Beauty - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 1981 (Revised December 1984)
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16 Apr 2021
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Shekeyla Caldwell Sandore: Why 'A Name Like Mine' Matters

a different name. As a child I told my mother that I wanted to be named Nicole—no one ever made fun of, or misunderstood, the name Nicole. I hurt for my mom when I said that to her. She chose a special, beautiful name for me, and I let... View Details

29 Jan 2025
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Finding professional purpose: Building an impactful career that reflects your values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993)

Life is Good, I led a lifestyle apparel brand dedicated to spreading optimism. Later, I joined Katie Couric Media as President of Katie Couric Media Marketplace, where we collaborated with purpose-driven brands. More recently, I served as CEO of a private equity-backed... View Details

08 Feb 2018
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WesTrek: A Recap of the Largest Professional Trek at Harvard Business School

rethink my perspective on my job search going forward. Finally, I made some great friends among classmates, which helped really tie together the whole unique experience." The ‘WesTrekkers’ arrived in San Francisco on a beautiful... View Details

Keywords: Technology

25 Apr 2016
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Attending HBS to Grow the Family Business

AMAZING company), that I took a close look at where I wanted to be in the long term. After much self-reflection, I realized my heart was still with my family business. I packed up my bags in beautiful Portland, OR and headed home to... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)

effort to relocate 100 rhinos from South Africa, where poaching is a constant threat, to safer havens in Botswana. “It’s a very raw experience to be close with a large wild animal,” he says. “Our lives are often very removed from the rhythms of nature and both the... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Jan 2012
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Is Tax Reform Viable?

My Beautiful Capital Gain An investor ponders taxes and the 99 Percent Will President Obama succeed in passing the "Buffett Rule"? This past year was a very good one for me: a large media company purchased the enterprise in which I had... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Mar 2014
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Tata Open for Business

Jr. (MBA 1956) led Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), chairman of India's Tata Sons Ltd., out of Kresge Hall toward Storrow Drive, Light and Spangler gestured out to the space in front of them. This spot—with its beautiful views of Cambridge and... View Details

Keywords: Morrell, Daniel; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Construction of Buildings; Construction

Profile

Ann Chao

when a beautiful piece of writing or music has inexplicably moved them. I want to make such stories and art available to a greater audience, transcending national borders, language and other dividing lines. It is unfortunate that the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

13 Apr 2023
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Building a Village: Learning and Living at HBS

plans, a difficult stage of potty training, or a health scare. This support system has made me never want to live anywhere else. To know that over 40 families have my back is a beautiful feeling. And to think that our children are growing... View Details

25 Feb 2020
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Turning Point: Network Effects

I’ve lost several folks you never would have thought would be candidates for depression. One example is a friend of mine, a former F-18 squadron commander with all kinds of crazy degrees, a beautiful family, and a pedigree that went back... View Details

Keywords: Bruce Shuttleworth (MBA 1997)

01 Oct 2002
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Bozidar Djelic

government. “When I was still at McKinsey,” he recalls, “I moved to Silicon Valley in 2000 at the height of the Internet bubble, where I saw all the beautiful excesses of irrational exuberance. Yes, it was a bubble, but it was very fun!... View Details

11 May 2011
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The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS

beauty in topography or tree growth.” Much progress has been made since then! More than 2,000 trees have been planted on the campus since 1971, but given construction and other factors, about 880 trees are now standing, including 450... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

Portrait Project

Amer M. Lahham

accomplishment of all I ever wanted to do with my life. And I look at the audience; I see my wife and two daughters: impeccably beautiful, beautifully impeccable. And a breeze embraces my face...it has just brushed on Mount Nebo, saluted the Church of Nativity, blessed... View Details

28 Sep 2023
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HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Jeffrey Arango (MBA 2025)

beautiful campus, and those same starkly contrasting images come to my mind. They constantly remind me of my purpose here, driven by my family, faith, and friends: to create a more prosperous, equitable, and peaceful world. To borrow from... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Peru

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Peru? Industry and market research Passport Useful for: consumer-related industry reports across a variety of geographies/countries. To begin, enter industry and geography keywords in... View Details

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Lessons from Jazz in the Live Online Classroom

around the corner." For more information on how you can apply the experience of master jazz improvisers to your own leadership journey, check out Barrett's book, Yes to the Mess, Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz. Check out how the team moved this View Details

28 Feb 2025
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Alumni Startup Enters the Shark Tank

This Friday night, Remento enters the Shark Tank. The startup, cofounded by CEO Charlie Greene (MBA 2021) in 2021, will be featured on this week’s episode of the long-running business show, pitching its “no-write life story book” vision to Sharks at 8/7c on ABC. We... View Details

29 Apr 2015
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2+2: Challenging Conceptions of Business

run a beauty business, and now I know how to formulate, bottle, label, market, and sell products. How did knowing that you had gotten into the 2+2 program change your plans for the next few years?Had I not been accepted to 2+2, I most... View Details

13 Jul 2020
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Locally Grown

pharmaceutical machinery sector. With the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop for his career decision, Fenwick-Smith became increasingly interested in climate change and what the business community could do to make a... View Details