Everyday MBA

Jomaree Pinkard, CEO and co-founder of Hella Cocktail Company, discusses the Black Lives Matter movement, the impact of COVID-19, and...cocktails. Hella is a cocktail supply company focused on upscale mixers, bitters and cocktail kits. Prior to co-founding Hella, Jomaree worked with the NFL in the Player Engagement Department. He earned his MBA at the Warton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Tom Goodell discusses his book "The Four Fields of Leadership" and how people and organizations can thrive In a hyperconnected world. Tom is President and Founder of Linden Leadership, a management consulting firm focused on helping organizations develop sustainable high-performance cultures. The landscape of leadership has changed significantly. Listen as we explore the disruption and what it means for leaders today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Sinan Aral discusses his book "The Hype Machine," and how social media disrupts our elections, our economy, and our health—and how we must adapt. Sinan is a Professor of Management at MIT and Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. He currently serves on the Advisory Boards of the Alan Turing Institute, the British National Institute for Data Science in London, and the Centre for Responsible Media Technology and Innovation in Bergen, Norway. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Joseph Young, Founder and Solutions Architect at Kuvio Creative, discusses using employee and customer-first policies to foster a culture of success. Joseph says that with good policies, profits and success will fall into place. What are the elements of a good policy, and how can you develop your own policies that make a difference? Find out in this episode. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Martin Harshberger discusses the business of being a business coach, and ways consultants can grow their practice in the midst of Covid-19, work-from-home, and market uncertainty. Martin is the author of Conscious Business Development and founder of Measurable Results, a strategy and business development consulting firm. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Matthew Craig discusses his new book "Building Smart Nonprofits" and best practices and emerging trends in the non-profit sector. Mathew and his co-author David O'Brien interviewed over 60 industry leaders who are in the nonprofit trenches every day. We discuss a number of best practices and emerging trends they found in their research. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Blair Sheppard, Head of Global Strategy and Leadership for PricewaterhouseCoopers, discusses his book "Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions." In addition to his work at PwC, Blair is also the Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He was the principal force behind opening Duke's campus in China, and the founder and CEO of Duke Corporate Education. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Pehr Gyllenhammar, former longtime Volvo CEO, discusses his book "Character is Destiny". Gyllenhammar's 24-year tenure was historic and groundbreaking. When he became Volvo's CEO in 1971, he completely redesigned the company's plants and assembly methods to prioritize the health and well-being of the workers. In 1972 he made a public commitment to make Volvo more environmentally friendly. And to protest the regime of apartheid, he closed Volvo's plant in South Africa in 1976. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Gary Hamel discusses his new book "Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them" and ways to uproot bureaucracy and unleash success. Gary is a faculty member of the London Business School and best-selling author of five books including The Future of Management, which was named Amazon's business book of the year. The Wall Street Journal ranked him as the world's most influential business thinker, while the Financial Times labeled him a "management innovator without peer." Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?

Candice Frazer, Senior VP of Operations at TTI Success Insights discusses the use of cutting-edge assessments for employers, team leaders and executives looking for the insight needed to optimize and improve employee, team and management performance. TTI was selected among the top 20 assessment and evaluation companies last two years running. Download a free "work-from-home" assessment at TTISI.com. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Do you want to be a sponsor?