Sales need to be able to happen wherever business happens, Mark Ricard EMP 100 realized. He’s been reaping the rewards ever since. When Ricard first started as Pampered Chef’s director of eCommerce, he was put in charge of a flawed, desktop-based system that served more than tens of thousands of sales consultants and their customers…. Continue reading
Welcome to Kellogg phone calls
Today is one of our admissions team’s favorite days. Why? Today we’re calling each and every one of our Round 1 admits. If you received a call from us, CONGRATULATIONS!
WELCOME TO KELLOGG!
Don’t run in the Pentagon
Col. Michael Musso shares leadership lessons gained from a successful military career in a new Kellogg Insight article: “Over the course of my 25 years of military service, I have acquired valuable lessons in leadership, time management, and organizational operations. Since soldiers are short on time, sharing these lessons with them as succinctly as possible communicates… Continue reading
Northwestern entrepreneurs vie for Hult Prize, $1 million
The Hult Prize is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to launching the world’s next wave of social entrepreneurs. Through its annual global case competition, the organization encourages the world’s brightest business minds to compete in teams to solve the biggest global challenges with innovative ideas for sustainable start-up enterprises.
This year’s challenge is to identify a way, by 2020, to provide quality early childhood education to 10 million children who live in urban slums and are under the age of 6. The competition’s grand prize winner will receive $1 million in seed funding, in addition to continued support and mentoring from seasoned social entrepreneurs.
Northwestern recently hosted a first-round event for the Hult Prize. Ten teams, consisting of three to five students, competed for an automatic bid to the Hult Prize regional finals, which will be held on March 13-14 in one of five locations: London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Dubai. The teams were made up of undergraduate and graduate students from the Kellogg School of Management, Medill School of Journalism, McCormick School of Engineering and The Family Institute.
The EMBA class of 2014 graduation: EMP 94 & 95
After thousands of hours devoted to their MBA, one might expect the 2014 executive MBA graduating class to show signs of relief or exhaustion now their journey is complete. Instead, the 106 graduates walking on Dec. 13 were filled with the desire to do more, not just for themselves, but for the world at large.
Being suspicious of synergy | MBA Learnings
If you ask for five words that form part of traditional business jargon that people hate, the word “synergy” would likely be right up there. Given its horrible reputation, I was curious to learn more. We discussed the idea at length at our intro strategy class. Here are a few notes:
Clif Bar CEO nourishes customers, people & the planet
Every Sunday, Kevin Cleary EMP 55 sits down to plan out his week. It’s meticulously laid out and includes all of his workouts, runs and rides. He notes the times and distances for each activity and then adds them to a spreadsheet. Ask him for proof and he will be happy to produce a document that… Continue reading
MedTrak CEO warns against bad advice in entrepreneurship talk
Stephen G. Hushek, PhD, presented “Nobody Knows Anything,” to the EMP 100 class on Nov. 15. Hushek is the first speaker in an Entrepreneur Education series hosted by the Kellogg School of Management and EMP 100’s Entrepreneurial Committee.
Alumni Spotlight: Ada Osakwe ’11
Congratulations to Ada Osakwe ’11, who was recently named one of The 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa by Forbes. Osakwe is the senior investment advisor to the minister of agriculture of Nigeria.
Either you win or you learn
Aude Slama ’11 (KW13) just launched a new business – and she’s never been happier. Based in Boca Raton, Fla., Slama is a recent graduate of the Kellogg-WHU program in Vallendar, Germany. This experience gave her the global expertise, confidence and momentum to launch her own business, Slama Global Search (SGS), a retained global executive… Continue reading
