Samantha Drake
Writer and Editor
Wharton Magazine
A drinkable feast
Here's a topic for debate the next time you’re enjoying a cold one —has there ever been a better time to drink beer? As the craft beer industry booms and “Big Beer” responds, Wharton grads lead the way.
Pennsylvania Gazette
Leading the fight against
childhood cancer
It’s 9 a.m. on a Friday and John Maris M’89 needs more coffee. Dressed casually in jeans and a button-down shirt, he has already been at the office for two hours, a large chunk of which was taken up by a phone conversation with an insurance company.
Wharton Magazine
Animal attraction
Alumni are bringing the Wharton pedigree to all facets of the pet care industry. From the pet insurance industry to guiding the way people care for their pets, graduates are helping pet owners be the best they can be.
Philadelphia SmartCEO
Brewing streak
How two childhood friends launched Victory Brewing, Philadelphia’s first craft brewery, and built it into the
28th-largest craft brewer in the U.S.
Forbes.com
'What Exit' Winery sues to make
N.J. Turnpike Authority stay in its own lane
David-and-Goliath narratives often capture the public’s imagination, but what’s really going through a small business owner’s mind when he decides to take on a much-larger adversary in court?
Pennsylvania Gazette
Cemetery CEO
For someone who spent 35 years working to improve people’s quality of life, taking a leadership role in the death industry might seem like an odd move. The job opportunity gave Nancy Goldenberg GCP’80 brief pause, too, before she joined Laurel Hill Cemetery and West Laurel Hill Cemetery & Funeral Home.
Entrepreneur.com
College career recruitment—with a fee
Traditionally, college career centers were free or low-cost sources for companies looking for the next fresh face. But what if that changed? It's happening already at San Jose State University.
Business
Quartz
Craft beer’s recent spate of lawsuits
has beer drinkers hopping mad
When Port Brewing sued Moylan’s Brewing of Novato, Calif., in 2010 for using a distinctive Celtic cross tap handle design, Port’s Tomme Arthur didn’t expect craft beer fans to respond with an online flash mob of anger.
Pennsylvania Gazette
Got 'pipes?
Why a medical publishing veteran followed the “inescapable” sound of the bagpipes to a new career.
Forbes.com
Here's how one mistake in a job offer letter cost this startup thousands
When Ben Landers, president and CEO of Blue Corona Inc., tweaked a standard job offer letter to give a prospective new employee, he thought he was saving himself money and time
by not running it by an attorney first.
Philadelphia SmartCEO
Come stay awhile
Philly wasn’t always a destination town, but Visit Philadelphia has sparked an unprecedented surge in civic pride, tourism and international recognition.
Philadelphia Magazine
Breathe the sweet summer air
at these 6 Philly-area lavender farms
It's lavender season! Here's where you can pick your own, do yoga in a field, channel your inner impressionist, and stock up on all sorts of infused products.