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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 View Details
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Pasha Nahass
Amazon. “In 2010, mobile was not as ubiquitous as it is today. It was a new challenge: How do we apply all the things Amazon is good at to a tiny screen on a device that may have poor Internet connectivity?” The work was rewarding, but... View Details
Keywords: Tech
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Frances Dixon
learning environment. As a non-traditional student with more professional experience, I was concerned that a straight lecture environment wouldn’t be a good fit. As soon as I sat in on a case, I knew this was the perfect academic... View Details
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Vivian Scalfi
market research stint and five years with General Electric, where she progressed through the commercial leadership rotational program in health care, oil and gas, and power, Vivian shifted into consumer goods with a role at Diageo... View Details
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Joe Khoury
case method focus and international reach. I always wanted to start or join a company where I could make a difference in the world and HBS was just the ideal place to achieve my goals and aspirations. How has your overall HBS experience... View Details
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Anddria Clack
variety of industries. How has your overall Harvard Business School experience shaped your goals & career path? All of the resources at Harvard Business School are designed to help you make more informed and thoughtful decisions about... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
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Does My Résumé Work?
done in the interim. Is my trouble normal? “Unemployment or underemployment is anxiety-provoking,” observed Davis. “This is especially true of MBAs who think they are expected to have ‘perfect’ careers.” Davis said she helps people “de-shame” from past View Details
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Tessa Vacher-Desvernais
Tessa Vacher-Desvernais describes herself as a blend. Since early on, she has borne two stories. She was raised in France by a British mother and a French father having studied law in the United States. As for her own personality, Tessa says, “I’m a mix of left brain... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
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A Random Sampling of HBS Graduates in the News
an odd experience for Kramer the journalist: SEC rules prohibited MarketWatch from covering its own much-anticipated debut - or even from running stories by other news media that might mention it - so as not to unfairly promote its stock.... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
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The Value of Valleys
of experience that you gain by working for a reputable firm and getting training, mentoring that will lower your risk of failure later on. Everyone wants to be Bill Gates and Zuckerberg, but those are the outliers. That's not the norm.... View Details
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Oliver Bladek
can be successful in influencing and leading others using speech. I'm much more confident, poised, and I now feel like a true professional. How has your HBS experience shaped your career path? As a sponsored student, I have an obligation... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
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On the Road Less Traveled
about. And so I physically got sick. In the book, Ed recalls asking his father that day, why he was doing this and promising to be a good boy if he would stay. Hajim: But it's one of these things that I keep telling people, you know that... View Details
- 04 Nov 2020
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The Long View: Persevering Through Past Crises
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes “We are only as good as our experiences. I think of every setback as an experience to make me stronger, more marketable and a better executive... View Details
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Eryn Schultz
(everything from food entrepreneurship to non-profit management), I wasn't sure how to pick the right organization. Getting my MBA gave me a framework for figuring out what the next step was post-Accenture. How has your overall HBS View Details
- 26 May 2016
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Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
creator of All in the Family. “I had no experience in the entertainment business, I had never been to Hollywood, and I didn’t know anyone there,” says Horn. “He said, ‘You’re perfect,’ and hired me. He wanted a blank slate.” Perenchio was... View Details
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- 01 Mar 2025
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Step By Step
because of the running and walking. It felt like a way to honor him, and it still does. Every time I run, I can speak to whomever I want, and that includes my father. In many ways, running a marathon simulates life’s journey. During a marathon, you View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
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Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
by saying, ‘Jack is the former chairman of Vanguard, a $4 trillion enterprise.’ I say, ‘No, it’s a 15,000-people enterprise, serving 25 million people.’ The assets are the outcome, not the goal.” Home Equity “I went door-to-door in the beginning, telling people I could... View Details
- 30 Sep 2022
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Scaling Hope
In 2014, Stephen D’Antonio (MBA 1986) was living the life he had always envisioned. He’d been a partner at Morgan Stanley for two decades and he now sat on the Firm Management Committee and was the COO of the global fixed income division. He and his wife were raising... View Details
- 04 Feb 2022
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Hour by Hour
Courtesy Rahkeem Morris Rahkeem Morris (MBA 2018) spent the first 10 years of his work life as an hourly wage earner, moving from one minimum wage job to the next, often without transferable skills or training. The cycle wasn’t good for... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
great." Learned at HBS As most people move through the educational system, they become aware of what they can't do — their options gradually narrow down. My experience was just the opposite. HBS expanded my horizons by making me aware of... View Details