

This Week in Business
This Week in Business
Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 25, 2018 • 27min
Starbucks & Racial Bias
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.

Apr 25, 2018 • 20min
Wharton's Americus Reed on the Local Philadelphia Starbucks Scandal
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.

Apr 24, 2018 • 52min
Founding VSCO
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.

Apr 24, 2018 • 22min
Sixers Special: Running an NBA Team with 76ers' Chris Heck
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.

Apr 24, 2018 • 23min
Sixers Special: Marketing an NBA Team with 76ers' Katie O'Reilly
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.

Apr 20, 2018 • 22min
Book: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
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.

Apr 20, 2018 • 19min
QB Evaluations for the NFL Draft
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.

Apr 19, 2018 • 18min
GM CEO Mary Barra Discusses Career, Management, and Diversity
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.

Apr 19, 2018 • 25min
Tips for the 2018 Spring Home Buying Season
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.

Apr 19, 2018 • 52min
The Future of Hospitality
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.