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Apr 13, 2021 • 13min

Robin Hood’s Wes Moore on Joining Forces to Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Wes Moore, CEO of Robin Hood Foundation, spoke to Dan Loney about the racial wealth gap and its new NinetyToZero initiative. NinetyToZero includes a wide range of CEOs and organizations that have come together with the goal to close the 90% wealth gap and make significant change that also might increase U.S. GDP over time. Wharton is the lead research partner for this initiative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 15min

No Zoom Fridays & Remote Work Policies to Improve Work Life Balance

Iwan Barankay, Wharton Associate Professor of Management and Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, discusses Citigroup's rollout of "No Zoom Fridays" and how other companies will approach instituting work-life balance policies in this next phase of hybrid work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 1, 2021 • 13min

Obamacare Author Zeke Emanuel on What the Healthcare Industry Has Learned from Covid-19

Zeke Emanuel, Member of Biden's Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board and Penn's Vice Provost of Global Initiative, talks to Dan Loney about the impact of the pandemic on the healthcare industry, telemedicine and vaccine access as part of Wharton Business Daily's special, "The Pandemic: One Year Later." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 30, 2021 • 11min

Celebrity Chef/restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson on Rooting for Restaurants' Survival

Celebrity Chef & Restauranteur Marcus Samuelsson talks to Dan Loney about the unimaginable toll the pandemic has taken on the restaurant industry and how he is working to build back up for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 25, 2021 • 12min

Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage Early?

Wharton Finance Professor Michael Roberts talks with Dan Loney about why not paying down your mortgage early and instead, investing that money in riskier options, might be a better move in the long run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 23, 2021 • 9min

How Do We Encourage More Women in STEM?

Amy Shira Teitel, Space Historian and author of Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Space Flight, spoke with Dan Loney about women in STEM careers - and specifically in the aerospace industry - as part of Wharton Business Daily's Women's History Month special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 18, 2021 • 10min

Want a COVID Vaccine? Here's How FindAShot.org Can Help

Finding COVID-19 vaccine appointments can be a challenging feat, and as more COVID-19 vaccines become available, more people will need to find pharmacies and other locations closest to them where they can be vaccinated. David Newell, Wharton Student and Founder of findashot.org, talks to Dan Loney about the website he created to help people find COVID vaccines, and how finding shots for his parents were his inspiration for creating this tool to help others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 16, 2021 • 9min

Grammy Winner Grace Potter on Navigating the Music Industry

Singer-songwriter Grace Potter sits down with Dan Loney to discuss The Grammy's and her 2021 nominations, as well as navigating the music business over the years and equality and representation for women in music in honor of Women's History Month, and part of Wharton Business Daily's Business of Music special. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 11, 2021 • 11min

Trust, Communication Key to Increasing LTC Workers Vaccine Uptake

How do you ensure that people - or specifically those who work in healthcare and long term care facilities - take the COVID vaccines? Wharton Professor of Management Sigal Barsade discusses new research she co-authored that tackles these questions and identifies how to increase vaccine uptake among these groups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 9, 2021 • 11min

Breaking Down the Barriers for Women in Pro Sports

Hilary Knight, USA Women's Hockey Player, 2018 Gold Medalist, Founder of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association, talks to Dan Loney about creating more opportunities for growth for women in sports and business. This interview was part of Wharton Business Daily's Women in Business special in honor of the beginning of Women's History Month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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