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What is Lasting Impact?

2019 BRV Fund Management team 20 years ago Alex Ivanov, MBA '00, and John Kyles, MBA '00, saw a gap in Cornell Johnson’s MBA curriculum....

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May 20, 20194 min read

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Ambition, Sacrifice, and Commitment - Thank You

Below is an open letter I wrote to the two VPs of Investment Banking in the Old Ezra Finance Club here at Cornell Johnson. They led...

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Jan 21, 20194 min read

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Why I Leave My Comfort Zone - Pakistan

Beautiful landscape in Hunza Spontaneity It was a typical snowy day in Ithaca. I was procrastinating in a breakout room when my friend...

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Nov 23, 20185 min read

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Investment Banking is a Team Sport: IBI’s Leadership Day

Approximately 50 Johnson students clustered into small groups, exchanging winter break stories about travel and recruiting....

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Mar 19, 20183 min read

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Celebrating 20 Years of Servant Leadership

Trying to survive my first semester at business school was difficult enough with all of our obligations… Why would I ever sign up for an...

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Feb 21, 20183 min read

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What is your “Bike Across America?”

Below is an open letter I wrote to my friend John Mccormack, as he is currently biking across America. John’s current journey is a...

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Jul 11, 20174 min read

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Cultural Traditions Vs. Human Rights?

In the mountainous Lao Cai province of Vietnam there is a town called Sa Pa (or Sapa). It is home to several minority groups, whom spend...

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Jun 21, 20175 min read

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Really, how Chinese am I?

All jokes aside, this is a question I’ve been grappling with for much of my life. The above list is part serious part tongue and cheek,...

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Jun 13, 20171 min read

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Granting Smiles and Certifications

Oh La La is a dive shop on “Small Island” of the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. It is here where an American, a Frenchman, a Spaniard,...

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May 14, 20172 min read

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photos)

A little Bird Park. A little Downtown. A little European Union event.

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May 13, 20171 min read

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Unprovoked Human Kindness

When my friend arrived in Paris, he needed to find his way from the airport to his hostel. At the Information Desk he tried his hand in...

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May 2, 20172 min read

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Brian Guo

I am the Goober of this Syndication. I rely on the people I encounter and this world we live in, to help underwrite the stories of this blog. Please follow along as I broadcast, from my camera lens and keyboard, my love for travel, finance, and people.