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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Snappy Salute
Pinchuk: CEO of a precision-tool company doesn’t exactly fit the mold. As CEO of Snap-on, Nicholas Pinchuk (MBA ’76) heads a company that’s all about precise fits for its tools. But he himself is no... View Details
- 27 Aug 2019
- News
Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland
Clubs News Clubs News Philly Club Builds Sweat Equity with SLT’s Amanda Freeman A dozen intrepid alumni from the HBS Club of Philadelphia recently worked up quite a sweat to learn more about the fitness industry from wellness entrepreneur... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Profile
Prita Kumar
customer value. The dual tracks of business and fitness became deeply ingrained in Kumar’s psyche, along with a belief that she would someday start her own company. Kumar got her undergraduate degree in business at NYU’s Stern School and... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jason Brown
I’m all too familiar with not fitting in. It started when I was young. Coming from a Filipino-Japanese-Caucasian family, I’ve never known anyone who looks like my brother and me. It got harder as a teenager. Never “one of the boys,” I was... View Details
- Portrait Project
Imran Amed
I don't try to fit in anymore. I have always felt a little different from people around me. A bit shorter (OK, a lot shorter), not so good at ice hockey like every other Canadian kid (but not really that interested in playing either), and... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Boutique workouts brought to the busiest people, at home
As a former investment banking analyst and private equity associate, Prita Kumar (MBA 2014) knows what it means to be busy—so busy, in fact, that it was nearly impossible to incorporate the boutique fitness classes she cherished into her... View Details
Philip H. Knight
Knight founded Nike by capitalizing on the fitness craze of the 1970s and 1980s. Through skillful advertising and innovative product development, Knight was able to build a billion dollar business in ten years. View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fever Pitch
great generation of small business owners. Most Innovative Selected by alumni and students BollyX Fitness (Northeastern US Region) Minal Mehta (MBA 2011) The world’s leading and fastest-growing Bollywood View Details
- Web
Launching Tech Ventures - Course Catalog
are interested in investing in startups. The class focuses on pre-product-market fit technology-based ventures in a range of information technology-based sectors. Business models covered include SaaS, freemium, e-commerce,... View Details
- Profile
Folafolu Folowosele
helped students pass their exams. Our customer research gave us an idea. We found that similar to most foreign students, many Chinese kids struggled to fit into the social culture of American universities, so we recommended that Owen... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
@Soldiers Field
STEPPING UP Above: HBS students are among the Wednesday morning, stair-climbing fanatics at Harvard Stadium—a 2,122-step challenge led by The November Project, a global social fitness group that started in Boston. (photo by Susan Young)... View Details
- Career Coach
Adelina Pak
and can speak to the differences. With her career journey spanning teaching, management consulting, and tech, Adelina understands firsthand both the opportunities and challenges of career pivots and is deeply passionate about supporting students find roles and... View Details
- 20 Aug 2024
- Book
Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge
an effective way to establish themselves as hubs. Ping An successfully utilized this tactic in its auto services ecosystem. In a similar vein, Adidas entered the digital fitness market—a field Nike had already ventured into— by acquiring... View Details
- 03 Mar 2010
- News
Last Look - March 2010
one wonders what the sign, carefully held up by Collins, was for. It reads, “Scholars under the Baker Foundation,” with the words “Non Hokum sed but Veritas” circling a shovel. If they’re not suffering a fit of existential ennui, this may... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
New and Improved
shaped and honed the class. We've selected eight classmates whose professional expertise ranges from Girl Scout cookies to e-commerce and whose stories suggest the diverse endeavors of the class as a whole. While "older and wiser" is an appropriate label for this... View Details
- 06 Jun 2024
Amsterdam MBA Fair 2024
Ivy Circle Netherlands offers a unique opportunity to meet Admissions Representatives and alumni from the world’s top graduate business schools. During the fair, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about an MBA in general, compare schools and programs, learn... View Details
Kenneth Salas
Harvard Business School and a BA in Political Economy from UC Berkeley. As an Entrepreneur in Residence, Kenny is passionate about empowering fellow entrepreneurs. He offers valuable guidance on building early teams, achieving product-market View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 14 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Trust the Process, and Trust Yourself Even More: Interview with Wellness and Empowerment Leader, Dilan Gomih (MBA 2019)
another shot and afterward immediately felt how exercise improved her productivity and mindset. Gomih was hooked and started quickly introducing lifestyle changes to make fitness and wellness central to her life. Business School,... View Details
- 01 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'
enough? Do companies often try to fit square pegs in round holes when they hire exceptional managers? Does finding a “good fit” matter and does a “good fit” create value for a team or a company? Research has shown, quantitatively, that... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- Blog Post
Get First Year Students Excited About Your Company
school graduate. This combination of presenters provides a deeper understanding of your organization and insight into how students’ skills, experience, and career interest may fit within your company culture. View Details