Wharton Business Daily

Ryder Pearce, Founder and CEO at YoGov, joins hosts Doug Collom and Irina Yuen to discuss the startup on a mission to help everyone have simple and secure access to government services on Bay Area Ventures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carey Lai, a Founding Team Member and Managing Director at Conductive Ventures, joins host Doug Collom to discuss the trails and tribulations of starting your own VC fund on Bay Area Ventures. Conductive Ventures is a $100M enterprise fund investing in “expansion stage” companies across enterprise software and hardware categories, meaning Series A, Series B and beyond. Carey leads the firm’s software investments where he specializes in software as a service (SaaS). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kathryn Sollmann, flexwork and financial security expert, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss her new book "Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn't Work for Every Woman & What to Do Instead" on Work and Life. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nation is still mourning the loss of 41st U.S. President George Herbert Walker Bush. His life of service to this country began when he fought in World War II and continued well past his time in the White House. Although he was praised for his foreign policy, he also had a lot of success on domestic policy, which contributed to the growth in the 1990s, including his work on deficit reduction, trade, and the repair of the banking industry. Host Dan Loney talks with Kent Smetters, Professor in the Department of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School, and William K. Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, about George H. W. Bush's legacy on Knowledge@Wharton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Charlene Lake, Chief Sustainability Officer and SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility at AT&T, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss ATT's philanthropic and volunteerism endeavors and additional social impact initiatives on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What makes a company a good employer for women? Host Laura Zarrow examines the new report published by the Wharton Social Impact Initiative called "Four for Women: A Framework for Evaluating Companies' Impact on the Women They Employ" on Women@Work. She speaks with Sandi Maro Hunt, Sr. Director at the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, host of Dollars and Change, and co-author of this report, about their research into the four outcomes that matter most to women: representation, pay, health, and satisfaction. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line, joins host Nicolaj Siggelkow to discuss how she's using big data in new and innovative ways to help solve problems on Mastering Innovation. Crisis Text Line is a global not-for-profit organization providing free crisis intervention via SMS message. The organization's services are available 24 hours a day every day, throughout the US by texting 741741 or Canada by texting 686868. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Battista, Vice President of the National Athletic and Professional Success Academy and recent PA Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, joins host Dr. Dawn Graham to discuss his book "The Power of Pragmatic Passion: 7 Common Sense Principles for Achieving Personal and Professional Success" on Career Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gender dynamics in the workplace are changing faster than ever. How can businesses adapt and encourage men to become co-champions for change? The answer requires ending myths about men, to start. Josh Levs, Gender Equality Consultant and author of "All In," joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss strategies to navigate these changes while continuing to push the needle forward in the fight for gender equality on Women@Work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Callie Brownson, Offensive Quality Control Coach with Dartmouth Football, joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh, Jeff Klein, and Mike Useem to discuss her path to leadership and barrier-breaking in sports on Leadership in Action. Callie is the first full-time female coach in Division One college football.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pattern-based thinking has given powerhouses such as Google, Amazon, Uber, and even Facebook the competitive edge in the growing digital age. Host Dan Loney talks with Eric Clemons, Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, about his new book, "New Patterns of Power and Profit: A Strategist’s Guide to Competitive Advantage in the Age of Digital Transformation," examining different paths companies take to solve problems on Knowledge@Wharton. Book - https://www.amazon.com/New-Patterns-Power-Profit-Transformation/dp/3030004422 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Diorio, Director of the Forbes Marketing Accountability Institute, joins hosts David Reibstein and Suneal Bedi to discuss marketing metrics and how data can be analyzed and applied to make better marketing decisions on Measured Thoughts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jason Gardner, Founder and CEO of Marqeta, joins host Doug Collom to discuss his Goldman-backed fintech startup that works with businesses for payment-card related services, including instant card-based payments and issuing their own branded credit cards, on Bay Area Ventures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Not all customers are the same, regardless of how they appear on the surface. The most successful companies, from Amazon to Best Buy, understand their best customers are their most valuable asset, and they tailor their acquisition, development, and retention efforts to those customers. Host Dan Loney talks with Peter Fader, Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, and Sarah Toms, Executive Director of Wharton Interactive at the Wharton School, to discuss their new book "The Customer Centricity Playbook: Implement a Winning Strategy Driven by Customer Lifetime Value," which addresses how companies can help see their customers as individuals rather than a monolith on Knowledge@Wharton. Rachel Kipp, Associate Director of Knowledge@Wharton, joins us in conversation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Gardner, CEO of The Motley Fool, joins host Stew Friedman to discuss how his financial services company earned it a top spot on Glassdoor’s list of the best places to work on Work and Life. He’s going to talk about how financial literacy can impact your life and why it’s important to stay vigilant in an industry that often makes you out to be the fool. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.