This Week in Business

Thomas Schaefer, Chairman & Managing Director of the Volkswagen Group South Africa, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Nick Ashburn to discuss the new VW plant opening in Rwanda and how it is projected to impact the local economy on Dollars and Change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Orts, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, and Waheed Hussain, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, join host Dan Loney to discuss the rising backlash against the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) where prominent companies such as McKinsey & Company are terminating service agreements in an effort to cut all affiliations with ICE on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Useem, Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the Wharton School and co-host of Leadership in Action, and Andy Eavis, President of the International Union of Speleology and World Caving Authority, joins host Dan Loney to discuss the leadership strategies required for implementing the recent harrowing rescue mission of the youth soccer team trapped half a mile underground in Thailand on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Jeff Klein and Anne Greenhalgh guide us through a presentation from the recent Wharton Leadership Conference, "How Speaking Up Can Be a Turning Point for Culture Change" with Kelly Martin on Leadership in Action. Kelly is Chief of Fire and Aviation Management at Yosemite National Park and testified before Congress about sexual harassment that she experienced in her years with the National Park Service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, joins host Jeremy Schwartz to discuss the current US trade markets and recent developments across the globe on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Catharine Hays and Jenny Rooney talk with Nick Drake, Executive Vice President Marketing & Experience at T-Mobile USA, and Rick Gomez, CMO of Target, about their key takeaways from the recent Cannes Lions Festival in France 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.

Greg Williams, The Master Negotiator & Body Language Expert, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss what to do when you're faced with a bully in a job negotiation and other negotiating tips on Career Talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua March, Founder and CEO of Conversocial, joins host Americus Reed to discuss his new book "Message Me," about the future of customer service in this world of social media messaging and AI on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happened to domestic corporate investment after the financial crisis of 2008? Joao F. Gomes, Howard Butcher III Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-School Seminar presented to congressional staffers that examines the decade-long weak recovery, influencing the lackluster investment of U.S. corporations into its economy and its potential effects on little infrastructure spending.  This seminar is part of the Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, a new monthly series of faculty-led seminars for policymakers on Knowledge@Wharton. For more information about how to get involved with Penn Wharton B-School for Public Policy, visit: https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/b-school/get-involved/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allen Gannett, Founder and CEO of Track Maven, joins host Americus Reed to discuss his new book "The Creative Curve" which overturns what we’ve learned about creative genius and reveals the science behind successful innovation and creativity on Marketing Matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.