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    - Listen to inspiring youth voices! Each month Wharton Global Youth interviews a high school student innovator from around the world, discussing strategies and concepts that touch on every area of business and finance and explore the world economy. Each podcast episode runs around 20 minutes, ends with a fun lightning round, and is accompanied by a written transcript and conversation starters.
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Social Impact

Recent high school graduate Fiorella Riccobono plans to study finance and social entrepreneurship when she starts college this fall. Her inspiration? Her classwork building a business to provide a just wage for coffee bean farmers in Haiti.…

Social Entrepreneurship Spotlight: The Face Inside Your Coffee Cup

If you like World Cup soccer, then you might want to learn more about another lesser-known sport -- Ultimate Frisbee. Sports is a big money maker around the world, and this game is quickly growing in popularity. In this audio podcast, KWHS talks with a high school Ultimate player about the appeal of the disc. …

Showing ‘Spirit’ On and Off the Ultimate Frisbee Field

Through his venture, GivingBackPacks, high school student Alex Swerdlow has learned the value of developing a social mission. At the same time, he has begun to master one of the most vital business skills: making connections. One simple e-mail can lead to endless possibilities.…

Building a Network: ‘One Simple Connection Can Lead to So Much’

Frozen flip-flops, premium content and human truth -- mash them all together and what do you have? A colorful picture of the future of advertising. During a recent Wharton event, students talked to advertising and marketing execs about the messages they create and the consumers they hope to reach.…

Student Visionaries Imagine the Future of Advertising

Wharton Global Youth interviewer Hari Joy sat down with Wharton junior Katlyn Grasso to discuss her latest entrepreneurial venture championing the empowerment of young women. Grasso, who spent the summer building the foundation of her business, is the embodiment of her own success edict: "You should never place limits on what you think you can achieve."…

Laying the Framework for a Successful Startup

The U.S. government is back in business, which means they can turn their attention to other pressing matters, like the Girls Count Act 2013, a piece of legislation that will help implement a nationally recognized proof-of-birth system in developing countries. With 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai in the lead, many people this week have been celebrating the advancement of girls around the world.…

Malala Yousafzai and the Global Fight for Gender Equality

Think an American Express credit card is only for the rich? Think again. High school senior Wendy Huang visited AmEx this summer and learned a thing or two she won’t soon forget from Alpesh Chokshi, the company’s president of global payment options.…

American Express Embraces Privilege and Purpose

KWHS summer intern Ila Kumar, a senior in high school at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, sat down with Katherine Klein, Wharton’s vice dean of social impact, to learn more about the intersection of business and social good. Turns out, it is a very creative, optimistic and dynamic space to explore.…

Katherine Klein Discusses ‘Finding Opportunities to Make a Difference in the World’

In the next few weeks, Alexandra “Alex” Kukoff, a 14-year-old entrepreneur from California, will begin reviewing designs submitted by engineers to create a special pair of closed-captioning glasses for hearing-impaired moviegoers. It is a story of how a new entrepreneur with little technological expertise can use the Internet to make the necessary high-tech connections to turn an idea into a prototype [an early sample or model built to test a product or concept].…

Lens of Opportunity: Alex Kukoff’s Incredible Virtual Community Connection

As Earth Day approaches on April 22, KWHS calls on guest writer Rebecca Unger, a high school senior from Massachusetts, to explore the environmental justice movement. Says Unger: “Environmental justice is significant for adolescents, educators and aspiring businesspeople alike. A good entrepreneur needs to consider the practical implications of how systemized inequality affects the market; a good citizen needs to consider the moral implications of failing to challenge that inequality.”…

Breaking Down Community Barriers: The Fight for Environmental Justice

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