This Week in Business

David Burkus, best-selling author and Associate Professor of Leadership and Innovation at Oral Roberts University, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss his new book, "Friend of a Friend: Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career" on Work and Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Jenna Fisher, Wharton Alumna and Global Corporate Officers Sector Leader for the executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss a few common pitfalls to avoid when working with executive search recruiters and how women can best re-enter the workforce on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicholas Davis, Head of Society and Innovation and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum, talks with Host Mike Useem about the World Economic Forum’s work on “The Fourth Industrial Revolution”, focusing on how emerging technologies could disrupt industries, labor markets, societies and governments, and how technology can be used to empower communities to create a human-centered future on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Mitch Goldman leads a panel discussion on Apple's recent partnership with major health systems, allowing patients to download their medical records to their iPhone. We discuss what this means for the patient, for the hospitals, and our health care system as a whole on The Business of Health Care. Panelists include: Michael Restuccia, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Penn Medicine; Dr. William Hanson, Chief Medical Information Officer at Penn Medicine; and Aneesh Chopra, President of Care Journey and Former United States Chief Technology Officer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*NEW* Business Radio Monthly Special! CMO Spotlight is by CMOs, for CMOs - and everyone else who wants to know what today’s Chief Marketing Officers are thinking and doing, including where they are investing their time, energy, and resources for the future. Hosts Catharine Hays and Jenny Rooney talk with Elizabeth Rutledge, CMO at American Express, and Jay Livingston, CMO at BARK/Bark Box, about what it's like for a new CMO's first 100 days in the role on CMO Spotlight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny Schuetz, David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, joins host Sam Chandan to discuss the latest Brookings Institution Report she co-authored, looking at the current housing shortage and how it's influencing home prices and thus people's capacity to become homeowners on The Real Estate Hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renters made up the almost 43 billion US households in 2016. As demand for rentals is on the rise, price increases have outpaced median household income growth. According to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, a third of renters are now spending over 30 percent of there income on rent. Host Dan Loney talks with Erin Currier, Director of Pew's Family Financial Security and Mobility Project and it's Student Borrower Success Project, to discuss these findings and more on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One for the World is a new organization that helps young professionals chose where their charitable donation can have the greatest impact using a rigorous data-driven selection process. Host Dan Loney talks with the two Wharton graduates who co-founded this organization, Josh McCann, Associate Syndications Officer at the International Finance Corporation, and Kate Epstein, Engagement Manager at L.E.K. Consulting, to discuss how they are growing their impact and making charitable giving easy and effective on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Northern Ireland's border with the Republic of Ireland is a major issue as Brexit negotiations continue. The customs union has become a important aspect to Prime Minister Theresa May's dealings with the House of Lords and with the European Union. Host Dan Loney talks with Brendan O'Leary, Lauder Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania, and Michelle Egan, Professor in the School of International Service at American University and Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, to discuss the latest in the impending Brexit on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

French President Emmanuel Macron is the first leader to make an official state visit to the US under the Trump Administration. Host Dan Loney speaks with Daniel Kelemen, Professor of Political Science and Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University, and Olivier Chatain, Associate Professor Strategy and Business Policy Department at HEC Paris and a Senior Fellow at the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, to discuss what goals Macron has in mind for his meetings with President Trump on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.