From engineer to founder to politician, Luz Rivas has constantly dedicated herself to promoting STEM education & awareness as Founder of DIY Girls and Assemblywoman for California's 39th State Assembly District. Here, she discusses the challenges in managing a non-profit organization and how tech intersects with policy in her work today.
Read MoreAmy Wang (Director of Content at BT) is joined by past and current Schwarzman Scholars Michael Shin ('19) and Amanda Morrison ('20) in a discussion of the value of cross border communication and how the program has adapted to the global pandemic. Listen to the panelists discuss present challenges for global cooperation and share advice for those interested in the Schwarzman Program.
Read MoreDr. Ruha Benjamin, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, challenges the dominant narrative that technology always equals progress in her latest novel “Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code,” examining how the heavy impact of COVID-19 on minority communities has exposed default settings of inequity in innovation that have been historically present.
Read MoreAubrey Blanche, Director of Equitable Design and Impact at Culture Amp and startup investor and advisor, discusses the importance of eliminating the word “meritocracy” from the tech industry in order to tackle assumptions about diversity. As founder and CEO of The MathPath (Math Nerd + Empath), she also explains how she combines data and empathy to help execs build work environments that thrive in representation.
Read MoreAlex Kennedy, Global Head and Director of Partnership Strategy and Operations at Twitter, emphasizes the necessity of unconscious bias training, Twitter’s role in reflecting their online user constituency through employee representation at all levels, breaking up the homogenous “tech/innovator/creator” set, and how companies can be intentional about diversity by supporting their workforce as they enter and ascend the ranks.
Read MoreHireVue CEO Kevin Parker discusses the benefits and challenges with harnessing the power of AI and other technologies to facilitate and democratize the hiring process, from carefully incorporating aspects of organizational psychology to bolstering internal mobility in HR, and highlights the company’s focus on the candidate experience.
Read MoreIn our first-ever podcast, Business Today and Miri Rodriguez, Head of the Global Internship Program at Microsoft, discuss strategies for how students can tell their story as they navigate career during coronavirus, including tips on brushing up your resume and LinkedIn.
Read MoreTina Sharkey, co-founder of Brandless, elaborates on her insights from building up a community and consumer brand loyalty with Brandless, the role of self-branding in the media, and the importance of fostering an active, inclusive co-owned heartbeat in the company from the get go in order to build a culture of shared values and shared intentions.
Read MoreNorman Augustine, former CEO and Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation, explains the aerospace industry’s role in national defense and systems integration and economic sustainability in the human spaceflight program. Drawing upon his past experience on the board of Proctor & Gamble, he also elaborates further on some marketing and branding successes and failures.
Read MoreDrawing on his extensive experience working with startups, founders, and consumer technology investments, Amit Mukherjee, partner at New Enterprise Associates, explains the importance of storytelling for founders. He also discusses the duopoly between Facebook and Google regarding the ad space and the paradox of choice for Consumer Packaged Goods.
Read MorePablo Lapuerta, the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, focuses heavily on genetics and drug development. He discusses the messaging that the pharmaceutical industry needs to do in order to help the public understand the extensive processes behind bringing new drugs to market, improvements that could be made in the FDA’s drug approval process, and a novel drug that he and Lexicon have developed to treat Type I diabetes.
Read MoreReflecting on his experiences growing up in an agricultural family and studying renewable energy in grad school, Nick Halla shares his thoughts on the success and expansion of the Impossible Burger, how consumers can push the food industry to become more environmentally friendly, and Impossible Foods’s mission to help people around the world access better food with lower environmental impact.
Read MoreBusiness Today speaks with CEO Edward Felsenthal of TIME Magazine about his journey from law to digital media marketing and the evolution of journalism in the context of social media and the Information Age.
Read MoreChef Dominique Ansel speaks about the experiences which inspired him to open his own pastry shop, the challenges and successes behind his viral creation, the Cronut®, and the values and philosophy driving the Dominique Ansel Bakery global brand.
Read More“I have never been good at the ‘what do you want to be in five years?’ question,” said Gary Briggs, whose prolific career includes time in senior positions at eBay, Google, Facebook, and most recently as the digital director of Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign. For Briggs, it is genuine person-to-person connections that matters at the end of the day.
Read MoreAs the founder of Tigress Ventures, a management consulting firm connecting women with the proper expertise and resources to succeed in startup ventures, Ita Ekpoudom was addressing gender inequality in the C-Suite long before the discussion entered the spotlight. In a conversation with Business Today, Ekpoudom explains why women must become an investment - not just a token - that companies sincerely care about.
Read MoreDebi Chirichella is executive vice president, chief financial officer and director of global operations for Hearst Magazines, one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with 25 U.S. titles and close to 300 international editions.
Read MorePresident of Microsoft, Brad Smith, shares his thoughts on his recent novel Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age, which grapples with the uncertain future of technology in a world increasing driven by data-centered software, and argues for a careful, comprehensive approach.
Read MoreJon Weiss is the Senior Executive Vice President of Wealth & Investment Management at Wells Fargo. In an interview with Business Today, Weiss shares how he got his start in banking, and why he has stayed with the company for so long.
Read MoreIn a crowded market of food delivery, Snackpass has cracked the code in marketing to their college audience with a social experience of ordering food, and investors have taken notice. Business Today speaks with Claudia Haimovici, Growth Marketing Manager, to learn about their plans for further expansion and the student founder experience.
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