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- Portrait Project
Austin Johnsen
I have been given a second chance. I plan to use it. It all began early one morning, two days before my final Thanksgiving as an HBS student. I stood shivering outside Dunkin' Donuts in the cold fall air, trying to focus on what the doctor was saying. How could he have... View Details
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Anita Gupta
Once upon a time, I met the King of Hellshire Beach. Fresh off Wall Street, I found myself living in Kingston, Jamaica. My resume says that I was on a Fulbright Grant, learning about public health. But I’ll admit that I was on a personal journey, learning about... View Details
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Adam Gassin
I hold my two-year-old daughter’s hand as she skips alongside me, blissfully bouncing her way toward the maternity ward. "Madelynn, are you ready to meet your sister?" I ask. She beams, nods, and hops again. We pass a waiting room, where I notice the... View Details
- Portrait Project
Ariana Fahrney
It starts out as a giggle, but quickly morphs into some unknown being taking hold of my body. Deep, loud roars of laughter permeate the air. My nose tingles, and soon I find myself unabashedly snorting. Then there is near silence only if you listen closely can you hear... View Details
- Portrait Project
Andrew Velo-Arias
“No te preocupes hijo, tú vas para Jarbar” “Don’t worry son, you’re going to Harvard” My mom’s encouraging words were a source of comfort when I couldn’t share the exciting news – she lost her battle with breast cancer a few weeks before my acceptance to HBS. My mom’s... View Details
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Arturo Alvarez Demalde
I want to transcend individual success; I want to create and share success with others. Watching a sunset on the beach with my wife, celebrating a new birth with my family, being part of a wining team, closing the right deal for both parties, trusting and being... View Details
- Portrait Project
Adzmel Adznan
On the last evening of Ramadan, I sit on a stool with my tummy grumbling, silently begging for a mouthful of beef rendang that is stewing on the kitchen stove. My senses are assaulted by the fragrance of coriander, turmeric, ginger, garlic, shallots, and chili flakes... View Details
- 14 Oct 2022
- Blog Post
Video Perspectives: Rachel H Chung
View Video TRANSCRIPT Rachel H Chung: When I was a kid, adults always asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up. The studious side of me said a doctor. The musical side of me said a pianist. However, over the years I've realized that adults are asking kids the wrong... View Details
- 21 Feb 2024
- Video
Entrepreneurial Insights: Katie Kirsch, Founder and CEO of twenty
- 23 Jan 2024
- Video
Entrepreneurial Insights: Daniel Ross, Co-founder of Headway
- 13 Dec 2023
- Video
MS/MBA Virtual Chat with Current Students and Alumni
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
United States’ most visible, influential export. But given its uncertainties, what would drive HBS alumni to enter an industry characterized in the best of times as “the business of rejection”? * * * * * In Hollywood, the spotlight... View Details
- January 2017 (Revised April 2017)
- Supplement
Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
In late 2016, Bridj was expanding its digital platform to help address urban mobility problems faced by cities across the country and the world. Its founder and CEO, Matt George, weighed up several possible strategies for growth as he aimed to responsibly build the... View Details
Keywords: Mobility; Digital; Mobile App; Mobile; Data; Platform; Organization; Startup; Start-up Growth; Startup Management; Responsibility; Corporate Responsibility; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Transportation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Mobile and Wireless Technology; United States; District of Columbia; Massachusetts; Kansas; Mexico
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas City." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-047, January 2017. (Revised April 2017.)
- October 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
MDH Partners: Evolving a Family Legacy
By: Christina R. Wing and Sarah Mehta
This case is about succession planning for MDH Partners, an Atlanta-based industrial real estate investment firm founded in 2005. When Jeffrey Small, Jr. cofounded MDH Partners, he named the company in honor of his grandfather, Mark Durward (MD) Hodges, an early... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Ventures; Ownership; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; Georgia (state, US); Atlanta
Wing, Christina R., and Sarah Mehta. "MDH Partners: Evolving a Family Legacy." Harvard Business School Case 625-001, October 2024. (Revised January 2025.)
- August 2024
- Case
Pioneering Pain Management: CWC Alliance Combats the Opioid Epidemic
By: Susanna Gallani, Karen L. Sedatole and Sarah Mehta
Set in March 2024, this case is about CWC Alliance (CWC), a nonprofit working to prevent opioid addiction in the U.S. Founder Cammie Wolf Rice launched CWC in 2018 after her son, Christopher Wolf, died of a heroin overdose. Wolf’s dependence on opioids stemmed from a... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Invention; Jobs and Positions; Nonprofit Organizations; Expansion; Growth and Development Strategy; Service Delivery; Mission and Purpose; Health Industry; United States; Georgia (state, US); Atlanta
Gallani, Susanna, Karen L. Sedatole, and Sarah Mehta. "Pioneering Pain Management: CWC Alliance Combats the Opioid Epidemic." Harvard Business School Case 125-012, August 2024.
- May 2024
- Teaching Note
Vineyard Wind Starts Spinning: Overcoming Onshore Challenges to Offshore Wind
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jacob A. Small
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 324-113. To activate the first wind turbines in the ocean off Martha’s Vineyard eventually supplying clean energy to 400,000 households, Vineyard Wind’s leaders had to navigate the permitting process, numerous delays, and objections from... View Details
- August 2022 (Revised November 2024)
- Case
Boston Impact Initiative: Investing in Local Change
By: Emily R. McComb, Amy Klopfenstein and Mel Martin
In fall 2021, Aliana Piñeiro, impact director at Boston Impact Initiative (BII) discovered that an entrepreneur the organization was considering for an investment had failed to disclose pre-existing debt with another lender. Although the business scored highly on BII’s... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Investment; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Relationships; Business and Community Relations; Society; Social Issues; Wealth and Poverty; Wealth; Poverty; Risk Management; Financial Services Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
McComb, Emily R., Amy Klopfenstein, and Mel Martin. "Boston Impact Initiative: Investing in Local Change." Harvard Business School Case 323-012, August 2022. (Revised November 2024.)
- January 2021 (Revised March 2021)
- Supplement
Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power
By: Joshua Schwartzstein, Kathleen L. McGinn and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2020, Juno co-founders Chris Abkarians and Nikhil Agarwal decided to hold the annual auction for their student loan assistance startup. Five lenders submitted bids, and the co-founders ultimately opted to select Eager Bank as their partner for the 2020-2021... View Details
Keywords: Decision Making; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Cost vs Benefits; Judgments; Education; Higher Education; Finance; Borrowing and Debt; Strategy; Adaptation; Alignment; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Negotiation Deal; Negotiation Offer; Negotiation Participants; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Negotiation Types; Financial Services Industry; Education Industry; North and Central America; United States; Massachusetts; Boston
Schwartzstein, Joshua, Kathleen L. McGinn, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Juno (C): Leveraging Student Power." Harvard Business School Supplement 921-034, January 2021. (Revised March 2021.)
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
stating uncomfortable truths out loud. But now, Bond is often the one running the meetings and trying to get others to say what’s on their minds. One of the roles she sees for herself as a leader is to allow others to feel they’re able to... View Details