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- 01 Sep 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Keith Clinkscales (MBA 1990)
beauty of working in California is that I still wake up on East Coast time. I can work three or four hours before the LA day kicks in.” Happy place: Bryant Park in Manhattan. “You can take a genuine, green-grass moment that’s very... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Long-Term Investor: Dick Jenrette
build things was useful when it came to shaping a company, moving people around, and planning new strategies." When asked to explain the strategy behind his acquisition of so many beautiful homes, Jenrette confesses that there was none.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
platforms, for live listening or download to your device, and for single episodes (usually a convenient 20 minutes or so) or binge listening. And therein is the beauty of the medium: It offers listeners the opportunity to gain knowledge,... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- News
Sewn with Love
When Kikka Hanazawa (MBA 2002), CEO of VPL, a women’s underwear and athleisure company, heard stories of the shortages of personal protective equipment for front-line medical workers faced with the coronavirus crisis, the fashion-industry leader began to research the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2019
- News
Changing of the Guard at Tesco
attributed to CEO Dave Lewis (AMP 161, 2001), who surprised some by announcing this week that he will step down next year to make way for Ken Murphy (AMP 159, 2000). The press noted that Murphy has no background in grocery, having most recently served as joint COO at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Exploring Vietnam and Cambodia
seascape of more than 1,600 limestone islands. Shutterbugs in the group were hard-pressed to take bad shots. The sea kayaking wasn’t so shabby, either! We journeyed next to Hue, the former capital of Vietnam, and then stopped for a couple of nights in View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Shari P. Hubert
It's impossible to talk for long with Shari Hubert without hearing her mention the importance of "giving back." In fact, when she is asked to reflect on her most significant accomplishments to date, she doesn't at first mention that she won a city-wide college... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 31 May 2013
- News
Seeing the Light
Business Policy course particularly inspiring. But his paintings show that the beauty of the campus itself was also an inspiration, with the School's exceptional physical and natural environment complementing and even augmenting the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Maasai Village
the tribe’s cultural mores, including circumcision during adolescence for males and females, arranged marriage, and tribal leadership. Most of us felt uncomfortable a few days later when we visited a Maasai village that was open to tourists. Having watched the solitary... View Details
Keywords: Hospitality
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Action Plan: Come as You Are
everywhere, and art needn’t be museum-quality. “So much of the art we love are objects we enjoy for themselves, beyond any potential investment value or recognized worth. An art teacher at my son’s school has done some beautiful work in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Turning Point: Into the Wild
on one of our host’s horses. It was a beautiful day, and as I rode I began to see all kinds of wildlife—impalas, dik-diks, wildebeests, giraffes. I got closer to the game on horseback than I ever could have in a vehicle because, to the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
In the first rays of the morning sun they looked full of diamonds. "After three decades, the beauty of Latin America has not changed," Austin continued, "but everything else has. This center was created in recognition of the fact that we... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Customizing Couture Online
now ubiquitous invitation-only Internet flash sale. Up next for Wilkis Wilson: at-home beauty service startup Glamsquad. That’s what Tinker Tailor offers. “I heard from all these women who really wanted to buy View Details
- 31 Jan 2025
- News
New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses
When the HBS Club of New York (HBSCNY) launched its Small Business Partnership Initiative (SBPI) in 2020, its goal was to simply help small businesses survive the COVID pandemic with guidance from a small group of volunteer alumni advisors. Now, nearly five years on,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
China Dominates HBS Business Plan Contest
The economic power and emerging opportunities in China inspired winners in the tenth annual HBS Business Plan Contest last April. Tingting Zhong (MBA ’06) won first place in the traditional track for 8Baorice, a company that aims to create an online community focused... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
the main character of The Beach, a novel by Alex Garland, I also left my homeland, friends, and family for years of the unknown, and backpacked by myself through India and Thailand, including Ko Phi Phi, where this book is set. It was once one of the most View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Alumni Startup Enters the Shark Tank
weekly spoken responses to prompts about their past into a beautiful hardcover book, printed with QR codes that play the recording used to write each chapter. Since September, we’ve focused on making the product more accessible and... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Kenya, Pakistan, and Rwanda, and aims to expand that reach to 100 million farmers. According to Cole, the beauty of the work is threefold. First, it’s meeting a demand. “The majority of the world’s poorest... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man
Eiffel Tower and handed out paper cups of champagne.” Up in smoke: “There’s a temple dedicated to loss—of loved ones, ideas, pets, hopes, dreams. All week long, people bring tributes to this beautiful wooden building and write messages on... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
Locally Grown
Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable technology businesses in the... View Details