This Week in Business

Rising Gas Prices & What We Can Do About It

06 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Butler, Mid-Atlantic Executive Director for the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), and Richard Prisinzano, Senior Economist at the Penn Wharton Budg...

Uber's Ban from Operating in London is Lifted

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Uber's year-long ban from operating in London has now been lifted; Uber has been given a probationary 15 months to resume operations. Host Dan Loney t...

Dissecting A Business's Right to Refuse Service Based on Politics

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a small restaurant in Virginia last week and she and President Trump tweeted cri...

Bringing the Historical Reading Terminal Market into the Future

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Anuj Gupta, General Manager of the historic Reading Terminal Market, joins host Saikat Chaudhuri to discuss how he's taking the iconic 125 year old Ph...

Corruption Inside FIFA, the World Cup, & the Future of Soccer

04 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Bensinger, BuzzFeed Investiagive Reporter, joins hosts George Perry and Michelle Young to discuss his book Red Card: How the U.S. Blew the Whistle...

SCOTUS Justice Kennedy Retires

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court issued several influential rulings in its most recent session—and last week Justice Anthony Kennedy announced that he will be reti...

The Status and Future of Medical Marijuana

03 Jul 2018

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Host John Barkett takes a deeper look at the current state of progress in the journey to legalize medical marijuana in the US with a panel of exp...

The Financing and Management of Public Infrastructure

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Inman, Richard K. Mellon Professor of Finance, Economics, and Public Policy at the Wharton School, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B...

Marketing with Yelp!

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Carroll, Senior Manager of Business Outreach and Brand Evangelist at Yelp, joins hosts Dave Reibstein and Suneal Bedi to discuss the ins and outs...

Banning Plastic Straws and Bags

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

SeaWorld, Ikea and Royal Caribbean recently announced they will remove plastic straws and bags from their properties. They're join...

Leadership Training for Employees at All Levels with BetterUp

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alexi Robichaux, Co-Founder and CEO of BetterUp, joins host Irina Yuen and Doug Collom to discuss their mission to help companies provide coaching and...

Why Businesses Should Work to Improve the Health of the Communities They Are In

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey is a PIK Professor of Population Health and Health Equity at the Perelman School of Medicine, Penn School of Nursing, and Whar...

Net Neutrality Repeal Goes Into Effect - What Does This Mean?

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Net Neutrality was officially repealed earlier this month. Wharton Professors Pinar Yildirim, Marketing, and Kevin Werbach, Legal Studies an...

The Medical Impact of Imprisoning Children at the Border

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Yun, Attending Physician and Faculty Member at PolicyLab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Assistant Professor of Pediat...

Wharton Professors Discuss How Companies Can Master Catastrophic Risk

25 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Natural disasters are becoming a more frequent occurrence these days and as a result, more and more companies are experiencing disrupti...

Daniela Terminel at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Daniela Terminel, CEO of Global Health Corps, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her mis...

Katlyn Grasso at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

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Katlyn Grasso, Founder and CEO of GenHERation, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how she ...

Bryan Bloom at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Bloom, CFO at ENODO, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss his work with partners and...

Andras Forgacs at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Andras Forgacs, Co-Founder and CEO of Modern Meadow, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss ...

Dawn Hines at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

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Dawn Hines, Co-Founder of Aventura Investment, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss Aventu...

Aubrey Hruby at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

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Aubrey Hruby, Co-Founder of Africa Experience Network, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss ...

Welcome to Dollars & Change Live from Wharton Global Forum 2018 in NYC

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today is the final day of EXCLUSIVE interviews from #WhartonForum 2018 hosted by Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein on Dollars and Change. Enjoy!For 52 ye...

Blair Duncan at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

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Blair Duncan, COO of Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ), joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to d...

Regina Jaslow at Wharton Forum NY

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Regina Jaslow, Chief Revenue Officer of Amplicare, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Katherine Klein live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how ...

Ikdeep Singh at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

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Ikdeep Singh, Brand President at L'Oreal USA (Maybelline, Garnier, and Essie), joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discus...

Jon Gray at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, joins host Dan Loney live from Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss real estate and the Penn Med's Basse...

Janet Cowell at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

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Janet Cowell, CEO of Girls Who Invest, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss enabling more women and underrepres...

Michael Vaughan at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Vaughan, COO of Venmo, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the trends and future of mobile payments on Kn...

Scott Mills at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Mills, President of BET Networks, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the importance of creating diversity ...

Wendy Kopp at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for All and Founder of Teach for America, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss leadership...

Justin Tuck at Wharton Forum NY

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Tuck, Founder of Tuck's R.U.S.H. for Literacy and 2x Superbowl Champion, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discu...

Jeffrey Smith at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Smith, Managing Member, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer at Starboard Value, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 ...

Astrid Doerner at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Astrid Doerner, New York Finance Correspondent for Handelsblatt, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss her unique...

Brendan Cahill at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Brendan Cahill, Founder and Leader of Penguin Random House Labs, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss the future...

Josh Kopelman at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Kopelman, Founder and Partner at First Round Capital, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss how companies get ...

Jamie Dinan at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Dinan, Founder, Chairman, and Co-CEO of York Capital Management, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss advoca...

Jake Schwartz at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Schwartz, Co-Founder and CEO of General Assembly, joins host Dan Loney live from the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss investing in your em...

Welcome to the Wharton Global Forum 2018, Live from NYC

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For 52 years, Wharton alumni have been gathering twice a year in different continents to network and embrace the global business school brand with “...

Josh Harris at Wharton Forum NY

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Harris, Co-Founder/Member of Board of Directors of Apollo Global Management, Managing Partner of the Philadelphia 76ers, Managing Member of the N...

Are You A Manager or a Movement Starter?

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer Dulski, Head of Groups and Community at Facebook, joins hosts Jeff Klein and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss her new book on leadership "Purposefu...

Penn's IMPaCT Community Health Workers

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We look at the success of Penn's IMPaCT Community Health Workers model, which hires, trains and manages people from low income areas to help...

Meet Indu Navar: Serial Entrepreneur

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Indu Navar, Founder of Geek.ly and Xendota, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss her career as a successful serial entrepreneur, investor, and strategi...

Why Long-Term Thinking is Your Best Short-Term Strategy

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rodney Zemmel, Senior Partner at McKinsey and Managing Partner for New York, Boston and Stamford, joins hosts Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh on Leader...

Studying the Ump with Wharton Prof Etan Green

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Etan Green, Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, joins hosts Eric Bradlow and Shane Jensen to discuss h...

Saving for College Tuition Rewards Program

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Johnston is a former Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Wharton School. Now, he is the CEO of Sage Scholars, an organization dedicate...

Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing Market

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Skip Rosoff hosts a panel discussion of experts on the topic of at-home DNA testing market currently gaining popularity in the US, and how privac...

Collecting State & Local Data for Informed Social Policy Making

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dennis Culhane, Professor at the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his recent B-...

Redevelopment in Camden, NJ and the Musical History of the Victor Building

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chris DiGeorge, Founder and CEO of Millennial Partners, joins host Bob Lane to discuss his various urban development projects over the years such as N...

Launching The PhilaImpact Fund in Philadelphia, PA

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Rachlin, Managing Director for Lending and Investment at Reinvestment Fund, has teamed up with Pedro Ramos, President and CEO of The Philadelphia...

SCOTUS Case: Masterpeice Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court recently ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission in favor of a baker's right to refuse to make a wedd...

California Explores Single Payer Health Care

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

California is exploring the single payer system, which is being touted by the various Democratic gubernatorial candidates. Ho...

Current Events: The European Leader Shake Up

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Italy and Spain have just undergone leadership changes in the last few days for different reasons. Host Dan Loney talks with Erik Jones, Director of E...

The Shopping Revolution with Wharton Prof Barbara Kahn

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Wharton Professor of Marketing Barbara Kahn has a new book "The Shopping Revolution: How Successful Retailers Win Customers in an Era of Endless Disru...

More Facebook Data Privacy Issues

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook may have to apologize again for another PR disaster. The New York Times reports the social media giant has data-sharing partne...

Communication Styles with Dollars and Change Hosts Nick and Sandi!

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Business Radio Insights: Dollars and Change hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt chat about a recent role-playing exercise Sandi completed in her Penn Ma...

Changing Trends in Media

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Isaacs, Chief Product and Marketing Officer for the Branded Entertainment Network, joins host Saikat Chaudhuri to discuss how this product placem...

Future of Consumer Food and Grocery Businesses

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Host Christian Terwiesch discusses disruption in the Consumer Food Industry with Sarah Mastrorocco, VP of Business Development at Instacart, and Josh ...

Emotional Agility & Embracing Change

08 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Susan David, Psychologist at Harvard Medical School, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss her new book "Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change,...

Managing Employees and Giving Feedback

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Patty McCord, Former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss her new book, "POWERFUL: Building a Culture of Freedom and Re...

Changing the Arts Market with Artsy

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Carter Cleveland, Founder and CEO of Artsy, joins host Nicolaj Siggelkow to discuss how Artsy is disrupting the art market by partnering with traditio...

Founding Daily Harvest

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Drori, CEO and Founder of Daily Harvest, a New York-based company that makes smoothies, grain bowls and other all-natural and healthy foods tha...

Veterinary Telemedicine - New Web-Based App from Penn Vet

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Behavioral problems is one of the major complaints among pet owners, and yet there are just a few dozen specialists in this area around the count...

Communicating with Employees

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Business Radio Insights: Laine Joelson Cohen, Director of Leadership and Executive Development at Citigroup, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss ...

Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Vanderkam, Co-Host of Best of Both Worlds podcast and TEDTalk speaker, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss "Off The Clock: Feel Less Busy While G...

The Success or Failure of Social Movements

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Leslie Crutchfield, Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Global Social Initiative, which is part of the McDonough School of Business, joins...

NFL's Anthem Policy

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The NFL owners have altered the policy regarding the national anthem, saying players can either remain off the field or have to st...

Campbell's Restructuring, Retirement of CEO Denise Morrison

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Campbell's CEO Denise Morrison unexpectedly retired, effective immediately, as the company undergoes a strategic review and ...

The Dropping Birthrate in the US

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The US birthrate has dropped to its lowest rate in thirty years. Hans-Peter Kohler, Demography Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and G...

Tennis Analytics & The French Open

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Craig O’Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in teaching and analyzing tennis strategy and Founder of Brain Game Tennis. Craig joins M...

The Future of Neurosurgery

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Georges Markarian, MD, MBA, FAANS, FACS, Board-Certified Neurosurgeon, and Dr. Neil Malhotra, Neurosurgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsy...

Startups in Northern Europe

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Janne Korpela, Chief of investor Operations at Slush and Co-Founder of Wave Ventures, joins host Rob Coneybeer to discuss the startup sphere in Northe...

All About Insurance Asset Management with Wharton Prof Jeremy Siegel

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Haines, Senior Vice President of Capital Markets & Index Solutions at Annexus, and Adam Politzer, Vice President of Product Management at Athe...

Wage Growth Stalled - Why?

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The economy is strong, the unemployment rate has dipped down to below four percent, and corporations have more money thanks to the new ...

Buyer Beware: Bitcoin Wannabes

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Beware of fraudulent cryptocurrencies - The Wall Street Journal reviewed documents for 1,450 digital coin offerings and found 271 with ...

Providing Support for Port Elizabeth, South Africa with Ubuntu Pathways

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One of this year’s Lipman Family Prize honorees—Jacob Lief, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ubuntu Pathways, joins host Anne Greenhalgh to discuss his a...

Opposing Opinions: Hawaii Bans Some Sunscreens In Order to Save the Coral Reefs

28 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hawaii is poised to become the first state to ban the sale of sunscreens with chemicals that could harm coral reefs. Oxybenzoen and oct...

Graduated! Yes!! Now What? - Tips for Recent College Grads

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Business Radio Insights: Beth Hendler-Grunt, Founder and President of Next Great Step, LLC, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to tackle some hard questi...

The State of the Gender Pay Gap

25 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lydia Frank, Vice President of Content Strategy at PayScale, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss the results of PayScale's recent re...

The UK Windrush Immigration Scandal

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As Brexit negotiations go on, the UK is facing an immigration scandal with the Windrush generation. These are people who moved to Britain fr...

SCOTUS Allows Sports Betting at the State Level

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court just struck down a 1992 law banning sports betting outside of Nevada. Host Dan Loney looks at the case and what it me...

Consolidation in the Energy Market

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Knauff, Founder and CEO of Energy Distribution Partners, joins host Harbir Singh to discuss consolidation and innovation in the energy market o...

Wharton Entrepreneurship Startup Showcase Winner: Sanguis

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Three Penn students are on their way to changing the lives of chemotherapy patients for good. Knowledge@Wharton host Dan Loney speaks to winners of th...

Reunion Radio Special - MBA & Career Tips

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Career Talk celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Lee Leibowitz (WG'1...

Reunion Radio Special - Social Impact Across Various Industries

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dollars and Change celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Wharton Grads who...

Reunion Radio Special - Leadership at Google & Sky Harbor Capital Management

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Leadership in Action celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Gopi Kallayil (...

Reunion Radio Special - Innovation in Publishing & Experiences

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mastering Innovation celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Brendan Cahill ...

Reunion Radio Special - Saving a Business | The Importance of Music

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Women@Work celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Susan Ganz (WG'88), ...

Reunion Radio Special - Investing in India | Hedge Funds

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Behind the Markets celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Co-Founders of Ma...

Reunion Radio Special - Credit Building & Marketing | Diversity in the Workplace

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

K@W celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Ziad Baba (WG'13), Senior Direct...

Reunion Radio Special - Importance of Self | Financial Security

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

K@W celebrates the contributions of Wharton alumni on our annual Wharton Business Radio "Reunion Radio" special. Meet Dominic Petty (WG'98), Inner Pea...

Smart Baseball: Discussion on New Stats v Old Stats

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball clubs now rely less on subjective scouting reports in hiring players, using data to tell an accurate picture of player perform...

AnaOno: Helping Breast Cancer Patients Feel Comfortable

14 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dana Donofree, CEO and founder of AnaOno, joins host Karl Ulrich to discuss how her company offers specially designed lingerie and loungewear for...

Tips for Grads Entering the Jobs Market 

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry, joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara to discuss tips for recent grads entering the job market and other execut...

Tridiuum: Mental Healthcare Intervention Platform

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Redlus, Wharton Alum and CEO of Tridiuum, joins host Dan Loney to discuss his platform designed to help clinical outcomes for mental and behavior...

Reverse Scholarships - to Move to a New City!

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Smaller cities in less populated areas around the US are looking for creative ways to attract young workers to their municipalities, includi...

Leading the Pennsylvania Ballet

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shelly Power, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Ballet, joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh and Mike Useem to discuss her career which led to the Pennsyl...

Penn Vet Helps Dairy Production in China

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

China is one of the fast growing markets of dairy products, but the growth is outpacing its domestic production ability. That's where Penn Vet comes i...

From Wharton Student to Eagles NFL Analyst

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Namita Nandakumar, Wharton Senior, Teaching Assistant, and Research Analyst, joins hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner to discuss her post-...

Sustainability within Brewing with Evil Genius Beer Company

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Bowen, Co-Founder of Evil Genius Beer Company, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss how amid producing 28 different products, Evil ...

Executive Compensation & Ethics

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield asked for a cut in his salary after it was revealed he made $375k annually, a significant increase from...