This Week in Business

Host John Barkett takes a deeper look at the current state of progress in the journey to legalize medical marijuana in the US with a panel of experts on The Business of Health Care. Panelists include: Aaron Smith, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA); Peter Conti-Brown, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at Wharton; and Etinne Fontan, VP and Co-Owner of Berkeley Patients Group (BPG), the oldest and most respected medical cannabis dispensary in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Inman, Richard K. Mellon Professor of Finance, Economics, and Public Policy at the Wharton School, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-School Seminar presented to congressional staffers that focuses on considering public v. private financing options for President Trump's $1.5 billion infrastructure plan and the roles all levels of governments should have to ensure efficient project management.This seminar is part of the Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, a new monthly series of faculty-led seminars for policymakers on Knowledge@Wharton. For more information about how to get involved with Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, visit: https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/b-school/get-involved/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Carroll, Senior Manager of Business Outreach and Brand Evangelist at Yelp, joins hosts Dave Reibstein and Suneal Bedi to discuss the ins and outs of marketing your business on the online platform featuring crowd-sourced reviews about local businesses, reservation services, and ads on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SeaWorld, Ikea and Royal Caribbean recently announced they will remove plastic straws and bags from their properties. They're joining a growing group of international businesses, organizations and governments to ban plastics that are having a devastating impact on many animals and the environment. Elizabeth DeSombre, Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College, and Kartik Chandran, Professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Wastewater Treatment and Climate Change Program at Columbia University, join host Dan Loney to discuss the impact of getting rid of single-use plastics and how consumers can change their behavior to lessen their daily usage of these products on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexi Robichaux, Co-Founder and CEO of BetterUp, joins host Irina Yuen and Doug Collom to discuss their mission to help companies provide coaching and leadership training to all employees of all levels by using their mobile platform on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is a PIK Professor of Population Health and Health Equity at the Perelman School of Medicine, Penn School of Nursing, and Wharton, and President Emerita and Former CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is one of Modern Healthcare's 100 most influential people in health care. Risa joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her mission to help companies encourage access to affordable healthcare in their communities by addressing environmental, social, and structural challenges that may impact residents' health on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Net Neutrality was officially repealed earlier this month. Wharton Professors Pinar Yildirim, Marketing, and Kevin Werbach, Legal Studies and Business Ethics, join host Dan Loney to discuss whether any noticeable changes will affect companies and consumers in the near future on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katherine Yun, Attending Physician and Faculty Member at PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Penn Medicine, and Peter Margulies, Professor of Immigration and National Security Law at the Roger Williams University School of Law, join host Dan Loney to discuss the medical implications of the current US policy separating children from their parents when they cross into the southern US border on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Natural disasters are becoming a more frequent occurrence these days and as a result, more and more companies are experiencing disruption in their business. Host Dan Loney talks with Wharton Professors Mike Useem, Director of Wharton's Center for Leadership and Change Management, and Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director of Wharton's Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, to discuss their new book "Mastering Catastrophic Risk: How Companies Are Coping with Disruption" which examines why and how companies can prepare for such events on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katlyn Grasso, Founder and CEO of GenHERation, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how she aims to close the gender career achievement gap by connecting Millennial and Gen Z women with organizations that advance women's professional opportunities on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniela Terminel, CEO of Global Health Corps, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her mission to mobilize the movement for health equality by building the next generation of health leaders to fight for access to affordable healthcare on Dollars and Change.http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryan Bloom, CFO at ENODO, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss his work with partners and staff to help governments and private sector clients understand, measure, and forecast Social Risk impacts on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andras Forgacs, Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Meadow, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss his work with 3D bioprinting on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss Aventura Investment's goal to establish, invest in, and support companies that provide value chain services to smallholder growers in Africa on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aubrey Hruby, Co-Founder of Africa Experience Network, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her work and progress in African markets on Dollars and Change.http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is the final day of EXCLUSIVE interviews from #WhartonForum 2018 hosted by Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein on Dollars and Change. Enjoy!For 52 years, Wharton alumni have been gathering twice a year in different continents to network and embrace the global business school brand with “Lifelong Learning.” This year alumni, faculty and industry leaders converged in New York City for panels on business founders, finance, and the future of global growth. For more information, visit: http://www.whartonnewyork18.com | More Than Ever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blair Duncan, COO of Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ), joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the federal initiative to revitalize underdeveloped urban communities on Dollars and Change. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regina Jaslow, Chief Revenue Officer of Amplicare, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how Amplicare is breaking down complex barriers at the intersection of technology and healthcare on Dollars and Change.http://www.whartonnewyork18.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ikdeep Singh, Brand President at L'Oreal USA (Maybelline, Garnier, and Essie), joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the future of luxury product brands and beauty products on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janet Cowell, CEO of Girls Who Invest, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss enabling more women and underrepresented minorities to become asset managers on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, joins host Dan Loney live from Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss real estate and the Penn Med's Basser Center for BRCA on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Vaughan, COO of Venmo, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the trends and future of mobile payments on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Mills, President of BET Networks, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the importance of creating diversity in arts programming on Knowledge@Wharton. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for All and Founder of Teach for America, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss leadership through teaching on Knowledge@Wharton. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Justin Tuck, Founder of Tuck's R.U.S.H. for Literacy and 2x Superbowl Champion, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss financial literacy for the under-served youth on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeffrey Smith, Managing Member, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer at Starboard Value, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss activist investing on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Astrid Doerner, New York Finance Correspondent for Handelsblatt, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her unique perspective as a European journalist and the 50 years of Wharton Seminars for business journalists on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendan Cahill, Founder and Leader of Penguin Random House Labs, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the future of publishing on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Kopelman, Founder and Partner at First Round Capital, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how companies get off the ground and what he looks for in startup teams when he invests, on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Dinan, Founder, Chairman, and Co-CEO of York Capital Management, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss advocating for wealth creation on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jake Schwartz, Co-Founder and CEO of General Assembly, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss investing in your employees on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For 52 years, Wharton alumni have been gathering twice a year in different continents to network and embrace the global business school brand with “Lifelong Learning.” This year alumni, faculty and industry leaders converged in New York City for panels on business founders, finance, and the future of global growth. For the next three days, you will be hearing EXCLUSIVE interviews from #WhartonForum 2018 hosted by Dan Loney (Knowledge@Wharton), and Katherine Klein and Sandi Hunt (Dollars and Change). Enjoy! For more information, visit: http://www.whartonnewyork18.com | More Than Ever Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Harris, Co-Founder/Member of Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management, Managing Partner of the Philadelphia 76ers, Managing Member of the New Jersey Devils and a General Partner of the Crystal Palace Football Club (and more!) joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the future of philanthropy on [email protected]://www.whartonnewyork18.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Dulski, Head of Groups and Community at Facebook, joins hosts Jeff Klein and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss her new book on leadership "Purposeful: Are You a Manager or a Movement Starter?" on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We look at the success of Penn's IMPaCT Community Health Workers model, which hires, trains and manages people from low income areas to help people in their community. The results have been so positive, the program is expanding across the US. Host Dan Loney talks with Jill Feldstein, COO of IMPaCT Community Health Workers, and Evelyn Kruger, Project Manager for IMPaCT Community Health Workers, to learn more about how this program is helping local communities on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Indu Navar, Founder of Geek.ly and Xendota, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss her career as a successful serial entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor to startups, on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rodney Zemmel, Senior Partner at McKinsey and Managing Partner for New York, Boston and Stamford, joins hosts Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh on Leadership in Action to discuss his new book "Go Long: Why Long-Term Thinking is Your Best Short-Term Strategy" co-authored with Mike Useem! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Etan Green, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, joins hosts Eric Bradlow and Shane Jensen to discuss his research on baseball umpires focusing on judgment and decision making on Wharton Moneyball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jim Johnston is a former Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Wharton School. Now, he is the CEO of Sage Scholars, an organization dedicated to working with companies, banks, and credit unions to create viable college funding solutions to help parents save for college tuition. Host Dan Loney talks with Jim about the ways his company is able to strengthen these programs with the use of rewards systems to encourage saving on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Skip Rosoff hosts a panel discussion of experts on the topic of at-home DNA testing market currently gaining popularity in the US, and how privacy and regulation issues are now emerging, on The Business of Health Care. Expert Panelists: Erynn Gordon, Certified Genetic Counselor and VP of Clinical Operations at Genome Medical; Robert Field, Professor of Law and Professor of Health Care Policy and Management at Drexel University; and Dr. Arthur Caplan, Bioethics Professor at NYU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dennis Culhane, Professor at the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-School Seminar presented to congressional staffers that focuses on helping staffers better understand how state and local evidence is gathered, which ultimately serves as a basis for forming federal social policy regulations. Dennis is also the Co-Principal Investigator for the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy, and Director of Research, National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans.This seminar is part of the Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, a new monthly series of faculty-led seminars for policymakers. For more information about how to get involved with Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, visit: https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/b-school/get-involved/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris DiGeorge, Founder and CEO of Millennial Partners, joins host Bob Lane to discuss his various urban development projects over the years such as Northern Liberties in Philadelphia and the Camden, New Jersey on The Real Estate Hour. Learn more of the history of buildings in the area, including the Victor building, and hear from two musicians who used to record there - Graham Alexander and Denny Laine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Rachlin, Managing Director for Lending and Investment at Reinvestment Fund, has teamed up with Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of The Philadelphia Foundation, to start the PhilaImpact Fund, a new place-based impact investment opportunity targeted to the Greater Philadelphia region. Andy and Pedro join hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss this new venture and the impacts they expect to have on the greater Philadelphia region on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court recently ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission in favor of a baker's right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a gay couple for religious reasons. Host Dan Loney talks with Amy Sepinwall, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Tobias Barrington Wolff, Professor at Penn Law, to discuss how narrowly this decision was defined and whether it's a slippery slope to other business refusing to serve various communities under similar reasoning on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California is exploring the single payer system, which is being touted by the various Democratic gubernatorial candidates. Host Dan Loney talks with experts Robert Field and Andy Bindman to discuss the viability of this plan in such a big state on Knowledge@Wharton. Robert Field is a Lecturer in the Wharton Health Care Management Department; Professor of Health Management and Policy at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health; and Professor of Law at Drexel's Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Andy Bindman is a Professor of Medicine at University California San Francisco; and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the US Department of Health and Human Services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italy and Spain have just undergone leadership changes in the last few days for different reasons. Host Dan Loney talks with Erik Jones, Director of European and Eurasian Studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, to discuss which leadership change has the European Union on edge and why on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Professor of Marketing Barbara Kahn has a new book "The Shopping Revolution: How Successful Retailers Win Customers in an Era of Endless Disruption," released today! Co-Host Americus Reed discusses the research and takeaways of The Shopping Revolution with Barbara on Marketing Matters.Buy the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Shopping-Revolution-Successful-Retailers-Disruption-ebook/dp/B07BHTJN7G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook may have to apologize again for another PR disaster. The New York Times reports the social media giant has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, which has been labeled a national security threat by U.S. intelligence. Host Dan Loney talks with Jennifer Golbeck, Director of University of Maryland's Social Intelligence Lab, and Andrea Matwyshyn, a Professor of Law and Professor of Computer Science at Northeastern University, to discuss why these privacy issues seem to currently plaguing this company on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Dollars and Change hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt chat about a recent role-playing exercise Sandi completed in her Penn Master's class to help students understand different communication styles. Get to know more about our D&C hosts in this exclusive clip! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Isaacs, Chief Product and Marketing Officer for the Branded Entertainment Network, joins host Saikat Chaudhuri to discuss how this product placement marketing agency stays on top of emerging media trends on Mastering Innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.