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Lauder Alum Shares How His GKL Led Him to His Dream Job

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Lauder alum Louis Gilbert (G’19, WG’19) shares how his GKL project propelled him to a dream-role at the NHL. He is now using his Chinese-language skills to develop a local fanbase for hockey in China, where the sport is growing in popularity. Louis shares: “Without the GKL I wouldn’t have…Read More

August 10, 2020   |   In the News GKL

Interview with Co-Founder of Cotopaxi

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Davis Smith, (WG ’11), discusses how a chance meeting at a Lauder Reunion brought him closer to his dream of starting Cotopaxi  How did you and Stephan Jacob (WG ‘11) become co-founders? “Stephan and I ran into each other at the Lauder reunion in 2013 and were both exiting our…Read More

June 29, 2016   |   Life at Lauder GKL

Lauder Podcast 20: Female Entrepreneurship in China

Johanna Kuhn-Osius discusses her GKL research on female entrepreneurship in ethnic Korean regions of China. Direct Download

March 3, 2010   |   Podcasts GKL

Lauder Podcast 17: Internships and GKLs

Mark Julien, a second-year student in the Chinese track, talks about his GKL research and summer internship in Singapore. Direct Download

November 16, 2009   |   Podcasts GKL
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