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- 06 May 2015
- News
Advocating for affordable housing
Laurie Gould (MBA 1996) puts the skills she gained at HBS to work at Viva Consulting, the practice she launched to promote community development. (Published May 2015) View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
Goldman turned to Lex Suvanto (MBA 1999) for help. As CEO of a strategic communications unit within Edelman, the world’s largest public relations and marketing firm, Suvanto had teams and skills at hand that... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
Millennium Development Goals which range from halving extreme poverty to providing universal primary education, they provide sustainable benefits to a developing community for multiple generations, and they have the ability to impart the... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Serving as a cultural ambassador
a seafood-processing firm that rebuilt after the disaster and a collaborative of fishermen's wives who transformed their net-mending skills to launch a luxury apparel business—also provided insights into entrepreneurial innovation and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Bridging the Success Gap
extreme poverty, inspired him to work for social change. An Antioch College graduate who worked as a community organizer in the late 1970s, Navarro then ran a software company prior to attending HBS. “I needed to acquire business View Details
- 20 Jul 2017
- News
Pushing the Next Generation Forward
and dear to my heart.” Central to HCZ’s approach is a birth-to-college education pipeline of best-practice academic, community development, and health and wellness programs that serve 13,000 children and nearly as many adults. Recently... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
of challenges have you encountered? Successful community development is as team-oriented as any business. You have to be a skilled coalition builder among your financial partners, government officials, and... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Giving Kids a Better Chance
issues, and so I applied directly because I felt that the skills around entrepreneurship, around leading highly successful organizations, at which HBS is incredible, were the right skills to help drive... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
34,000 Pages and Counting
fleeting sense of community created by the experience. Upon graduation, he continued, we miss the togetherness of our campus years. “It’s the togetherness that people thrive on,” he said, providing the answer I was looking for. For HBS... View Details
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Personalizing the Path to Professional Success for Women
silence. We don’t want anyone to know we’re feeling a little less than certain,” says the Landit cofounder and CEO. “There are millions of women who are looking for how they can bring the full measure of their talent and skills to the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Applying business practices to grassroots philanthropy
Andrea Chemayeff (MBA 1998) talks about applying business skills to her work providing food and coats for the needy through the Bridgeport Rescue Mission in Connecticut. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
King of his castle
wedding chapel. About 71,000 guests attended the 17-day festival last year. Since selling his wireless accessories manufacturing and distribution company, Personal Communications Devices, Appling has been able to focus full time on his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
the area. Marietta also had an ideal mix of skills and experience. In addition to launching Giant Otter at HGSE, he founded a consultancy that helped schools across the country improve labor, management, and View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Better than Cash
greater impact. The alumni came courtesy of the Community Action Partners (CAP) program organized by the HBS Association of Boston. Through CAP, alumni work in teams of four to six over several months to provide Boston-area nonprofits... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Class Day & Commencement
mentorship, and leadership and the need to embrace change, master skills and strategy, and follow one’s passion. “In the 21st century,” Lafley concluded, “men and women who lead companies will need to be better leaders than any generation... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
Barbara Nick (AMP 165, 2003) has spent more than 30 years in the gas and electric industry, honing her skills to become an award-winning leader in business and in her community. She knew her success was due in part to other leaders—the... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
proceeds go toward the club’s high-impact programs, including pro-bono consulting through Community Partners, workforce development through the Skills Gap Initiative, entrepreneurship through the regional... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Working to improve California's public education system
obvious and sometimes more subtle ways, both as a connection and as a connector with people who have graduated before me or after me,” she says. “It’s a great network to have, and it’s great that my management skills were developed at the... View Details
- 25 Jan 2018
- News
Investing in India’s Nonprofits to Overcome Poverty Sustainably
underprivileged kids in skills and program in life management, so that they come out of poverty sustainably. We have about 4,000 kids graduating every year. And we have plans to do about 1 million people by 2020. “People have tried doing... View Details
- 03 Mar 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
sabotage these moments through passive-aggressive behavior. What you need are the three Ts. Transparency for openly communicating your goals, concerns, disappointments, and expectations. Trust for the small, significant circle of people... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna