Managing Growing Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

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Aline Camargo

the career paths that I was considering doing. How has HBS prepared you for your summer internship & your long term career? As I plan to develop my career in Brand Management and Marketing Strategy, I know that I will constantly... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail; Entertainment / Media

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Fereshteh Zeineddin

for your current role & your long term career? My education at HBS taught me skills, models and frameworks to tackle everyday business problems; however, the most important lesson that I learned is that "soft" skills are... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Rocio Parra

behavior. I wanted to transition to a marketing manager role in the consumer marketing space, for which getting a business education was necessary. How has your HBS experience shaped your career path? My HBS... View Details

Keywords: Retail

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Anddria Clack

nature of the opportunities available to us. Through learning directly from over 900 classmates - including farmers, entrepreneurs and brand managers - I was exposed to careers in business that I didn't even... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Investment Management / Hedge Fund; Investment Management / Hedge Fund

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Omowale Casselle

expectations of our consumers, retailers, and brand partners." "In addition to managing our product lines, I also lead our operations team, which means that I make sure that each retail partner (Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Consumer Products

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Monica Dodi

As a cofounder and managing director of the Women’s Venture Capital Fund (WVCF), Monica Dodi (MBA 1984) backs female-led, early-stage ventures in digital media and sustainable products and services. Dodi says these emerging consumer... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Entertainment / Media

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Cathy Zhou

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I went to HBS because I wanted to be at a place that would push me to think big -- about what drives me professionally and personally, about the type of business leader I wanted to be, and... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Brittani Rettig

Your Twitter bio reads like that of a superhero ("Management consultant by day, fitness instructor & wellness blogger by night"). Can you tell us about your day and evening jobs? "By day I'm a manager at Deloitte... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Services; Health Care

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Jamira Cotton

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? My undergraduate education in engineering shaped my ability to think analytically about solving rigorous problems. Additionally, while serving clients at McKinsey I constantly learned to apply this problem solving rigor... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Entrepreneurship

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Paul Scharfman

In a small, undercapitalized cheese manufacturing operation in rural Wisconsin, Paul Scharfman (AB 1976, MBA 1979) saw the opportunity to develop a variety of specialty cheeses that would appeal to the palates of the growing population of... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing; Retail

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Oliver Bladek

Why was getting a business education important to you? In my undergraduate studies, I had received a business degree where I learned the basics of business (the 4Ps of... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consulting

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Katy Lankester

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I came to business school to strengthen my judgement, because I believe as a leader I will be required to make important decisions with imperfect information. The big decisions will be... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

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Seth Moulton

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? HBS has given me an excellent introduction to a wide range of business topics, while also giving me the opportunity to pursue particular interests in greater depth. As someone coming out... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entrepreneurship

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Constanza Oliveira e Sousa

frustrated because I knew my research would never get out of the binders. I wanted to see real world results! After graduation, I worked at a manufacturing plant in Portugal, then I came to Atlanta to start a manufacturing plant there. Suddenly, I was in a View Details

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Rawiah Abdallah

Why was getting a business education important to you? Getting a business education among people with diverse backgrounds exposes you to many different skills and opportunities. After working for four years,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Other Financial Services

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Philipp Schäelli

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I wanted to do an MBA for three main reasons: 1) Making the next step in my career, 2) Broaden my academic footing and 3) Expand my network of friends that follow a business career. From... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services

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Tricia Lee

for my long term career. What are you most looking forward to in your career? I believe the way you interact with and experience entertainment is going to fundamentally shift. I'm looking forward to managing a company that is leading the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Technology; Entrepreneurship

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Kaki Ettinger

Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? I was lucky enough to have discovered, fairly early on in life, a field I was so passionate about that I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Sophomore year of... View Details