EMBA Stories: Work/Life Balance “I’m excited to bring more of what I’m learning at Wharton to the Make the World Better Foundation (MTWB) to refine our community building process and share it with other cities around the country.” – Connor Barwin, WG’23 Connor Barwin, WG’23, on the Intersection of the NFL, Wharton, and Making the World a Better Place“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“Networking after earning an MBA is what it’s all about. You never know what personal connections or business opportunities can be made over a dinner discussion. Being able to reunite in person is incredibly impactful, especially after these past few years of Zooming. Our alumni were over the moon to see each other again.” – Cathy Molony, Director of Alumni Engagement for Philadelphia & San Francisco and Program Director, PhiladelphiaReimagining the Future at the Wharton MBA Program for Executives Alumni Reunion 2022“The best part about serving in the military is the people you serve with, and I’ve found this same sense of comradery with my fellow Wharton vets. From day one, we became a very close-knit group.” – Gia DeHart, WG’24Honoring Veteran Students in the Wharton MBA Program for Executives“The members of my learning team came into Orientation Week as strangers to one another and left as a family… I left orientation feeling lucky that I get to embark on this journey with the support of my team and the class overall.” -Naquan Ishman, WG’24An Inside Look at the Wharton MBA Program for Executives’ Orientation Week“Everyone wants to be successful at work. That’s one thing we all have in common… We spend more than half our waking lives at work, and that warrants a rewarding environment where we feel set up to do the best job possible while being totally psyched to do it.” – Russ Laraway, WG’05.How to Deliver Better Business Outcomes: A Proven Strategy from Wharton Grad Russ LarawayStudents share their perspectives on what it’s like to be Hispanic in The Wharton MBA Program for Executives. Four Hispanic Student Perspectives At Wharton: The Journey To An MBAArchana Patel, WG’24, Sruthi Mylavarapu, WG’24, Cynthia Obiozor, WG’24, and Shilpi Mittal, WG’24, received scholarships for their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.Wharton Women: Meet This Year’s Forté Scholarship Recipients“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 Brand“Yes, Wharton is a ton of work. But it’s 100% worth it.” – Marcio Oliveira, WG’22 How Wharton’s EMBA Program Is Helping This Student Hit the Ground Running at PelotonLoad More Stories
