This Week in Business

Business Radio Special:  Host John Barkett speaks with Dr. Stuart Titus, CEO Of Medical Marijuana, Inc., to discuss the legitimacy and benefits of cannabis as a prescribed medicine, and how this field will continue to evolve.  CannaBusiness: A Look at the Marijuana Industry  examines the current and future state of the marijuana industry across a range of topics such as legal landsc...

Business Radio Special: Host John Barkett speaks with Stephen DeAngelo, Co-Founder of Harborside (the world's largest medical marijuana dispensary), and Paul Seaborn, Professor at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business, to discuss the legal landscape surrounding the marijuana industry such as state law versus federal law, medical versus recreational, and more. CannaBusiness: A Look...

Business Radio Special:  Host John Barkett speaks with John Hudak, a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Seth Goldberg, Partner and Head of Duane Morris Cannabis Interdisciplinary Group, to discuss the regulatory implications around marijuana, such as examining state-level legalization, banking regulations, barriers to business, and more.  CannaBusiness:...

Business Radio Special:  Host John Barkett speaks with Troy Dayton, CEO of The ArcView Group (a cannabis investment and market research firm), to discuss how venture capitalists and everyday people can currently invest in a cannabis business.  CannaBusiness: A Look at the Marijuana Industry  examines the current and future state of the marijuana industry across a range of topics suc...

Business Radio Special:  Host John Barkett speaks with Ricardo Baca, Founder of Grasslands (a content strategy firm) and thought leader in the legal cannabis space, and Elizabeth Hogan, VP of Brands for Willie Nelson's GCH Inc., to discuss the intricacies around marketing a federally illegal product, combating the stigma around marijuana products, and more.  CannaBusiness: A Look at the...

Robert Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health Network, and Donald Parker, CEO and President of Carrier Clinic, join hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Sandi Hunt to discuss their work to battle the opioid crisis, depression and the teen suicide epidemic by expanding behavioral health access on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The A380 was supposed to revolutionize commercial air travel. Instead, just 14 years after its first test flight, Airbus’ A380 Superjumbo is being phased out. The final A380 will roll off the assembly line in 2021. To find out why, host Dan Loney talks with Roger W. Clark , Founding Member of The Clark Law Group and visiting Professor at Rutgers University Law School where he teaches aviation...

Mark Lobosco, VP of Talent Solutions for LinkedIn, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss LinkedIn's recently released Global Talent Trends Report which explores the four big trends fueling the transformation of global workplaces on In the Workplace. Report here: https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/trends-and-research/2019/global-recruiting-trends-2019 Hosted on Acas...

There are many highly successful introverts, from Bill Gates to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Jane Finkle is a career coach and a consultant with over 25 years of experience, and she joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss tips from her new book "The Introvert's Complete Career Guide: From Landing a Job, to Surviving, Thriving and Moving on Up" on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Steve Vai, American guitarist and composer, winner of 3 Grammy awards (with 13 nominations), and owner of Favored Nations record label, joins host Americus Reed last week for a discussion on marketing strategies for musicians and label owners on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Valliere, Chief US Policy Strategist at AGF Investments, joins hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Liqian Ren to discuss the impact of current politics on the markets and the U.S. economy on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have a “friend” who is super smart, has a great career, holds a graduate degree, has even saved a chunk of money for retirement, but who keeps making the same  dumb  mistakes when it comes to money? Is this “friend” you? - Jill Schlesinger, CBS News Business Analyst and host of "Jill on Money" podcast, joins host Dan Loney to discuss her new book on avoiding costly mistakes with m...

There is currently a measles outbreak hitting Washington State and northwest Oregon with over 50 people now infected with measles. There is talk of a new bill being passed to make it harder for parents to opt out of the measles vaccine and anti-vaxxers are protesting this move. Host Dan Loney talks more about this controversy with Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center and Professor...

Dan Altman, Founder of North Yard Analytics and Adjunct Professor of Economics at NYU's Stern School of Business, joins hosts Cade Massey, Adi Wyner, and Shane Jensen to discuss how he got into the field of soccer analytics and what type of work he does with clubs in most of the major leagues around the world on Wharton Moneyball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Sandi Hunt and Nick Ashburn talk with Shadrack Frimpong, Founder and CEO of Cocoa 360. Shadrack grew up without running water and electricity in rural Ghana and became the first person in his village to attend college in the US, where he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2015 and is currently enrolled to complete his master's degree in NonProfit Leadership. Frimpong founded Co...

Would you buy brand-name ice cream or shampoo that came in a reusable container? A company called Loop is working with a number of consumer product companies, including Nestle, PepsiCo and Proctor & Gamble, to work towards "zero waste" initiatives. With reusable containers, you would place your empty Crest mouthwash bottle in a separate recycling bin that would be picked up and taken...

Federal regulations mandate pilots must retire when they are 65 years old. But there is no such law in place for doctors. When are doctors too old to treat patients? And what should the criteria be to determine their retirement? A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery examines this issue and recommends protocols for testing older doctors for health and competen...

In 2017 there were over 47,000 opioid-linked deaths in the United States – a six percent increase from 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Massachusetts is now suing Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, and members of the Sackler family, one of the wealthiest families in America and owners of Purdue Pharma. The suit alleges the Sacklers made billions of...

David Reibstein, Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School and host of Measured Thoughts, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-School Seminar presented to congressional staffers that focuses on nation branding as it applies to the U.S., and why a country should care about their brand globally and the role that public policy plays in shaping and communicating that brand to the world. The...

James Bell, Director of Corporate Communications and Social Media at Kia Motors America, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss Kia's work with self-driving cars on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Carter, Chief Digital Officer & Chief Technology Officer at Snap Kitchen, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss how this startup makes healthy, handmade meals for busy people on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bob Anderson, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Development Officer of The Leadership Circle and the Full Circle Group, joins hosts Jeff Klein and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss his new co-authored book " Scaling Leadership: Building Organizational Capability and Capacity to Create Outcomes that Matter Most " on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, the U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against tech giant Huawei alleging they have, among other things, violated the Iran Sanctions, stolen industrial secrets of American carrier T-Mobile and obstructed a criminal investigation. The Chinese telecom company is the biggest supplier of phone and internet network equipment...

The 35-day partial government shutdown left 800,000 workers either on furlough or working without pay. It also affected nearly 10,000 companies who contract with the departments that were shutdown. Many people picked up other jobs during the closure, and others were moved from government contracts to working in the private sector. What we don’t know yet is whether these people will...

We're featuring a series this month called “2019: A Look Ahead” and conclude our series with a look at women in leadership positions and how the Me Too movement has influenced businesses. A December report by The World Economic Forum said it would take 202 years for gender parity in the workplace – much longer than the 170 years estimated in 2016. But a study by the annual...