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Linda Mason Discusses Importance of Mission Statement Being Central to Company

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Linda Mason

  • Chairman, Bright Horizons
  • female
  • Caucasian
  • 1956 (Age: 68 years old)
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Linda Mason is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Bright Horizons. Bright Horizons provides high quality childcare at the work site as a benefit for employees. She founded the company in 1986 with her husband, Roger Brown, and a small team of committed parents in Cambridge, MA. Prior to founding Bright Horizons, Linda Mason managed large-scale relief operations overseas. She served as co-director of Save the Children's emergency program in Sudan, serving 400,000 famine and war victims, and directed a large feeding program for children in Cambodian refugee camps along the Thai border. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Management, Cornell University and the Sorbonne University in Paris, France.

Bright Horizon's mission statement is very important. We developed our mission statement right after we founded the company. A small group of us, I think there were 5 of us at this time, were working out of our house in Cambridge, and we were in the process of raising venture capital. And we felt...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 28 Linda Mason States Market Research and Desire to Make Societal Impact Gave Direction to Startup
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 2 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Corporate Culture and Maintenance of Culture through Company Growth
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 3 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Personal Attitude Towards Risk
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 4 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Changing Professional Role As Company Has Matured
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 5 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Strategy Shift In Response to Early Challenges
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Video 6 of 28 Linda Mason Finds Biggest Surprise is Continued Personal Involvement with Company After 14 Years
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Video 7 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Personal Background in Both Consulting and Running Refugee Programs in Africa
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 8 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Hitting a Brick Wall Early in the Startup Phase
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Video 9 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Importance of a Business Plan
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 10 of 28 Linda Mason Defines Being an Entrepreneur
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Video 11 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses International Expansion of Company
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Video 12 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Bright Horizons' Rapid Growth and Geographic Strategy
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 13 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Balance of Entrepreneurship and Family
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 14 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Entrepreneurial Experiences with Save the Children
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 15 of 28 Linda Mason States Young Professionals Should Follow Heart and Passions
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 16 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Importance of Mission Statement Being Central to Company
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 17 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Finding Investors and Creating a High Quality Brand
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 18 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Instilling Value in Employees
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Video 19 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Expansion of the Business and Growth Abroad
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Video 20 of 28 Linda Mason Sees Parents As Most Influential Mentors
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 21 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Bright Horizons' Continual Planning Process
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 22 of 28 Linda Mason States Startup Raised Capital Quickly Through VC Firm
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 23 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Going Public and Retaining Operational Control
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 24 of 28 Linda Mason Addresses Thoughts on Risk When Creating Company
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 25 of 28 Linda Mason Shares Thoughts on Not Following A Linear Path in Life
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Video 26 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses Dealing with Employees
  • Linda Mason - Interview - Bright Horizons
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Video 27 of 28 Linda Mason Shares Thoughts on Working With Spouse
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Video 28 of 28 Linda Mason Discusses High and Low Points of Starting and Growing a Business
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