Sheezan Bakali on the Entrepreneurial Internship Fellowship

Sheezan Bakali, in her second year of her Wharton MBA, talks about how a Wharton Entrepreneurial Internship Fellowship gave her the chance to spend the summer working for Proper Cloth, a New York-based startup company.

Anne-Marie Corner - Full Interview

Our entire interview with Anne-Marie Corner, as featured in the April, 2009 Get It Started issue. She discusses her decision to start an HIV/AIDS company, her experiences as a female entrepreneur, and what Wharton means to her.

What Wharton Means to Anne-Marie Corner

"Wharton was the key to opening the door to everything I did since graduating. If I hadn't learned what it means to go through the process of getting my MBA I never would have accomplished what I did." - Founder of life science pioneer Biosyn, 1989 MBA Alumna Anne-Marie Corner says that, as a scientist, she benefitted from the Wharton MBA student experience which pushed her to new heights, setting the stage for subsequent success.

Anne-Marie Corner on Women Entrepreneurs

[At Bioysn] "The guys respected the women because they knew their stuff. For many years the amount of venture capital that went to women was very small but…now you have so many [female] entrepreneurs who have done it over and over…People are realizing: good management is good management." - For 1989 MBA Alumna Anne-Marie Corner, founder of Biosyn, leadership is simplified when talented men and women feel passionate about pursuing a common goal. Corner continues to share her experience with other women via the entrepreneurial support network she co-founded, Women Inventing Next.

Entrepreneurial Women on Campus

We sit down with two of Wharton's female student entrepreneurs, Jarah Euston (WG'09) and Eugenia Ross (WG'09), and ask them about their ventures, what it's like being a woman in entrepreneurship, and their recent appearance at the All Things Media forum hosted by the Paley Center for the Media.

Michelle Peluso and Tracy Weber on the birth of Site59.com

"Once we began to look at the array of products…last minute underwear [was less interesting than] last minute air, hotel or cars." Michelle Peluso (W'93) and Tracey Weber (WG'95) how the original concept for Site59.com evolved.

Michelle Peluso and Tracy Weber on Risk Taking and Character

"It's amazing what risk-taking does to character…when you are making decisions that affect people’s lives." Michelle Peluso (W'93) and Tracey Weber (WG'95) talk about entrepreneurial risk-taking.

Michelle Peluso and Tracy Weber about the Effects of 9/11 on the Travel Industry

"September 11th happened and our revenues dropped by 70% immediately." Michelle Peluso (W'93) describes the difficulties she and her staff faced post-9/11 working mere blocks from Ground Zero in a travel industry devastated by a powerful economic blow.

Anne Kalin on Doing Business in Poland

"Do not bribe... or they will own you." Anne Kalin (WG'91) explains the obvious and not so obvious reasons for avoiding corruption in emerging markets.