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As senior vice president and chief information officer of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, Bill Schlough “keeps the lights on” for all the team’s technical needs. He recently spoke to Knowledge@Wharton High School about how he came to work in his high school dream job – even though he wasn’t a great athlete – and why it’s important to be geographically flexible if you want a job in the sports business.…

San Fran Giants CIO Bill Schlough: ‘The Business Side Can Be Just as Exciting’

Teen entrepreneurs from California have designed web-based software for educators to alert parents when their kids are skipping class. TruantToday has won innovation awards and support from start-up incubators, but can it beat the tough competition?…

Considering Cutting Class? TruantToday May Be Watching

Today’s political, business and social leaders face no shortage of complex issues requiring quick action. Leaders who have a solid grounding in a number of areas have a good shot at staring down the global challenges and getting people to work together to find solutions. Experts from the World Economic Forum, which is in the business of training top decision makers, offer more insight into the role of a successful global leader.…

Understanding Global Leadership in the Year of the Protester

Evan Reynolds is the 20-year-old manager of OCD: Moosh and Twist, a teen hip-hop duo from Philadelphia, Pa. The one-time Wharton student took a leave of absence in 2011 to promote and handle the group full-time. Reynolds spoke to Knowledge@Wharton High School editor Diana Drake about his decision to leave school to manage a rap duo and why the music industry is like junior high all over again.…

Hip Hop on the Go: Evan Reynolds Is a Young Manager in an Industry of Colorful Characters

DeQuincy “Moosh” Coleman McRae and Oliver “Twist” Feighan are better known as the hip-hop duo OCD: Moosh and Twist. The Philadelphia natives graduated from high school in the spring of 2011 and are now pursuing a music career full time. Their goal in hip hop, they have said, is to spread positivity and prove that hard work can get you anywhere. They talked with Knowledge@Wharton High School about being teens in the rap industry, their lyrical inspirations (“To be or not to be…”) and the importance of believing in yourself. …

Moosh and Twist: ‘City Kids’ in a Hip Hop World

High-profile hair stylist Alan Gold talked with Knowledge@Wharton High School about his career path, how best to fulfill customers' wish lists, what it takes to do runway shows, and why he has been so successful in an ultra competitive industry. …

Hair Stylist Alan Gold: ‘The Industry Is 40% Emotion, 60% Talent’

Leadership is one of those concepts that everyone knows about but has trouble explaining. Are leaders born that way, or did they take courses in leadership? High school students and others take a look at key leadership qualities. Leaders must be good listeners, learners and planners – and have both heart and nerve. …

Top Qualities: ‘Everyone Has the Capacity to Be a Leader’

Tori Molnar, 14, is the founder of Utoria, a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based direct-selling company for teenage girls that she started in September 2010. Molnar spoke to Knowledge@Wharton High School about the critical role that social media plays in Utoria’s business development, including a 30-day IndieGoGo campaign that she launched in November 2011 to raise money to fund the company’s growth.…

IndieGoGo and the Power of Social Media

The Student Success Jobs Program (SSJP) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital recruits high school students from Boston inner-city schools for year-round paid internships that expose them to medical, health and science professions. Think spectroscopy, extracting DNA from mice tails and ultimately figuring out which health career is the best fit.…

Putting on the Scrubs: Experiencing Health Careers

Tajamala Lester started her professional career as a producer for an interactive media company, but after years of interviewing high-tech entrepreneurs and later working with them on product development, Lester realized that she wanted to take a more active role in their growth.…

Career Assessment: Getting in Touch with Your Talents