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- 01 Dec 2023
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Wide Horizon
There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven...
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Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 01 Sep 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor
In the half-century since his graduation, Theodore Roosevelt IV (MBA 1972) has earned widespread respect as both a forward-thinking investment banker and an influential activist through his efforts to address climate change and preserve public lands. For much of that...
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- 01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Margaret M. Crotty
meager supply of life jackets, neglecting to keep one for herself. When the boat sank, she used her skills as a former lifeguard to save people in the shark-infested waters, but hundreds of others drowned. Fashioning a flotation device...
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Susan Young
- 22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
nearby Borders bookstore revealed a three-year life expectancy with no available treatment options. And trying to navigate the complexities of the American health care system—bouncing from pathologist to a medical oncologist to...
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- 30 May 2023
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Finding PRIDE
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Anthony Gerace In the late 1970s, a dozen or so gay men found one another at HBS and decided to band together, calling themselves the Alternative Executive Lifestyles group. They posted notices around campus, discreetly...
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- 22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: At age 29, Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) decided to leave consulting for a decidedly less glamorous life as an entrepreneur, working out of a storage room in the bowels...
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- 06 Jul 2016
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The Truth About Authentic Leaders
- 01 Jun 2024
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
pumping gas at a Hess station in New Jersey when I was age 15. I loved that job, because I met people from all walks of life and was busy every second, filling the tank, washing windshields, and popping the hood.” Building blocks: “My...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In
achieve at their highest level of excellence.” Attitude adjustment: “Since the pandemic, more Gen Z-ers and millennials have decided they can have a good quality of life without becoming CEO of a company. That’s de nitely had an impact on...
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Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2024
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Game On
Valerie, a lifelong athlete who brings decades of experience in the fitness industry to the role of COO; Gordon is CFO and general counsel. People would naturally assume that a private, indoor club simply meant bringing the play out of...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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Joint Venture
patients experience chronic pain post-surgery and one-third of patients who could benefit from the surgery are ineligible due to other health factors such as obesity and chronic illness. “It’s a problem that isn’t going away,” notes...
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Shoshi Parks
- 01 Sep 2023
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Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
For 17 years, Andre Kearns (MBA 1999) has been tracing his family tree. One by one, he has added branches, grounding himself in a long and sometimes complicated lineage. Through family stories, forgotten heirlooms, and vital records, Kearns has traveled back through...
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- 01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
You Are: 15 Harvard Professors Tell Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind). I was probably the lowest-paid member of my class, but that experience led to writing about careers and leadership for HBR,...
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April White
- 02 Nov 2023
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Seeding Startups
Shirish Nadkarni (MBA 1987) was the director of product planning for Microsoft’s MSN when he decided he was ready to become an entrepreneur. He had recently led the growing internet portal’s 1997 acquisition of Hotmail, the first free, web-based email solution, and the...
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April White
- 01 Sep 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Frances Haugen: (MBA 2011)
I went to a Montessori preschool. My parents were very big on the idea that children are people and treated me with great seriousness. If they asked me to do something, I was allowed to ask why. Debate was a big part of my high school experience. Coaching debate...
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- 25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Where we come from and how we were raised has a profound effect on who we become. The recipients of this year’s Alumni Achievement Award grew up...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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Drop Everything, Read This
The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader...
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- 01 Dec 2023
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Happier-ness at Work
Winfrey is a global media leader and for 25 years hosted the Oprah Winfrey Show. Their book draws on social science research and decades of experience to suggest that one can build a better life by focusing...
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- 05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)
horizontally. Many of the systems at PCL can be an inspiration to MAYU as the business grows. My experiences at PCL in sourcing/purchasing, logistics, import and export, taxation, and legal will definitely help when building MAYU. “PCL is...
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- 26 Jan 2022
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Making Peace with Anger
professional awakening about how he managed his company was part of a larger reflection about how he managed something more personal: his anger. READ MORE DM: You’ve spoken about how you underwent anger management counseling and how it shaped both your View Details