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Oliver Bladek
Why was getting a business education important to you? In my undergraduate studies, I had received a business degree where I learned the basics of business (the 4Ps of marketing, accounting debits and credits, NPV, etc). I wanted to come... View Details
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Bruce Gago
me to pursue this new business immediately after HBS. Finally, HBS quite simply gave me the confidence to embrace risk. Many students--including me--attended HBS in order to reduce future career risk. Throughout my two years at HBS, I View Details
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Dan Vallone
encourages you to expand your box of ideas. On a personal note, what’s your biggest takeaway from your MBA experience? I’m now much more focused on placing people as my objective. Rather than concentrating on what I want to do or where I... View Details
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Fereshteh Zeineddin
events introduced me to a number of new industries and opportunities. I became interested in exploring opportunities in the luxury goods space and was introduced by a classmate to the marketing department at Louis Vuitton. After an... View Details
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Annora Wang
What was the shape of your career before pursuing your MBA? I worked in finance, on Wall Street. I enjoyed analysis, but wasn’t always interested in the types of business I got involved in. As an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, I had been... View Details
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Evelyne White
markets. The question for us is about next steps: Do we go deep in small and medium-sized markets where we know our product works well? Or go wide and try to cover more territory quickly, including the biggest major cities?" Answers:... View Details
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Beau D'Arcy
skepticism. As I started to do my diligence on the concept, it seemed that everybody began to see the opportunity and they eventually became as excited about Breakwater Chicago as I was. I have a very close family, and I'm positive that I... View Details
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Lindsay Steinmetz
coursework and my classmates I was able to learn more about how the world works (business, government and public sector) and I was exposed to potential roles in many sectors and companies. But, it also showed me that I want to work on... View Details
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Lauren Burrows
most enjoyed about your career thus far? At WindSail we invest in early commercial companies that are focused on energy innovation and sustainability. We do this in a unique way that enables growth while minimizing dilution for early... View Details
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? To achieve success as a business leader and agent of empowerment, I knew I had to learn valuable new skills. My experiences as a junior banker, young entrepreneur, and novice service... View Details
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Luc Sirois
way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the... View Details
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Suchita Prasad
what it would take for me to achieve my end goals. On a more personal level, the HBS MBA has provided more meaningful insight into myself as I have mapped my strengths and weaknesses. I have learned to raise difficult issues and... View Details
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Henry McCance
Twelve years ago, when Henry McCance (MBA 1966) and his wife initially faced her diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, the couple consulted some of the world’s top physicians specializing in its treatment. McCance was shocked by their advice.... 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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Juan Camargo
was pretty surreal," says Camargo. But the day after the show, the reality of the challenge ahead of him remained: How, exactly, do you sell America a high-end electric car? DITCH THE OLD PITCH The first wave of electric vehicles had... View Details
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Nikki Skovran
few years, I like to do something different.” With three years’ experience breaking gangs in Baltimore, and another five years investigating violent crimes in Chicago, Nikki became both an expert investigator and an expert witness in... View Details
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Arvind Chandrababu
best approaches for pursuing my career. Initially, I thought building schools would be a nonprofit enterprise. But studying things like the rise of microfinance really changed my mind. When people develop commercial models, they can make a great idea a more widespread... View Details
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Ben Faw
more private sector experience. Through a friend of a friend, he found an opportunity at Tesla Motors where he worked on global supply chain coordination. “I was impressed by what Elon Musk was trying to do... View Details
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Debora Lehrer
HBS is educating leaders who make a difference in the world and I hope to do just that through pursuing a career about which I am truly passionate. How did HBS prepared you for your internship & your long term career? While HBS... View Details
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Lily Wu
to gain from your internship experience? A broad hands-on understanding of museum administration and operations. I'm intrigued by the complexity and nuances of running a public serving non-profit cultural organization with mixed income... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government