This Week in Business

Dr. Danny Lange, VP of AI and Machine Learning at Unity Technologies, joins host Nicolaj Siggelkow to discuss how this popular gaming platform is using machine learning to further innovation in gaming on Mastering Innovation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meredith Ochs, award-winning broadcast journalist, author, musician, and photographer, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book "Rock-and-Roll Woman: the 50 Fiercest Female Rockers!" on Women@Work.Book - https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Roll-Woman-Fiercest-Rockers/dp/1454930624 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Kent Smetters talks with Kim Lankford, Contributing Editor at Kiplinger's Personal Finance, to discuss their recent report: 8 Changes to Watch Out for During Medicare Open Enrollment for 2019 on Your Money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Long hours, an excessive workload, and a lack of sleep have become a badge of honor for modern professionals. Work and Life host Stew Friedman talks with Jason Fried, Co-Founder and CEO of Basecamp, who argues that it really should be a mark of stupidity. Jason has just released his third business book called "It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work" where he believes the answer to better profitability isn’t more hours—it’s less waste and fewer things that cause distraction and persistent stress. Book - https://www.amazon.com/Doesnt-Have-Be-Crazy-Work/dp/0062874780 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Special hosts Pete Fader, Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, and Sarah Toms, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wharton Interactive, lead a discussion around their new book "The Customer Centricity Playbook" now available on Amazon or Wharton Digital Press. This hour they speak with Royce Cohen, Senior Manager of Business Development and Analytics for the LA Dodgers baseball team, featured in The Customer Centricity Playbook for his work expanding the Dodgers brand beyond the traditional value sources for a sports franchise.Book: https://www.amazon.com/Customer-Centricity-Playbook-Implement-Strategy-ebook/dp/B07GX87GVX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Special hosts Pete Fader, Frances and Pei-Yuan Chia Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, and Sarah Toms, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Wharton Interactive, lead a discussion around their new book "The Customer Centricity Playbook" now available on Amazon or Wharton Digital Press. This hour they speak with Dan McCarthy, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School and Co-founder of Theta Equity Partners, featured in The Customer Centricity Playbook for his research around "customer-based corporate valuation". Book: https://www.amazon.com/Customer-Centricity-Playbook-Implement-Strategy-ebook/dp/B07GX87GVX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney speaks with several guests from the 2018 Wharton India Economic Forum Philadelphia Conference. First, meet keynote speaker MARSHALL BOUTON, Director for the Center for Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania. Knowledge@Wharton Executive Editor Mukul Pandya joins Dan Loney for an understanding of the contemporary Indian political economy and its strategic and diplomatic relationship to the United States. Then, KAVITA GUPTA, Founding Managing Partner of Consensys, describes building and maintaining blockchain infrastructure, particularly with Ethereum. Next, SHAUNAK ROY, CEO and Founder of Yellowdig, shares how his ideas for developing a “company that mattered” has come to pass with his connectivity platform service. Then, Prasanna Krishnan quotes Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” as part of her startup mission. The founder of Smartypal leads creating interactive learning technology to enhance kids’ out-of-school education. Finally, RICK ROSSOW, Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy at CSIS (Studies Center for Strategic and International Studies), NISHA BISWAL, President of the U.S. India Business Council, and JOSH FELMAN, Former Head IMF, India, join us to discuss the future of India’s growth through key monetary policies. They look at the recently launched the India State Urban Initiative and Modi Reform Scorecard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosted by Dan Loney, we are broadcasting live from the second annual Forbes Small Giants Awards in NYC, a gathering of over 25 small business entrepreneurs celebrated their unique missions. First we meet ROBERT PASIN, CEO of Radio Flyer, Inc., the iconic, red wagon we all grew up with that has now branched into iconic red tricycles and more. Robert shares his story of growing up with and then managing his unique family business. Then, DAN KENARY has seen the bubbles and flows of the small batch beer business since founding Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company Inc in the mid 1980s. As craft breweries have been bought out by transnational corporations or drained their assets, their signature Harpoon brand is still enjoyed across the country. So much that the CEO and Co-Founder of the company describes his new partnership with Dunkin’ with their “Harpoon Dunkin’ Coffee Porter.” Finally, JARED GONSKY describes how his company provides investment support for small-to-mid-size companies who are committed to healthy and sustainable missions. As the Vice President of Business Development LOHAS Capital with over a decade in sustainability space, he has seen huge growth in impact investing, in which his clients are dedicated to positive social change and a force for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosted by Dan Loney, we are broadcasting live from the second annual Forbes Small Giants Awards in NYC, a gathering of over 25 small business entrepreneurs celebrated their unique missions. We begin identifying what a “Small Giant” is with journalist and coordinator of the Forbes Small Giants Awards, LOREN FELDMAN, Editor in Chief of the Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs and host of “Mind Your Business” on SiriusXM 132. Then, we meet Austin, Texas-based MATT O'HAYER, CEO and Founder of Vital Farms, who, since 2007 has grown his pasture-raised, artisanal chicken company to 140 family farms in eight states. The recognizable Whole Foods and Wal-Mart product is an example of how “organic” food has become mainstream as consumers will spend a premium, price for a better-tasting, well-treated animal. Then, remember those times you’ve stopped at your neighborhood store on the way home from work and spontaneously bought “day-old” pastry for a bargain? DAVID RODRIGUEZ has created an app that directs people to find these daily discounts. As the CEO & Co-Founder for Food for All, he is working in urban areas to cut down on food waste and help increase visibility of 200 restaurants. Next, JOE MOTZ, a self-described “farm boy” was always interested in “keeping it green” with efficient methods. The Motz Corporation manages premium, synthetic and natural grass systems for athletic fields,  restaurants, office complexes and other ground surfaces. Motz is joined by ZACH BURNS, President of The Motz Group and VALERIE WEBSTER, President of USGreentech, a sustainable, turf infill partner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosted William Burke-White, Policy Advisor, Expert in International Law, and Deputy Dean and Director of Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania, we explore the interplay of business and politics with a look at the upcoming midterm US elections (Nov 6, 2018). Part II of this special will explore Political and Campaign Strategy with James Carville, Chief Strategist of the Bill Clinton Campaign; Cybersecurity, Fraud, and Elections with Michael Daniel, President of the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), and Jo Ling Kent, Former Special Assistant to President Obama on Cybersecurity and Business and Technology Corresponded on NBC News; and The Midterm Elections' Potential Impact on Policy with Dan Primack, Business Editor of Axios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.