EMBA Stories: Entrepreneurship “Somehow, over the generations, everyone has young kids, and somehow, everybody comes out just fine.” – Clement Pappas, WG’09A Brand Built by Fathers and Sons“Most people on the venture had never been onboard a tall ship, much less navigated one. I wanted to challenge myself to work with a new group of people under conditions I have never encountered before.” – Claudia Olsson, WG’24Navigating Tall Ships, Entrepreneurship in Wharton’s EMBA Program“My advice for prospective EMBA students is to focus on relationship-building as opposed to grades. When you go to your ten-year Wharton reunion, people remember the time you spent together and what you gave back to your network.” – Anand Raghavan, WG’13From Engineer to Entrepreneur: Wharton’s Powerful Career Impact “The faculty are not just experts in their fields; they’re also mentors who want to see their students succeed.” – Brandon Cohen, WG’18How Two Wharton EMBA Alums Constructed New Business“My investors have told me that after I joined Wharton, they saw a difference in my confidence and ability to communicate the business plan.” – Qing Wang, PhD, WG’23 Wharton Empowering Entrepreneurs“While this program is a challenge, it’s also a once in a lifetime opportunity. You’ll make lifelong friends, join the world’s largest business school alumni network, and learn more than you thought possible.” – Maria Devassy, WG’23How This Tech Industry Expert Found Value in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives“Being surrounded by people that I considered highly successful and ambitious motivated me. When I entered that environment, I realized it was something I had been searching for all along.” -CJ Gottuso, WG’21Different Needs for Different Breeds: How These Wharton Alumni are Disrupting the Dog Food Industry“I left Wharton a CEO, and I’m not the only one. We’ve been brought into these positions because we now have the confidence to embrace our identities as leaders.”MD & CEO: How the Wharton EMBA Program Helped This ER Doctor Launch an Award-Winning Luxury Sake BrandVanessa Folkerts, WG’20 and Jason Chen, WG’21, won for their proposed e-commerce marketplace serving pharmacies in rural Kenya.Wharton MBA Team Wins First Prize in Global Business Case CompetitionVineet Agarwal, WG’20, points to executive coaching and an innovation internship as examples of unexpected benefits.Six Ways that Wharton’s EMBA Program Exceeded this Engineer’s ExpectationsLoad More Stories
