Posts by International Business Development Program
How Three Weeks in the Bay Islands Changed our Perspective on Plastic
POST 1: Written by Catherine Soler, Leslie Brian, Kelly Lamble, Scott Peacock and Sipian Wang How three weeks in the Bay Islands changed our perspective on plastic Prior to this consulting project, none of our team members had even heard of the Bay Islands. Now, we will never forget them. The [&hel…
Maximum Satisfaction: The IBD Max Warehouse Experience
Written by Natalie Bauman, Vicky Ngo-Lam, Jeremy Scheier, Elana Congress, and Alex Austin May 31, 2018 “Before you come, there are two very important words which you must know: guacamole y frijoles,” asserts Juan Carlos on our first weekly team call. Juan Carlos is the project lead at Max Wareho…
Greetings from Antigua, Guatemala and the HF Healthcare team!
Written by Michael Sahm, Amy Fan, Rachel Green, Joanna Lyons, and Carlos Sanchez May 31st, 2018 Project Overview Our client is Nasir Hospital, a private, nonprofit hospital in Sacatepéquez, Guatemala (opening October 2018) that seeks to expand access to quality healthcare serv…
IBD Team Belize aka Team Unbelizable – Week 2
Written by Hima Erukulla, Andrew Lee, Jerry Philip, Srinivas Rajamani and Nik Reddy Week 2 It had been nearly 2 months, 4 grueling Saturdays, 1 week in-country experience since the “Big Reveal” of our IBD project in May, but the energy and excitement of the team was still intact. It […]
IBD Team Belize aka Team Unbelizable – Week 1
Written by Hima Erukulla, Andrew Lee, Jerry Philip, Srinivas Rajamani and Nik Reddy IBD Team Belize aka Team Unbelizable – Week 1 From the time we learned about our IBD summer project in May, we knew we were up for an amazing experience. Our assignment was to develop a sustainable […]
Haas Goes to China; Experiences a Fusion of Culture and Technology
Written by Nausher Cholavaram, Rohan Balwani, Tanya Gupta, Pradeep Khanal, and Edi Lim We just returned from China after completing a two-week stint with Yirendai, a FinTech company based in Beijing. Our time was filled with experiences that enriched us professionally, personally, and culturally. W…
Using Human-Centered Design to Improve Patients’ Lives
By Melea Atkins, Kathryn Balestreri, Bree Jenkins, Ben Lauing, and Hannah Levinson There were bright pink and orange and blue post-its everywhere. It looked just like the Innovation Lab at Haas had looked weeks before as we ran through an exercise during our Problem-Finding, Problem-Solving class. B…
IBD Team Makerere, Changing the Trajectory of Uganda’s Tourism Sector
Written by Elizabeth Andrada, Luca Cosentino, Tamara Pace-Emerson, Logan Gallogly, and Renee Medina Changing the trajectory of Uganda’s tourism sector Our IBD team worked with the government of Uganda and a team focused on enhancing public and private sector partnerships at Makere…
IBD BLOG – TEAM MAJID AL FUTTAIM
Written by: Jorge Tellez, Ryan King, Jennifer Rokosa, Daniel Clayton and Kelly Gillfillan Entry 1: May 17, 2018 The five of us (Jenny, Daniel, Kelly, Ryan, and Jorge) touched down in Dubai five days ago and were greeted by 105-degree heat and a 4-day long sandstorm. Dubai has a giant desert [&helli…
IBD Team 51job
Written by Andrew Efstathiou, Johna Seo, Vir Choksi and Liz Jung Early in the morning, rising to my feet, I open my bedroom curtains to the cacophony of the city and the bustling freeway outside of our window, cutting through Shanghai like a knife through tofu. Today is another day where we need…