Phone chat tonight for women considering the MBA degree. Wed., 1/4/12 6pm EST / 3pm PST To hear the discussion: 1-270-400-2000* Access code 433559# To pose questions before or during the chat: email them to dsharp@wharton.upenn.edu or send them via Twitter using #WhartonEMBAchat As a woman making your way forward in your career, you face a…Read More
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New Orleans Based Wharton MBA Student Blogs about Balancing Work, Life and School
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Christy Luquire is blogging about being a first-year EMBA student in Wharton’s East Coast program for the Poets & Quants for Executives Website. So far, the resident of New Orleans has written about everything from trading in jambalaya for cheesesteaks to using iPads…Read More
Wharton Alumna Anne Libby Reflects on Value of the MBA Program for Women
When Anne Libby entered Wharton’s East Coast executive MBA program in 1993, she knew she’d be in the minority as a female student. But what she wasn’t expecting was the supportive environment she found there. We asked Libby, who is now the owner of Anne Libby Management Consulting in New…Read More
Differentiation was Key for Wharton MBA Exec Student in Los Angeles
Working in Los Angeles as the debt and treasury manager for LA World Airports, Marla Bleavins looked at several nearby business schools with EMBA programs when she decided it was time to pursue her MBA degree. However, in addition to wanting a high level of academic rigor, she also wanted…Read More
Wharton’s EMBA Program Teams up with San Francisco Giants for Women’s Networking Reception
Wharton’s executive MBA program hosts a lot of events, but one of our recent panel discussions was particularly unique. After all, it’s not every day that the School sponsors a women’s networking event at a San Francisco Giants baseball game much less at a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. “The…Read More
Congratulations to Wharton’s 2011 MBA Program for Executives Graduates!
We proudly congratulate our newest Wharton MBA alumni! They’ve accomplished so much in the last two years, balancing work, family, and the rigors of school. They commuted from near and far, many have gotten married, even more have expanded their families, and everyone has made life-long connections. Coming from a…Read More
You’re Never too old for an MBA Education
Applicants often ask what the “age limit” is for the Wharton MBA Program for Executives. Often, they’re the ones who tell us that they think they are “too old” to undertake it. So is there an “ideal age” to obtain an MBA degree? Following are the perspectives of two more…Read More
Wharton Exec MBA Program Helps Alumnus Transition from Computer Products to Finance
Ian Lombard was director of the technology products group at his computer products company when he decided that it was time for a change. He wanted to transition into a different industry, but his undergraduate degree was in molecular biology, which limited his options. His path forward turned out to…Read More
Thurs., 1/20/11, Live Webcast: Meet Faculty, Alumni, Students & Staff
Meet and interact with Wharton MBA for Executives professors, alumni, students and admissions staff during our first-ever webcast event, streaming live from both Philadelphia & San Francisco. Thursday, January 20, 20117:00-8:00pm EST / 4:00-5:00pm PSTREGSITER FOR THE WEBCAST Get a Taste of the Classroom ExperienceLive from Philadelphia: Vice Dean Anjani Jain asks faculty…Read More
Journalist at Wharton|San Francisco Finds Plenty to Write about from Classmates and Curriculum
Whether it’s the legality of having your favorite clothes copied in China or the ins and outs of mortgage refinancing, second-year Wharton | San Francisco executive MBA student Jennifer Saranow Schultz covers it all as the lead writer for the Bucks Blog of the New York Times. Writing three or…Read More
Join Us for a Live Webcast: Meet Faculty, Alumni & Staff
Meet and interact with Wharton MBA for Executives professors, alumni, students and admissions staff during our first-ever webcast event, streaming live from both Philadelphia & San Francisco. Thursday, January 20, 20117:00-8:00pm EST / 4:00-5:00pm PSTREGISTER FOR THE WEBCAST Get a Taste of the Classroom ExperienceLive from Philadelphia: Vice Dean Anjani Jain asks faculty…Read More
Wharton Executive MBA Program Helps Alumnus Turn Loss of Company into “Sweet” Opportunity
When Emir Kiamilev entered Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives at Wharton | San Francisco in 2005, he was running a successful tea company in Uzbekistan with yearly revenue of $7 million. His goal was to learn how to successfully expand the company into other regions not only to grow the…Read More
Managing Brand Experiences with Patti Williams
We invite women in Southern California to join us for an evening with Professor Patti Williams as she speaks about the growing importance of managing and delivering consumer experiences. She will offer examples of successful and unsuccessful attempts to create them and frameworks for strategically designing such experiences. Prof. Williams will also discuss how these…Read More
Wharton EMBA Program Helps Alumnus Transition from Technology to the Federal Government
Attorney Andrew Jackson was working as a senior counsel at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, CA when he first started looking into executive MBA programs. With a goal of stepping into a senior management position in the future, he felt that earning an MBA would be the best way to develop…Read More
Prof. David Bell Riffs on Entertainment Marketing
Join us on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at 6:00pm at the London West Hollywood to learn how social media conversations and customer interactions are impacting the Entertainment Industry. Also discover how analytics can help maximize marketing effectiveness. Sponsored by The Wharton MBA Program for Executives in San Francisco. David Bell…Read More