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- 01 Apr 2002
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Pamela Thomas Graham
giving advice and not being in the position to actually execute it." Today, as president and CEO of CNBC, the financial news network viewed in almost 200 million households worldwide, the Detroit native's job is all about execution. Her dual role includes overseeing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Small Business Administration and Bank of Boston, the center opened its doors in 1995. That year the budget was $350,000; today it is $2.5 million. “Our growth has been slow and steady,” Silbert notes with pride. “We don’t plan to expand... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Fabio Consoli Whatever your summer plans might look like this year—whether you’re traveling to a faraway beach or enjoying downtime much closer to home—nothing has the power to transport us... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
creating a strategic plan to address the crisis, with the Department of Public Health leading the effort. A two-day meeting to gather information from stakeholders, including state legislators and public health officials, kick-started the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
profitability. He notes that Xerox Corporation, for example, is currently implementing a plan to reclaim its equipment, refurbish it, and resell it - without having any waste leave the plant in the process. "They not only hope to achieve... View Details
- 18 May 2023
- News
Cultivating Can-Do Attitudes
planning to wind down the program, as the last of the "Can-Do kids" entered their mid-twenties, but scholarship recipients convinced her otherwise. Now, with their assistance to raise money and recruit volunteers, she's hoping to launch... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 Mar 2022
- News
Giving Hope and Comfort
that staggering number will meet less than 10 percent of the true need in Massachusetts. Feingold has big plans for Hope and Comfort. Over the next five years, he hopes to expand the size and extend the reach of the organization, to... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
phone. Through the entrepreneurship program, Sounouvou received training, mentorship, networking, and $5,000 in seed funding, among other benefits. “The training helped me greatly in improving our business plan and understanding the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 31 Jan 2019
- News
A Global Mission
Art DeFehr (MBA 1967) didn’t plan to become a businessman. The Canadian-born DeFehr always imagined life as a diplomat—until he ran afoul of the FBI. As a college student in Indiana, DeFehr had become involved in anti-Vietnam protests and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
brochures, and Web sites. While making moves to cut costs and stabilize the company for the short term, Slayton sought new ideas from his team for future growth possibilities. “The company needed a high-growth idea that would work or else it might be doomed,” Bowen... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
crafted her business plan for Care.com, which she launched in 2006. Care.com brings together Marcelo’s passion for helping others and her entrepreneurial and management skills, to enable working families to find the care they need. More... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Roads to Recovery
Cars Verizon chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam said his company is connecting cars to infrastructure. At sports stadiums, for example, Verizon plans to put special chips into parking structures to alert drivers to an open spot. Daniela Rus... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Faculty Debates Lessons from Enron's Collapse
leaders of organizations that worked with Enron acted with a different set of values and purpose.” Encouraged by the afternoon, Clark announced plans for an Enron session for MBA students later in the spring and said he would create... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
GE's Jeff Immelt
employees with investors.” For students planning early career strategies, Immelt had these words of advice: “When you join a company, find somebody you trust. I had mentors early in my career who helped me out a lot. Always be dedicated... View Details
- 22 Nov 2024
- News
Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone
attendance and plan to continue to grow as we host events in the new year. Why should alumni who live in your area join your club? Columbus is growing rapidly, and the business environment has never been so dynamic and ripe with... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
don’t know what the answer is. They have to act, not plan their way forward. Hill began to despair of finding an answer to her problem until a chance meeting with Pixar executive Greg Brandeau in the lobby of a biotech firm—Hill was there... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
everyone else," she said. Material goods are all well and good, she continued, but the value of "stuff" doesn't last. "What happens to it all?" she asked. "The real wealth is family. The true currency is love and friendship." Later that afternoon, teams of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
which we launched last January. This substantive example of intra-University collaboration also dovetailed nicely with my role as senior associate dean for Planning and University Affairs. It would seem that the timing was perfect given... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
global emergencies. His work included the planning and delivery of humanitarian aid during the war in Afghanistan—an experience he found both powerful and frustrating. When a US town raised money to donate an ambulance to the Afghan... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
bold moves. One of the bigger risks involved a tour she had planned with Kanye West. When West had to drop out, the question was, should Gaga go on the tour by herself? It seems a risky move for an artist who's not well known. But she and... View Details