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Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 31, 2021 • 12min
Barbara Corcoran on the State of Small Business
Barbara Corcoran, Star and Executive Producer of ABC's "Shark Tank," and Founder of The Corcoran Group, talks about the state of small business, why she thinks the worst is over, and why small businesses are in the best position to react to the next curveball that comes their way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 26, 2021 • 10min
An Ambitious Goal: Will Half of All Cars Sold in 2030 Be Electric?
Wharton Management Professor John Paul MacDuffie talks about President Biden's new executive order on electric vehicles and what needs to happen from an infrastructure standpoint for those goals to become reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 2021 • 14min
Darren Rovell on the Explosion of the Sports Memorabilia Market
Darren Rovell, Senior Executive Producer of the Action Network and Top Sports Business Reporter, talks with Wharton Business Daily Guest Host Anthony Scaramucci about the Fanatics/Topps baseball card story, the sports memorabilia market, the Tokyo Olympics and the NCAA's image and likeness changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 19, 2021 • 14min
How Do Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives Positively Impact Workplace Culture?
Nancy Rothbard, Deputy Dean and Management Professor at the Wharton School, talks to Dan Loney about a new report she co-authored on evidence-based diversity, equity and inclusion practices and how they can positively impact workplace culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 2021 • 10min
Back to School 2021: U.S. Education Secretary on Reimagining Education in America
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona discusses the current state of education in America, why we need to reimagine what schools can be and returning to school safely during the pandemic. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business's Daily Back to School special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 12, 2021 • 10min
Can a Text Message Reminder Encourage Covid Vaccinations?
Mitesh Patel, VP of Clinical Transformation and National Lead of Behavioral Insights at Ascension Health, and Associate Professor of Health Care Management at Wharton, talks about how text message reminders can help encourage vaccination rates - for Covid as well as other vaccines, including the flu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 10, 2021 • 11min
Walmart's Chief Sustainability Officer on the Rise in ESG
Walmart's Chief Sustainability Officer Kathleen McLaughlin talks to Dan Loney about the company's newly released 2021 Environmental Social Governance (ESG) summary and "living" ESG reporting site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 5, 2021 • 9min
Marketing the Olympics & the Unique Challenges for Brands During the Tokyo Games
Eric Bradlow, Host of SiriusXM's Wharton Moneyball and Wharton Professor of Marketing, talks about marketing during the Olympics and the challenges brands - and athletes - faced this year specifically due to Covid. This interview originally aired as part of Wharton Business Daily's Olympics special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 3, 2021 • 10min
Rotten Tomatoes Editor in Chief: There Will Always Be a Place for the Theatrical Experience
As movies head back into theaters late this summer and into fall, Joel Meares, Editor in Chief of Rotten Tomatoes, talks about getting back to reviewing films and what it means for the film industry overall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 2021 • 20min
NJ Governor Phil Murphy on the Impact of the Delta Variant on Economic Recovery
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy discusses how states are dealing with the pandemic, what New Jersey specifically is doing, and the impact the Delta variant is having on recovery efforts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


