U.S. Bank Podcast

The author and mother of three children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder spoke about navigating the pandemic, writing her first book and, looking back, growing from a scared parent into an energetic advocate.

Dr. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., talks about becoming comfortable with her role as a living legacy to her parents. And Mary Elliott, of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture, talks with U.S. Bank Chief Diversity Officer Greg Cunningham about curating and opening the museum.

The cybersecurity industry is expected to be one of the fastest-growing and highest-paying sectors over the next decade, with millions of people needing to be trained or retrained to meet demand. On this episode, we explore the field with former FBI cybersecurity executive Shawn Henry and current Minneapolis College computer forensics student Ana Panora.

Looking up at the stars as a Girl Scout paved the way for Sylvia Acevedo to study engineering at Stanford and work as a rocket scientist at NASA. Now as CEO of Girl Scouts, she is making sure that young girls can build the skills to have those same types of opportunities.

Born between 1995 and 2012, Gen Z is starting to enter the workforce. And based on early research of their attitudes and behaviors, some experts are predicting a collision course with older generations. In this episode, father-son consulting duo David and Jonah Stillman break down the key findings they uncovered while writing their best-selling book “Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation Is Transforming the Workplace.”

Computer science is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy. As a result, many K-12 programs are starting to incorporate coding into their curriculum, much like how keyboarding classes were introduced to past generations. Something else, however, is growing alongside jobs – a gender gap. In this episode, Girls Who Code executive Tarika Barrett and 13-year-old coder Sophia Moracco discuss the importance of computer science and the work that Girls Who Code is doing to close the gap.

“Disrupt-It-Yourself” author Dr. Simone Ahuja joins U.S. Bank Chief Innovation Officer Dominic Venturo to talk about intrapreneurs – the people who are part of large organizations but think and act like entrepreneurs. This episode kicks off the second season of the U.S. Bank Podcast, which will explore how the fast pace of innovation in society today is changing the skills needed to succeed in the economy tomorrow.

Elementary teacher-turned-author Chelsea Addison joins U.S. Bank financial education leader Neal Richardson to talk about second graders inspired a series of children's books focused on financial literacy.

Lurie, LLP Managing Partner Beth Kieffer Leonard sat down with Gunjan Kedia of U.S. Bank to talk about her career journey and how the business environment for women has changed over the years.

Walter Bremond Jr. founded the Brotherhood Crusade during the civil rights movement. His daughter and the Los Angeles nonprofit's current CEO Charisse Bremond Weaver sat down with U.S. Bank's Darrell Brown to talk about the organization's past, present and future.

Harvard Business School Associate Professor Eugene Soltes joins U.S. Bank Chief Ethics Officer Katie Lawler to talk about what leads to business misconduct and how companies can prevent it by creating a strong culture of ethics. 

VolunteerMatch CEO Greg Baldwin joins U.S. Bank Community Relations Manager Erica Opstad to talk about how the nonprofit connects millions of volunteers with opportunities in their community and in their wheelhouse. 

U.S. Bank Chief Information Security Officer Jason Witty sits down with CEO and Co-Founder of Bit Discovery, professional hacker and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Jeremiah Grossman to talk about all things cybersecurity and how he got his start in programming at age eight. 

U.S. Bank employees Astrid Benedetto, Russ Gowda & Courtney Mahar talk about how first jobs help kids acquire much more than video games.

Cincinnati nonprofit MORTAR Founding Partner Allen Woods talks about his journey starting the organization in Over-the-Rhine and the role he has in helping students and entrepreneurs reach their small business goals.