Leadership & Business Podcast

Ken White Leadership & Business is an award-winning podcast series. It features the latest and best thinking from today's business leaders from across the world. Each episode features subject matter experts discussing strategies, tactics and information to help you become a more effective leader, communicator, and professional.

Launched in 2015, Leadership & Business is produced by William & Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Ken White, Associate Dean, Graduate Business Programs and former award-winning broadcast journalist, hosts the podcast.

2025

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The Job Market

Episode 253: Phil Heavilin

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No Story = No Success

Episode 252: Jason Ross & Francis Lyons

Passion, Leadership & Wildlife

Episode 251: Colby Loucks

The Role of the CEO

Episode 250: AnnaMaria DeSalva & Dan Draper

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Successful Investment Management

Episode 249: Austin Camporin

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The Need for Power

Episode 248: Darpan Kapadia

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Improv at Work

Episode 247: Brad McMurran

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Neurodiversity at Work

Episode 246: Eleanor Loiacono

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Leadership & Creativity

Episode 245: Bill Rosenthal

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Investing in Your Employees

Episode 244: Jim Solomon

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Managing a Crisis

Episode 243: Tim Lloyd

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Leading a High Growth Strategy

Episode 242: Jason Angus

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Networking Strategically

Episode 241: Inga Carboni

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The 'Art' of Business

Episode 240: David Brashear

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Leading Change

Episode 239: David Long

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Principled Achievement 2025

Episode 238: Michael Medline

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Polarization

Episode 237: Phil Wagner

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The Rapid Growth of LLMs

Episode 236: Monica Tremblay

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The Changing Landscape of College Athletics

Episode 235: Brian Mann

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Bridging Machine Learning & Finance

Episode 234: Matt Fiordaliso

2024

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Good Reads for the New Year

Episode 233: Anna Milholland

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Technology, Storytelling, & Pizza

Episode 232: Joe Jordan

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The Characteristics of Leaders

Episode 231: Carly Fiorina

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The Coach's Agent

Episode 230: Dennis Cordell

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The Casual Dining Landscape

Episode 229: Michael Healy

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Managing Sudden Wealth

Episode 228: Biff Baker

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Leading a Complex Organization

Episode 227: Dan Draper

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Forensic Accounting

Episode 226: Michelle Avery

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Working in Teams

Episode 225: Tatia Granger

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The Leadership Journey

Episode 224: Cate Faddis

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From Hoodies to Suits

Episode 223: Annelise Osborne

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Leadership & Global Markets

Episode 222: Lisa Petrelli

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Retail in 2024

Episode 221: Greg Melich

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Human Centered A.I.

Episode 220: Zar Toolan

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Football & Principled Achievement

Episode 219: Sean McDermott

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Grief & Grieving

Episode 218: Martha Rouleau

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Resilience

Episode 217: Casey White

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Myths & Truths About AI

Episode 216: Rachel Chung

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A Retail Destination

Episode 215: Navdeep Gupta

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Understanding Corporate Public Affairs

Episode 214: Mike Lord

2023

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Hospital Leadership

Episode 2013: Amber Price

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The Job Market

Episode 212: Stephanie Rentschler

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From an Algerian Village to Director of the NIH

Episode 211: Dr. Elias Zerhouni

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The 'State' of Leadership

Episode 210: Lyn McDermid

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Learning from the Past

Episode 209: Chris Caracci

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Leading & Making a Difference

Episode 208: Michael Flood

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Thriving in an Era of Automation & AI

Episode 207: Brian Miller

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Telling the Corporate Story

Episode 206: Cody Watson

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The Business of College Football

Episode 205: Brian Mann

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Your Leadership Style

Episode 204: Erin Berube

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Empty Offices

Episode 203: Mike Seiler

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Agility & Digital Transformation

Episode 202: J. Singh

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A Breakthrough Technology

Episode 201: Rajiv Kohli

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Principled Achievement

Episode 200: AnnaMaria DeSalva

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Influencing with Integrity

Episode 199: Amanda Eversole

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Transitioning in Life

Episode 198: JD Due

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Culture & The CEO

Episode 197: Jeff Barna

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Lessons From The World's Toughest Bike Race

Episode 196: Kurt Matzler

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Serving on a Board

Episode 195: Kim Lopdrup

Taking Stock of Your Personal Brand

Episode 194: Dawn Edmiston

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The Leadership Shift

Episode 193: Matt Williams

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Meet ChatGPT

Episode 192: ChatGPT & NaturalReader AI

Ethical Leadership for Tech Entrepreneurs

Episode 191: Anand Anandalingam

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The New Dean

Episode 190: Todd Mooradian

2022

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Holiday Binge Watching

Episode 189: Students, Faculty & Staff

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The Commitment-Based Organization

Episode 188: Mano Watsa

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The Domino's Pizza Story

Episode 187: Joe Jordan

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Building Customer Loyalty

Episode 186: Chris Caracci

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How Are You Innovating?

Episode 185: Dan Webber

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Leading Remote Teams

Episode 184: Jeanne Wilson

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The Changing Business Dress Code

Episode 183: Lucy Vozza

Supply Chain in 2022

Episode 182: Ram Ganeshan

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Regenerative Resilience

Episode 181: Elatia Abate

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Retaining Your Employees

Episode 180: David Long

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Doing Good & Well: DICK'S

Episode 179: Navdeep Gupta

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Leadership & the Marriott Recovery

Episode 178: Stephanie Linnartz

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Leading in a Modern Age

Episode 177: Andrew White

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Leading on a Global Scale

Episode 176: Dan Akerson

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A New Paradigm for Leadership

Episode 175: Nicholas Janni

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The Psychology of Women Investors

Episode 174: Molly Nissman

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Holistic Wellbeing at Microsoft

Episode 173: Kristen Roby Dimlow

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The Customer Experience

Episode 172: Chris Caracci

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Leading Transformational Change

Episode 171: Michael Medline

The Hot Job Market

Episode 170: Patrice Lincoln

Brand Storytelling in 2022

Episode 169: Megan Cunningham

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Work Reimagined

Episode 168: Jennifer Engelhardt

2021

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Flourishing Through Life's Transitions

Episode 167: Kelly Crace & David Long

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Qualities of Great Leaders

Episode 166: Brad Martin

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Creating Value

Episode 165: Quimby Kaizer

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America's Fittest CEO

Episode 164: Strauss Zelnick

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Successful Turnarounds

Episode 163: Kim Lopdrup

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Lies, Damned Lies & Marketing

Episode 162: Atul Minocha

Transition from day to night

Transitioning from the Military

Episode 161: JD Due

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Stepping Up Your D&I Efforts

Episode 160: Phil Wagner

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Performance Conversations

Episode 159: Christopher Lee

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NIL & The Changing Face of College Athletics

Episode 158: Jeremy Martin & Kevin Dwan

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Supply Chain & The Pandemic

Episode 157: Ram Ganeshan

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The U.S. Housing Market

Episode 156: Mike Seiler

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Good Books for Summer Vacation

Episode 155: Anna Milholland

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The Class of 2021

Episode 154: Micah West

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College Admissions & the Pandemic

Episode 153: Henry Broaddus

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Leading in a Post-COVID World

Episode 152: Tim Murray

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The Walk-On Method

Episode 151: Jim Roddy

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Light at the End of the COVID Tunnel

Episode 150: Rajiv Kohli

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Helping Others Through COVID

Episode 149: Cara Simpson & Vicki Harrington

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A CEO Does Three Things

Episode 148: Trey Taylor

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Unemployed at 60

Episode 147: Fawn Germer

The New Email

Episode 146: David Jay

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Managing Your Finances in 2021

Episode 145: Jen Lee

2020

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Changing the Face of Hollywood

Episode 144: Phillip Sun

Communicating Effectively in Virtual Meetings

Episode 143: Kim Foley

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Escaping the COVID-19 Rut

Episode 142: Graham Henshaw

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Women are Leaving the Workforce

Episode 141: Jane Stevenson

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Job Seeking During the Pandemic

Episode 140: Brett Alpert

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Five Strategies to Avoid COVID Burnout

Episode 139: Dr. Kelly Crace

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Personal Branding in the COVID-19 Era

Episode 138: Dawn Edmiston

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The Succession Solution

Episode 137: Brad Franc

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Civil Unrest and the CEO

Episode 136: Bob Williams & Brian Baines

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COVID-19: Returning to Normal

Episode 135: Rajiv Kohli

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COVID-19 & Your Mental Health

Episode 134: Dr. Kelly Crace

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People, Strategy & Leadership

Episode 133: Josh Jackson

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Long Term Success with One Employer

Episode 132: Phil Tuning

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Cultivating Joy In Your Work

Episode 131: Dr. Kelly Crace

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Workplace Strategy

Episode 130: Andrea Sarate

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Thriving Among Rapid Change

Episode 129: Katherine Rowe

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Your Best Year Ever

Episode 128: Sarah Levitt

2019

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Other-Centric Communication

Episode 127: Neal Batra

Pharmaceutical design

Prescriptions, Pricing & Policy

Episode 126: John Osborn

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The SEC

Episode 125: Hester Peirce

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Entrepreneurial Success - Part 2

Episode 124: Anshuman Vohra

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Entrepreneurial Success - Part 1

Episode 123: Anshuman Vohra

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Virtual Reality at Work

Episode 122: Jennifer Engelhardt & Scott Troxell

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Courage, Creativity and Change

Episode 121: Beth Comstock

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Resilience

Episode 120: Margaret Liptay

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Leadership, Business and Baseball

Episode 119: Todd Boehly

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The Conqueror

Episode 118: Bradford Downs

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Passion, Advocacy and Initiative

Episode 117: Ann Benjamin

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The Business of Local TV News

Episode 116: Mark Kurtz

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Filling an Unmet Need

Episode 115: Shawn Boyer

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Leading on a Large Scale

Episode 114: Kelly Grier

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Life on Wall Street

Episode 113: Matt Siano

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Machine Learning and Human Interface

Episode 112: Thomas Tull

2018

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The Coworking Movement

Episode 111: Lisa DeNoia & Jeff Werby

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The Successful Professional

Episode 110: Katherine Kimball

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Artificial Intelligence

Episode 109: Jennifer Engelhardt

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Career Advice for New Graduates

Episode 108: Molly Pieroni

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Transforming the World of Investing

Episode 107: David Musto

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The Evolution of Fender

Episode 106: Evan Jones

Road going towards mountains

The Path to Entrepreneurship

Episode 105: David Hunt

People helping each other up mountain

Winning Through Inclusiveness

Episode 104: Ken Bouyer

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Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

Episode 103: Inga Carboni

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The Business of Public Education

Episode 102: Thomas Taylor

2017

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Good Reads for 2018

Episode 101: Faculty & Staff

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Your Why, How & What

Episode 100: Quimby Kaizer

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In the Elevator With

Episode 99: Joanna Stern

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Coming to America

Episode 98: Marcelo Barros

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Human Flourishing

Episode 97: Dr. Kelly Crace

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Millennials at Work

Episode 96: Dianne Greene

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The Remote Workforce

Episode 95: Ryan Malone

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The CEO

Episode 94: Bill Crawford

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Working with a Leadership Coach

Episode 93: Margaret Liptay & Terry Shannon

New York city lights in the dark

Remembering September 11

Episode 92: Jon Doyle

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Summer Reads

Episode 91: Faculty & Staff

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The Job Interview

Episode 90: Alice Davison

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Summer Look Back: Leading a Large Organization

Episode 89: Mike Petters

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Summer Look Back: A Passion for Leadership

Episode 88: Robert Gates

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Summer Look Back: Xbox Revisited

Episode 87: Robbie Bach

Summer Look Back: Creating the Customer Experience

Episode 86: Jennifer DiMotta

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Managing Up, Redefined - Part 2

Episode 85: Margaret Liptay

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Managing Up, Redefined - Part 1

Episode 84: Margaret Liptay

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Hidden Heroes

Episode 83: Dave Heenan

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Data Visualization

Episode 82: Skye Moret

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Leaving on Top

Episode 81: Dave Heenan

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Retiring Successfully

Episode 80: Dane Brooksher

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The Nonprofit World

Episode 79: Olympia Trumbower

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Leading in a Foreign Country

Episode 78: Tim Murray

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Changing Financial Wellness in Retirement

Episode 77: Rhian Horgan

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The Changing Landscape of Television

Episode 76: Cindy Davis

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Leadership & Excellence

Episode 75: John Hewitt

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Xbox Revisited

Episode 74: Robbie Bach

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Design Thinking

Episode 73: Michael Luchs

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Making a Successful Military Transition

Episode 72: Mike Petters

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A Passion for Leadership

Episode 71: A Passion for Leadership

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The Employment Business

Episode 70: Kathleen Powell

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Improvisation & Business

Episode 69: Joyful Simpson

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The STIHL Story

Episode 68: Nick Jiannis

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Great Reads for 2017

Episode 67: Faculty & Staff

2016

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Finding Your Dream Job in 2017

Episode 66: Dawn Edmiston & Phil Heavilin

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Innovation & The Talent Agency

Episode 65: Sheri Bias & Amory Holloway

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Leading a Good and Tough Culture

Episode 64: Matt Williams

Creating the Customer Experience

Episode 63: Jennifer DiMotta

It's All About the Customer

Episode 62: Donna McDermott

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Leading the Large Organization

Episode 61: Leading the Large Organization

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Entrepreneurship & Success

Episode 60: Mike McSherry

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Cyber Attacks & the Ethical Hacker

Episode 59: Andrew Leeth

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Diversity, Inclusion, and the Bottom Line

Episode 58: Elizabeth Nieto

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The CEO of Your Own Career

Episode 57: Karen Locke

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Strategy

Episode 56: Julien Cayet

Road going towards mountains

Coolsculpting's Road to Success

Episode 55: Keith Sullivan

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Pillars of Leadership

Episode 54: Bob Williams

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The Craft Brewery Business

Episode 53: Chris Smith

Impression Management at Work

Episode 52: David Long

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Turning Plastic Bottles into Designer Bags

Episode 51: Hamilton Perkins

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The Evolution of Advertising

Episode 50: Andrew Smith

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The Ramifications of Brexit

Episode 49: Deborah Hewitt

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Crisis Communication in the Digital Age

Episode 48: Dan Webber

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Summer Look Back: Leadership in the Non Profit Space

Episode 47: Cris Wineinger

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Summer Look Back: Advice from a World Class CEO

Episode 46: Dave Cote

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Summer Look Back: Leadership Presence

Episode 45: Margaret Liptay

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Summer Look Back: How to Handle Stress

Episode 44: Dr. Kelly Crace

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Competing with Robots

Episode 43: Akram Khan

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Accelerating Your Career

Episode 42: Phil Heavilin

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Fear of Failure

Episode 41: Margaret Liptay

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Real Women, Real Leaders

Episode 40: Priscilla Shumway

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Helping Female Founders Succeed

Episode 39: Karen Griffith Gryga

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Doing Good and Doing Well

Episode 38: Tim Dunn

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Lessons from a Leader

Episode 37: Alan B. Miller

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Mindfulness

Episode 36: Becca Marcus

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The Presidential Debates

Episode 35: Frank Fahrenkopf

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The Hospitality Gene

Episode 34: Kim Lopdrup

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Telling Stories Through Numbers

Episode 33: Walter Hickey

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Career Advice for Young Women

Episode 32: Janice Min

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Building Positive Culture

Episode 31: David Friedman

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Diversity in the Workplace

Episode 30: Sharon Wood-Dunn

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Giving Voice to Values

Episode 29: Mary Gentile

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Past, Present, and Future of Big Data

Episode 28: Hector Guerrero

Worried businessman, reflection, double exposure

Leading vs. Managing

Episode 27: Bob Williams

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Entrepreneurial Thinking

Episode 25: Graham Henshaw

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Online Learning

Episode 24: Pam Suzadail

People in front of window talking

Leadership in the Non Profit Space

Episode 23: Cris Wineinger

Doctor with medical icons

Leadership in Healthcare

Episode 22: Leif Murphey

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Social Media 101

Episode 21: Christen Barber

2015

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New Year, New Job

Episode 20: Phil Heavilin

Graduating student silhouettes throwing caps in air

The Role of the College President

Episode 19: Taylor Reveley

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The HR Environment

Episode 18: Mike Burniston

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Strategic Networking

Episode 17: Inga Carboni

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Advice on Leading a Turnaround

Episode 16: Ed Coleman

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Open Innovation and Its Benefits to Organizations

Episode 15: Max Rapp

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Digital Marketing

Episode 14: Mike Savage

Man on top of mountain

Leadership Presence

Episode 13: Margaret Liptay

Five people showing evolution concept

Evolution of a Leader

Episode 12: Strauss Zelnick

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Big Data

Episode 11: Bin Mu

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Insight from an Entrepreneur

Episode 10: Mark Shenkman

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The World of Wealth Management

Episode 9: John Hyman

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Working with an Executive Recruiter

Episode 8: Maureen Brille

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Communicating Change

Episode 7: Tim Murray

Six people at informal business meeting

Adapting Your Leadership Style

Episode 6: Nicolas Boël

Building Your Personal Brand

Episode 5: Dawn Edmiston

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The Life of the American Ex Pat

Episode 4: Bay McLaughlin

Man meditating at sunset

How to Handle Stress

Episode 3: Dr. Kelly Crace

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The Evolution of Public Relations

Episode 2: Joe Cohen

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Advice from a World Class CEO

Episode 1: Dave Cote