Entrepreneurs & Leaders

Though best known as an actor, Richard Dreyfuss has lately turned some of his attention to helping young adults learn more about the founding ideals of the United States. His nonprofit, The Dreyfuss Initiative, provides interactive educational materials for teachers, parents and students. The Oscar winner recently sat down with Knowledge@Wharton High School to talk about what young people need to know about government, and the lessons that have been important to his development as a citizen.…

Actor Richard Dreyfuss Talks Greek Mythology, ‘Maligned Heroes’ and How to Become A More Engaged Citizen

The corporate world has its own buzzwords, terms that express how businesses operate – with “synergies” and “paradigms.” “Diversity” used to be the popular catchphrase; companies scrambled to hire employees from varied backgrounds and ethnicities so they would appear diverse. Today, corporations are more committed to being diverse and inclusive, investing millions of dollars a year in understanding and involving people of different ethnicities, ages, genders and choices in their ranks. These companies realize that a range of perspectives can fuel creativity and strengthen business. …

Embracing Differences: Companies Tap the Richness of Diversity

Take $26, and add one East Coast undergrad on his way to war as a Marine in Iraq and one enterprising single mother living in one of the world's biggest slums in Africa, and what do you get? The makings of a groundbreaking non-profit called Carolina for Kibera (CFK). Here's what Rye Barcott -- CFK's co-founder and author of his new memoir, It Happened on the Way to War: A Marine's Path to Peace -- has to say about the small things social entrepreneurs can do to make a big impact and why it's important to start sooner rather than later.…

Rye Barcott of Carolina for Kibera: A Marine’s Take on the Power of Social Entrepreneurship

While Gustavo Maluéndez was still in high school in Argentina a few years back, he began to see his small collection of llamas as more than lovable pets. These “gorgeous” furry creatures had true business potential. He started marketing his business, Gulla, gathering and selling llama wool, and even exporting several of his llamas to the Sultan of Oman. What’s next? The future, says Maluéndez, is in the fiber. …

Raising Llamas: Gustavo Maluéndez’s Path from Pretend Cattleman to Real-life Rancher

Sourav Bose, a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, majored in biology and crisis management. As a junior in high school, Bose founded a non-profit agency that sponsors an HIV education center in India and complemented his work abroad by volunteering as an emergency medical technician and firefighter with his local fire department. He has continued his interest in disaster management, as well as researching emergent medical care in Guatemala. In an interview with classmate Mindy Zhang, Bose talked to Knowledge@Wharton High School about the intersection of business and medicine, and leadership lessons from his experiences in crisis response.…

Mission Critical: Sourav Bose Tackles Public Health Research and Disaster Management

As you think about training and education for your career, some of you may be considering following in a parent’s footsteps. Perhaps you have always admired your mother's career as a lawyer or your father's job as a teacher -- or your parents own a family business that needs your expertise once you graduate from high school or college. Whatever the case, now is the time to give some thought to the pros and cons of all-in-the-family career choices.…

Family Influence: Choosing to Follow Your Parent’s Career Path

Kristen Hall, a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, is in the dual degree Huntsman program, which includes courses in both finance and international studies. Interested primarily in international development, she has been thinking of ways to use her academic knowledge in places like Nigeria, Botswana and Tanzania. She was interviewed recently for Knowledge@Wharton High School by classmate Alan Lee. …

From Business Clubs and Lab Research to Choir and Africa: ‘Explore All Your Different Passions’

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