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Andrew Kinard

the deal." Andrew applied for the joint JD/MBA program and a new kind of career path emerged. "Lawyers play an important role," he says, "but I want to focus my efforts in creating value,... View Details

21 Dec 2018
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Digital Transformation - HBS Online

administrative career all remarked about HBS Online. I think the certificates help you get noticed and through the door to a job offer. Richard Pitts Certificate of Specialization in Strategy What sets HBS Online apart? Our flexible,... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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How Do I Get Your Job?

LA and completed a film program at USC, so I wasn’t even sure business school was a good choice at that point. But in the long term, I envisioned a career that had a foot in both business and creative. MB: How did you get started? ED: It... View Details

06 Oct 2021
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Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Amy Hernandez Turcios (MBA 2020)

what “finance” was, let alone “investment banking.” As a first-gen student I learned from my surroundings, figured out how to navigate the wild Wall Street recruiting process, and started my career as an investment banking analyst after... View Details

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Connections & Relationships | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

foreshadowing the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve the social good. “I was drawn to... Riding the WAVE Misan Rewane 2013 When... View Details

24 Aug 2017
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Unlocking Potential

path for criminal justice. A family dinner-table conversation about the concept of recidivism eventually led Anderson to pursue a business education, jobs working on private-sector approaches to the problem, and ultimately to found her... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli; Community Partners; Legal Services; Professional Services

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Dana Hoffmann

Before she applied to HBS, Dana Hoffmann seemed to be on a dream career trajectory. With a master’s degree in applied mathematics, she had worked as a financial analyst at Symantec, the Silicon Valley security software giant, and was... View Details

19 Jan 2017
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Finding Purpose in Profit

careers as an attorney and as an Anglican priest. “I knew that I wanted to lead and to fight for justice and social good,” she observes. “Ironically, I’m doing that now, but on a far different path than I... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley; B corporations

18 Sep 2015
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A Peek Inside Peek Weekend

career would take me. I was thinking about my summer and how best to use this time to explore my options. I did not, however, think about the more intangible and quite profound value that the program would add to my life. More than simply... View Details

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A Eureka Moment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

You Are Shilla Kim-Parker 2009 As if foreshadowing the career path ahead of her, Shilla Kim-Parker (MBA 2009) wrote her HBS application essay about her desire to serve the social good. “I was drawn to...... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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HBS Cyberposium Brings Online Future into Focus

attractive career path for many HBS students. Students fall into two camps, Hoegh explained, with regard to the Internet. "The first group is interested out of fear," he said. "Employers expect them to be... View Details

Keywords: Meg Gardner

10 Aug 2020
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HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

undergraduate students with the skills they need to succeed in corporate America. Fellows get one-on-one mentorship from an advisor, participate in a weekly speaker series on topics like career prep, mental health and leadership, and... View Details

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Hiroshi Mikitani

When Hiroshi Mikitani decided, at age 31, to leave a good job at the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo to start a company, he raised more than a few eyebrows. In Japanese culture, where the group is favored above the individual, entrepreneurship is a rare View Details

11 Oct 2012
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Answering the Doctor's Call

says Downing, 46, who served as the company’s chairman and CEO. “I’d always had a great relationship with my father; I chose the business path so I could work with him.” Looking back, Downing can see how that path, in many ways, has also... View Details

Keywords: resumed education; nontraditional students; Health, Social Assistance

05 Aug 2016
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Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier

staff make it possible to be on two paths simultaneously. When you sign up for neurosurgery training, you know it will be one of the most grueling experiences of your life. It’s sort of like entering a monastic order. Still, nothing has... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

08 Dec 2020
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Brooke Carter (MBA 2019)

other environments where you present and defend your ideas daily in front of 90 people. How long was your deferral (2, 3, or 4 years)? My deferral was 2 years. I considered deferring longer, but I felt like I was at a natural point in my View Details

06 Sep 2018
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How to Thrive in an Unstructured Environment

decisions and shaped our path forward. Now, towards the end of the summer, we are finally armed with enough information and experience to create a weekly and monthly plan. I learned that when you’re in the very early discovery and... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

11 Feb 2021
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2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ali Evans (MBA 2019)

business experience after graduation, but eventually would want to pursue a management and leadership education. I applied to the 2+2 deferred admission program because it was a great fit for my long-term goals. Did 2+2 change your path... View Details

05 Dec 2016
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5 Pieces of Advice for Applying to HBS

to pursue a career path in a less lucrative field—for example, there are financing options for graduates heading into social enterprise or pursuing entrepreneurial ventures. 4. Keep in mind HBS is... View Details

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