Tracey Weber & Michelle Peluso



 TEACHING & LEARNING
Going Solo

Heavy Lifting

OUTREACH
Catch of the Day

PLUS:Complete summaries of the "Great Eight" Wharton BPC finalists

Jef Fueled

PLUS:Video interview with Michelle Peluso and Tracey Weber

Faces of Wharton Entrepreneurship

RESEARCH
Busting Loose

Wharton's Dubai Forum: Change and Opportunity in the Middle East

 


This feature, called "Faces of Wharton Entrepreneurship," gives our entrepreneurial alumni a chance to share their life experiences including turning points in their careers, favorite activities outside the office and what Wharton has meant to them. Their responses are informative, funny and compelling.

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Spring, 2005
Michelle Peluso and Tracey Weber
(W'93 & WG'95)
Co-Founders, Site59
Co-Heads, Travelocity

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Winter, 2005
J.D. "Dave" Power
(WG'59)
Founder, J.D. Power and Associates

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Fall, 2004
Iqbal Quadir
(WG'87)
Founder, GrameenPhone

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Summer, 2004
Robert B. Goergen
(WG'62)
Founder, Chairman
 Blyth Inc.

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Spring, 2004
Peter Nicholas
(WG'68)
Co-Founder
 Boston Scientific Corp.		 Steve Woda
(WG'01)
Founder
 BuySafe
Tarun Tahiliani
(WG'84)
Designer
 Seth Berger
(W'93)
Co-Founder
AND1

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Winter, 2004
Will Fleming
(WG'90)
Co-Founder
 Motionpoint		 Jennifer Bernstein
(WG'03)
Co-founder
 Investics
Brad Handler
(WG'89)
Chairman and CEO
Exclusive Resorts LLC		 Carlos M. de la Cruz
(W'62)
Chairman of the Board
Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, Coca-Cola Trinidad & Tobago and Eagle Brands Inc.
Director
Coca-Cola Trinidad & Tobago

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Fall, 2003
Denise Devine
(WG'99)
Founder
 Devine Foods		 David Briggs
(WG'72)
CEO
 Dawson's
Stephen S. Tang
(WG'92)
CEO
Millenium Cell 		Joe Flanigan
(W'53)
Founder
Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill

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Summer, 2003
Brian Roberts
(W'81)
President & CEO
 Comcast		 J.D. “Dave” Power
(WG'59)
Chairman
 J.D. Power and Associates
Michelle Peluso
(W'93)
Founder, Site59;
Chief Operating Officer, Travelocity 		Andy Stack
(WG'01)
Co-Founder
Strata Labs

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Spring, 2003
David Peterson
(WG'73)
Chairman and CEO
 The North Highland Company		 Elon Musk
(W'97)
CEO, Chief Technology Officer, Founder
 SpaceX
Assaf Tarnopolsky
(WG'00)
Founder, president
West Coast Crepe King 		Julie Mussafer
(WG'96)
Founder
Jules Place

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Winter, 2003
Hussam "Sam" Hamadeh
(WG'97)
Founder
 Vault, Inc.		 Jeffrey Sterling
(WG'78)
Entrepreneur-at-Large
 IXA
Leslie Esdaile Banks
(WG'80)
Author		 Douglas Chu
(WG'90)
Co-President
Taste of Nature, Inc.

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Fall, 2002
Angela A. Brown
(WG'91)
CEO & President
Victory Global Solutions, Inc.		 Angelique X. Irvin
(WG'00)
President/CEO
Coviant
David Ashley Morrison
(WG'99)
President/Founder
Twentysomething™, Inc.		 David Niu
(WG'02)
Co-Founder
NetConversions, Inc.

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Summer, 2002
Paul Hynek
(WG'90)
CEO
Spitfire Ventures, Inc.		 Olukunle Malomo
(WG'00)
President/CEO
HummingBox
John F. Possumato, Esq.
(W'82, L'85)
CEO
Driveitaway.com		 Farid A. Naib
(WG'84)
CEO
FNX LTD.
Alex Campbell
(W'98)
Co-Founder and CEO
VibesMedia		 Blake Henry
(W'93)
CEO
TAHO Commerce Group, LLC

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Spring, 2002
Lucinda Duncalfe Holt
(WG'91)
CEO
Destiny Consulting		 Brett A. Hurt
(WG'99)
Chairman, Chief Architect, and Founder
Coremetrics, Inc.
John F. Lusk
(WG'99)
Founder/VP Marketing
Platinum Concepts, Inc.		 Farhad Mohit
(WG'96)
Chairman & Chief Marketing Officer
BizRate.com
Ben Samson
(WG'00)
Co-founder, VP Marketing
Slingshot Solutions/ Technology and Services		 Ron L. Wilson
(WG'95)
CEO and cofounder
Big Bang Products, LLC