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March 25, 2020
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Girls Who Run the World: Business Insights and Interviews with Women CEOs

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re sharing stories from Diana Kapp’s, MBA ’96, book aimed at inspiring young entrepreneurs.
Left to Right: Jane Chen, Mariam Naficy and Emily Núñez Cavness. Credit: Bijou Karmen
March 19, 2020
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Dismantling the Barriers That Keep Students from Successful Futures

Inspired by her students, a Stanford GSB Social Innovation Fellow connects Bay Area youth with degrees, jobs, and their own potential.
Claire Fisher, MBA and MA Ed ’18, is one of two 2018 recipients of the Stanford GSB Social Innovation Fellowship. Credit: Stacy Geiken
March 18, 2020
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Rethinking Workplace Education

Guild offers a data-driven approach to education benefits that has attracted the Fortune 500.
Rachel Romer Carlson. Credit: Jimena Peck
March 13, 2020
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Karin Underwood, MBA ’19: Health Coaching for People with Medicaid

With CoachMe, Stanford’s Social Innovation Fellow aims to use technology-supported coaching to help low-income people reach their health goals and reduce ER visits.
Karin Underwood, MBA ’19. Credit: Stacy Gieken
March 10, 2020
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Bridging the Pay Gap for Social Impact Interns

Stanford GSB students explore nonprofit and government work with the help of Social Management Immersion Fellowships.
A flight operator in Rwanda recovering a Zip (Zipline’s name for the drone vehicles used to make deliveries) after returning from making a delivery at a hospital. Credit: Cj Bernstein
February 28, 2020
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Should You Become an Independent Consultant?

A longtime consultant and Stanford alumna offers tips and insights on the career path less taken.
A man works at a computer in his home office, Credit: iStock/izusek
February 21, 2020
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The Quickest Way to Improve Health Care

Research shows prioritizing information-sharing between providers would save lives.
Alt: Stanford GSB Professor Sara Singer speaking to camera with Stanford Hoover Tower in the background. Credit: Video by Mike Elwell
February 13, 2020
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Black History Month In Our Words

Members of the Black Business Student Association reflect on the culture, leadership, and achievements of the Black community.
Photographs of Stanford GSB students in the BBSA on a colorful grid. Credit: Allison Felt
February 10, 2020
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Walden Lam: This Denim Startup is Taking on Fashion’s Giant Waste Problem

A scrappy entrepreneur aims to lead the way to a greener industry.
Walden Lam and others create denim products in their workshop space. Credit: Courtesy of Unspun
February 4, 2020
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Orlando Bravo to Deliver 2020 Commencement Speech

Technology investment leader, philanthropist, and MBA alum to address the graduating Class of 2020.
Orlando Bravo, JD/MBA ’97. Credit: of Thoma Bravo
February 3, 2020
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We’re Willing to Excuse Bad People But Not Bad Companies

People believe corporations are less ethical than people, even when the crimes are the same.
Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines. Credit: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Garcia
January 31, 2020
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The New Emerging Role in Big Tech? Economists

To maximize the potential of big data, firms are looking for employees with a new skill set.
Susan Athey. Credit: Tricia Seibold
January 22, 2020
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The Super Power of Tomorrow? Being “Indistractable”

Learn how to take back control of your attention span.
An illustration of a man trying to escape the tangles of his cell phone demands. Credit: iStock/Annemarie Gorissen
January 16, 2020
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Machine Learning and AI for Social Impact

Innovations developed at big tech firms could transform the nonprofit world, with a little help from academia.
Susan Athey. Credit: Tricia Seibold
January 15, 2020
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Maker: Rickshaw Bagworks — Fresh Bags Made Daily

“I’m not driven to be the king of the bag industry,” Mark Dwight says. “I love being hands-on, and I love everything about this business. I’m in the factory every day.”
An overview shot of workers on the factory floor at Rickshaw Bags. Credit: Timothy Archibald
January 15, 2020
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Marcos Galperín and MercadoLibre: Pursue the Contrarian View

How three founders built the eBay of Latin America when everyone said it wouldn’t work.
Marcos Galperín, cofounder of MercadoLibre, visited Stanford GSB as part of the View From The Top speaker series.
January 13, 2020
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Back to Class: The Industrialist’s Dilemma

This Stanford GSB course attracts CEOs from some of the world’s biggest corporations, who share how they’re navigating — or creating — digital disruption.
Professor Robert E. Siegel teaches a class. Credit: Toni Bird
January 13, 2020
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Eight Tips for Building, Maintaining, and Leveraging Your Professional Relationships

A leadership coach shows how you can get the most out of your network.
Two businesswomen having coffee. Credit: iStock/NoSystem images
January 10, 2020
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Doreen Oliver, MBA ’02: What Matters to Me Now and Why

A Stanford GSB alumna revisits her original admissions essay and reflects on how her worldview has changed in the years since.
Illustration of woman pushing a shopping cart and looking peaceful. Credit: Kim Salt
January 10, 2020
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Hard Lesson: When Co-Investors Disagree

A legendary hotelier looks back at one of his biggest failures — and what he learned from it.
Chip Conley, relaxed and laughing at his home.
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