This Week in Business

Dr. Benoit Dube is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine, Associate Vice Provost, and the inaugural Chief Wellness Officer at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dube joins host Stew Friedman to discuss what he's enacted his first few months in his role of Chief Wellness Officer at Penn, as well as the importance of creating a culture of wellness, decreas...

Dolly Chugh, a Psychologist and Associate Professor of Management and Organizations and NYU's Stern School of Business, joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh and Jeff Klein to discuss her new book, The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias, about how and why most of us are still prone to race and gender bias on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin George, Staff Writer at The Marshall Project, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Katherine Klein to discuss The First Step Act and how it will impact and potentially improve the criminal justice system in the US on Dollars and Change. The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice syst...

Host Christian Terwiesch examines transformation and innovation in the gaming industry with Elaine Chase, Vice President of Global Brand Strategy, Marketing and Esports for Wizards of the Coast, a Hasbro Company, and Gio Hunt, EVP & Executive Producer of Online Products & Technology at Blizzard Entertainment, on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryder Pearce, Founder and CEO at YoGov, joins hosts Doug Collom and Irina Yuen to discuss the startup on a mission to help everyone have simple and secure access to government services on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carey Lai, a Founding Team Member and Managing Director at Conductive Ventures, joins host Doug Collom to discuss the trails and tribulations of starting your own VC fund on Bay Area Ventures. Conductive Ventures is a $100M enterprise fund investing in “expansion stage” companies across enterprise software and hardware categories, meaning Series A, Series B and beyond. Carey leads the firm’s softw...

Kathryn Sollmann, flexwork and financial security expert, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss her new book "Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn't Work for Every Woman & What to Do Instead" on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nation is still mourning the loss of 41st U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush. His life of service to this country began when he fought in World War II and continued well past his time in the White House. Although he was praised for his foreign policy, he also had a lot of success on domestic policy, which contributed to the growth in the 1990s, including his work on...

Charlene Lake, Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility at AT&T, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss ATT's philanthropic and volunteerism endeavors and additional social impact initiatives on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes a company a good employer for women? Host Laura Zarrow examines the new report published by the Wharton Social Impact Initiative called "Four for Women: A Framework for Evaluating Companies' Impact on the Women They Employ" on Women@Work. She speaks with Sandi Maro Hunt, Sr. Director at the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, host of Dollars and Change, and co-author of this report, about...

Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line, joins host Nicolaj Siggelkow to discuss how she's using big data in new and innovative ways to help solve problems on Mastering Innovation. Crisis Text Line is a global not-for-profit organization providing free crisis intervention via SMS message. The organization's services are available 24 hours a day every day, throughout the US by texting 7...

Joe Battista, Vice President of the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy and recent PA Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss his book "The Power of Pragmatic Passion: 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success" on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gender dynamics in the workplace are changing faster than ever. How can businesses adapt and encourage men to become co-champions for change? The answer requires ending myths about men, to start. Josh Levs, Gender Equality Consultant and author of "All In," joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss strategies to navigate these changes while continuing to push the needle forward in the fight for gender eq...

Callie Brownson, Offensive Quality Control Coach with Dartmouth Football, joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh, Jeff Klein, and Mike Useem to discuss her path to leadership and barrier-breaking in sports on Leadership in Action. Callie is the first full-time female coach in Division One college football.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pattern-based thinking has given powerhouses such as Google, Amazon, Uber, and even Facebook the competitive edge in the growing digital age. Host Dan Loney talks with Eric Clemons, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, about his new book, "New Patterns of Power and Profit: A Strategist’s Guide to Competitive Advantage in the Age of Digital Transformation," exam...

Stephen Diorio, Director of the Forbes Marketing Accountability Institute, joins hosts David Reibstein and Suneal Bedi to discuss marketing metrics and how data can be analyzed and applied to make better marketing decisions on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Gardner, Founder and CEO of Marqeta, joins host Doug Collom to discuss his Goldman-backed fintech startup that works with businesses for payment-card related services, including instant card-based payments and issuing their own branded credit cards, on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not all customers are the same, regardless of how they appear on the surface. The most successful companies, from Amazon to Best Buy, understand their best customers are their most valuable asset, and they tailor their acquisition, development, and retention efforts to those customers. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Fader, Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, and Sarah Toms, Executive Di...

Tom Gardner, CEO of The Motley Fool, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss how his financial services company earned it a top spot on Glassdoor’s list of the best places to work on Work and Life. He’s going to talk about how financial literacy can impact your life and why it’s important to stay vigilant in an industry that often makes you out to be the fool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

2018 has been a strong year in the U.S. economy as unemployment dipped down to 3.7% and wages have been slowly improving. However, the U.S. is in a trade war with China, the national debt has risen sharply and we are long overdue for a recession. What does this mean for 2019? Host Dan Loney talks with Bart Van Ark, Chief Economist and Vice President of The Conference Board, abo...

How do workers in the gig economy make important decisions like  how  many hours to work in a week or  which  days to work? Those questions are important not only for employees, but for the company as well. A new report at Wharton looks at how businesses can work with flexible scheduling, and determine what types of benefits and other incentives to get...

There have been at least 65 shootings on school campuses in 2018 alone, according to the non-profit organization Everytown for Gun Safety. So, it’s no surprise that school security has become a $2.7 billion industry, according to a new report in  The Washington Post . And that does not include the costs of armed security guards. Host Dan Loney talks with John Woo...

Matthew Stephenson , Executive Director and Co-Founder of Code2College, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss his founder's journey on Launch Pad. Code2College provides coding sessions and development workshops to underrepresented groups in order to promote a diverse field of high school candidates applying to STEM majors.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David's Bridal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The Pennsylvania-based retailer at one point claimed one-in-three U.S. brides purchased their dresses in its stores, but it wasn't enough to keep it profitable. It is likely that missteps in management of the company have a lot to do with David's Bridal's decline, but like many other retail chains, it's al...

Stan Lee, Marvel Comics former editor-in-chief and the creator of some of the best known superheroes died on Monday at age 95. We look back at some of Lee's iconic creations, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Black Panther, Captain America and many others many of whom have been huge successes on the big screen. Marvel's 20 fi...