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Past Programs - Crossover Into Business
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- 23 Jan 2024
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A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup...
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April White
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Alumni - Global
Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni SummitBy: Margie Kelley 23 Jan 2024 HBS Alumni News A Wide NetFormer tennis star and investor Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) sees scoring opportunities in global marketsRe: Navroz...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all...
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- Portrait Project
Jeff Barkas
My grandparents could do everything, until one day, they couldn’t. I was used to the weekends when I would play tennis matches and card games with my grandpa and enjoy my grandma’s famous chicken cutlets. They were so healthy into their...
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Sylvester Wee
"You’ll never make it." I’ve heard that same line too many times growing up, but never once succumbed to it. I started competitive tennis late at the age of 12 but trained hard to eventually become the top ranked player in Singapore. I...
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A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 01 Oct 1996
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Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)
Winslow Partners L.L.C., whose purpose is to make private equity investments in the United States and the Czech Republic. In his spare time, Brody serves on the boards of the American Red Cross, St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, the Washington View Details
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Garry Emmons
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Inside the Learning: Wellness on Campus
can also take advantage of outdoor tennis courts, which must be reserved through Shad Hall. Wellness Throughout the Organization: Thought Leadership Exercise brings many benefits to you as an executive—and to your organization. Check out...
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- 30 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
8 Reasons the Section Experience is the Best Part About HBS
house), I watch our class discussion like a tennis match. Back and forth – students share their views on what choices the case protagonist can make and negotiate one view or another. I find my moment — someone says something particularly...
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- 04 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
How a Juicy Brand Came Back to Life
possible, even more homemade. In one, tennis star Ivan Lendl garbled the brand name into "Shnahpple." Several others featured a Snapple order-processing clerk named Wendy Kaufman. Cheerful, zaftig, and blessed with a Noo Yawk...
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- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
fund Durban Capital, Berman says the game helped to get him away from bullies who teased him for his small size. (Though a star tennis and squash player in his hometown of Durban, South Africa, he often sought the peace of the school...
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Maureen Harmon
- 24 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win
as family, leisure, community, or even time for yourself and your tennis game. The advice is too simple and logical, he complained, and there is a "wonderful stress" on perfection and having it all. In his talk, titled...
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by Martha Lagace
- 04 May 2021
- Blog Post
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
years old when I first encountered racism during one of my tennis tournaments in Australia. I was shocked, confused, and scared. Growing up in Singapore, I had been sheltered from the racism of the outside world as I was brought up in a...
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- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement A case study on the marketing of tennis powerhouse Maria Sharapova. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)? Few of us want to take less money to move to...
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- 27 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rituals Strengthen Couples. Here’s Why They’re Good for Business, Too
spell out the name of the retailer after visiting a tennis ball factory in Korea where the workers did a company cheer and calisthenics together every morning. "My feeling is that just because we work so hard, we don't have to go around...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 07 Nov 2012
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HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
Anita Elberse, a Professor of Business Administration in the Marketing unit at Harvard Business School, studies high performers in creative industries—from basketball superstar LeBron James to pop diva Lady Gaga, from actor Tom Cruise to View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
do everything your way. Not to mention being best at every activity of your life, from tennis to cooking to managing your portfolio. For this kind of mix, maximization will not work as an operating paradigm. How can you maximize four...
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by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 01 Dec 2003
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Center Court
It was a big boost for American tennis when Andy Roddick triumphed at the U.S. Open in September, and no one was more pleased than United States Tennis Association president Alan Schwartz (MBA 1954). Having...
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- 20 Mar 2023
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Taking His Shot
Before Matija Pecotić (MBA 2019) beat Jack Sock—a tennis star once ranked 8th in the world—at a Florida tournament in February, he had to ask his boss for time off to compete. "I had to send an email to the whole team. [My boss] let me off," Pecotić, the director of...
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