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5 Reasons Startups Fail
Understanding your customers can’t be delegated by Tom Schryver ’93, MBA ’02 A few years ago, I invested in a promising startup run by an energetic, young entrepreneur — let’s […]

Startup Snapshots: Glamping luxury
Robert Frisch, MBA ’13, Firelight Camps by Dick Anderson If your ideal camping companion is Gwyneth Paltrow — not Bear Grylls — then Firelight Camps may be your ecotourism destination. […]

Profile in Leadership: George Gellert ’60, MBA ’62, JD ’63
Bringing a “Benevolent Competitiveness” to Family Business When Superstorm Sandy hit the Gellert Global Group’s Elizabeth, N.J., warehouse, offices, and shipping facility in October 2012, it left behind eight feet […]

Embracing a Passion for Travel
Rebecca Robinson ’07, MBA ’15 You want to book a romantic getaway in a five-star hotel in the Caribbean. After logging onto a hotel booking website, you enter the number […]

Blending a Passion for Economics with the Military
Kelly Ward, MBA ’98 Kelly Ward grew up in rural Cayuga County, N.Y., yearning for the excitement of joining the Army. But after graduating from West Point and serving in […]

Startup Snapshots: Fun and games at doggy daycare
Kimberly Jones Gilliam ’98 (CALS), MBA ’02, Frolick Dogs by Dick Anderson When the couple met in 2006, Kimberly Jones was director of membership and sales operations with the U.S. […]

Bringing banking competition to Southern Africa
Hitesh Anadkat, MBA ’84 If you lived in Malawi in the 1980s and wanted to open a checking account or apply for a loan, there were two banks you could […]

Propelled by Excellence: Moving Forward with the Cornell Executive MBA
by Tommy Wong, Cornell Executive MBA Americas 2016 I chose Johnson because of our program’s world-class faculty, recognition, and excellence. I continue to be quite impressed by the collaborative team-based […]

Welcoming New Opportunities with the Executive MBA
by Syed Hussain, Cornell Executive MBA Americas 2017 Johnson is a prestigious name among Ivy League schools, and I am proud to have it on my credentials. This program has […]