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- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
Stroeer left her job as a consultant in 2015 and converted a van to live out of as she ran, climbed, and hiked through the backcountry, she didn’t plan on turning her lifestyle into a one-woman business. But, she says, “I realized very... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Portrait Project
Graham Evans
I came to Harvard Business School hoping to find answers, but will leave only with questions. Do I want money? While billions is not necessary I want a large enough cushion to avoid living in a far-flung suburb and to tell my Boss to take a View Details
- Profile
Revital Gabay
organizing activities ranging from informal hikes and dinners to more structured professional events in which colleagues discussed their projects. "We changed the way we related to each other," Revital says with pride. At HBS,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
have you climbed?” I ask one of my hiking companions, Demetri Coupounas (MBA ’93), who goes by the nickname “Coup.” “All of them,” Coup replies matter-of-factly. He beckons to his wife, Kim (MBA ’95), and points at a mountain across the... View Details
- 19 Dec 2013
- Blog Post
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
would do with my free time. By the second month, I found myself wondering where my free time went. In between my roles in the Entrepreneurship Club, TechMedia Club, Harbus Foundation, and Volunteers Club, I fortunately still have time to catch up with newfound friends... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
Barron recalls one professor chiding him for "studying the hiking trails of Scotland more than anything else." Despite his numerous academic and extracurricular interests, including writing, business came first for Barron, thanks to his... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Billion-Dollar Question
—World traveler, public speaker, and consultant Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) is the author of Hike Your Own Hike: 7 Life Lessons from Backpacking across America and The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us. While on his way to... View Details
- Portrait Project
Rohit Pursram
in Colorado, working 120 hours a week on Wall Street, hiking in the Andes, conducting independent research in Nigeria, or rock-rappelling in Wales. Help underprivileged children, drawing from my experience growing up in India, to bring a... View Details
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
of Restorsea intrigued Krentz, who asked for more information and suggested she meet with HBS classmate Muneer Satter, formerly of Goldman Sachs. In less than five days, Satter had funded the balance of the necessary capital. (Krentz also invested.) Pao hit upon the... View Details
- Profile
Damali Brown
I want to do things I would never have done before. For example, I'm not an outdoors person — so I joined the Outdoors Club." Last December, she and her club colleagues climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro: "Seven days of hell," Damali says. "Six to seven hours... View Details
- 27 Sep 2024
- Research & Ideas
Charting 'Cheapflation': How Budget Brands Got So Pricey
Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal? Navigating the Mood of Customers Weary of Price Hikes Feedback or ideas to share? Email the Working Knowledge team at hbswk@hbs.edu. Image: Unsplash/Alex Shuper View Details
Keywords: by Ana Elena Azpúrua
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Himalayan Journey
Thanks to a special permit, we had the rare privilege of entering the sacred Taktshang Monastery (“Tiger’s Nest”), built on the side of a cliff almost 3,000 feet above the Paro Valley floor. Those in the group who chose not to hike had... View Details
- 15 Apr 2020
- News
How Sarah Kauss Built S’well
Sarah Kauss Sarah Kauss In a recent episode of NPR’s How I Built This, Sarah Kauss (MBA 2003) discussed the formation of the reusable water bottle company S’well. The key revelation, she notes, came during a hike in 2009 with her mother,... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Adventure in China
trips that include biking along the Silk Road, hiking pilgrimage trails in Tibet, or exploring Shanghai’s colonial past. “This year we will have several thousand clients, mostly foreigners,” Zhang said. “By 2002, we aim to have half... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 25 May 2016
- Blog Post
Favorite Memories from HBS
Zuki). I also had the opportunity to travel to some pretty far-flung places with my new friends, doing things I’d never imagine doing. We got to hike the fjords in Scandinavia, ride ATVs on black sand beaches in Iceland, take a morning... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
caterpillars, gazelle, and crocodile. They hiked through rain forests in Costa Rica and across high mountain passes in the Himalayas. They camped on the Serengeti surrounded by wild animals and slept in Japanese ryokans. Simon says the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
outdoorsman, he grew up in San Francisco and spent his childhood hiking and fishing with his family in the Pacific Northwest. The scenery in Manhattan is a bit different, he admits. “We have a different kind of canyon here,” he laughs.... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life as a ‘Spreadsheet Ranger’
staff across all five parks. 5pm – After saying goodbye to the Fire team, we pack up and head home. Thankfully, we still have four hours of daylight to explore the park. We put on our hiking gear and head to one of our favorite trails.... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 29 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
First Year at HBS: A Foundation for Business
top ten business stories for the past year. 1. China: industrial-goods slowdown and market turmoil 2. Yahoo: Marissa Myers and activist investors 3. Uber: valuation and growth of the gig economy 4. Volkswagen: emissions cheating scandal 5. Interest Rates: fed rate... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Exotic Travel
had kids, we did not want to stop traveling. How young were your children on your first trip? When my son was five and my daughter was eight, we went to the Galapagos Islands and the Ecuadorian rainforests. We swam with sea lions and went View Details