Dean Gropper Presents

Episode recorded on April 3, 2026  Supply chain disruption sounds like a business problem — until it shows up at the gas pump and the grocery store. In this episode, Dean Daniel Gropper sits down with Steven Carnovale, associate professor of supply chain management at FAU's College of Business, to break down what's actually happening in the wake of the Iran conflict and why the Strait of...

 In this fireside chat, Dean Daniel Gropper sits down with former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, PhD economist, history-making legislator, and one of America's most prominent voices on economic policy. Together, they have a wide-ranging conversation on Senator Gramm’s career, his convictions, and his new book, The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism....

In this episode, Dean Daniel Gropper sits down with Michael Faulkender, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury for a wide-ranging conversation on U.S. economic policy and its real-world effects. Faulkender shares his perspective on the current economic landscape and unpacks how major legislative efforts—such as the GENIUS Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill—shape labor marke...

Join Dean Gropper as he sits down with the newest addition to FAU's marketing department, Dr. Cony Ho. Dr. Ho shares his unique journey from an initial passion for sports to pursuing a career in "pure marketing" academia. Recorded November, 4 2025 Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

In this episode, Dean Gropper sits down with Dr. Abhijit  Ghua, a new marketing professor in the College of Business, to discuss his background, research, and the evolving role of artificial intelligence in marketing. Dr. Ghua shares his perspective on how AI has shifted from prediction to creation—exploring what generative AI means for businesses, consumers, and the way we interact with technolog...

In this episode of Dean Gropper Presents, Dean Daniel Gropper welcomes Stephen Reid, the newest assistant professor in the Department of Management Programs at Florida Atlantic University's College of Business. Stephen shares his journey from working as a data scientist at Qualtrics to pursuing a PhD and joining academia. Motivated by a desire to make a deeper impact beyond corporate profits,...

Dr. Michael D. Bordo is a Board of Governors Professor of Economics and director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Dr. Arthur Laffer, an American economist and author, joins Dean Daniel Gropper to discuss taxes and economic policy in the United States. Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Heiko Kleve is a Professor & Chair of Organization & Development of Business Families, Academic & Managing Director at the Witten Institute of Family Business Witten/Herdecke University and visiting scholar at Florida Atlantic College of Business. Roland Kidwell is a Carl DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at Florida Atlantic College of Business, Fulbri...

Dr. Arthur Laffer, an American economist and author, joins Dean Daniel Gropper to discuss taxes and economic policy in the United States. Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Carl Cyrius is the CEO/Founder of The Oasis Firm , a financial services company, and an alum of the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program at Florida Atlantic's College of Business. Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Yannick Thams , Ph. D., joins Florida Atlantic as an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Programs. Prior to her appointment at FAU, she was an Associate Professor of strategy and international business at Suffolk University in Boston. Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Previously an adjunct instructor at Florida Atlantic, Mircea Marandici is now a full-time member of the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management (ITOM) at FAU Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Previously a visiting instructor, Kenny Leblanc is now a full-time member of the Business Communications Program at the FAU College of Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Bill "Patch" Paczkowski -- a former Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps -- joins FAU Business as an instructor in the Department of Management Programs. Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Previously a visiting instructor, Sarah Nielsen is now a full-time member of the Business Communications Program at the FAU College of Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Previously a visiting instructor at Florida Atlantic, James "J.B." Ward is now a full-time member of the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at FAU Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Mohsen Emadikhiav is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management at the FAU College of Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Long Liu joins FAU Business as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. Prior to arriving at Florida Atlantic, Liu was an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Inkyoung Hur is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management at FAU Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Magno Queiroz joins FAU as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology and Operations Management at FAU Business. Previously, he taught at Utah State University and at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Soyoung Park joins FAU as an Assistant Professor in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program at the College of Business. More > Support the show Business.fau.edu/podcasts

Vernon L. Smith is the George L. Argyros Chair in Finance and Economics and President, International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics at Chapman University. Vernon L. Smith, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 “for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms,” has held...

Robert Lawson , Ph. D., holds the Jerome M. Fullinwider Endowed Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom and is the director of the William J. O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Benjamin Powell , Ph. D., is the director of the Free Market Institute and a professor of economics in the Rawls College of Business Administ...

Siri Terjesen , PhD, joins the Department of Management Programs at FAU as a full professor and Dean's Distinguished Research Fellow. Prior to joining the Florida Atlantic University College of Business, Terjesen held a similar position at American University in Washington D.C. She also has an on-going joint faculty appointment with the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway. Additio...