Meikles & Dimes

Travis Goff is the Athletic Director at the University of Kansas, his alma mater. Prior to becoming AD, Travis worked in development at Kansas, Tulane, and Northwestern, where he was a wildly successful fundraiser. And in 2021, Travis' first year back at KU, Bill Self and the men's basketball team won the national championship.  Travis earned degrees in Journalism and Sociology from Kansas and an...

Nate Fast, professor at the University of Southern California, researches power, leadership, and technology adoption. He earned his PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University and has received USC’s Golden Apple Teaching Award, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, and was named Poets & Quants “Best 40 business school professors under the age of 40.” Nate is also the Directo...

Jessica Kennedy is a professor at the University of Vanderbilt where she teaches ethics and negotiation. As a teacher she has been named among the Best 40 Under 40 Professors by Poets and Quants. As a researcher, her work has been covered by outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Businessweek, Fast Company, New York Magazine, and Time. Jessica earned an undergraduate degree from the Wharton...

John Donohue, Stanford Law School professor and economist, is known for his work on the death penalty, gun ownership, crime, civil rights, and abortion.

Eric Bettinger, professor in the Stanford University School of Education and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, has served as a consultant to the White House and various state and national governments on education policies.

Lindy Greer is an award-winning professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and is a world-renowned thought-leader on how to create high-performing teams.

Maggie Neale, professor emerita at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, is a globally recognized expert on negotiation and team performance.

Aaron Beam is the former CFO of HealthSouth (now called Encompass Health), which committed a $2.8 billion fraud, one of the largest in the history of corporate America. After serving time in federal prison, Aaron started speaking to schools, corporations, and associations about ethics and fraud. 

Bruce Barry is a Professor of Management and Sociology at the University of Vanderbilt. He’s an international authority on negotiation, ethics, and workplace rights, and he’s the author of the book, Speechless: The Erosion of Free Expression in the American Workplace, which was published in 2007. Bruce serves on the national board of directors on the ACLU, and his textbook on Negotiation is the mo...

C. Arden Pope III is a Professor of Economics at BYU. In 1989 he authored a seminal study on the health effects of air pollution and has since become one of the world's most cited and recognized experts on the topic.

Todd Rogers is a Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. His work: supports student success and attendance; strengthens democracy; and improves communication.

Katy Milkman, Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is an award-winning scholar and teacher, bestselling author, podcast host, and globally sought after consultant. 

Brian Hanni is the "Voice of the Jayhawks" for the University of Kansas, covering mens basketball, football, and baseball.

John Busenbark is a professor at the University of Notre Dame where he teaches strategic management and econometrics. He also researches corporate governance, information economics, and behavioral capital markets.

Tom Holmoe is the athletic director for BYU and a four-time Super Bowl champion.

Nick Epley is a Professor at the University of Chicago where he teaches one of the most popular MBA classes: Designing a Good Life.

Shane Reese is a statistician and President of BYU. He has consulted with the Philadelphia Eagles and the U.S. Olympic volleyball team, and he previously worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Chris Howard, COO of Arizona State University, is a Bronze Star recipient, Rhodes Scholar Oxford PhD, Harvard MBA, and Campbell Trophy award winner. 

Kimberly Wade-Benzoni, Professor at Duke University, is an internationally renowned expert on legacy.

Max Bazerman, Professor at Harvard Business School, is a best-selling author, globally sought-after consultant, and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Academy of Management.

Jesse Graham, Professor at the University of Utah, is a co-developer of Moral Foundations Theory, which explains the origins and variation in human moral reasoning. I discuss Moral Foundations Theory in more detail in Season 1, Episode 20. 

Adam Galinsky, Professor at Columbia University, is a best-selling author and renowned speaker. He has been named one of the world's 50 best business school professors and is a graduate of Harvard and Princeton.

Juliana Schroeder, Professor at Cal Berkeley, is a renowned expert on mind perception, and how technology use shapes our perception of others. 

Ron Johnson, as Senior VP at Apple, created the Apple Stores and led them for more than a decade. Ron was also a VP at Target, CEO of JCPenney, and CEO of Enjoy Technology. 

Craig Crossland, Professor and Senior Associate Dean in the College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, conducts research on business executives and teaches strategic management and strategic decision making.