Podcast Archive
2013
White House Black Market's Donna Noce on the Power of Personalized Customer Relationships
Published:Jun 5, 2013 || Duration: 00:21:56
Donna Noce entered college with the intent to major in veterinary medicine. But when a part-time job at a local retail store led to the chance to try her hand as a fashion buyer, she became hooked on the retail industry. For the past six years, Noce has been president of White House Black Market, a retail chain that sells designs focused around the classic color combination. In this interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Noce drew on more than three decades of experience to discuss what has changed in the fashion business -- and what hasn't. (Video with transcript)
Published:Jun 5, 2013 || Duration: 00:21:56
Donna Noce entered college with the intent to major in veterinary medicine. But when a part-time job at a local retail store led to the chance to try her hand as a fashion buyer, she became hooked on the retail industry. For the past six years, Noce has been president of White House Black Market, a retail chain that sells designs focused around the classic color combination. In this interview with Knowledge@Wharton, Noce drew on more than three decades of experience to discuss what has changed in the fashion business -- and what hasn't. (Video with transcript)
TechStars' Brad Feld: A Startup Community Needs a 20-year Time Horizon
Published:Jun 5, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:08
Brad Feld sold his Boston startup and moved to Boulder, Colo., in 1995. The city already had a bustling entrepreneurial community, and Feld was soon in the thick of things. He co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, earlier, Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch software companies. More recently, he co-founded two early-stage venture capital firms -- the Foundry Group and TechStars -- which provide seed funding and angel investors. A startup community has to tap its "natural resources," he says in this Knowledge@Wharton interview. Feld is also the author of several books, including Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. (Podcast with transcript)
Published:Jun 5, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:08
Brad Feld sold his Boston startup and moved to Boulder, Colo., in 1995. The city already had a bustling entrepreneurial community, and Feld was soon in the thick of things. He co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, earlier, Intensity Ventures, a company that helped launch software companies. More recently, he co-founded two early-stage venture capital firms -- the Foundry Group and TechStars -- which provide seed funding and angel investors. A startup community has to tap its "natural resources," he says in this Knowledge@Wharton interview. Feld is also the author of several books, including Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City. (Podcast with transcript)
Encore Careers: Why an Aging Population Is a Resource, Not a Problem
Published:Jun 5, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:47
Many people in the Western world used to anticipate retiring in their 50s or 60s. Now, they are embarking on new "encore" careers at the very time when they might have previously been expected to begin a life of leisure. Marci Alboher, author of The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life, spoke to Wharton professor Stewart Friedman about second -- and even third -- acts. (Video with transcript)
Published:Jun 5, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:47
Many people in the Western world used to anticipate retiring in their 50s or 60s. Now, they are embarking on new "encore" careers at the very time when they might have previously been expected to begin a life of leisure. Marci Alboher, author of The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life, spoke to Wharton professor Stewart Friedman about second -- and even third -- acts. (Video with transcript)
Using Community Libraries to Create Social Change in Rural South Asia
Published:May 8, 2013 || Duration: 00:14:21
READ Global, an international non-profit that uses community libraries as a platform for creating social change in rural villages throughout India, Bhutan and Nepal, is the winner of the second annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize awarded to an organization that is creating social impact through leadership and innovation. Wharton administers the prize on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania. Michael Useem, director of Wharton's Center for Leadership and Change Management, recently interviewed Tina Sciabica, executive director of READ Global. (Video with transcript)
Published:May 8, 2013 || Duration: 00:14:21
READ Global, an international non-profit that uses community libraries as a platform for creating social change in rural villages throughout India, Bhutan and Nepal, is the winner of the second annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize awarded to an organization that is creating social impact through leadership and innovation. Wharton administers the prize on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania. Michael Useem, director of Wharton's Center for Leadership and Change Management, recently interviewed Tina Sciabica, executive director of READ Global. (Video with transcript)
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Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff: Pulling Back the Veil on the Housing Market
Published:Apr 24, 2013 || Duration: 00:19:35
Givers vs. Takers: The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead
Published:Apr 10, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:04
Published:Apr 10, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:04
Humana's CEO on Obamacare: 'We're Concerned About What We Don't Know'
Published:Mar 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:58
Published:Mar 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:58
Jeremy Siegel on Why Stocks Are -- and Will Remain -- the Best Bet
Published:Feb 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:29
Published:Feb 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:16:29
Why Long-term Debt Solutions Require a Break from Sequestered Thinking
Published:Feb 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:18:50
Published:Feb 27, 2013 || Duration: 00:18:50
Tyco's Ed Breen: During a Crisis, 'Spend a Lot of Time on the Big Swings'
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:21:36
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:21:36
Anne-Marie Slaughter: Forget 'Having It All' -- Own What You Want
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:54
Published:Feb 13, 2013 || Duration: 00:22:54
For the Global Economy in 2013, Happy Days Are Not Quite Here Again
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:30:42
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:30:42
Up in the Cloud: Hype and High Expectations for Cloud Computing
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:36:14
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:36:14
Up in the Cloud: Hype and High Expectations for Cloud Computing
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:36:14
Published:Jan 16, 2013 || Duration: 00:36:14
2012
'Kill the Company': Identify Your Weaknesses Before Your Competitors Do
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:10:19
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:10:19
'The Corner Office': Adam Bryant on the Five Qualities of Successful Leaders
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:12:07
Published:Dec 17, 2012 || Duration: 00:12:07
Social TV: People Are Talking -- How Marketers Should Listen
Published:Dec 5, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:20
Published:Dec 5, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:20
'For the Win': How Gamification Can Transform Your Business
Published:Dec 5, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:43
Published:Dec 5, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:43
Why America Is Losing the Race for Entrepreneurial Talent
Published:Nov 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:06
Published:Nov 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:06
One Organization's Fight against Hunger -- and Why Victory Is So Elusive
Published:Nov 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:16
Published:Nov 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:25:16
MOOCs on the Move: How Coursera Is Disrupting the Traditional Classroom
Published:Nov 7, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:41
Published:Nov 7, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:41
GM's Daniel Ammann: Driving 'One of the Great Corporate Transformations of All Time'
Published:Oct 24, 2012 || Duration: 00:17:30
Published:Oct 24, 2012 || Duration: 00:17:30
Banco Santander's Huge Mexican IPO: Why It's a 'Smart Move' During Troubled Times
Published:Sep 12, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:47
Published:Sep 12, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:47
The Apple-Samsung Case: What It Means for Patents -- and Innovation
Published:Aug 29, 2012 || Duration: 00:35:49
Published:Aug 29, 2012 || Duration: 00:35:49
The Dark Side of Microfinance: An Industry Where the Poor Play 'Cameo Roles'
Published:Jul 18, 2012 || Duration: 00:20:08
Published:Jul 18, 2012 || Duration: 00:20:08
GM's Steve Girsky on Renewed Customer Focus, Overcapacity and the Volt
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:16:24
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:16:24
'Creating Innovators': Raising Young People Who Will Change the World
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:14:43
Published:Jul 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:14:43
Why Good People Can't Get Jobs: Chasing After the 'Purple Squirrel'
Published:Jun 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:23:52
Published:Jun 20, 2012 || Duration: 00:23:52
Emerging Gabon Hinges on Services, Industry and the Environment
Published:Jun 6, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:44
Published:Jun 6, 2012 || Duration: 00:24:44
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Resolve Conflicts and Build Tough, Kind Leaders
Published:May 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:55
Published:May 3, 2012 || Duration: 00:18:55
IT Innovations Dominate 2012's 'Great Eight' Business Plans
Published:May 1, 2012 || Duration: 00:00:00
Published:May 1, 2012 || Duration: 00:00:00
Jon Huntsman, Jr., on Republican Politics, the U.S. Economy and China's Transition
Published:Apr 25, 2012 || Duration: 00:32:23
Published:Apr 25, 2012 || Duration: 00:32:23
Google's Chade-Meng Tan Wants You to Search Inside Yourself for Inner (and World) Peace
Published:Apr 25, 2012 || Duration: 00:27:25
Published:Apr 25, 2012 || Duration: 00:27:25
Does It Make Sense to Have an Industrial Policy? Ask Howard Pack
Published:Apr 11, 2012 || Duration: 00:19:57
Published:Apr 11, 2012 || Duration: 00:19:57
