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Meet Stemless Cofounder Koushi Sunder T’13

With Stemless, entrepreneur Koushi Sunder T’13 is offering solutions for the emerging cannabis industry.

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Sweet Success: Meet Entrepreneur Sarah Bell T’14

A conversation with Sarah Bell T’14, cofounder of Spring & Mulberry, a plant-based, naturally-sweetened chocolate brand.

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Building a Better Burrito: Meet Red’s Founder Mike Adair T’09

Mike Adair T’09, CEO of Red’s All Natural, credits his Tuck experience with helping him launch a leading brand in natural frozen foods. 

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Walk of Faith: Meet Grain Management Founder David Grain T’89

“If you are pushing hard and facing an unusual amount of resistance, it’s probably not ‘go time’ yet,” says David J. Grain T’89, founder and CEO of Grain Management, LLC.

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Entrepreneurial Spirit

Biochemistry and business are an optimal blend for founder and former CEO of High West Distillery David Perkins T’90.

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At BCG, A Small-Team Approach: Meet Cristina Henrik T’08

A conversation with Cristina Henrik T’08, managing director and partner at the Boston Consulting Group, on how private equity has evolved and what has stuck with her since her Tuck days.

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Tuck Relationships Run Deep at .406 Ventures

Classmates and spouses So-June Min T’95 and Liam Donohue T’95 reflect on their winding path as co-founders of the Boston-based venture capital firm .406 Ventures.

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Leading with Purpose: Bank of America CFO Alastair Borthwick T’93

Alastair Borthwick T’93, CFO at Bank of America, reflects on his Tuck experience and the people-first approach that drives his success as a financial leader.

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How to Be a Successful Operations Leader

To succeed in operations, says ZOE COO Nicole Xu T’11, you need the short-term vision to run the business day-to-day, but you also need to be able to think three to five years ahead to build for the future. 

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Alex Jenny

It’s mind-boggling to think about how much work goes into making and shipping a pair of sneakers, even to Alex Jenny D’10, T’16, who’s been at Allbirds for several years.

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Liz Nordlie

Nordlie has had a successful career that’s spanned the course of three decades, the majority of which she spent at General Mills, managing and integrating large acquisitions and spearheading turnarounds for well-known brands.

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Hope Waldron

"When I moved from brand strategy to my current role at VF Corp., I had no supply chain experience, but the fact that I was able to make that move is a testament to the breadth of the knowledge I gained at Tuck." 

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Sandy Chen Fedor

Fedor enrolled at Tuck with a keen interest in entrepreneurship, and she’s still using what she learned in her courses to this day, from negotiating with stakeholders to using competitive strategy when building a product.

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Greg Maxwell

After spending eight years in the military, Maxwell says Tuck’s general management curriculum gave him the foundation in business he needed, and he still relies on what he learned in his business strategy, communications, and negotiations courses. “Those soft skills courses really stay with you because they’re timeless.”

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Technology Rules

The next generation of operations leaders looking to drive growth and optimization will need to be students of technology, says Peter Giordano T’11.

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Making the Impossible, Possible

A conversation with Vincent Wu T’11, COO of NewsBreak, about the broad skillset it takes to become a “full stack COO” at a rapidly growing media company. 

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