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Fisk Johnson, CEO of SC Johnson: A champion in the crusade against plastic ocean waste
SC Johnson CEO Fisk Johnson talks about why ending plastic ocean waste is important to him, his company, and human life on this planet.
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Profile in Leadership: Christina Keller, MBA ’07, president and CEO at Cascade Engineering
Christina Keller, CEO and president of Cascade Engineering, upholds and updates a family tradition of do-good capitalism.
Helping family businesses thrive: SFBI turns five years old
A Cornell-wide program, the Smith Family Business Initiative was founded in 2014 with a $10 million donation from John Smith, MBA ’74, and his wife, Dyan.
So you want to be an entrepreneur? Part 2: Spaces and initiatives
In Part 2 of this series, Donnie and Earl offer a list of co-working spaces, initiatives, events, and resources for aspiring entrepreneurs at Cornell.
Breaking gender barriers across generations
At the Cornell Family Business Roundtable, women from within the Johnson community and beyond gathered to discuss leadership and their family’s businesses.
Parth Vedawala, MBA ’19: Learning through observation, leading by example
With his family’s business, Parth developed a passion for interacting with multiple aspects of business management. Now he’s turning passion to practice.
Navigating through my MBA at 20 years old
Entering Johnson at the age of 20, I was apprehensive of being labeled the ‘baby of the class.’ But I was amazed at how my classmates treated me with the same respect and love as they did any another student.
Family businesses thrive through the spirit of entrepreneurship
Family business panelists discuss their roles in opening new markets to complement established businesses at Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration 2018.
After 105 years, it’s time to scale the family restaurant
Talking with administrators during the application process further highlighted the managerial focus of the program. I was not coming here to learn operations, I was coming here to learn how to be a leader in the industry.