This Week in Business

Business Radio Special: Host Loren Feldman is LIVE from the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2017 in Palm Springs, CA. Loren talks with Nina Tandon, Co-Founder and CEO of EpiBone, Inc., and Lori Torres, Founder and CEO of Parcel Pending, about winning the EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ program, a national competition and executive education program that identifies a select group of high-potential women entrepreneurs whose businesses show real potential to scale — and then helps them do it, on this special episode of Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Loren Feldman is LIVE from the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2017 in Palm Springs, CA. Loren talks with Merrilee Kick, Founder and CEO of Buzzballz, about her journey to create these special booze-on-the-go balls on this special episode of Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Loren Feldman is LIVE from the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2017 in Palm Springs, CA. Loren talks with Nate and Vanessa Quigley, Co-Founders of Chatbooks, about running a business as husband and wife on this special episode of Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Loren Feldman is LIVE from the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2017 in Palm Springs, CA. Loren talks with Karen Clark Cole, CEO and Co-Founder of Blink UX, about how she helps companies design technology with the user in mind on this special episode of Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Americus Reed, the Whitney M. Young Jr., Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School and host of Marketing Matters, discusses the key to Branding and developing a Brand Identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noelle St. Clair, Community Development Advisor and Outreach Manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, joins hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Katherine Klein to discuss the Federal Reserve System’s economic growth objectives by promoting community development in low- and moderate-income communities and fair and impartial access to credit in under-served markets on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Larry Dubinski, President and CEO of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia — one of the oldest and best centers for science education and development in the U.S. Larry joins hosts Jeff Klein, Anne Greenhalgh, and Mike Useem to discuss how the venerable institution has evolved alongside science and technology—and the challenges of sustaining a major non-profit landmark each year on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heidi Patel, Partner at Rethink Impact, joins hosts Doug Collom and Irina Yuen to discuss how the early stage venture capital firm focuses on companies with female leadership teams that are using technology to create positive social and environmental impact at massive scale on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bruce Goldfarb, President and CEO of Okapi Partners, joins hosts Jeff Klein, Anne Greenhalgh, and Mike Useem to discuss his work as a proxy solicitation strategist, assisting clients in the execution for mergers and acquisitions, proxy fights and other extraordinary transactions on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, joins hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Jeremy Seigel to discuss interest rates, inflation concerns, and when we might see an end to this rally in stocks. They’ll also get his thoughts on President Trump’s nominee to be the next Fed Chair, Jerome Powell, on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Bungay-Stanier, Founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons, a company known for teaching 10-minute managerial coaching, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss his new book "The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever” on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AT&T is in acquisition talks with Time Warner. AT&T says it won't sell CNN nor other key assets as it's acquisition attempts. Earlier this week the Justice Department suggested a sale of the Cable News Network or Direct TV prior to the administration's approval of the $85 billion merger. Host Dan Loney talks with Herbert Hovenkamp, Professor at Wharton and Penn Law, and Hemant Bhargava, Wharton Alum and Professor of Technology Management at UC Davis, to discuss the specifics of the deal on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Witte, Executive Director of Bunker Labs (a nonprofit 501c3 accelerator for veteran and military entrepreneurs), joins hosts Loren Feldman and Celeste Corrado to discuss veteran entrepreneurs and his mission to educate, inspire and connect the veteran community with leading entrepreneurs and VC’s in order to build thriving businesses and illustrate the value military experience brings in developing innovative companies on this special Veterans Day edition of Mind Your Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump Administration has reversed some of the rules guiding US relations with Cuba. These include tighter restrictions on American travel and trade to the island nation. Host Dan Loney talks with Gustavo Arnavat, Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and John Kavulich, President of the US/Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Inc., to discuss the impact of these new restrictions on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump just completed his visit to China as part of his twelve day trip to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Host Dan Loney talks with Jacques DeLisle, Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, and Minyuan Zhao, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, to discuss what Beijing hopes to gain from this trip and what's at stake for the US on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Reiter, Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated and SI.com, joins hosts Cade Massey and Shane Jensen to discuss his now-famous 2014 article predicting the 2017 World Series Championship win by the Houston Astros on Moneyball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Courtney Spaeth, CEO of growth[period], and Steve Bryant, Business & Strategy Director of the Real Estate Operations Division at United Services Automobile Association (USAA), join host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss tips and pointers on Veterans transitioning out of the military and into the civilian workforce on this special Veterans Day episode of Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morra Aarons-Mele, Founder of Women Online and The Mission List, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "HIDING IN THE BATHROOM: An Introvert's Roadmap to Getting Out There (When You'd Rather Stay Home)" on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Stephenson, Executive Director and Co-Founder at Code2College, joins hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Katherine Klein to discuss his mission to provide access and opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields to students from underrepresented backgrounds in tech: girls, students of color and from low-income backgrounds on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bill Taylor, Founding Editor of Fast Company, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss his latest article in the Harvard Business Review: "Four Kinds of Workplaces and How to Know Which Is Best for You" on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Einstein, General Partner of Bolt Innovation Management, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss how his company, a pre-seed fund focused on companies at the intersection of hardware and software, has progressed since he was last on Launch Pad in 2014. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump is well-known for accusing news sources as "fake news". Host Dan Loney talks with Bruce Bartlett, Columnist and Former Domestic Policy Adviser to President Ronald Reagan and Former Treasury Official under George H.W. Bush, to discuss his new book "The Truth Matters" which helps guide people who want to seek out trustworthy political sources on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Falk, Former VP of Basketball Strategy and Owner of CleaningTheGlass.com, joins hosts Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow and Shane Jensen to discuss his experience working with the 76ers during the early stages of "The Process" and making the transition to running a statistical NBA database with cutting edge analysis on Wharton Moneyball. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the First Annual Forbes Small Giant Conference 2017 in New York City, a celebration of America’s Best Small Companies, 25 privately owned companies that have chosen to be great instead of big. In this hour, he speaks with Nancy Traversy, Co-Founder and CEO of Barefoot Books, Ted Castle, President and CEO of Rhino Foods, Nawal Motawi, Founder and Owner of Motawi Tileworks, and Salvatore Melilli, National Audit Leader for Private Markets Group KPMG, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Open enrollment started last week for the Affordable Care Act, and it may be one of the toughest in the last five years. The enrollment period has been shortened to 45 days, advertising for the law has been cut drastically as has staffing for those helping people understand which plans are best for them, and rates for those who don't qualify for subsidies have gone up significantly. Host Dan Loney talks with Mark Paul, Professor of Health Care Management at the Wharton School, and Katherine Hempstead, Senior Advisor at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to discuss what these changes mean for those who get their insurance on the private market on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump has chosen Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as the next chairman of the central bank. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Conti-Brown, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Krista Schwarz, Finance Professor at the Wharton School, to discuss what Powell is expected to bring to the position and the reactions from financial markets to this decision on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In September, Iraqi Kurds voted for independence. Host Dan Loney talks with Brendan O'Leary, Constitutional Advisor to the Kurdistan Regional Government and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss what this means, what has happened in the region since then, and what could happen next on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Constance Hunter, Chief Economist of KPMG LLP, and Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors, join hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel to discuss the markets' reaction to recent Fed Chair nominee, current proposed GOP tax plan, the jobs report, and much more on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the First Annual Forbes Small Giant Conference 2017 in New York City, a celebration of America’s Best Small Companies, 25 privately owned companies that have chosen to be great instead of big. In this hour, he speaks with Loren Feldman, Senior Editor for Entrepreneurship at Forbes and host of Mind Your Business on Business Radio, Bo Burlingham, Forbes Contributor and author of "Small Giants: Companies that Chose to Be Great Instead of Big," Zawadi Bryant, CEO of NightLight, Glen Tripp, Founder and CEO of Galileo Camps, on this special edition of [email protected]://www.forbes.com/forbes-live/event/small-giants/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont remains in Brussels, as Spain seeks to charge him and over a dozen ministers with rebellion and sedition. The European Union has largely tried to stay out of the conflict as at the region attempts to declare independence from Madrid. Host Dan Loney talks with Joao Gomes, Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, and Becquer Seguin, Assistant Professor of Iberian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss the situation and the long term political and financial impact on Spain and the E.U. on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Lo, Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, joins hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Jeremy Siegel to discuss his new book, "Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought" with a recent market update on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mitch Roschelle, Partner and Business Development Leader at PwC, joins host Sam Chandan to discuss the recently released Emerging Trends in Real Estate, the annual market forecast co-published by Mitch, on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Green Carmichael, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review and host of the HBR IdeaCast podcast, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss research that shows overworking is actually LESS productive, and that time off is important on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ellen Ullman, Former Software Engineer, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology" describing the social, emotional, and personal effects of technology as viewed by her time in the field on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam Waytz, Associate Professor of Management & Organizations at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss his recent Harvard Business Review Article "The Dangers of "Mandatory Fun" on In the Workplace, including listener calls with anecdotes of what "fun" has worked and not worked for their companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Zogby, Pollster and Founder and Senior Partner of John Zogby Strategies, joins host Anne Greenhalgh to discuss the art of polling and “Tribal Analytics”, which is his firm’s approach to predicting human behavior, on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Killingsworth, CMO of the newly formed NHL franchise, the Vegas Golden Knights, joins host Dave Reibstein to discuss marketing and launching a new sports team on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kobe Steel, Japan's third-largest steelmaker, admitted falsifying product specifications. Kobe Steel is a supplier to manufacturers of automobiles, planes, trains, nuclear equipment. Host Dan Loney talks with Richard Dasher, Director of the US/Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University, to discuss the fallout from this announcement and how it will affect not only Japan's reputation but the manufacturing industry as well on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are drug prices really too high, as President Trump implies? Robert Zirkelbach, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and Steven Pearson, Founder and President of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), join host John Barkett to discuss whether the prices we pay for prescription drugs represent the value those drugs provide and what could be done to possibly lower prescription drug prices on The Business of Health Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Steve Medland, Co-Founder of TABR Capital Management, shares a glimpse into the life and financial choices of the subtle millionaire-next-door on Your Money with Kent Smetters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carrie Spaulding, Founder and President of The Thirtysomething Coach, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham for a SPOOKY Career Talk Halloween Special! They tackle how to navigate SCARY job situations, like how to negotiate for a raise, presenting in front of large groups, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A U.S. district judge has forbidden Puerto Rico from using disaster relief money for debt repayment. Dan Loney speaks with Penn Law Professor David Skeel Jr, one of seven experts chosen last year to supervise the island’s fiscal affairs, to discuss what happens next and how Puerto Rico deals with its financial crisis in addition to the hurricane recovery on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A two-year-old Montana company with just two full-time workers when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico recently won the $300 million contract to fix the island's crippled electrical grid. The Washington Post exposed the agreement made with Whitefish Energy and the company's ties to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Host Dan Loney speaks to Jack Gillum, part of the Post's investigative team, about this latest development in the rebuilding efforts on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger Schwarz, Organizational Psychologist, Speaker, and President and CEO of Roger Schwarz & Associates, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss his new book "Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results", about how leaders can learn to motivate and manage a team in a productive way on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mike Useem talks with Cecilia Muñoz, Former Director of the Domestic Policy Council under President Obama, about her career journey that has now led her to Vice President of Policy and Technology and Director of the National Network at New America, a think tank and civic enterprise dedicated to public debate on issues important to America in this age of technology and globalization, on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Congressional Republicans and President Trump are pushing a tax overhaul bill they claim will help middle class Americans and won't add to the federal deficit. The proposal includes big corporate tax cuts, doubling the standard deduction, removing some tax deductions and simplifying the tax brackets. Host Dan Loney talks with James Hines Jr., Research Director at the Office of Tax Policy Research at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, to discuss who will truly benefit by the plan, who will be hurt by it, and the chances it will pass on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFL players and team owners recently met to discuss the players kneeling during the national anthem after President Trump politicized the move, demanding owners fire them. Host Dan Loney looks at how the league is balancing the business of sports with the first amendment rights, and how it may impact the NFL going forward with Ken Shropshire, CEO of the Global Sports Institute and Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School, Charles Grantham, Wharton Alum and Director of the Center for Sport Management at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business, and Andrew Brandt, Director of Villanova University's Moorad Center for Sports Law, on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Daly, Executive Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss the current research and trends regarding slow wage growth on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Puerto Rico is a hub of pharmaceutical manufacturing, but recent hurricanes Maria and Irma have inflicted significant damage to the island and the pharmaceutical supply chain. Host Dan Loney talks with Bill McLaury, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers Business School and Former Executive Director of Pharma Supply Chain at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and Mark Schwartz, Lawyer at Hyman, Phelps, & McNamara, P.C., to discuss what this could mean for the industry as a whole on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Henry Schein, Inc., joins host Mitch Goldman to discuss the history of the Fortune 500® company currently the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners on The Business of Health Care. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.