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- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
surmount them or succumb to them. Memorable childhood books? The Laura Ingalls Wilder series that begins with Little House in the Big Woods, for their vivid reconstruction of a world gone by and a child’s place in that world. Those books... View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
workout. Amanda Freeman (MBA 2003) at SLT Amanda Freeman (MBA 2003) at SLT A self-described “serial fitness entrepreneur,” Freeman has taken the New York-based SLT from a start-up to a private equity–funded fitness brand with 24 locations... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Brick by Brick
Meanwhile, birth rates declined, and children had less interest in toys that didn't offer instant gratification. Serious jolts were also taking place in the LEGO Group. Kjeld, out of the office for a year following a serious illness in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Case Study: Paper Chase
inscrutable that you can’t figure out what they’d like. This could be an interesting place to position the product. It’s more than a card (heck, it is $13), but it’s not yet another useless item that you’ll regift or send to Goodwill. You... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Meal Plan
Holdings, a $300 million fund with investments in several restaurant concepts including Tatte Bakery, CAVA, Life Alive, BJ’s Restaurants and Clover Food Labs. Christian, can you walk me through how the management team at Inspire Brands... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Meyers
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
President and CEO of Banana Republic since 1995, Jeanne Jackson (MBA '78) has been credited with transforming the faltering safari clothing brand into one of the nation's leaders in - and definers of - casual attire. In 1998, Business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
14 for '14
author detailing his current four-year journey through all 54 African countries at Africa54.com "Consumers will acquire a greater appreciation of targeted, personal marketing. A growing number of advertisers will embrace online marketing technologies and deliver... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Vive la Madeleine!
the third of five children. The family placed a heavy emphasis on the value of good, honest labor; at 18, he became a firefighter to help pay his university expenses. The occupying workers also came from large families, and many had... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Case Study: Ready for an Upgrade
customers live in aerospace hubs—places like Huntsville, Alabama; Melbourne, Florida; and Colorado Springs, Colorado—and, as engineers who haven’t likely changed jobs in a long time, they don’t frequent places like LinkedIn. Digital... View Details
- 31 Aug 2016
- News
Managing McDonald’s Makeover
that the iconic brand is “keeping pace with changing tastes and habits.” The move was reportedly unexpected, given McDonald’s history of promoting from internal ranks. (Kempczinski was brought on last year.) In quickly tapping a relative... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
collection of those conversations. One quick note, the first interview was recorded in our offices and the rest of them took place on campus during reunions. OK. On to the episode. I'm Jimmy Childre from OPM '18. When I finished college I... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
DC office into Waze. She finds a parking garage on 19th Street and then, out on the sidewalk, double-checks the address. She knows she’s in the right place when she finds Hugh Donnelly in the lobby. The director of facilities is visiting... View Details
- 06 Dec 2018
- News
Cold Call Horror Stories
might’ve been something like Competition and Strategy, and it was kind of an open session where the case was on branding, and this company was actually trying to brand lobsters. And I guess for a while they were pretty successful—they had... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
distribute products, this is how you price them, this is how you brand them, this is how leadership is optimized, this is how you design organizations, and this is how you motivate people. Take any subject, they were all grounded in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Up Against The Firewall
although many would like to say ‘I’m busy, let the MIS folks take care of it.’ Instead, it’s more likely they don’t get it — they don’t understand the degree to which a company’s livelihood could be impaired or its brand damaged, or the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
has been in place for the past several years, Harad says that people are involved "fairly far down" within the company's various businesses in developing strategies and the plans to carry them out. "In our paper business," he relates, "we... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
many households, the most important symbol of their place and economic possibilities was where they lived. Before World War II, about 40 percent of families owned their own home. In 1970, a firm majority — 62 percent — did. By the late... View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
bringing it back to profitability in 100 days. His next stop was Burger King, where he helped relaunch the brand and turnaround same store sales. Lopdrup first joined Red Lobster as president in 2004, and led a company that was facing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
the attention of consumers on the go, fresh bread fans, and people looking for a place to relax with a cup of coffee in the afternoon. Expected to top $1 billion in sales this year, the publicly held Panera has also satisfied the... View Details