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Jackie Burgos

In high school, Jackie Burgos, says, “I wanted to be an actress. Business was more something I thought of as a back-up plan.” As she performed in student shows and remained active in the drama club, she was also accepted into the National Academy Foundation (NAF), a... View Details

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John Bracaglia

A 2+2 HBS admit, John Bracaglia spent the employment portion of his program working on projects that involved elements of machine learning, collaborating with some of the world's leading technology pioneers, including Google, on high-profile projects, such as Google... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech; CPG

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Joanna Barsh

Since I turned 50, I've been on a journey of discovery. It turned into Centered Leadership and my first book, How Remarkable Women Lead. Now I dream of helping women step up to lead. But I took my own biggest step forward in my 58th year. Participating in a Centered... View Details

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Jennifer Keedy Banks

The phrase "women can't have it all" frustrates me. I believe "having it all" requires the appropriate mindset to make the most of the opportunities given to us. My roadmap to having it all is: Building a life, not a resume Including in my list of... View Details

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Jaime Arreola

I want to live THIS day. I have a lucky past. I grew up watching my father canalizing the gross of his paychecks towards college tuition, English classes, and volleyball traveling expenses for me and my brother. My parents chose my foundation instead of their... View Details

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Jordan Amadio

Jordan Amadio is a scientist at heart. After studying theoretical physics as an undergraduate, Jordan entered Harvard Medical School as one of just 30 participants in the Health Sciences and Technology program. A joint effort by Harvard and MIT, HST is a medical... View Details

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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 a family history spanning... View Details

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Heidi von Allmen

'Be passionate. Life is an adventure—play hard! Seek your edge. Closer to fine, baby!' Aaaah, the mottos of my youth, back when I could move mountains if I wished (usually I just skied them but that's a minor detail). But now, which words do I whisper to myself?... View Details

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Heather McLetchie-Leader

I asked ten people to draw a butterfly and not one of them drew a caterpillar. This is why I do what I do. I believe in freedom and possibility. This has not meant living unintentionally but it has meant understanding that things change and that our wild and precious... View Details

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Hysam Galal

Liar, is who I'll be if I answered this question!! I joined HBS crazy about consulting... I am graduating more confused than ever before, with no clue what I want or what I am passionate about. But I do know what I don't want to be, and what I don't want to do with my... View Details

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Ginarella Pearl Yu

I was only eleven when I saw our driver shot in the face, and I witnessed the bad guys kidnap my dad for ransom. It all happened in an instant, but it felt like forever. A van intercepted our car, and armed men jumped out. A shot was fired. The doors flung wide open... View Details

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Ginger Jiang

Our small group was eating dinner at a restaurant in downtown Siem Reap, Cambodia, when the live music suddenly stopped: The drummer of the band had had a seizure. It was in this awful silence – and in the chaos that followed – when I realized it didn’t matter that I... View Details

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Gad Caspy

I plan to have a smile on my face at least 30% of the time. I will achieve that by enjoying the little things I do, such as traveling to places I have never been before such as Australia and China, playing squash and soccer with friends and simply spending time at... View Details

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Gary Binford

My life is a song that must be sung, "We Make Our Living by What We Get, Our Lives by What We Give," singing a beautiful melody that touches the lives of many. I aspire to empower my family, sharing knowledge obtained from my business education. Besides, they... View Details

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Fumi Tamaki

In college, Fumi Tamaki pursued economics and international studies, because she thought “it would help me understand how governments and businesses work.” To apply what she learned, she joined Charles River Associates as an antitrust consultant. “I learned how to use... View Details

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Faya Peng

I want to be a servant. To show compassion. To love. I remember visiting grandparents in Taiwan as a young child. I will never forget the men, lying fully prostrate on the filthy ground in the open market, begging for money. I can still feel the weight of their shame... View Details

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Frank Mycroft

For Frank Mycroft, business management really is rocket science. A self-confessed Star Trek fan, Frank fell in love with "the final frontier" early in life and fulfilled his obsession with not one, but two advanced degrees from Stanford, and NASA stints at... View Details

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Farah Ahmed

Going outside of her comfort zone, Farah Ahmed, MBA 2015, put nine hours of distance between herself and her family, her friends, and the corporate networking opportunities she would otherwise have in her company's Houston office, to gain direct oil field experience in... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services; Manufacturing/Energy

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Emilka Valentova

"You are not the first one sitting in my office with this problem," revealed my boss. "Be careful what you share. People will judge you." I was a well-regarded top management consultant until that time of my life, and suddenly I could not even sort... View Details

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Eric Justin

My parents love biographies, so as a homeschooled kid, I read many, many biographies of great people. I felt like the luckiest kid in the world that “school” meant hanging out on the couch with my mom reading together about Teddy Roosevelt. From these biographies, I... View Details

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