This Week in Business

Dr. Dawn Graham, a Career Director for Wharton Executive MBAs and author of "Switchers," shares insights on the financial hurdles of changing careers. She emphasizes the importance of strategic networking, particularly through second-level contacts. Dawn discusses the psychological effects of career transitions, like loss aversion, and how to evaluate sacrifices versus benefits. She offers practical financial strategies for those contemplating a switch, advocating for personal fulfillment and strong relationships over mere transactional connections.

Beth Comstock, GE's former Chief Marketing Officer and first female Vice-Chair, joins host Saikat Chaudhuri to discuss her career in innovation, her current Director role at Nike, and her new book "Imagine It Forward: Courage, Creativity, and the Power of Change" on Mastering Innovation.Book - https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Forward-Courage-Creativity-Change-ebook/dp/B078LJW4G4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeffrey Marrazzo, Co-Founder and CEO of Spark Analytics, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss how the fully integrated, commercial gene therapy company is dedicated to challenging the inevitability of genetic disease on Launch Pad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julie Bort, Chief Tech Correspondent at Business Insider, joins hosts Wharton Prof Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss her recent article "70-hour weeks and 'WTF' emails: 42 employees reveal the frenzy of working at Tesla under the 'cult' of Elon Musk" on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman broadcasts Live from the CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention 2018, where they discuss why social impact is an important part of their business across the mid-market sector. Interviewees: Terri Andrews, National Public Relations Director at RSM; Steven Lang, CEO of Dancker; Nancy Richardson, CEO of San Antonio Shoemakers; and Paul Saccone, CEO of Able Services.Mid-Market Convention Info - https://www.midmarketconvention.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Business Radio Special: Hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman broadcasts Live from the CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention 2018, where they discuss why social impact is an important part of their business across the mid-market sector. Interviewees: Mark S. Stewart, Partner and Chairman at Ballard Spahr; Gina Fyffe, Executive Director of Integra; Robert Barker, President of the Bob Barker Company; and Micalyn Harris, President and CEO of ELPRO with Reinhard Feix, CSO at ELPRO.Mid-Market Convention Info - https://www.midmarketconvention.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week we learned that Instagram’s Co-Founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are stepping down from the giant social media company. Facebook bought the platform in 2012 for $1 billion, but has recently made changes to the product. Host Dan Loney talks with Kevin Werbach, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Jennifer Golbeck, Director of the Social Intelligence Lab and Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland, about what factors may be at play for the co-founders' decision to leave the company on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Catharine Hays and Jenny Rooney talk with Jean-Marc Pailhol, CMO at Allianz, and Chris Hummel, Senior Vice President and CMO at United Rentals, to find out more about their marketing and branding strategies on CMO Spotlight.Business Radio Monthly Special! CMO Spotlight is by CMOs, for CMOs - and everyone else who wants to know what today's Chief Marketing Officers are thinking and doing, including where they are investing their time, energy, and resources for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denise Karkos, CMO of TD Ameritrade, joins host Dave Reibstein and guest host Suneal Bedi to discuss marketing strategies within the financial industry and how TD Ameritrade looks at metrics and analytics on Measured Thoughts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter point citing a "strong" economy, its eighth increase since 2015. Fed Chair Jay Powell hinted at one more rate increase this year and at least three more in 2019. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Conti-Brown, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Sebastian Mallaby, Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and Author of the book The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, to discuss the politics around the move and what this means for the economy on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.