Entrepreneurs & Leaders Archives - Page 23 of 32 - Wharton Global Youth Program

In 2012, student entrepreneur Ryan Marschang and some of his classmates launched Invisergy, a developer of solar technology building materials. While the technology showed great potential, building owners weren’t quite ready for the high-tech product, and its founders dissolved the business in December. Marschang sat down with KWHS Editor Diana Drake to discuss his passion for energy and how it feels to close the doors on a new business.…

Solar Eclipse: What Happens when Your Startup Fails?

Dagne Dover, a new brand offering luxury quality accessories, like handbags at affordable prices, will be launching this spring. KWHS sat down with founder Deepa Gandhi to talk fashion, finance and the journey of a young equities trader turned entrepreneur. …

Fashion Meets Function: Deepa Gandhi’s ‘New Dawn’ for Handbags

As the nation pays tribute to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. – on a day that also happens to be the presidential inauguration celebration for our country’s top leader – Knowledge@Wharton High School asked students from around the country how they define leadership.…

MLK Day Tribute: Student Lessons in Leadership

The Wharton Global Youth program set out to spotlight the intersection of chess and business skills through the experiences and insights of high school chess players who have career aspirations in the business world. With tools in-hand -- namely pawns, knights, rooks, bishops, a queen and a king -- these teens are sharpening their business acumen, one strategic move at a time. …

Checkmate: Chess and the Game of Business

Lady Gaga Fan and Landlord: Willow Tufano’s Real Estate Investments

On November 6, voters re-elected Barack Obama, a Democrat, as the 44th president of the U.S., defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. KWHS spoke with high school students around the country to get their insights on, and reactions to, the election process and the issues it raised for voters. …

Voices of the Malia Generation

At age 14, Marina López Aísa of Spain created Navhy, a YouTube channel with subtitled videos that showcase the lyrics of top American hits in both English and Spanish. Two years and 20 million online visits later, she has had to put Navhy on the back burner because of copyright issues. She talks to KWHS about her latest projects as a technology entrepreneur.…

A Young Entrepreneur Deals with Copyright Woes on Her YouTube Channel

High school senior Hannah McCarley, the youngest delegate from West Virginia -- if not anywhere -- spent the past week at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. She talked with KWHS about democratic platforms, teen issues and helping her peers tap their political passions.…

18 and Political: Hannah McCarley’s Week at the Democratic National Convention

Want to get a job in this tough economy? Job market specialists often suggest that you build the skills that employers want most, and No. 1 on the list is to be a strong critical thinker. Here is some insight on how to develop a questioning mind.…

Thoughtful Approach: Developing a Questioning Mind and Spirit

Mouhammad “Mo” Fall, 16, is a rising senior at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa. Fall and several of his classmates came up with the idea to create an African Sports Academy to help nurture and develop sports talent in South Africa. He talks with Knowledge@Wharton High School about his plans for improving the sports infrastructure in his country. …

Mo Fall Dreams of Playing Basketball for an African League