This Week in Business

Tom Gardner, CEO of The Motley Fool, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss how his financial services company earned it a top spot on Glassdoor’s list of the best places to work on Work and Life. He’s going to talk about how financial literacy can impact your life and why it’s important to stay vigilant in an industry that often makes you out to be the fool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2018 has been a strong year in the U.S. economy as unemployment dipped down to 3.7% and wages have been slowly improving. However, the U.S. is in a trade war with China, the national debt has risen sharply and we are long overdue for a recession. What does this mean for 2019? Host Dan Loney talks with Bart Van Ark, Chief Economist and Vice President of The Conference Board, about the projections in their new report on the Global Economic Outlook for 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do workers in the gig economy make important decisions like how many hours to work in a week or which days to work? Those questions are important not only for employees, but for the company as well. A new report at Wharton looks at how businesses can work with flexible scheduling, and determine what types of benefits and other incentives to get the most positive results for the employees and for the company. Host Dan Loney talks with lead author Gad Allon, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions, and the Director of the Management and Technology Program at the Wharton School, to learn more about the report findings in Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There have been at least 65 shootings on school campuses in 2018 alone, according to the non-profit organization Everytown for Gun Safety. So, it’s no surprise that school security has become a $2.7 billion industry, according to a new report in The Washington Post. And that does not include the costs of armed security guards. Host Dan Loney talks with John Woodrow Cox, Enterprise Reporter for The Washington Post, to discuss how effective tools like armored school doors and bulletproof whiteboards and backpacks are in preventing school shootings on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Stephenson, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Code2College, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss his founder's journey on Launch Pad. Code2College provides coding sessions and development workshops to underrepresented groups in order to promote a diverse field of high school candidates applying to STEM majors.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David's Bridal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The Pennsylvania-based retailer at one point claimed one-in-three U.S. brides purchased their dresses in its stores, but it wasn't enough to keep it profitable. It is likely that missteps in management of the company have a lot to do with David's Bridal's decline, but like many other retail chains, it's also facing competition from on line companies as well as changing trends. Host Dan Loney talks with Kimberly Whitler, Assistant Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and former CMO of David’s Bridal, Jennifer Spector, Director of Brand Marketing for wedding and registry website Zola, and Kerry Folan, Assistant Professor in the English Department at George Mason University and former editor of fashion website “Racked” on Knowledge@Wharton.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stan Lee, Marvel Comics former editor-in-chief and the creator of some of the best known superheroes died on Monday at age 95. We look back at some of Lee's iconic creations, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Black Panther, Captain America and many others many of whom have been huge successes on the big screen. Marvel's 20 films in the last decade which have grossed a combined $17 billion worldwide. Host Dan Loney talks with David Betancourt, a Washington Post reporter covering the comic book industry with its Comic Riffs blog, and Robert Berry, an artist who teaches courses on making comics at Penn, to discuss Stan Lee's legacy on Knowledge@Wharton.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Chang, Partner at Mayfield Fund, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss his career journey investing in technology on Launch Pad. Tim has been named to the Forbes Midas list of Top Tech Investors and received the Gamification Summit award for Special Achievement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Yip, Professor of Marketing and Strategy and Associate Dean for Executive MBA at Imperial College Business School, joins host Harbir Singh to discuss innovation in China on Mastering Innovation. George is also the author of ‘China’s Next Strategic Advantage: From Imitation to Innovation.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Hosts, Barbara Kahn and Dave Reibstein team up to kick off the holiday shopping season with an in-depth look at what retailers and consumers can expect on what has historically been one of the largest shopping days of the year – Black Friday. Does this nation-wide event have the same impact it once had? How are retailers strategizing to compete with Amazon? We'll chat with Jill Renslow, VP of Biz Dev and Marketing at Mall of America, about how they prepare for the holiday shopping season. We also speak with Sucharita Kodali, VP and Principal Retail Analyst at Forrester Research, about ecommerce, the coveted toy market, and how this year will measure up to years past. Then, the hosts will recap with their own thoughts about the evolution of Black Friday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.