This Week in Business

Amazon just announced they would raise the minimum wage for their employees to $15 an hour, after public criticism of the richest man in modern history employing workers earning an average of $28,000 a year. This increase more than doubles the national hourly wage at $7.25, which many people question if it even qualifies as working wage today, and affects about $350,000 people a year, including about a third of which are seasonal employees. Host Dan Loney talks with Marshall Meyer, Emeritus Professor of Management at the Wharton School, Matthew Bidwell, Associate Professor of Management at the Wharton School, and Matthew Johnson, Research Scientist at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, to look at how higher wages may attract and retain workers in a service economy on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lynn Branigan, President and CEO of She Runs It, joins host Wharton Prof Americus Reed to discuss her work with women in in marketing careers, and her panel at Advertising Week 2018 in NYC this week on Marketing Matters. She Runs It is formerly Advertising Women of New York (AWNY). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Carreyrou, the Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins host John Barkett on The Business of Health Care to discuss the rise and shocking collapse of the once-heralded blood-testing startup, Theranos. Carreyrou was the first to break the story and pursued it to the end. He chronicles the collapse of Theranos in his book called "BAD BLOOD: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Wharton Prof Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara dive into the world of HR Analytics on In the Workplace. They speak with Dan Shapero, Vice President of Talent Solutions, Careers, and Learning at LinkedIn about the rise of analytics in HR, then speak with Claire McTaggart, Founder and CEO of SquarePeg, about how those HR analytics are being used at SquarePeg to help match business professionals to jobs based on fit, not just resumes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Dawn Graham, a Career Director for Wharton Executive MBAs and author of "Switchers," shares insights on the financial hurdles of changing careers. She emphasizes the importance of strategic networking, particularly through second-level contacts. Dawn discusses the psychological effects of career transitions, like loss aversion, and how to evaluate sacrifices versus benefits. She offers practical financial strategies for those contemplating a switch, advocating for personal fulfillment and strong relationships over mere transactional connections.

Beth Comstock, GE's former Chief Marketing Officer and first female Vice-Chair, joins host Saikat Chaudhuri to discuss her career in innovation, her current Director role at Nike, and her new book "Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change" on Mastering Innovation.Book - https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Forward-Courage-Creativity-Change-ebook/dp/B078LJW4G4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeffrey Marrazzo, Co-Founder and CEO of Spark Analytics, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss how the fully integrated, commercial gene therapy company is dedicated to challenging the inevitability of genetic disease on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Bort, Chief Tech Correspondent at Business Insider, joins hosts Wharton Prof Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss her recent article "70-hour weeks and 'WTF' emails: 42 employees reveal the frenzy of working at Tesla under the 'cult' of Elon Musk" on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman broadcasts Live from the CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention 2018, where they discuss why social impact is an important part of their business across the mid-market sector. Interviewees: Terri Andrews, National Public Relations Director at RSM; Steven Lang, CEO of Dancker; Nancy Richardson, CEO of San Antonio Shoemakers; and Paul Saccone, CEO of Able Services.Mid-Market Convention Info - https://www.midmarketconvention.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman broadcasts Live from the CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention 2018, where they discuss why social impact is an important part of their business across the mid-market sector. Interviewees: Mark S. Stewart, Partner and Chairman at Ballard Spahr; Gina Fyffe, Executive Director of Integra; Robert Barker, President of the Bob Barker Company; and Micalyn Harris, President and CEO of ELPRO with Reinhard Feix, CSO at ELPRO.Mid-Market Convention Info - https://www.midmarketconvention.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.