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Tech Investor Guy Kawasaki on Vaccine Acceptance Americans to Get the COVID Vaccine?
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Guy Kawasaki talks about the strong anti-vaccination movement in the United States, and how to encourage people who are hesitant about vaccines to take the Coronavirus vaccine so that we can return to 'normalcy.' On his Remarkable People podcast, Guy has tackled this question with a variety of experts, including Wharton's Katy Milkman and Jonah Berger.
Guy Kawasaki is the creator of the Remarkable People podcast and chief evangelist of Canva. He is an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales. He was previously the chief evangelist of Apple and a trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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Ferrero, Kellogg, and the Return of the Breakup-Merger Cycle
10:36|Emilie Feldman, Wharton Professor of Management, explores how recent M&A activity—such as Ferrero’s acquisition of WK Kellogg—reflects a recurring trend where companies separate high-and low-growth assets only to later reintegrate them, drawing parallels to past moves by Kraft, Heinz, and other consumer goods giants.Ask ChatGPT
How AI Is Reshaping Work and Higher Learning
09:12|Manav Raj, Wharton Assistant Professor of Management, shares insights on how AI is transforming job roles, challenging traditional degree models, and pushing both students and educators to rethink skills development in a shifting labor market.
Jeremy Siegel on Inflation, Fed Policy, and Market Resilience
10:24|Jeremy Siegel, Wharton Emeritus Professor of Finance and WisdomTree Chief Economist, shares his outlook on economic growth, inflation, interest rates, and market resilience, addressing the impact of tariffs, the rise of AI, and the uncertain future of Federal Reserve leadership.
Understanding Dynamic Pricing in Today’s Inflationary Climate
09:54|John Zhang, Wharton Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, discusses how firms use tariff-induced economic conditions to raise prices and explore dynamic pricing strategies, balancing profit motives with consumer perceptions and competition.
How Business Leaders Are Misjudging AI’s Workforce Impact
09:39|Peter Cappelli, Management Professor at the Wharton School and Director of the Center on Human Resources, explains why bold predictions about AI-driven job loss often miss the mark, how financial pressures are influencing executive behavior, and why uncertainty—not automation—should be guiding future workforce strategies.
Rebuilding Boeing: Engineering, Ethics, and Organizational Change
09:38|Greg Shea, Adjunct Professor of Management and Senior Fellow at the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change, outlines how Boeing’s long-term shift away from its engineering roots has led to widespread reputational damage and organizational dysfunction—and what its leadership must do to repair both internal culture and external credibility.
What the Reconciliation Bill Means for U.S. Households
09:59|Kent Smetters, Faculty Director of the Penn Wharton Budget Model and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School, discusses the newly passed reconciliation bill—highlighting its projected $3.6 trillion increase to the national debt, minimal near-term economic growth, and long-term GDP decline, along with how the legislation may reduce resources for lower-income households.Ask ChatGPT
Automatic Enrollment, Tax Fears, and the 401(k) Surge
09:47|Olivia Mitchell, Professor and Executive Director of the Pension Research Council at the Wharton School, joins the show to discuss Fidelity’s latest data showing record-high retirement saving rates, explore the policy and psychological factors driving increased 401(k) participation, and examine how generational trends, employer incentives, and concerns over Social Security and national debt are shaping the future of retirement preparedness.
User Choice, Defaults, and the Future of Search
10:30|Leon Musolff, Wharton Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, discusses findings from a recent field experiment showing how default search engine settings significantly influence user choice, highlighting the implications for antitrust policy and competition between Google and Bing.