This Week in Business

Purpose Built is a brand new special series on SiriusXM hosted by Allbirds Co-Founder and Co-CEO Joey Zwillinger, featuring mission-oriented entrepreneurs sharing their experiences in building brands that thrive as they prioritize using their business for good. This series premiere episode features SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S. host Michael Smerconish leading a conversation with Allbirds Co-Founders and CEO...

Business Radio Special: Host Cade Massey is LIVE at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2019, where leading individuals in sports analytics, business, and technology unite to provide opportunities to share industry successes, discuss the most challenging topics of analytics today, and share the latest cutting edge analytics and tools. In this episode, Cade talks with Maryann Turcke, Chief Op...

Business Radio Special: Host Cade Massey is LIVE at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2019, where leading individuals in sports analytics, business, and technology unite to provide opportunities to share industry successes, discuss the most challenging topics of analytics today, and share the latest cutting edge analytics and tools. In this episode, Cade talks with Anne Milgram, Professor...

Business Radio Special: Host Cade Massey is LIVE at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2019, where leading individuals in sports analytics, business, and technology unite to provide opportunities to share industry successes, discuss the most challenging topics of analytics today, and share the latest cutting edge analytics and tools. In this episode, Cade talks with David Epstein, author of...

Whether or not we realize it, algorithms have taken over a big part of our lives. This technology is embedded in every major tech platform and web-enabled device we come in contact with, and influences the everyday decisions we make: what we buy, where we eat, whom we date, how we work, and more. Host Dan Loney talks with Kartik Hosanagar , Professor of Technology and Digital Business, and Marketi...

Are you the type of person who keeps to yourself at the office—even when something upsets you? Host Laura Zarrow talks with Liz Fosslien, co-author and illustrator of "No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Emotions at Work", to elaborate more on the idea that open, frank communication leads to a more productive and happier work environment for everyone on Women@Work. Book: https://www.amazon.com/d...

Two years ago, Amazon entered the grocery market with its purchase of Whole Foods. Now, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the e-commerce giant is planning to launch urban grocery stores separate from the Whole Foods chain. Host Dan Loney talks with Barbara Kahn , Marketing Professor at the Wharton School, and Mark Cohen , Director of Retail Studies at Columbia University’s Graduate School...

Kim Wilford, General Counsel for GoFundMe, joins host Doug Collom to discuss how she's helping to advance corporate initiatives to improve the world's largest social fundraising platform on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk is under fire from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yet again for his "reckless" use of Twitter regarding Tesla company updates. The SEC is currently questioning tweets the chief executive of Tesla sent out last month about the car company’s production levels. Musk says his tweets are covered by free speech. The SEC disagrees and wants him held in contempt for violating a 201...

Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the U.S. government, alleging the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act prohibiting government agencies from buying its equipment or contracting with other companies violates the Constitution. Huawei argues US Congress doesn't have a good reason for this ban to be put in place, and that they are being singled out. US official allege that Huawei equipment could...

Rebecca Masisak, CEO of TechSoup, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how TechSoup organized a nonprofit international network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provides technical support and technological tools to other nonprofits, and where they see their business growing in the next few years on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

If you believe that tax breaks are reserved only for the ultra-wealthy, you might be paying too much to the IRS! Sandra Block , Senior Editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, joins host Kent Smetters to discuss her recent piece "10 Tax Breaks for the Middle Class" on Your Money. Listen in to see if you qualify for any of these current tax breaks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to ban “cashless” stores. The city is making this move, in part, to protect those "unbanked" consumers who may not have credit cards and only use cash. The law, which goes into effect on July 1st, exempts some businesses including parking structures, rentals requiring a security deposit, and those with a membership model. A...

Business Radio Special: Today we are featuring speakers from the recent Wharton’s Customer Analytics and Working Nation’s Town Hall, “The Future is Now: Closing the Data Analytics Skills Gap.” In this segment, we hear from the event's key speaker, Allen Blue, Co-Founder of LinkedIn. Allen joins host Dan Loney to discuss how LinkedIn partners with Working Nation to help identify new types of data a...

Business Radio Special: Today we are featuring speakers from the recent Wharton’s Customer Analytics and Working Nation’s Town Hall, “The Future is Now: Closing the Data Analytics Skills Gap.” In this segment, we discuss how data analytics are solving today's real world problems. Ravi Kandikonda, SVP of Marketing and Strategy & Planning at Comcast, and Steve Kern, Deputy Director of Quantitati...

Business Radio Special: Today we are featuring speakers from the recent Wharton’s Customer Analytics and Working Nation’s Town Hall, “The Future is Now: Closing the Data Analytics Skills Gap.” In this segment, we discuss how data analytics skills can be integrated into standard education. Wharton Marketing Professor and host of Wharton Moneyball Eric Bradlow and Melanie Harris, Chief Information O...

SpaceX recently became the first private company to successfully dock a spacecraft built to transport astronauts from Earth to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon carried about 400 pounds of supplies and an instrumented astronaut test dummy named Ripley, after Sigourney Weaver's character from the “Alien” film series. Host Dan Loney is joined by Greg Autry , D...

Ethan Bernstein, Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, joins host Peter Cappelli to discuss his research on the effects of an open office plan on workers' collaboration habits, as outlined in his recent paper "The impact of the ‘open’ workspace on human collaboration" on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Dr. Lyle Cain specializes in arthroscopy and treatment of sports-related injuries, as well as open and arthroscopic treatment of knee, shoulder and elbow injuries. He works at the famed Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center and is also the Team Physician for the University of Alabama and other universities. Dr. Cain joins hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, and Eric Bradlow to discuss...

Sam Hall, Chief Product Officer of GrubHub, joins host Christian Terwiesch to talk about the future of food delivery and innovation in food delivery technology on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’ve ever hosted a party, the chances are good that you used Evite to send out invitations. Victor Cho, Wharton grad and CEO of Evite, joins host Mike Useem to discuss how he came to lead the world’s top online and text invitation service on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The issue of immigration has been a topic of heightened conversation here in the United States and also around the world. Over the last few years there have been thousands of people migrating from parts of Africa or from war-torn Syria, among other countries, to various parts of Europe. Michael Doyle, Professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and...

Sometimes designed objects reject their users: a computer mouse that doesn't work for left-handed people, for example, or something as simple as color choices can render a product unusable for millions. These mismatches are the building blocks of exclusion. In her book "Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design", Kat Holmes describes how design can lead to exclusion, and how inclusive design methods c...

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has announced his candidacy for President of the United States in 2020. His policy agenda includes a single payer healthcare system, "Medicare for All.” Under this plan, the current system, including Medicare and Medicaid, would go away, with some exceptions for elective procedures. This proposal has been controversial because of the high costs of...

Business Radio Special:  Host John Barkett speaks with Chuck Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Dixie Brands, a top selling edibles company, to learn about his founders story and journey into the cannabis business almost 10 years ago, and how his company has evolved with the changing landscape.  CannaBusiness: A Look at the Marijuana Industry  examines the current and future state of the...