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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 1366
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Anthony Scaramucci on Why His White House Firing Saved His Career
Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner at SkyBridge Capital and Former White House Communications Director, joins the show to discuss his new book "From Wall Street to the White House and B…
00:18:21 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Are We Reaching a Tipping Point With Corporate Activism?
Wharton Professor of Marketing Cait Lamberton joins the show to talk about the state of corporate activism.
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00:12:06 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
Wharton's New AI & Analytics Initiative to Build Upon Success in Analytics & Data Science
Wharton Dean Erika James joins the show to discuss Wharton's new AI & Analytics Initiative.
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00:09:14 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
What Impact Will the Fertility Rate Decline Have on the Labor Force?
Wharton Professor of Marketing, Psychology and Neuroscience Michael Platt joins the show to discuss the impact of declining fertility rates on the workforce.
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00:10:30 |
Thu 30 May 2024
Why We All Need a Mental Spring Cleaning
Wharton Lecturer Mori Taheripour joins the show to discuss spring cleaning for our professional lives.
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00:12:41 |
Thu 23 May 2024
Wholesale Prices Went Up in April. Here's What That Means for Rate Cut Prospects
Liz Ann Sonders, Managing Director & Chief Investment Strategist for Charles Schwab & Co. recently joined the show to talk about today's inflation data and tomorrow's CPI.
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00:10:02 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Why Do So Many EV Startups Fail?
Wharton Professor of Management John Paul MacDuffie joins the show to discuss the business of electric vehicles (EVs) and why so many EV startups fail.
This interview originally aired as part of Whar…
00:12:40 |
Thu 16 May 2024
New Survey Shows Retirement Confidence Has Not Returned to Previous Levels
Craig Copeland, Director of Wealth Benefits Research at the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), discusses the company's new retirement confidence survey.
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00:12:55 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Why Do Stocks Trade at Such Different Multiples or Valuation Ratios?
Wharton Assistant Professor Sean Myers joins the show to discuss his recent paper that looks at the connection between price movement on stocks and future earnings growth and returns.
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00:10:09 |
Thu 09 May 2024
How Do Consumers Feel About the Economy? New Survey Shows Not So Great
Steve Odland, CEO of The Conference Board, joins the show to discuss consumer confidence.
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00:15:04 |
Tue 07 May 2024
What Will Happen to the Fed's Independence if Trump is Reelected?
Brian Feinstein, Wharton Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, joins the show to discuss how key aspects of financial regulation will be overturned if former President Trump is reel…
00:13:49 |
Thu 02 May 2024
Mental Health is Becoming Critical to Workplace Organizational Culture
Erin Terkoski Young, Director of Health, Equity & Well-Being at WTW, joins the show to discuss how companies can focus on mental health.
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00:09:26 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
Is Influencer Marketing Worth It?
Brands pay millions for mega-influencer endorsements, but new research from Wharton’s Ryan Dew and Raghuram Iyengar finds more followers don’t always yield the biggest bang for the buck.
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00:13:57 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
What Is the Role of Customers in the Gig Economy?
Lindsey Cameron, Wharton Assistant Professor of Management, joins the show to discuss the gig economy and how it pits customers against workers.
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00:09:14 |
Thu 25 Apr 2024
What Does the Labor Side of Manufacturing Need Over the Next Decade?
John Coykendall, Deloitte's Vice Chair of US Industrial Products & Construction, joins the show to discuss hiring in the manufacturing sector.
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00:12:45 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Why Extreme Temperatures Make Workers More Susceptible to Injuries
Penn Assistant Professor Jisung Park joins the show to discuss his new book, Slow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming World, in honor of Earth month.
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00:13:45 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Should ESG Be Politicized? Why ESG Has Become an Easy Target
Michael Maslansky, CEO of Maslansky & Partners, joins the show to discuss the political and fiscal debate over ESG.
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00:10:22 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Can Intrapreneurship Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap?
Black founders have long struggled for their place in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, but a new study from Wharton’s Tiantian Yang shows they are thriving in intrapreneurship.
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00:10:39 |
Fri 12 Apr 2024
Understanding the Value of Networks for Mothers Reentering the Workforce
Wharton Assistant Professor of Management Tiantian Yang joins the show to discuss workforce reentry for mothers and the way personal networks impact that process.
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00:16:49 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
The 4-Day Workweek: How Insomnia Cookies Shortened its Workweek While Driving Growth
Seth Berkowitz, Co-Founder & CEO of Insomnia Cookies, which he started while a student at Penn, joins the show to discuss their new headquarters and four-day workweek.
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00:10:53 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
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