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Wharton MBA Reunion Radio: From Expert Banking Advice to Climbing Everest

Business Radio Special: Business Radio broadcasts LIVE each year from MBA Reunion Weekend at Wharton. In this special edition of Women@Work, host Laura Zarrow speaks with Wharton Alum Grace Vandecruze, Founder and Managing Director at Grace Global Capital and experienced Mountaineer, about her career journey from Wharton to owning her own consulting firm and climbing 25 mountain peaks to date! Grace has also been featured in two books: "Be Happy at Work, 100 Women Who Love their Jobs and Why" by Joanne Gordon and "Doing it Ourselves: Success Stories of African American Women in Business" by Donna Ballard. 

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