

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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May 22, 2019 • 26min
Wharton MBA Reunion Radio: From Expert Banking Advice to Climbing Everest
Business Radio Special: Business Radio broadcasts LIVE each year from MBA Reunion Weekend at Wharton. In this special edition of Women@Work, host Laura Zarrow speaks with Wharton Alum Grace Vandecruze, Founder and Managing Director at Grace Global Capital and experienced Mountaineer, about her career journey from Wharton to owning her own consulting firm and climbing 25 mountain peaks to date! Grace has also been featured in two books: "Be Happy at Work, 100 Women Who Love their Jobs and Why" by Joanne Gordon and "Doing it Ourselves: Success Stories of African American Women in Business" by Donna Ballard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 2019 • 25min
Wharton MBA Reunion Radio: Marketing Pet Food Brands
Business Radio Special: Business Radio broadcasts LIVE each year from MBA Reunion Weekend at Wharton. In this special edition of Marketing Matters, hosts Americus Reed and Barbara Kahn speak with Wharton Alum Eriko Clevenger Pope, Vice President of Global Marketing for Nestle Purina PetCare, about her career journey from Wharton to Nestle and marketing for our most loveable pets! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 2019 • 46min
Encore Careers - Pivoting Jobs Later in Life
Marc Miller, President of Career Pivot, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss how pivoting into a new job is entirely possible in the second half of your "career life". Marc and Dr. Dawn also help live callers in this episode, who just might be in the same situation as you! Learn more about Marc and Career Pivot by visiting the Career Pivot Blog or follow Marc on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2019 • 26min
Global FoodBanking Network - Lipman Family Prize Honorees Part Four
The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices. In this Leadership in Action special, we meet the 2019 honorees. In this segment, we interview Lisa Moon, President and CEO of the Global FoodBanking Network, an international non-profit organization based in Chicago that nourishes the world’s hungry through launching and strengthening food banks in more than 30 countries. Last year, GFN member food banks rescued and redirected food to more than 9 million people facing hunger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2019 • 26min
ACEV - Lipman Family Prize Honorees Part Three
The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices. In this Leadership in Action special, we meet the 2019 honorees. In this segment, we speak with Ayla Goksel, Vice President and CEO of ACEV, an organization that works to provide quality education in early childhood and that also supports parents and young women in need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2019 • 27min
World Bicycle Relief - Lipman Family Prize Honorees Part Two
The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices. In this Leadership in Action special, we meet the 2019 honorees. In this segment, we speak with David Neiswander, CEO of World Bicycle Relief, an organization committed to helping people conquer the challenge of distance, achieve independence, and thrive. To date, they have donated close to 500,000 bikes to deserving and needy children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2019 • 25min
Meet Barry Lipman - Lipman Family Prize Honorees Part One
The Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize at the University of Pennsylvania is an annual global prize that celebrates leadership and innovation in the social sector with an emphasis on impact and transferability of practices. In this Leadership in Action special, we meet the 2019 honorees. First we speak with the founder of the prize, investor and philanthropist Barry Lipman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2019 • 13min
Medicare for All: Impact on the US Economy - Part Five
Business Radio Special: We look at the the benefits and drawbacks of a proposed single-payer health care model (like Medicare-for-All), how it could affect the current and future state of the health care industry, how such a system could impact your health care experience. In this segment, host John Barkett talks with Jonathan Gruber, Professor of Economics at MIT and a key contributor to both Romneycare in Massachusetts and Obamacare, to discuss the projected economic impact if the US were to adopt a single-payer health care system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2019 • 8min
Medicare for All: The Benefits of a Single-Payer System - Part Four
Business Radio Special: We look at the the benefits and drawbacks of a proposed single-payer health care model (like Medicare-for-All), how it could affect the current and future state of the health care industry, how such a system could impact your health care experience. In this segment, host John Barkett talks with Maura Calsyn, Managing Director of Health Policy at The Center for American Progress, to discuss the positive implications and changes a single-payer health care system could create in the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2019 • 10min
Medicare for All: Effects on Hospitals and Doctors - Part Three
Business Radio Special: We look at the the benefits and drawbacks of a proposed single-payer health care model (like Medicare-for-All), how it could affect the current and future state of the health care industry, how such a system could impact your health care experience. In this segment, host John Barkett talks with Thomas Nickels, EVP for Government Relations and Public Policy for the American Hospital Association (AHA), to discuss the implications any single-payer health care reform would have on existing health care providers and how the existing system is currently working (or not working) today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.