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Charles R. Walgreen III
Charles Walgreen, III continued the tradition of success begun by his father and grandfather. Under his leadership, Walgreens stores continued to expand its existing operations and also entered the restaurant business. By 1979, the company operated some 600 stores in... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Robert D. Stuart, Jr.
Joining the family firm after serving in World War II, Robert Jr. was responsible for Quaker Oats’ biggest diversification since his Uncle John was president. Much of Stuart’s expansion came in non-food business areas, his most notable purchase being the Fisher-Price... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Donald N. Pritzker
Pritzker assumed management of just one hotel in 1959, but throughout the next 13 years he acquired dozens more throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean, totaling 26 hotels by the time of his death. Under Pritzker's leadership, Hyatt Hotels grew into the upscale,... View Details
Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging
Marjorie M. Post
Under Marjorie’s leadership, Postum Cereal was expanded through acquisitions, which enabled her to take the company public. The company was eventually reorganized to form the General Foods Corporation, which remains one of the largest food conglomerates in the United... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Max Palevsky
Palevsky was a pioneer in the burgeoning computer electronics industry. His firm was one of the first companies to create a line of compatible and modular computers using components sourced from a variety of suppliers. Scientific Data Systems experienced dramatic... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Charles W. Nash
Not wanting to compete with the "Big Three" auto makers in the 1920s, Nash carved out a unique niche for well-designed luxury automobiles at medium prices. This strategy was very successful for Nash Motors as it became one of the few, profitable independent... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Robert R. McCormick
When McCormick inherited The Chicago Tribune from his uncle, it had less than 200,000 subscribers, was the third largest newspaper in Chicago, and was barely surviving. McCormick helped place the paper on solid financial ground even acquiring timber land in Canada to... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Mark H. McCormack
McCormack was considered a pioneer in sports marketing. He worked with individual athletes to secure lucrative endorsements including Arnold Palmer, Wayne Gretzky, Monica Seles and Tiger Woods. McCormack also worked with a number of sporting events to develop corporate... View Details
Keywords: Services
Frederick L. Maytag
As the founder of the Maytag Company, Maytag was renowned for his financial reliability and technical innovation. The company introduced several models of washing machines with great success, including the Gyrofoam model which combined an aluminum tub with washing... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Christine A. Hefner
The daughter of Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, Christine was responsible for the elimination of the company’s massive debt and the dramatic restructuring of the organization. Hefner eliminated a number of money losing ventures and invested heavily in cable television... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Walter E. Disney
Disney was a pioneer in the family entertainment business. From his ground-breaking introduction of the animated cartoon Steamboat Willie starring Mickey Mouse in 1928 to the launch of the first full-length animated film in 1937 (Snow White), Disney built a media... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Justin Dart
Dart transformed United Drug into a profitable firm again. He did this by going with the Rexall banner, which the founder Louis Liggett had made into a household name, and discarding most of the other names in use by the company. Eventually, the company took the name... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Richard T. Crane, Jr.
With Crane at the helm, The Crane Company enjoyed the greatest expansion in its history. Crane grew the company into a firm with factories, branch houses, sales offices, and exhibition rooms in 200 cities throughout the world including a workforce of 20,000 employees. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 09 Nov 2016
- Blog Post
Learning from Classmates at HBS
I grew up on a farm in a small town outside of Lexington, Kentucky before attending the University of Illinois where I majored in finance. After college, I moved to Chicago where I worked in consulting and financial valuation services for... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
enterprise, entrepreneurship, entertainment and media, and emerging markets.) Here’s a sampling of what a few students from the MBA and Doctoral Programs will be doing. Paige Sopcic (MBA 2018) Hometown: Roscoe, Illinois Destination: GE... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
William Wrigley III
Throughout William III’s early years at the family firm, Wrigley’s gum enjoyed a substantial lead in its industry. However, by the time he assumed the presidency in 1961, sugarless gum, and later bubble gum, were chipping away at that lead. Wrigley began to invest... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
Charles R. Walgreen
Though Walgreen was trained as a pharmacist, he was an equally astute businessman. Walgreen personally manufactured some of his drugs in order to be able to maintain profitable low prices, and he also offered Walgreens branded merchandise and other services in his... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Frank A. Vanderlip
Because of his extensive study of European public and private financing systems during 1901, Vanderlip helped National City Bank become a tremendous resource for American businesses wishing to expand abroad. Vanderlip’s international interest led to the building of the... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Jane Trahey
Trahey was one of the first women to own and manage a major advertising agency in the United States. A prolific copywriter and author, Trahey is credited with the inspiration for the long-running “What becomes a legend most?” campaign for Blackglama mink. Her agency... View Details
Keywords: Services
Thomas M. Siebel
Siebel founded his firm in 1993 as a provider of sales force automation systems. Though his firm quickly became a major player in sales force automation, Siebel Systems achieved tremendous growth when its software was applied to customer service functions. In many... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics