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- 01 Jun 2023
- News
From Big Pharma to Startup
Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) did not enroll in Harvard Business School with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. After earning his MBA, Goble intended to return to Eli Lilly to continue to work building brands and launching products. He envisioned himself leading a big,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Come Sail Away
When Michael Sard (MBA 2018) arrived at HBS, he owned about 50 Hawaiian shirts. “It was one of the few items in a man’s closet that could have a ritual to it around going out, like a tuxedo does,” he says. Purchase options, however, seemed limited to two extremes:... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
couple soon acquired an additional 400 acres of nearby hardwood forest to protect it from development—and thus began a journey that led to the launch of Crown Maple, now a leading US maple syrup producer with a following that spans the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
On May 28, 2022, the Basketball Africa League (BAL) held the championship game of its second season, pitting the club team Petro de Luanda, from Angola, against US Monastir, from Tunisia. Traffic snarls outside the stadium, congestion tightened by temporary road... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thai Lee, MBA 1985
in the corporate world in her 20s; to launch her own company by 30; and to have a child by 40. Lee met—and exceeded—each of these goals. After cutting her teeth at Procter & Gamble and American Express, she took over a failing business... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
Colgate–Palmolive, Product Manager 1991 Named SVP of Marketing and Product Development, Converse 1994 Joins Core Strategy Group, Partner 1996 Named President, Keds 2002 View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
she increased Nabisco Biscuit's profits by more than 50 percent. Astutely observing the public's growing concern about nutrition and health, she then led the 1992 launch of SnackWell's line of cookies and crackers, which pioneered low-fat... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
international product development until she was promoted to lead its $500-million desktop business group. Two years later, when IBM acquired the firm, she was recruited by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) to build its software... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Aug 2011
- News
A Toast to Macchu Pisco
elevation to trendiness goes to Melanie Asher (MBA ’03), founder of Macchu Pisco, the Maryland-based company she started back in 2005 with her sister, Lizzie. They import their product from Peru, which is actually overshadowed by... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
they buy. And in this excerpt, Toffel and Pal talk about Common’s business model, the market opportunity, and what she’s learned about launching a climate venture. Courtesy Sanchali Pal READ MORE Mike Toffel: So let's talk a little bit... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
Clubs News Clubs News Crossroads Forum Explores Future of Gulf Region More than 1,300 public and private leaders convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 30 and 31 for the Crossroads GCC Future Impact Forum, co-hosted by the HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
afforded her a detailed view of the industry’s challenges and opportunities and helped to inspire the founding of the National Trust. The nonprofit launched its test case in May 2021, with the purchase of 24 newspapers and websites in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Case Study: Building the Base
initial step in his quest to help readers—particularly millennials and Gen Zers—better understand how the news is spun. The company’s launch product is a free daily newsletter that aggregates headlines from... View Details
- 19 Feb 2013
- News
Sam Adams: Now (finally) in a can
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
Haft (MBA/MCRP 1977) launched Crown Books in the Washington, DC, area, with plans for rapid growth and a pitch sure to set the chain apart from the growing market: lower prices. Crown’s books were discounted 10 to 40 percent every day, an... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
FIELD 3 Tests Students
FIELD course. FIELD 3, the final module, thrust students into experiencing the real-world roles of entrepreneur, analyst, marketer, and investor. It challenged them to refine the leadership and teamwork skills they learned in FIELD 1 last fall, and the View Details
Keywords: FIELD program
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)
“Ultimately, the MOGUL platform leverages technology to connect women and empower them to learn from each other as well as support themselves.” What have been the best and most challenging parts about launching the company? “The best part... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
because we wanted it to be perfect. The reality is a startup isn’t about perfection on the first try. When we launched our first product we were hawks––watching and waiting for any feedback we could get.... View Details