Channing Tatum Took a Course at Harvard Business School
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A few famous faces hit the books at Harvard Business School this week.
Students got the chance to rub shoulders with actor Channing Tatum, hip-hop star LL Cool J, and NBA players Pau Gasol and Chris Paul during Thursday’s Executive Education class run by Professor Anita Elberse.
So yeah, this is happening. Four legends signed up to take my ExecEd course." Only at @HarvardHBS! #HBSExecEd pic.twitter.com/3RyjLVmBID
— Anita Elberse (@anitaelberse) June 2, 2016
The course attended by the superstars is part of the school’s Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports program. According to its description online, the program focuses on providing proven strategies for marketing products and talent, as well as tips for “identifying and capitalizing on market disruptions.”
I'm taking classes at the Harvard business school. You're never too cool to learn! @hbsexeced @harvardhbs Kev.wolf pic.twitter.com/ZX37EyZ50t
— LLCOOLJ. (@llcoolj) June 2, 2016
Tatum became the subject of the school’s first ever “live case” study while attending Professor Elberse’s class.
.@ChanningTatum was the subject of tonight's first "live case" in @AnitaElberse's #HBSExecEd program! pic.twitter.com/DL4XG8GFFB
— HBS ExecEd (@HBSExecEd) June 2, 2016
As the star of the worldwide phenomenon Magic Mike, the actor was the perfect person to chat about the impact of dance movies on Hollywood during Thursday’s discussion.
Workshop lead with @channingtatum about dance movies impact @HarvardHBS pic.twitter.com/YhFHmmjbJ0
— Ernst Boekhorst (@ErnstBoekhorst) June 2, 2016
While the stars were focused on business at the program, that didn’t stop Tatum and his fellow famous attendees from snapping a few selfies with their classmates.
Learning @HarvardHBS #BEMS prog. Gr8 2 c celebrities also learning! @channingtatum @paugasol @CP3 @anitaelberse pic.twitter.com/5EzJv8Rw4d
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore) June 2, 2016
