorts, trying to demonstrate that the telephone still has a role to play... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Competitiveness at Risk
written a series of case studies on Minneapolis–St. Paul, Charlotte, and Detroit that look at the initiatives business leaders in those regions have launched to improve competitiveness. How do you plan to get alumni involved with the... View Details
- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
advertisers, historical and real-time traffic information to insurance underwriters, and more. Mistele was a Detroit kid, the son of a lawyer, who had an early interest in technology. “When I was in high school, I worked for an electrical... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
any student support for the employees, and the employees themselves were thrilled.” Twenty-five years later, he frequently testifies before Congress on behalf of labor’s agenda. Between staff phone calls, an unflappable Silvers weighed in on a variety of topics. Is... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Growing Home
Mito, and so there aren’t many high net worth tourists coming into Mito because there are not many places for them to stay. DM: What can your experience with Mito teach other cities facing similar challenges? YH: I read an article saying that JP Morgan has focused on... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Supercharged
in China (and, by extension, the world), is in the process of certifying a small electric SUV with the US Environmental Protection Agency. GAC Motors, one of China’s top 10 automakers, debuted a similar vehicle at the Detroit auto show in... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
story of Detroit tell us about what will happen to the Valley if it ignores those lessons? This episode of Skydeck was co-produced with contributor April White, with additional production by PRX Productions. It was edited by Craig... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
And the capital of innovation wasn't Silicon Valley. It was Detroit. And at the time, the top three car companies were there and hundreds of entrepreneurs were building car companies where company service is a booming industry. Fast forward, what happened? Today, View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
superpower: Innovation. In this episode of Skydeck, we’re kicking off a three-part series called “Out of the Valley.” It will focus on the work of Alex Lazarow (MBA 2010), a venture capitalist and author of the book, Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs from Delhi to... View Details