This Week in Business

Three Penn students are on their way to changing the lives of chemotherapy patients for good. Knowledge@Wharton host Dan Loney speaks to winners of the Wharton Entrepreneurship Startup Showcase to find out more about their company, Sanguis. Divyansh Agarwal (MD PhD candidate), Prateek Agarwal (MD MBA candidate), and Daniel Zhang (MD PhD candidate), have invented a hand-held device for chemotherapy patients monitors their blood cell count that has won three separate Penn competitions this year alone.Wharton Entrepreneurship Startup Challenge - students build a company over the course of the year and compete for cash prize by pitching their company to accomplished investors. More Info: https://entrepreneurship.wharton.upenn.edu/startup-showcase/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Career Talk celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Lee Leibowitz (WG'13), Director, Service Line Analytics and Strategy for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Kelly Breslin Wright (WG'98), Advisor and Board Director for multiple companies, as they discuss tips for electing an MBA program and finding a fulfilling job once you graduate with host Dr. Dawn Graham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dollars and Change celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Wharton Grads who are making a difference in their industry as hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Nick Ashburn find out more about their latest initiatives. Guests include: Samra Haider (WG'08), National Director at the Center for Employment Opportunities; Ashley Bittner (WG'13), Principal at Owl Ventures; Lori Nishiura Mackenzie (WG'93), Executive Director of Stanford University's Clayman Institute for Gender Research and Co-Founder of the Stanford Center for Women’s Leadership; and John Tourtelotte (WG'98), Managing Director at Rivermoor Energy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leadership in Action celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Gopi Kallayil (WG'98), the Chief Evangelist of Brand Marketing at Google, and Claire LaBrunerie (WG'88), Head of Global Distribution at Sky Harbor Capital Management as they discuss their careers in leadership with hosts Mike Useem and Jeff Klein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mastering Innovation celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Brendan Cahill (WG’08), Founder and leader of Penguin Random House Labs, and Brian Fields (WG’03), VP and General Manager of Things to Do at Groupon, to discuss innovation in publishing and experiences with host Saikat Chaudhuri. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women@Work celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Susan Ganz (WG'88), CEO of Lion Brothers and Melissa Eisenstat (WG'88), Trustee and Board President of the New York Youth Symphony, as they discuss their careers in two very different fields with host Laura Zarrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Markets celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Co-Founders of Malabar Investments, Sumeet Nagar (WG'01) and Akshay Mansukhani (WG'04). Hosts Jeremy Schwartz, Jeremy Siegel, and Wes Gray discuss investments strategies and investing in India with Sumeet and Akshay. Then, Chris Swann (WG'98) and Founder of Cygnus Capital, joins the discussion to talk about alternative investments and hedge funds in the second half of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

K@W celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Ziad Baba (WG'13), Senior Director of Engagement Marketing at Credit Karma, who says 45% of Americans will be thrown into debt if they have a catastrophic accident. Credit Karma helps their users build their portfolio and save money by providing free credit scores. They also monitor credit usage to counter ID theft and are getting into the free – simple – tax preparation business. Then, meet Luis Felipe Gonzalez Palacio (WG'17), Associate Finance Manager of PepsiCo. Felipe was born and raised in rural Colombia, and moved on to study theoretical physics, engineering and finance. Hear about how he leads recruiting efforts for people of color and LGBT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

K@W celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Dominic Petty (WG'98), Inner Peace Advisor at Healerology and a Program Manager for the US government. He helps people recognize cycles of abuse to nurture their spiritual, emotional and physical guide health. Then, if your investments are diversified, who’s looking out for you when commodity risks occur? Meet David Burkart (WG'98), Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Coloma Capital Futures, LLC. David adjusts risk levels for his clients, and he especially pays attention to climate change regarding popular commodities like chocolate and coffee.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baseball clubs now rely less on subjective scouting reports in hiring players, using data to tell an accurate picture of player performance, past performance and future performance, preventing costly hires. Senior baseball ESPN writer, Keith Law, joins host Dan Loney to discuss how the analytic revolution in baseball is here to stay as outlined in his book "Smart Baseball: The Story Behind the Old Stats that Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones that are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball" on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.