This Week in Business

Individual tax cuts as outlined in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, are set to expire at the end of 2025. The newly released Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) analyses what would happen if they are extended to 2040, projecting over $5 trillion increases in government debt and reductions in GDP during the first 10 years and beyond. Host Dan Loney speaks with Kimberly Burham, Managing Director of Legislation and Special Projects at The PWBM, and Alan Auerbach, Director of the Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance at the University of California Berkeley, to discuss the impact of the tax cuts and the potential impact on the national debt on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starbucks is trying to get past the fallout from the arrests of two black men who were waiting for a friend, then arrested, in a Philadelphia location last week. The coffee giant announced it will close eight thousand U.S. stores for racial-bias training for its employees. Host Dan Loney speaks with Stephanie Creary, Management Professor at the Wharton School, Mary Gilly, Senior Associate Dean at the University of California Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business, and Henry Boyd, Marketing Professor at University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, to discuss Starbucks' response to this issue and the move to mandate bias training on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What grade does Wharton Marketing Professor Americus Reed give Starbucks in their brand crisis management strategy? Last week, two African American men were arrested at a local Philadelphia Starbucks on the grounds of trespassing while waiting for a 3rd man to arrive for a business meeting. Starbucks declined to press charges and the men were released, but a national conversation has been ignited over racial discrimination by Starbucks at large. Professor and host Americus Reed dissects the incidents and resulting steps taken by Starbucks to make the situation right on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joel Flory, CEO and Co-Founder of VSCO, joins host Doug Collom to discuss his Oakland-based photography and social network app on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Heck, President of the Philadelphia 76ers, joins host George Perry to discuss his role of overseeing content, marketing and branding, ticket sales and service, sponsorship sales and activation, innovation strategy and business development for the Philadelphia 76ers on The Wharton Sports Business Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie O’Reilly, Chief Marketing Officer of the Philadelphia 76ers, joins host Dave Reibstein and guest host Suneal Bedi to discuss marketing strategies for the 76ers on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of us want to die peacefully alone at home, but since the advent of medical procedures elongating the human life span, our elder population die, often painfully, in cold institutions. Host Dan Loney speaks with retired physician Sam Harrington, who lays out alternative and practical end-of-life steps for older patients’ health care in his new book "At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life" on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Feldman, Reporter for FOX Sports and Author of "The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks", joins hosts Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner to discuss quarterback evaluations of the NFL Draft on Wharton Moneyball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Women@Work brings you a special interview with Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors, live from the Wharton People Analytics Conference 2018! Host Laura Zarrow and co-host Adam Grant talk with Mary about her career, (which started at GM as an 18 year old intern!), how GM uses data to help manage employees, and how she supports diversity in the workplace. Barra is one of three women that presented at this year’s Wharton People Analytics Conference.More info: https://wpa.wharton.upenn.edu/conference/https://www.gm.com/company/leadership/corporate-officers/mary-barra.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brendon DeSimone, Real Estate Expert and Author of "Next Generation Real Estate", joins host Kent Smetters to discuss Spring 2018 real estate trends and traps on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Christina Terwiesch speaks with Steven Dominguez, Vice President of Global Brands for Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, and Jeff Hurst, Chief Commercial Officer at HomeAway, about the future innovations of the hospitality industry on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study shows that about 36% of college students go hungry and an equal number lack adequate housing. Host Dan Loney speaks with researches W. Joel Schneider, Professor of Psychological Studies in Education at Temple University and Daphne Hernandez, Professor of Health and Human Performance at University of Houston, to discuss why this happening and what can be done to help feed and house these students on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since 1952, The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany began its work negotiating payments to the remaining elder survivors and their families. The healthcare and other support has been necessary for the life extension of some of these families. Host Dan Loney speaks with Greg Schneider, Executive Vice President of The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, and Kristine Donly, Deputy Chief Program Officer as well as the Interim Director of the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC., to discuss justice for the war crimes against Jewish Holocaust victims in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Karl Ulrich hosts a very special episode of Launch Pad, speaking to eight semi-finalists from the Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Startup Challenge. If you’re not familiar, this is where our students spend the year building a company, and then enter our competition where they pitch their company to accomplished investors. They will be competing for 135-thousand dollars in cash and prizes. In Part II, we speak with: Rui Jing Jiang, Avisi Technologies; Philip Williams, Spectrum Scores; Federika Longinotti-Buitoni, Collecto; and Thomas Cavett, POWTI Innovations. More Info: https://entrepreneurship.wharton.upenn.edu/startup-showcase/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Karl Ulrich hosts a very special episode of Launch Pad, speaking to eight semi-finalists from the Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Startup Challenge. If you’re not familiar, this is where our students spend the year building a company, and then enter our competition where they pitch their company to accomplished investors. They will be competing for 135-thousand dollars in cash and prizes. In Part I, we speak with: Haley Russell, Chipper Pet Food; Seth Neel, Welligence Energy Analytics; Michael Wong, Instahub; and Shanel Fields of MD Ally. More Info: https://entrepreneurship.wharton.upenn.edu/startup-showcase/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on Capital Hill last week where he was grilled by Senators and Congressmen over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Host Dan Loney speaks with Lyle Ungar, Professor of Computer and Information Science at Penn Engineering, and Jennifer Golbeck, Director of the Social Intelligence Lab and an Information Studies Professor at the University of Maryland, to discuss the information revealed at the hearing and whether regulation is inevitable for social media giants on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump is expressing interest in rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal he walked away from last year. The president's trade and tariff battle with China has raised fears and criticism from corporations, farmers and others. However, the rest of the members of the TPP have moved on and it may be too late for the US to rejoin. Host Dan Loney talks with Ian Sheldon, Professor of Agricultural Economics and International Trade at Ohio State University, and Joshua Meltzer, Senior Fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution, discuss the current landscape on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne, Founder and CEO of Intent Manifesto, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Katherine Klein to discuss how her company is now here to educate, inform and raise awareness and support for Women of Color startups to help tap into tremendous opportunities for investors and communities on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Philip Reed, Automotive Writer at NerdWallet.com, joins host Kent Smetters to discuss his recent article "Car Negotiating Secrets for People Who Hate Haggling" on Your Money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Loney talks with two 2018 Eisenhower Fellows on what issues they're tackling this year on Knowledge@Wharton. William Hurley (US), Founder & CEO of Strangeworks, is utilizing quantum computing to help businesses process and make sense of large amounts of data; Temitayo Etomi (Nigeria), General Manager of Operations at the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency is focusing on youth empowerment marketing - helping students work and learn while they're young to be prepared for life after education. More information: https://www.efworld.org/meet-our-fellows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren Smith Brody, Founder of The Fifth Trimester movement, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity and Success After Baby" on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One and a half years ago, CHOP surgeons separated conjoined twins, who are doing very well home in North Carolina. Host Dan Loney speaks with Dr. Gregory Heuer, Attending Neurosurgeon in the Division of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Dr. Alison Perate, Anesthesiologist with the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who were on the case to discuss how 3D printing was used in this successful surgery on Knowledge@Wharton. Gregory and Alison were speakers at this year's TEDxPenn talks last week.More Info: https://www.tedxpenn.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dave Reibstein and guest host Suneal Bedi talk with Sasha Koozel Reibstein, Director of the Boehm Gallery and Professor at Palomar College, and Jennifer Zwilling, Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, about marketing the arts on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Nicolaj Siggelkow and Harbir Singh talk with the authors of the new book “Managing Discovery in the Life Sciences: Harnessing Creativity to Drive Biomedical Innovation” on Mastering Innovation. Authors are: Philip Rea, Professor of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania, Mark Pauly, Professor of Health Care Management and of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School, and Lawton R Burns (Rob), Professor of Health Care Management at the Wharton School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Dr. Richard Marcus, Psychologist and Executive Coach, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss how people can find help in their career and their personal life by enlisting the help of a Therapist, Life Coach, or Career Coach on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erica Volini, US Human Capital leader for Deloitte Consulting at Deloitte, joins host Peter Cappelli to discuss Deloitte's Global Human Capital Trends Report for 2018 on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Loney speaks with Philip Martin, Professor Emeritus of UC-Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Chair of the Comparative Immigration and Integration Program at the University of California, and Beth Lyon, Clinical Professor of Law and Assistant Director of Clinical, Advocacy and Skills Program at Cornell Law School, to discuss the Trump Administration's recent crack down on immigration laws and how that could affect the farming industry's workforce on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene Marks, Owner of The Marks Group PC, joins host Loren Feldman to discuss Apps that can help small business owners on Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Loney talks with a panel of experts about the how China and the US have been raising taxes on certain trade products in light of the back and forth over the trade deficit the US has with China on Knowledge@Wharton. Panelists include: Jacques DeLisle, Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and Matt Gold, Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law and a Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dan Loney leads a discussion on the Trump Administration's recent Trade Agreement with South Korea on Knowledge@Wharton. Panelists include: Matt Gold, Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law and a former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for North America, Michael Gadbaw, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Georgetown University's Institute of International Economic Law and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, and Marina Whitman, Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Eichenwald, Advisory Leader at LRN, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss how LRN's research has shown "Nearly 80% of Big-Company Employees Say Their Bosses are NOT Moral Leaders, and 59% say the Business Would Perform Better if They Were" and we look at why these business leaders are not meeting their employee's ethical standards on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keefe Harrison, CEO of the Recycling Partnership, joins host Sherryl Kuhlman and Sandi Hunt to discuss how she's working to improve curbside recycling on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Wanzcyk, Associate Vice President at Braithwaite Communications, joins host Americus Reed to discuss recent brand crises at Facebook on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Sadowksi, Former Deputy General Counsel of Global Head of Compliance and Head of Business Development at KCG Holdings, and David Babulak, Managing Member of Strongpoint Holdings, LLC, joins hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Wesley Gray to discuss High Frequency Trading on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's next for the transportation industry? What innovations are happening right now that could dramatically shift our landscape? Host Christian Terwiesch talks with Jeff Knueppel, General Manager of SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority), and Florian Reuter, CEO of Volocopter, to discuss flying taxis and public transportation on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaron Shapiro, Founder and CEO of Huge, joins host Dave Reibstein to discuss how Huge helps companies measure marketing metrics to reimagine how they interact with their customers and manage their businesses in the digital economy on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Saikat Chaudhuri talks with Malik Majeed, President and CEO of PRWT Services, Danielle Cohn, Director of Entrepreneur Engagement for Comcast, and Maya Baratz, Managing Director of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator Powered by Techstars to learn more about innovation within their industries and their thoughts on Diversity in leadership and Tech on Mastering Innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Talty, General Manager of US Bank Stadium, joins host George Perry to discuss how the stadium made the major preparations to take on hosting the 2018 Super Bowl and how they are already preparing to host the 2019 NCAA Final Four next year on The Wharton Sports Business Show.https://www.usbankstadium.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Penn President Amy Gutmann sits down with Hon. Joseph R. Biden Jr., 47th Vice President of The United States and Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss some of the current issues facing the US in early 2018, such as gun control, the income gap, voter participation, and more on this special Business Radio presentation brought to you by The University of Pennsylvania, Penn Office of the President, and the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy & Global Engagement. https://president.upenn.edu/bidenevent-3-29-18 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Cade Massey broadcasts Live from the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference 2018, where he discusses the current state of sports analytics with big names in the industry such as ESPN, Golden State Warriors, Twitter, and Media Action Network. Interviewees: Mina Kimes, On-Air Personality ESPN; Dean Oliver, Author of Basketball on Paper; Sandy Weil, Head of Analytics, Kroenke Sports; Kurt Lacob, Assistant GM of the Golden State Warriors; Brian Burke, Senior Statistical Analyst at ESPN; Ben Alomar, Director of Sports Analytics at ESPN; Jeff Ma, Vice President, Analytics and Data Science at Twitter; and Chad Millman, Head of Media Action Network.The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference strives to provide education, collaboration, and innovation around sports analytics. http://www.sloansportsconference.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you are from the Philadelphia area or are a Philadelphia Eagles fan, you know Merrill Reese's voice - he has been doing play by play commentating for the Eagles since 1977. Merrill joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh and Mike Useem on to discuss his career and how it felt to watch the Eagles win their first Superbowl in 2018 on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Golderer, CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sandi Hunt to discuss how United Way will be moving forward in it's mission to end intergenerational poverty in the region on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chief Peter Newsham, Chief of Police for Washington D.C., and Tom Joyce, VP Business Development at Vigilant Solutions, join host Christian Terwiesch to discuss the future of law enforcement and current innovations in the industry on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

JR Hildebrand, Professional Indycar Driver and Lecturer at Stanford, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss his experience as a self-driving car tester and education advocate on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Sam Chandan talks with Michael Fratantoni, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research and Industry Technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), to discuss the US mortgage outlook for 2018 on the Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been 6 months since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico and knocked out all power, on top of many casualties. Is Puerto Rico back up and running? Host Dan Loney talks with Carlos Suarez Carrasquillo, Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Studies Program at the University of Florida and Carla Minet, Journalist and Executive Director of the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico, to discuss the current state of Puerto Rico and it's restoration efforts so far on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The National Association for Female Executives (NFAE) released a report earlier this month listing the top 70 companies for executive women. Host Laura Zarrow talks with Subha Barry, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Working Mother Media, to shine a light on companies that promote and support female executives as highlighted in the report on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Cade Massey is Live from the Wharton People Analytics Conference 2018, where he interviews attendees about what data influences organizations when making employee decisions such as hiring/firing, organizational structure, assessing culture, etc. Interviewees: Elena Botelho, Partner at ghSMART and Author of "The CEO Next Door"; Steve Kaplan, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at University of Chicago's Booth School of Business; Brad Grant, VP of Baseball Operations, Strategy & Administration for the Cleveland Indians; and Michael Metzger, Senior Managing Director at Teach for America.Over two days, Wharton PAC’s speakers, panel discussions, and competitions provide a unique opportunity to learn from industry and academic leaders through thought provoking sessions. Learn how the latest research connects to organizational decision making and engage in discussions with leading practitioners.wpa.wharton.upenn.edu/conference/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump revealed a new plan to tackle the opioid crisis in the US: offering the death penalty to certain drug dealers responsible for hundreds of deaths via their illegal distribution of these drugs. Host Dan Loney talks with Dr. Evan Anderson, Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and Senior Fellow at Penn's Center for Public Health Initiatives (CPHI), and Dr. Anita Gupta, Princeton University Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, to discuss Trump's plan and additional elements around this issue such as how current and future patients who may need opioids for pain relief will be treated on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wharton Finance Professor Jeremy Siegel, Host of Behind the Markets, leads a discussion with Janet L. Yellen, Distinguished Fellow at The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution and Former Chair of the Board of the Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as brought to you by the Howard Crawley Memorial Lecture Series at the University of Pennsylvania. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.