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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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Mar 4, 2021 • 11min
How Do We Encourage People to Take the Covid Vaccine?
Katy Milkman, Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics and Professor of Operations, Information & Decisions at Wharton, talks to Wharton Business Daily Host Dan Loney about the psychology behind persuading people to take a vaccine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 2021 • 11min
How Should Businesses Bring Employees Back to Work?
Tom Frieden, former CDC director, former NYC health commissioner, and president and CEO of Resolve for Our Lives, talks about the vaccine effort, why things are getting better, and how businesses can start to think about bringing employees back to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2021 • 8min
Diversity & Inclusion: How Are We Holding Companies Accountable?
Wharton Assistant Professor of Management Stephanie Creary talks to Dan Loney about her research into how decisions around diversity and inclusion impacts companies and corporate boards, and if we're truly making an impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 2021 • 11min
Why Investing in Black Businesses Can Support the Economy at Large
Tarik Brooks, President of Combs Enterprises, talks about the importance of investing in Black business, and how Combs Enterprises teamed up with JP Morgan to support minority entrepreneurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 2021 • 12min
COVID Vaccine Rollout: How Will We Reach Herd Immunity?
Alison Buttenheim, the Silverstein Endowed Term Chair in Global Women's Health and Director of Engagement at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at Penn, talks to Dan Loney about the Coronavirus vaccine rollout, the issues with vaccine hesitancy and where she expects we will be by the fall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 2021 • 21min
Billionaire Tom Steyer on Restoring America
Tom Steyer, Billionaire investor, Philanthropist and 2020 Presidential Candidate talks to Dan Loney about the early weeks of the Biden administration and the role of the private sector in restoring America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 2021 • 14min
Can a Company's Purpose Influence Performance?
The importance of purpose within a company and whether it links back to a company's performance in light of 2020's social justice movement is something that will continue to be examined in the coming months and years. Claudine Gartenberg, Wharton Assistant Professor of Management, talks about her research into the link between purpose and performance with Wharton Business Daily's Dan Loney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 9, 2021 • 9min
Master P: We Can Overcome Injustice Through Economic Empowerment
Rapper Percy "Master P" Miller, talks about his business interests and why America's Black community must focus on economic empowerment in order to change injustice as part of Wharton Business Daily's special on Black business in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 4, 2021 • 8min
What Exactly Do Executive Orders Do?
Sarah Light, Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, talks to Dan Loney about the Biden administration's executive orders - specifically, those on climate priorities - what they mean, and what has to happen next to see these policy goals come to fruition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2021 • 11min
Is Anger Over Stock Shorts Justified?
Barry Ritholtz, CIO Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins Wharton Business Daily to talk about GameStop, stock shorts and why the anger over shorts is misplaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


