Episodes

  • NFL's Private Equity Win: A New Era for Big Money in Sports

    NFL's Private Equity Win: A New Era for Big Money in Sports
    Sep 19 2024
    Kenneth Shropshire, Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Former Director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, joins the show to discuss what the recent NFL private equity ruling means for investors and the individual teams, and whether these new investors will have a say in team operations.

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    10 mins
  • AI to the Rescue: How Small Businesses Can Harness AI To Save Time and Money

    AI to the Rescue: How Small Businesses Can Harness AI To Save Time and Money
    Sep 17 2024
    Spencer Rascoff, Former CEO of Zillow and Co-Founder of heyLibby, joins the show to discuss how entrepreneurs and small businesses can harness AI's power.

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    15 mins
  • New Retail Age is On The Rise With Companies Prioritizing Experiential over Traditional Retail

    New Retail Age is On The Rise With Companies Prioritizing Experiential over Traditional Retail
    Sep 12 2024
    Peter Fader, Wharton Professor of Marketing, joins the show to discuss how companies are approaching experiential retail, how the consumers' mindset is contributing to this trend, and how these experiences could help cities revitalize their downtown areas.

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    11 mins
  • Nancy Lieberman: Harnessing the Momentum of Women's Sports to Propel Growth Across Business Sectors

    Nancy Lieberman: Harnessing the Momentum of Women's Sports to Propel Growth Across Business Sectors
    Sep 10 2024
    Nancy Lieberman, Two Time Basketball Hall of Famer and Chairwoman of Nancy Lieberman Charities, joins the show to discuss the amazing growth and investment within women's sports and spotlight the impact of Nancy Lieberman Charities and its Dream Court initiative.

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    14 mins
  • How Will LLMs Impact Jobs?

    How Will LLMs Impact Jobs?
    Sep 9 2024

    Wharton professor Daniel Rock joins the show to talk about his research on how Large Language Models (LLMs) will impact job markets, and which tasks are likely to be replaced or automated.



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    14 mins
  • How Much Will a Harris or Trump Presidency Cost? New Penn Wharton Budget Model Data Analyzes the Price of Both Economic Policy Proposals

    How Much Will a Harris or Trump Presidency Cost? New Penn Wharton Budget Model Data Analyzes the Price of Both Economic Policy Proposals
    Sep 5 2024
    Kent Smetters, Faculty Director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and Wharton Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, joins the show to discuss how much each presidential candidate's economic plan will cost, including Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and Harris' new proposal for the corporate tax rate.

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    14 mins
  • AI Chat Bots Can Be Your... Companions? New Wharton Research Dives Into How AI Can Combat Loneliness

    AI Chat Bots Can Be Your... Companions? New Wharton Research Dives Into How AI Can Combat Loneliness
    Aug 29 2024
    Stefano Puntoni, Wharton Professor of Marketing and Co-Director of AI at Wharton explains his research on how AI companions can help combat the "loneliness epidemic", how it may affect consumers' emotional processes, and how this type of AI will be developed in the future.

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    11 mins
  • CEO of Playa Hotels: Travelers Require Personalized Customer Service and Experiences

    CEO of Playa Hotels: Travelers Require Personalized Customer Service and Experiences
    Aug 27 2024
    CEO of Playa Hotels & Resorts, Bruce Wardinski, joins the show to discuss how travelers' preferences towards all-inclusive resorts influence the customer experience, the importance of creating growth opportunities for hotel team members, and whether the surging travel demand will continue.

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    12 mins