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22 Sep 2017
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The Epicenter of Miami’s Vice

re-released, how many times does it get quoted on SportsCenter. It was an influence in Breaking Bad, which was apparently pitched to AMC as Mr. Chips meets Scarface. I mean, it is amazing to me the tentacles, the legs, this franchise... View Details

01 Dec 1996
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An Entrepreneurial Journey

car care. Acquiring eight auto shops in Utah in 1979, he launched Jiffy Lube International Inc. (JLI), which today operates more than 1,300 stores nationwide through franchised and company-owned service centers. In 1990, Hindman sold JLI... View Details

28 Apr 2022
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Finding Her Place

global franchises and innovation at ConvaTec, helping to prepare the $1.8 billion, London-based company to go public. After its successful IPO, in 2018, Hudson took some time off to travel with her husband but fully expected to return to... View Details

31 Mar 2022
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A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions

community. “Every night, 365 nights a year, he’s out there,” says Neel Ghose (MBA 2019), cofounder of the Robin Hood Army. “For him, it’s his own baby. It’s a platform for goodness.” This platform for goodness—which operates like a View Details

01 Mar 2011
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Local Hero

from a franchise on the brink of leaving town in 1992 to toast of the town in 2010 is the stuff of Hollywood scripts. And indeed, when the lanky, loquacious executive talks about his lifelong history with the team, his reminiscences are... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

05 Aug 2016
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Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier

franchise the NeuroLaunch model worldwide, and he’s already in talks with groups in London, Singapore, and Israel. Over the next year, the company will hold neuro startup forums in a number of cities to begin building a global community... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

22 Nov 2017
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How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team

games. It was all part of a long term strategy to improve the franchise by getting better draft picks. And it necessitated a short term strategy of losing. Throughout, though, the 76er CEO Scott O’Neil (MBA 1998) says his front office... View Details

01 Sep 2014
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Afghanistan’s Hope and Light

management; 97 percent of its workforce is Afghan. “It wouldn’t surprise me if in the next 5 or 10 years you saw an Afghan CEO or COO of Roshan,” he adds. Roshan’s franchise model extends the number of jobs it generates; in addition,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2013
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Opening the Door

I shared the story of a doctor in Jordan who started a school for developmentally disabled children that was so successful she was able to franchise the concept throughout the country. I also talked about an MBA who had left a... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management

01 Feb 1997
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Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS

firm, he put in place a system of franchised brokerage offices that greatly reduced overhead costs and eased the impact of dramatic market downturns. Specializing in the stocks of small and medium-sized companies, the firm increased its... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry and Susan Young; profiles by Garry Emmons

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