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  • 20 Apr 2022

How HBS Prepared Me to Lead a Company on Day One

Frankie Costa Author Alumni
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A few months after graduating from HBS, I drove my Buick halfway across the country and moved to a state I’d never visited. When I arrived in Oklahoma, I became CEO of a union heating and air business. I soon discovered that HBS prepared me to lead a business I knew little about on day one. [...]
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  • 06 Oct 2020

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Curtis Wu (MBA 2018)

Curtis Wu Author Alumni
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One of my mentors in college, Professor Barry Johnston, always encouraged me to seek out and solve the hardest problems. Another, Professor Emeritus Charles Cooney, taught me that the hardest problems often occur at interfaces between multiple sectors. The 2+2 program offered me a way to learn the language and tools I would need to tackle tough problems at the interface of science and business. [...]
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  • 21 Nov 2019

Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose

Sneha Biswas Author MBA Students
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My earliest assignments in Schlumberger were in the Gulf of Mexico on ships that were equipped to look for oil and gas ~40,000 feet below the surface of the water. Being the youngest engineer and one of the three women in a crew of 50 men reminded me of why my father had no female colleagues. This realization only increased my determination to do well. [...]
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  • 04 Jun 2018

Reapplying to HBS

Ryan Hansen Author MBA Students
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Of the 900+ students in my class, 94 of us were reapplicants. Just because you don’t get into HBS the first time, doesn’t mean you won’t at some point in the future. [...]
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  • 30 Oct 2017

How My Engineering and Manufacturing Background Prepared Me for an MBA

Kenny Lim Author MBA Students
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While working as an engineer, I found myself fascinated by the inner workings of the company. Realizing my penchant for general management, I became increasingly interested in pursuing an MBA. [...]
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