Hamdi Ulukaya is the founder and CEO of Chobani, a business that produces Greek-style yogurt. Last spring, he addressed the graduating MBA class of the Wharton School business school at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ulukaya, a Kurdish immigrant from Turkey, shared wisdom that points to integrity and character as essential aspects of business success.
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After arriving in New York City, Ulukaya moved to upstate New York and started a cheese business. In 2005, an unprofitable Kraft yogurt factory in New Berlin, New York, came up for sale.
Barry Brownstein
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Barry Brownstein is professor emeritus of economics and leadership at the University of Baltimore. He is the author of “The Inner-Work of Leadership,” and his essays have appeared in publications such as the Foundation for Economic Education and Intellectual Takeout.
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