This Week in Business

Lisa Thomas-Laury, Former News Anchor for Philadelphia's Action News, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "On Camera And Off: When the News is Good and When It's Not" on Women@Work. Lisa talks to us about what it was like to be a trailblazer as one of the few African-American women in television news in the late 1970s, and how she had to face her own extraordinary challenge after being struck with a rare nerve disorder—one that would interrupt her career and ultimately lead to her retirement after nearly 40 years at the number one television news outlet in the Philadelphia tri-state area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Merz, Creative Producer at Universal Orlando, and Nick Franklin, Former EVP of Next Generation Experience at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, join host Christian Terwiesch to discuss innovation in the theme park industry and what theme parks of the future could look like on Business Radio's newest show, Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuart Weitzman, Shoe Designer and Founder of Stuart Weitzman shoes, joins host Barbara Kahn to discuss his journey from Wharton Alum to luxury shoe designer on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted Qualli, Executive Director of the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia, joins host Sandi Mauro Hunt and Nick Ashburn to discuss how the PAL builds positive relationships between youth, the communities in which they live, and the dedicated men and women of the Philadelphia Police Department by offering sports and other programs to youth in 17 local PAL centers on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York Times reported Rex Tillerson may be on his way out as Secretary of State as the White House looks to tap CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Tillerson has faced heavy criticism lately as career diplomats are leaving in droves and many important State Department jobs go unfilled. Host Dan Loney talks with William Burke-White, Professor at Penn Law and Inaugural Director of Perry World House, and Alan Henrikson, Professor of Diplomatic History Emeritus at Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy join us to discuss the latest speculations on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Federal Communications Commission Chairman, Ajit Pai, is moving to repeal net neutrality rules put in place by the Obama administration. Telecom companies fought the rules, which prohibit high-speed internet service providers from slowing down or stopping website delivery. Host Dan Loney talks with Christopher Yoo, Director of Penn Law's Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition, and Jennifer Golbeck, Director of the Social Intelligence Lab at the University of Maryland, to discuss the implications as well as timing of this move by the FCC on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Time Inc has been purchased by Iowa-based media company Meredith, in a $2.8 billion dollar deal. Some of that money came from the billionaire Republican party mega-donors Charles and David Koch, leading some to worry about the editorial influence they could have on the publication. Host Dan Loney talks with Bill Grueskin, Professor of Professional Practice at the Colombia Journalism School and Former Managing Editor of WSJ.com, Stephen Bloom, Professor at University of Iowa's School of Journalism, and Rick Edmonds, Media Business Analyst at Poynter Institute, to discuss what is at stake for Time, Inc on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Insights: Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, talks with host Jeremy Schwartz and guest Jeff Weniger of WisdomTree about his 2018 Outlook for the US Financial Markets on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrice Banks, Founder of Girls Auto Clinic, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide", a do-it-herself manual for auto maintenance intended to help women and men who are nervous about car repairs grab the wheel and taken control on Women@Work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deepak Sekar, Founder and CEO of Chowbotics, joins Doug Collom and Irina Yuen to discuss his food robotics company that eliminates repetitive tasks like meal prep and allows more time for humans to be creative in cooking on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.