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the climate change conversation, but to lead it. Their active engagement can shape the future in profound ways, ensuring a sustainable and prosperous world for generations to come.” Following the panel discussions, the forum participants were treated to a live... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

studied music and hosted a late-night jazz radio show. When he graduated from college, Nelson took a job with Boston-based Wellman International and immediately set off for China. “I had no idea what I was getting into,” he says. “But it... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

04 Sep 2019
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What I Do: Keith Cerny (MBA 1991)

programming and niche offerings in jazz and country and western. “Part of what we’re able to do is target small segments in parallel with our big symphonic and summer concert series,” says Cerny, who names the 19th- and 20th-century... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

06 Dec 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: Come Clean

career: Simon still writes music and plays jazz piano. “I’ve recorded nine CDs and at one point performed a couple dozen times a year around the country. I was able to put at least one of my kids through college with my income as a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; career; life experiences; dry cleaning; leadership; music; Personal and Laundry Services; Personal Services

18 Dec 2019
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Thinking Smart About Numbers

of San Diego’s annual holiday party took place at the home of Gabriel Wisdom (OPM 26, 1998) and his wife Diane Weiss-Wisdom in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, on December 7th. With a Roaring 20s speakeasy theme, guests enjoyed 1920s accessories, a live View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2012
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Wynton Marsalis, Entrepreneur

Jazz and classical trumpet player, composer, bandleader, historian, raconteur, and nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis appeared at the Harvard Innovation Lab in February, ably backed by a quartet of HBS professors. In a panel... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Apr 1997
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Managing a Master

that city. An avid jazz fan, he dropped into a local club to check out a young trumpeter he'd heard about. Arrendell remembers, "I was impressed - Wynton was hot. Since we were the only two black guys in the place, he came up to me after... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Lazar

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Does Jazz Music Need Star Power?

What Managers Can Learn from Jazz Improvisation

Can Wynton Marsalis and Lincoln Center Save Jazz Music?

Negotiation and All That Jazz

The Jazz Process: Diversity Breeds Success

Resilience is key to jazzing up your prospects

Legendary CEO Shares Four Ways To Get Employees Jazzed Up Again

Q&A: Michael Wheeler on the importance of improvising

Wynton Marsalis Connects the Dots between Artists and Entrepreneurs at the Harvard Innovation Lab

Breaking the Cycle of Responsiveness at Work

Does high stress trigger creativity at work?

Some See Two New Gilded Ages, Raising Global Tensions

Emotions as a negotiating tool

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum