Blog Posts

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Pix and Progress: Democratizing Financial Services

Business analytics grad student considers whether a new payment system designed for financial inclusion in Brazil is actually widening inequality.

Olivia Johnson poses on the roof of Castel Sant'Elmo in Naples, Italy.

A Journey Through Italy: Lessons and Landscapes

MBA student Olivia Johnson shares her experience in and insights from the 2025 Family Businesses in Italy Trek.

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Experiences and Lessons from Entrepreneur in Residence Grace Van Hollebeke ’19

With a stable of independent service providers as her copilots, a luxury travel and hospitality business owner builds her client base on trust and collaboration.

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Women and Hospitality Entrepreneurship Roundtable

Women business leaders share the importance of values, authenticity, relationships, communication, and integrity.

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How a Semiconductor Boom Can Help Malaysia Escape ‘Middle-Income Trap’

Can global tech giants help the nation reach high-income status? A business analytics student explains.

Image of Jenny Hamilton standing, smiling with four other classmates in blue t-shirts and jeans. They stand under a “Crest” logo banner at a blue booth for Johnson’s Battle of the Brands competition.

Park Perspective: Embracing the Value of Unconventional Backgrounds

Battle of the Brands brings out intrepid MBA student’s superpower—narrative—and vanquishes a classic nemesis: imposter syndrome.

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Cruising Toward a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Havila Voyages

On Cornell’s trek to Norway, a cruise company stood out for embedding sustainability into strategy, offering lessons for emerging market economies.

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Data Centers, Energy, and the Emerging Market Equation: A Sustainability Challenge

Data centers are expanding rapidly in emerging markets, raising urgent questions about energy, equity, and sustainability.

Image of a large group of students gathered together with a Cornell banner during the Rummo-Cornell Family Business Trek

Innovation Keeps Centuries-Old Family Business on the Leading Edge

On an Italy trek, an MBA student explores how a company blends tradition with consumer trends and modern marketing to thrive in Italy and beyond.