This week’s program is a special interview with Ted Forbes, Executive Director of the Darden School Foundation. Ted talks with Ken White about the “Campaign for Darden”, part of the University of Virginia’s current capital campaign.
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Businesscast 70 with Erika Herz
This week’s headlines include: “Winning in New York”, “Taking the Stage”, and “Two Franks are Better Than One”. Ken’s interview guest this week is Erika Herz, Darden’s Manager of Sustainability Programs. Erika speaks about last week’s Net Impact Week and the upcoming launch of Darden’s new sustainability podcast series, The Darden GreenPod.
BusinessCast 69 with Don Wilkinson
This week’s interview guest is Darden alumnus Don Wilkinson, winner of this year’s Abbott Award. In the headlines: “Trustees Visit Darden”, A New President”, and “Net Impact”.
BusinessCast 68 with Warren Thompson
This week’s headlines are: “Net Impact Week at Darden”, “Welcome Home” and “Alumnus, Volunteer and Leader”. Ken’s interview guest is Warren Thompson. Mr. Thompson discusses his in-class experience, volunteering at Darden and the University of Virginia, and his commitment to diversity.
BusinessCast 67 with Robert L. Johnson
Our interview guest this week is Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television. Mr. Johnson was a keynote speaker during the Black Business Student Forum’s Emerging Domestic Markets Conference held at Darden last week.
BusinessCast #66: Joel Jackson
This week’s headlines include: “Advice from Jim Collins”, “Emerging Markets”, “From HGTV to Darden” and “The US News Rankings” Ken’s interview guest is Joel Jackson. Joel shares some of her experiences during the past year as editor of the “Cold Call Chronicle”, Darden’s student newspaper.
BusinessCast 65 with Jeanne Mockard
This weeks news headlines include: “Good To Great at Darden” and “Using Technology to Recruit Talent”. Ken’s interview guest is a Darden alumnus who recently returned to teach in the “Hot Topis In Finance” class. Jeanne Mockard of Putnam Investments was the first guest lecturer in the course that continues throughout the fourth quarter at Darden.
BusinessCast 64 with Michael Woodfolk
Darden’s Vice President for Alumni Relations, Michael Woodfolk, joins Ken this week to share the details of the upcoming Reunion Weekend in April. The headlines include: “Bound for Japan”, “Getting Ready for Good to Great”, Darden Visits the U.N.”, and “It Takes a Lot of Soul”.
BusinessCast 63 with Chin Ejiasa
In the news: “It’s Off to the Beach”, “Jim Collins Coming to Darden”, “From One Alumnus to Another”, and “The BBSF Conference”. Ken’s interview guest is the 2008-09 President-Elect of the Darden Student Association, Chin Ejiasa.
Perceptions and the Gender Gap
In today’s show, adapted from an article published this month on the Oscar Web site written by Anne Bromley, a senior editor/writer for UVa Media Relations, we look at a recent study by University of Virginia Sociologist Elizabeth Gorman which said, no matter how the data was sliced or certain variables controlled: women say they have to work harder than men.
The statement, “Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good,†may not be totally off the mark in the workplace states a recent study by University of Virginia Sociologist Elizabeth Gorman and Julie Kmec of Washington State University.
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