This Week in Business

Marc Leder, Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss the state of the economy and what lies ahead for private equity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Irvine, Celebrity Chef and Host of Restaurant Impossible, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about his new book, Overcoming Impossible: Learn to Lead, Build a Team, and Catapult Your Business to Success.This interview was recorded as part of the show's State of the Food Industry special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corinne Low, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy with the Wharton School, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about reproductive capital - the economic value of women's fertility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charles Payne, Host of Making Money with Charles Payne on FOX Business Network, talks about how education is leaving students behind. He specifically talks about the achievement gap and how the pandemic may have exacerbated it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The highest-performing employees know when to speak and when to stay quiet, according to new research from Wharton’s Michael Parke that looks at how employees engage in “strategic silence.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Decentralized autonomous organizations -- DAOs -- hold much promise, but practitioners and governments must be aware of risks, says Wharton’s Kevin Werbach, co-author of a DAO Toolkit that was released at this year’s World Economic Forum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Bidwell, Wharton Professor of Management, joins Wharton Business Daily to discuss salary transparency laws and their impact on the labor market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris McCann and Tom Hartnett, CEO and President of 1-800-FLOWERS, respectively, join Wharton Business Daily to talk about Valentine's Day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kent Smetters, Wharton Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy, joins the show to discuss the costs of student loan forgiveness and income driven repayment, which is designed to cut in half the amount that borrowers pay on a monthly basis, but could increase the amount being forgiven by the federal government. He discusses how a recent Penn Wharton Budget Model report shows IDR plans could cost more than the Department of Education's estimates. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christian Terwiesch, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions, joins the show to discuss ChatGPT and how well it performs the tasks assigned to it - including a Wharton MBA final exam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.