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Monica Dodi
return on investment. With more than 70 percent of consumer dollars worldwide being controlled by women, now is the time for them to explore business opportunities. “My advice to female entrepreneurs is to show up and speak up!” says...
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Sheila Marcelo
stood by the window and waved goodbye until he couldn’t see me anymore,” says Marcelo, who learned math alongside her older brothers. “They did not have certain expectations just because I was a girl,” she...
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Jackie Burgos
major to take. I heard that accounting was the language of business, so when I got a scholarship to Pace, which has a great accounting program, I went.” There, Jackie distinguished herself, not just by her achievements in business...
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Jillian Dorans
by so many of the top MBA programs. However, one project does not make an industry expert. I quickly learned I needed more experience, knowledge, and contacts to break into hospitality. I viewed an MBA as an...
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Kaki Ettinger
engineer to launch new functionalities for his nonprofit coding website, and leverage human-centered design principles to do research for a large corporation. During the final semester of my MBA, I applied analytic skills View Details
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Cynthia Samanian
that the case method would challenge me to think critically and communicate effectively in the classroom. These are skills I highly value as part of my HBS experience and look forward to bringing with me in my career. Additionally, my decision to earn my MBA at HBS was...
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Kim Chen
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? I sought to expand the way I think about my career and business and the context in which both operate. I knew HBS would help me do so by exposing me to a...
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Cherian Kurien
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? For me the purpose of an MBA is to develop and refine one's political, economic and social worldview, by debating, listening to and understanding the views of the faculty and fellow...
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Daniel Sheyner
destination," says Sheyner. And Sheyner estimates that the industry counts only about 20,000 strong nationwide and hires just a couple thousand annually from a pool of tens of thousands, meaning that firms don't need to do much...
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Pam Wildeman
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? After a few years in Finance, I learned that career success and passion don’t always go hand in hand. I also felt that my experience base was very industry-specific. So more than just...
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Joseph Blair
right or wrong answers, so I knew I needed to learn how to effectively make decisions with incomplete information. The HBS case method has helped me improve dramatically in this area. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals...
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Brooke Boyarsky
& career path? Coming into HBS I wasn't sure what I would want to do after I graduated. Reading over 500 cases gave me a broad exposure to different industries and functions. Speaking with section mates with such diverse backgrounds...
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Fereshteh Zeineddin
events introduced me to a number of new industries and opportunities. I became interested in exploring opportunities in the luxury goods space and was introduced by a classmate to the marketing department at Louis Vuitton. After an...
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Evelyne White
markets. The question for us is about next steps: Do we go deep in small and medium-sized markets where we know our product works well? Or go wide and try to cover more territory quickly, including the biggest major cities?" Answers:...
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Kwame Owusu-Kesse
Why was earning an MBA at HBS important to you? To achieve success as a business leader and agent of empowerment, I knew I had to learn valuable new skills. My experiences as a junior banker, young entrepreneur, and novice service...
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Luc Sirois
way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the...
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Lauren Burrows
most enjoyed about your career thus far? At WindSail we invest in early commercial companies that are focused on energy innovation and sustainability. We do this in a unique way that enables growth while minimizing dilution for early...
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Suchita Prasad
what it would take for me to achieve my end goals. On a more personal level, the HBS MBA has provided more meaningful insight into myself as I have mapped my strengths and weaknesses. I have learned to raise difficult issues and...
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Andres Sarmiento
problems. But it was during this time of crisis that I learned that the best leaders are those that can lead in tough times. Inspired by this experience I decided to challenge myself with an experience that...
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Constanza Oliveira e Sousa
practical! It forces you to be 100% prepared, to be organized. And you learn from other people’s experiences. You learn that you can disagree—and everyone can feel great about it. Another thing that HBS has...
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