National Center for the Middle Market

The Market That Moves America

Business EN ↓ 114 episodes

With the help of industry experts and company leaders, the National Center for the Middle Market offers insights about a critical but often overlooked segment of the US economy – the middle market. Each episode, we get a new perspective from middle market leaders and stakeholders on current trends and emerging issues, allowing us to see the full picture and get an inside look into the market that moves America.

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National Center for the Middle Market

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Jun 2, 2026

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Episodes

Highlights: A Globalization Story 28.09.2017

NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart goes behind the globalization story of Highlights with CEO Kent Johnson.

Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion Is Good Business 14.09.2017

How can diversity improve middle market company performance? NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart learns this and more from Managing Director of Out Leadership, Stephanie Sandberg.

Digital Transformation in the Middle Market 31.08.2017

Live from the Fisher College of Business Summer Series. NCMM Managing Director Doug Farren sits down with Jeremy Aston, Senior Director at Cisco, about how middle market companies can start their journey to digital transformation.

Scale, Sell, Succeed 17.08.2017

Whether you're selling a business, scaling it up, or looking for a successor, every executive has to deal with transition. NCMM executive director Tom Stewart discusses leadership transition with Allie Taylor of Orange Kiwi.

Help Wanted: The Middle Market's Talent Gap 03.08.2017

American businesses struggle to find the talent they need - especially in the Middle Market, where growth is the strongest. Listen as NCMM's Tom Stewart discusses the middle market's workforce challenges with Marek Gootman and Martha Ross, fellows of the Brookings Institution.

Company of the Month: HOMAGE 20.07.2017

The retail industry is changing, but one middle market specialty apparel company continues to grow. NCMM Managing Director Doug Farren gets the story from HOMAGE.

Leading From the Middle 06.07.2017

The National Center for the Middle Market sits down with Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, about how academia is supporting the middle market.

Growth Disruption: A Q&A with Chieh Huang 22.06.2017

Live from the 2017 Greater Cleveland Partnership Middle Market Forum. NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart and Managing Director Doug Farren sit down with Boxed.com CEO Chieh Huang about how he is disrupting the wholesale industry.

The Perfect Link 08.06.2017

New research from the NCMM shows that the best middle market suppliers tend to be the largest and fastest-growing middle market companies. These suppliers focus on fewer rather than more customers. As a result, they develop deep, collaborative customer relationships. NCMM Managing Director Doug Farren discusses these findings with contributing researcher Thomas Goldsby, Professor of Logistics at t...

Culture of Cash 25.05.2017

NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart examines how middle market companies unnecessarily tie up their cash, and as a result, miss out on opportunities when they arise. Special guest Rob Tague, Managing Director, Transaction Services, Grant Thornton LLP.

Cybersecurity: Understand Your Risk 11.05.2017

Cybersecurity is the protection of information and systems from attack, damage, and unauthorized access. Cyber criminals aim their attacks at sensitive data of organizations stored on computers and in the cloud.  When sensitive data is exposed, it puts the firm at risk of extortion, serious business disruption, data loss, and possible litigation. There is a clear need in the middle market for...

Generating More Cash 27.04.2017

By studying the middle market’s approach to and perceptions of working capital management, and by comparing those data to practices among publicly traded entities, the National Center for the Middle Market and its research partners have identified and defined a major opportunity for companies to optimize working capital management and free up what can potentially amount to hundreds of millions of...

Growth Champions 13.04.2017

This upper echelon of middle market companies, or Growth Champions, follows a clear blueprint for growth. Key strategies are based on a group of distinguishing characteristics, including strong management culture, exceptional talent management, sharp customer focus, broad geographic vision, and innovation. Take a closer look at these capabilities and how they enable exceptional growth for the Grow...

What is the Middle Market? 24.03.2017

The National Center for the Middle Market presents its pilot episode. Executive Director Tom Stewart and Managing Director Doug Farren explain what exactly the middle market is and why it matters.

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