Eccles Business Buzz

Season 8 continues with our conversations about the new strategic direction at the David Eccles School of Business with a particular focus on the third pillar of the new strategic plan: reputation and legacy.  Scott Schaefer is a chair and professor in the division of Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations (QAMO) at the Marriner S Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysi...

Season 8 continues with our conversations about the new strategic direction at the David Eccles School: societal impact.  Todd Zenger is the N. Eldon Tanner Chair in Strategy and Strategic Leadership and Presidential Professor at the David Eccles School of Business  and Teppo Felin is the Douglas D. Anderson Endowed Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Busine...

Season 8 continues with our conversations about the new strategic direction at the David Eccles School of Business with a particular focus on the second pillar of the strategic plan: societal impact.  Alan Hall is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Blue Sky Energy Corporation, and a prolific angel investor in Utah area companies and institutions, including the David Eccles School of Business.  Alan...

Season 8 continues with our conversations about the new strategic direction at the David Eccles School of Business with a particular focus on the second pillar of the strategic plan: societal impact.  Zach England is  Chief Operating Officer at CR England, an alum of the David Eccles School of Business, and a member of the Eccles Advisory Board, continuing his family's generational and generou...

Season 8 continues with a conversation about the new strategic direction at the David Eccles School of Business with a particular focus on student success.  Greg Goff is  founder of the University of Utah’s Goff Strategic Leadership Institute. Greg is also the founder and president of GJG Energy, the CEO of Clear Technologies, and founder and CEO of Manifest Energy Transition Company. In this epis...

In this episode of the Eccles Business Buzz podcast, host Francis Johnson welcomes Ruchi Watson, Managing Director of the Goff Strategic Leadership Institute, and Maya Jolley, Director of Student Experience and Marketing and Communications at Goff. Together they discuss the importance of experiential learning in the student experience at the David Eccles School of Business. They delve into how han...

Season 8 continues with a conversation about the new strategic direction at the David Eccles School of Business with a particular focus on student success.  Jessica Taverna is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the David Eccles School of Business.  Frances and Jessica explore the department’s comprehensive approach to enhancing the student experience, including new programs, retention...

Season 8 of the Eccles Business Buzz podcast kicks off with a conversation about the school's recent strategic planning process, and the newly identified priorities of student success, societal impact, and legacy and reputation. Allison Boxer is the James Lee Sorenson Presidential Endowed Chair in applied research at the Eccles School, as well as an assistant professor at the Department of Ent...

I’m so excited to welcome you back for Season 8 of the Eccles Business Buzz Podcast ! In just a few short weeks, we’ll kick things off with fresh conversations about the new strategic priorities for the David Eccles School of Business and how we’re building on our successes to reach ambitious new goals. This season, I’ll take you behind the scenes of our strategic planning process, explore how our...

We conclude our series of conversations about Artificial Intelligence and how it's changing the world around us. Today’s episode focuses on the use of AI by businesses, specifically as a sustainable competitive advantage, and why AI may not be the magic pill that it seems like at first. Here to help untangle the whole issue is Jay Barney. Jay is the Presidential Professor of Strategic Manageme...

We continue our series of conversations about Artificial Intelligence and how it's changing the world around us. In today’s episode, Frances talks to an AI engineer at Google about the ins and outs of the newest crop of AI models and agents. Joining the show to give an insider’s perspective is Derek Egan. Derek is on the Vertex AI team at Google Cloud where he works on helping developers build...

We continue our series of conversations about Artificial Intelligence and how it's changing the world around us. Today’s episode focuses on the use of AI in the financial sector and both it’s potential strengths and weaknesses. Joining the show to help us start making sense of it all is Jessica Ellett. Jessica is a senior manager and lead modeler at Cambridge Technology, a financial services t...

Today we are starting our series of conversations about Artificial Intelligence and how it's changing the way we learn, work, and even play. AI is a hot topic with the potential to do a lot of good. But there are also a few pitfalls that we should all be aware of. Joining the show to help us start making sense of it all is Mark Sunday. Mark spent 20 years as the CIO at Oracle/Siebel, and prior...

We are wrapping up our series of conversations with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's 2024 Informed Decision Makers. Every year, the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the David Eccles School of Business recognizes individuals and entities that contribute to the prosperity of our community here in Utah, often performing important work behind the scenes and without much recognition.  Joinin...

Today we are continuing our series of conversations with the Kempsey Gardner Policy Institute's 2024 Informed Decision Makers. These are individuals and entities that are recognized for their unique contributions to the prosperity of our community here in Utah. Here today to get a little bit of the fanfare they deserve are Jerika Mays and Dr. Mark Johnson from the Seager Memorial Clinic.  The...

The mission at Circles Salt Lake is “building community to end poverty in Salt Lake County.” They do this by building bridges of friendship and community that support individuals and families on their journey from surviving to thriving, ensuring that everyone they work with has enough money, meaning, and friends to thrive. Leading this critical mission is Executive Director Michelle Crawford. Star...

So much of our lives are spent in a car. Whether it’s driving to work, scooting around kids to friends houses and other activities, or running to the post office, we really are stuck in a car-centric culture. But today’s guest is trying to get us out of that rut, one bicycle at a time. Donna Matturro McAleer is the Executive Director of Bicycle Collective, a group of non-profit bike shops refurbis...

Our guest today calls herself an “unabashed promoter of Utah,” and has the resume to back it up. Theresa Foxley is a Utah native, and has spent her career championing economic growth in Utah and serves her community through numerous boards and initiatives. For example, Teresa's commitment to business recruitment as the President and CEO of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah brought n...

Welcome back to our 7th season of the Eccles Business Buzz! And what better way to kick it off than with our new Dean Kurt Dirks. Dean Dirks started his role just a few months ago, on July 1st, 2024. Prior to joining us here at the Eccles School, Dean Dirks was the Bank of America Professor of Leadership at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to serving as a...

Season 7 of the Eccles Business Buzz Podcast is just around the corner, and we are so excited to welcome you back. I'm your host, Frances Johnson. Join me this season for an introduction to the new Dean of the David Eccles School of Business and a series of conversations with the Kempsey Gardner Policy Institute's informed decision-makers of the year.  We'll hear about how renewable en...

While waiting for the newest season launching this fall, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment. Get ready to revisit some of your favorite Eccles Business Buzz episodes with our timeless reruns. In one of these standout episodes, we delve into the ongoing debate about the value of a bachelor's degree. Despite the rise in scrutiny of bachelor’s degrees, research shows t...

While waiting for the newest season launching this fall, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment. Get ready to revisit some of your favorite Eccles Business Buzz episodes with our timeless reruns. In this episode from Season 5, we will talk about some solutions, and how the Eccles School is working to prepare women – and all students – for a more successful and equitable wor...

While waiting for the newest season launching this fall, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment. Get ready to revisit some of your favorite Eccles Business Buzz episodes with our timeless reruns. In this episode from Season 4, Simone Lawrence, manager of the IMPACT program at the David Eccles School of Business, discusses impact and inclusion. IMPACT is a partnership betwee...

While waiting for the newest season launching this fall, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment. Get ready to revisit some of your favorite Eccles Business Buzz episodes with our timeless reruns. In this episode from Season 3, we'll be talking not just about curiosity but also about how pursuing our curiosity can help prepare us to make a positive and lasting impact on...

While waiting for the newest season launching this fall, we have something special planned for your listening enjoyment. Get ready to revisit some of your favorite Eccles Business Buzz episodes with our timeless reruns. In this episode from season 2, we have Jolly Karungi, a graduate of the David Eccles School of Business and Eccles student of the year in 2020. During her time at the Eccles school...