This Week in Business

Last week the U.S. Treasury Department released a list of influential Russians who could face sanctions given their close relationship to the Kremlin. The list was mandated by the Countering America's Adversaries Though Sanctions Act of 2017 and included 96 wealthy business executives in addition to over a hundred government officials. Host Dan Loney talks with Philip Nichols, Business Ethics Professor at The Wharton School, and Mitchell Orenstein, Professor and Chair of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss how this could impact US-Russia relations on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kurt Simon, Senior Director of Brand Marketing at Kellogg, joins host Dave Reibstein to discuss their new flavor-stacking campaign, debuting Pringles' first ever Superbowl Commercial (Super Bowl LII) starring Bill Hader, on Measured Thoughts.See the Commercial Here: https://www.ispot.tv/ad/waoZ/pringles-super-bowl-2018-wow-featuring-bill-hader Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Collom and Irina Yuen host a special Bay Area Ventures interviewing teams that recently graduated from the Wharton Venture Initiation Accelerator Program (VIP) for Bay Area startups. Wharton VIPs Cory Bray and Hilmon Sorey, Co-Founders of Clozeloop, a knowledge management platform for sales teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Collom and Irina Yuen host a special Bay Area Ventures interviewing teams that recently graduated from the Wharton Venture Initiation Accelerator Program (VIP) for Bay Area startups. Wharton VIPs Margot Schmorak & David Jacoby are Co-Founders of Hostfully, a venture-funded startup in the vacation rental space. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Collom and Irina Yuen host a special Bay Area Ventures interviewing teams that recently graduated from the Wharton Venture Initiation Accelerator Program (VIP) for Bay Area startups. Wharton VIP Fahad Jalal, the Founder and CEO of SitterFriends, a childcare service that provides on-demand nannies and babysitters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doug Collom and Irina Yuen host a special Bay Area Ventures interviewing teams that recently graduated from the Wharton Venture Initiation Accelerator Program (VIP) for Bay Area startups. Wharton VIP Joanne Jiang, Co-Founder of LadyMarry, a virtual wedding planner app that helps you plan your big day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Slowe, Chief Technology Officer and Founding Engineer at Reddit, joins hosts Doug Collom and Irina Yuen to discuss his career and how Reddit was founded on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, Amazon Go opened its doors in Seattle with cameras and sensors instead of cashiers, shopping carts or checkout lines. Host Dan Loney talks with Barbara Kahn, Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School, and Ryan Hamilton, Professor of Marketing at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University to discuss how this store could define the future of retail on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Damon Jones, Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Ivan Barankay to discuss his latest study "What Do Workplace Wellness Programs Do?" on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Bon Ku, Assistant Dean for Health and Design at Jefferson University and TEDx Speaker, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how JeffDESIGN (College Design Track) teaches students to apply design thinking to solve healthcare challenges and redesign healthcare systems, services, spaces and medical devices on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.