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Leonard S. Shoen
Foreseeing the demands of post-war relocation by veterans and their families, Shoen focused his efforts on the development of a cheap one-way truck rental unit, U-Haul. Shoen’s original and innovative ideas allowed him to cheaply and rapidly build U-Haul’s distribution...
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Transportation
Philip W. Pillsbury
When Pillsbury took over control of his family's flour company in 1940, it had sales of $47 million. Pillsbury, however, greatly expanded the business further, acquiring more flour mills and related facilities, while also entering the consumer goods market. At the end...
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Food & Tobacco
Eugene R. Olson
Olson continued Deluxe’s market dominance in check printing while laying the foundation for its electronic diversification and expansion. He oversaw the acquisition of businesses that produce computer forms and emboss and encode plastic cards. During his tenure, Deluxe...
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Finance
Jay C. Hormel
Hormel, known as the “Spam Man” for his most popular product, pioneered the canned meat business. As a result of his successful marketing campaigns and promotions, 70% of urban Americans used canned meats in 1940, compared with only 18% in 1937. By 1946, Hormel Company...
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H. Brewster Atwater, Jr.
Despite a worldwide recession, Atwater led General Mills through 10 consecutive years of market value growth. He re-focused General Mills on its core products and services, and in so doing, enabled the company to profitably expand on a global level.
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Vincent R. Shiely
Shiely continued Briggs & Stratton’s (world’ largest manufacturer of small gasoline engines) three decade long top financial performance – even during the energy crisis of the 1970’s. For 30 years, Briggs and Stratton has been a top 50 company in terms of return on...
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Fabricated Goods
John M. Regan, Jr.
Regan helped build Marsh & McLennan into the largest U.S. insurance broker and the first US company to buy its way into the world’s only major insurance underwriting exchange, Lloyd’s of London. Regan has played an instrumental role in creating a global presence...
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Donald E. Petersen
Though he was part of the teams that launched the Ford Thunderbird and Mustang, Petersen's real fame is rooted in his revival of the Ford dynasty in the 1980s. Under Petersen's leadership, Ford grew out of the shadow of GM, redesigning the Thunderbird, and launching...
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Automotive & Aerospace
Robert G. Mondavi
Founding his winery in 1966, Mondavi is credited with putting California wineries on par with the “best in the world.” Prior to Mondavi, U. S. wines were considered “cheap imitations” at best. He was a tireless promoter of the Napa Valley and developed a reputation for...
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Louis W. Hill
Hill continued his father’s mission as a railroad builder. While an officer for the company, he expanded the railroad’s mileage from 6,489 to 8,387 miles and made many improvements in operations.
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Transportation
Jean Paul Getty
After accumulating a one-third interest in Getty Oil Company, Getty negotiated for a controlling interest in the company after the death of his father. Getty went on to merge Tidewater Oil Company, Skelly Oil Company, and the Missouri Oil Company into Getty Oil, which...
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Utilities & Energy
Roger A. Enrico
Enrico helped to transform PepsiCo through a number of major initiatives including the spin-off of its fast food restaurant chains (Tricon), the acquisition of Tropicana, and the initial public offering of its bottling business. Through these efforts, Enrico...
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Wilton D. Cole
Cole radically transformed the publishing company by selling the struggling magazine division in 1956, which, at the time, represented over 50% of the firm’s revenues. Through a series of targeted acquisitions and internal investment, Cole more than doubled the...
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Publishing & Print Media
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Nick Rosenbaum
I sit at my father’s bedroom window watching showers of fluffy cottonwood seeds. Every May, they blanket the Minnesota ground like late spring snow. Life pours down. Inside, my father is dying in bed, kidneys ravaged by cancer. Together,...
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
HBS Fellowship Furthers Entrepreneurial Dreams
would afford me the opportunity to make an impact on a global scale,” says Okeke. The biology major entered college with the intent of becoming a doctor, and stints working at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Johns Hopkins...
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Elliot Tobin
football.” After earning his bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from MIT and a master’s in applied economics from Boston College, the Minnesota transplant is currently balancing his HBS research in accounting and management with...
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- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Surveying Students’ Summer Plans
Minnesota winter returns.” Eduardo Russian (MBA 2018) Hometown: San Diego, California Destination: Camino Financial, Los Angeles (Social Enterprise Initiative Summer Fellow) “A friend who saw similarities between my story and that of...
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Julia Hanna
- 07 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
Even for Non-Believers, These Are the Next Steps on Climate Change
it will move its capital to Borneo from the current Jakarta because of advanced sea rise and concurrent ground subsidence. On the other side of the spectrum, communities like Duluth, Minnesota and Rochester, New York are touting their...
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by John Macomber
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
power plant, she ultimately rose to be president of Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation and Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation, within the Integrys Energy Group. “I had several instrumental leaders who believed in me, who saw my...
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Margie Kelley
- 08 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
On the Road: HBS Midwest Tour
the infamous Minnesota lakes. 2. What is one of your travel essentials that you always make sure to pack? I never go anywhere without a book and magazine. I know some people don’t like to eat alone, but I love sitting down at a...
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