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Raymond Hwang
situations related to these roles. Luckily, I managed to navigate them well, and with relative comfort and competence, thanks to my HBS experience.” What was your first cold call like? “Totally nailed it—when I did it over again in my...
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Daniel Sheyner
As Daniel Sheyner (MBA 2014) tells it, most private equity firms have a very specific target in mind when recruiting: "The best athletes." The highest-ranked investment banking and consulting analysts; the elite. "Goldman Sachs, KKR, Blackstone—they want...
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Sherrese Clarke Suarez
Wall Street banker Sherrese Clarke Suarez (MBA 2004) works with the Council for Urban Professionals to help minority professionals advance in their careers to the C-suite and corporate boards.
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Nathalie du Preez
Why was getting a HBS MBA important to you? HBS, in particular, appealed to me for its general management focus, the diversity and quality of its people, its close alumni network, and of course, the case study method. I believed this...
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Kayode Ogunro
employer. How has HBS prepared you for your new job? My job will require a substantial amount of travel to Europe and Africa and more hands on management of deals and projects than I would face with a typical investment firm. My HBS...
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Robert Leke
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? An MBA at HBS was important in providing the opportunity for me to step back, assess my current capabilities, and develop the additional skills I lacked to become a successful manager in...
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Sheila Marcelo
money for college. “I was the eighth employee, and I consider that period my general management tour of duty,” says Marcelo, who found enthusiastic mentors at the young company and was soon asked to join the View Details
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Fola Folowosele
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? At Mesoamerica Energy, the wind energy company I worked at prior to business school, I held a cross functional role that straddled engineering and business development. It was through this experience that I realized...
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Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo
which is what I'll experience in my career. I think the so-called "softer" courses in management and human resources are very important. Talking to alumni, they say a big percentage of their time is spent dealing with people...
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Claire Freidman
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I spent five years working in finance. My clients were entertainment companies and I knew I wanted to switch careers and work on the operations or strategic side of one of these companies. I...
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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...
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Brooke Boyarsky
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I felt that I had a lot to learn. I knew that the cases and skills taught at HBS would give me the foundation to be an effective general manager, and the case study method at HBS would help me develop my leadership...
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Bruce Gago
to embrace Winston Churchill's famous quote: "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." How has HBS prepared you for your long term career? HBS has given me the ability to "see the big picture." Investment and View Details
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Tricia Lee
perspectives, and how to debate issues in all of those contexts. HBS was an easy choice - the case method, the general management focused education, the quality of both students and faculty, and even the structure of the program all fit...
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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 know existed. In participating...
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Jamira Cotton
in a team environment. However, I felt that an MBA from HBS would greatly enhance my ability to think critically and adeptly about problems from a general management perspective. I also knew that the network I would develop with my...
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse
contribute positively to finding innovative solutions for disadvantaged communities. How did HBS prepare you for your internship & long term career? The training that I have received with respect to general management has and will...
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Jillian Dorans
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? The short answer: I fell in love with hospitality. I'm what you would call a career-switcher. Three years into my management consulting career, I worked on a project for a large hotel...
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Suchita Prasad
that I came to HBS was to discover how to make an impact on people and organizations. To be able to achieve my goals, I needed to complement my human capital background with thorough business knowledge. Prior to HBS, I had worked with Unilever India as the HR View Details
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Ann S. Moore
Ann S. Moore (MBA 1978), the first female chair and CEO of Time Inc., oversaw nearly 150 magazines and their brand extensions. During her tenure, she launched more magazines than Time founder Henry R. Luce and, as publisher of People, turned that magazine into a...
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