Latest Williamandmary Podcast Episodes
221 Greg Melich - Retail in 2024
Leadership and Business - April 27, 2024 06:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsWe interact with it on a regular basis; some of us daily, some weekly. Whatever the frequency, it’s a major part of life and spending. Retail. Whether it’s discount stores, department stores, online or brick-and-mortar, retail is a massive sector. And for the most part, since the beginning of th...
220 Zar Toolan - Human Centered A.I.
Leadership and Business - April 05, 2024 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsThe adoption of artificial intelligence and generative AI is moving so quickly. Leaders, companies, and organizations are working to determine how AI can best help them, their employees, their customers, and others. And while the work continues, some organizations have found the sweet spot: deve...
219 Sean McDermott - Football & Principled Achievement
Leadership and Business - March 23, 2024 06:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsSucceeding. And doing so in the right manner. That’s principled achievement. The William & Mary School of Business defines the principled achievement leader as one who values people, diversity of thought, empathy, humility, and success. This leader listens and inspires, practices ethical compass...
218 Martha Rouleau - Grief & Grieving
Leadership and Business - March 08, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsIf you’ve lived for any length of time, you have experienced grief. It’s a universal emotion caused by losing someone or some thing you’ve loved or cared about. Whether it’s the loss of a job, the death of a family member, or loss of a pet, grief and grieving can be intense - strong enough to ad...
217 Casey White - Resilience
Leadership and Business - February 21, 2024 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsSuccess today requires resilience. Whether it’s a company dealing with a major shift in the market, or an individual faced with a significant personal or professional obstacle, resilience is a requirement. Casey White knows all about resilience. A young, fit, working professional at the start of...
216 Rachel Chung - Myths & Truths About AI
Leadership and Business - February 05, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsIt’s been a little over a year now since most of us were introduced to ChatGPT. Since that time, many professionals, businesses and organizations have worked hard to understand not only ChatGPT, but machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, and what it all can do to assist employees, serv...
215 Navdeep Gupta - A Retail Destination
Leadership and Business - January 23, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsIf you’re an athlete, or someone close to you is an athlete, you’ve most likely spent time in a Dick’s Sporting Goods store. Depending on where you live, the next time you visit your neighborhood Dick’s Sporting Goods, you might be surprised. Dick’s has launched its House of Sport: A new type of...
214 Mike Lord - Understanding Corporate Public Affairs
Leadership and Business - January 06, 2024 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsIt’s difficult to succeed in business today without having a solid grasp of public affairs, public policy, and politics. Regardless of the size of your business or sector, decisions that are made in your state capitol, Washington, D.C., and beyond can greatly affect your bottom line. Learning to...
213 Amber Price - Hospital Leadership
Leadership and Business - December 21, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsWhen you think of a typical hospital chief administrator, who comes to mind? The majority of hospital CEOs are men and many possess a graduate business degree. But Amber Price is different; she’s one of a small number of women who lead hospitals. She holds a doctorate in nursing practice with a ...
212 Stephanie Rentschler - The Job Market
Leadership and Business - November 22, 2023 07:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsWhen it comes to the job market, things certainly have evolved in the past few years. During the pandemic, the unemployment rate reached almost 15%. Today, the labor market is strong and the unemployment rate is under 4%. When comparing today’s employment landscape with that of the pandemic, one...
211 Dr. Elias Zerhouni - From an Algerian Village to Director of the NIH: One Immigrant’s Leadership Story
Leadership and Business - November 21, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsHost Phil Wagner fills in for Ken White on this special crossover episode of Leadership & Business and Diversity Goes to Work. Our guest today is Dr. Elias Zerhouni, who has had an incredibly inspiring story of pursuing the American dream while never forgetting his roots. Born in a small village...
210 Lyn McDermid - The ’State’ of Leadership
Leadership and Business - November 05, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsImagine leading and revamping your organizations cyber security system. For Lyn McDermid, that organization is the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 11th most populated state in the US. McDermid is Virginia’s Secretary of Administration. She was appointed to the position by Governor Glenn Youngkin i...
209 Chris Caracci - Learning From the Past
Leadership and Business - October 21, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsOne of the best ways to succeed in the future is to understand the past. A new partnership between Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary will count on the past, along with a special place, to teach leadership, civil discourse, and engagement in a unique way. The newly created Williamsburg Ins...
208 Michael Flood - Leading & Making a Difference
Leadership and Business - October 05, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsAbout 1 in every 10 American households is food insecure. That’s according to the US Department of Agriculture. That means 10% of American households are uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all members of the family. In addition, households with children h...
207 Brian Miller - Thriving in an Era of Automation & AI
Leadership and Business - September 21, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsProfessionals, companies, and organizations everywhere are working to determine and refine the role automation and Artificial Intelligence play in their strategies and day-to-day activities. At BDO, one of the world’s top accounting and advisory firms, embracing technology, AI, and automation is...
206 Cody Watson - Telling the Corporate Story
Leadership and Business - September 05, 2023 19:47 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsWhether large or small, most companies and organizations engage with their target audiences on social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and others. But what about podcasts? Many companies and organizations have stayed away from hosting their own podcast despite the nu...
205 Brian Mann - The Business of College Football
Leadership and Business - August 21, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsSome of college football’s biggest and most influential teams and universities have decided to leave their longtime athletic conferences. For example, UCLA and USC - members of the PAC-12 Conference for decades are now a part of the BIG 10 Conference. To the non-sports fan, that doesn’t sound li...
204 Erin Berube - Your Leadership Style
Leadership and Business - August 05, 2023 22:10 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsYou have control regarding the way you show up. And as a leader - or aspiring leader - you also have control over the way others perceive you, so developing your leadership style is important. It can work for you or against you. Erin Berube is a Managing Director and Executive Coach at Admired L...
203 Mike Seiler - Empty Offices
Leadership and Business - July 21, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsRemember when working meant going to the office everyday? Now, countless offices all over the US and the world are empty, or partially empty, thanks to remote work. It’s been over three years since the start of the pandemic, and there’s no doubt its lasting impact on commercial real estate has b...
202 J. Singh - Agility & Digital Transformation
Leadership and Business - July 05, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsWhen companies and organizations discuss digital transformation, they often focus on effective ways to drive technology adoption and transformation. Our guest today says there’s much more to consider. After earning his MBA at William & Mary, J. Singh has spent 20 years working at some of the wor...
201 Rajiv Kohli - A Breakthrough Technology
Leadership and Business - June 21, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsSince we first heard about it back in December, the buzz has continued to grow surrounding ChatGPT and other LLMs, or Large Language Models. Companies and organizations are working to determine what role these LLMs will play. Our guest today calls ChatGPT “fast moving” and “fast growing.” And mo...
200 AnnaMaria DeSalva - Principled Achievement
Leadership and Business - June 05, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsSucceeding and doing so in the right manor. That’s leading a life of principled achievement. The William & Mary School of Business defines the principled achievement leader as one who values people, diversity of thought, empathy, humility, and success. This leader listens and inspires. To recogn...
199 Amanda Eversole - Influencing with Integrity
Leadership and Business - May 21, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsEnergy; it’s always a hot topic. And the American Petroleum Institute is happy to be a part of the discussion. API is a 100-year old trade association that represents all segments of America’s natural gas and oil industry. Its 600 members produce, process, and distribute the majority of the nati...
198 JD Due - Transitioning in Life
Leadership and Business - May 12, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsPeople in the business world have become acclimated to changing jobs and employers. It’s a different picture, though, for those serving in the military. For those in uniform, a change in career or employer is rare. And when the time comes to leave the military, the transition can be an overwhelm...
197 Jeff Barna - Culture & the CEO
Leadership and Business - April 21, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsAs all leaders know, leadership comes with opportunities and challenges. But leading an organization whose parent company is located in another country poses a different set of challenges; especially when the cultures of the two countries are quite different. Jeff Barna is President and CEO of Y...
196 Kurt Matzler - Lessons from the World’s Toughest Bike Race
Leadership and Business - April 05, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsOutdoor Magazine calls it “the toughest sporting event in the world.” It’s the Race Across America: A 3,000-mile bike race from Oceanside, California, to Annapolis, Maryland completed by cyclists in under 12 days. Last June, 34 cyclists began the race, 14 finished. After cycling 300 miles each d...
195 Kim Lopdrup - Serving on a Board
Leadership and Business - March 21, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsServing on a board; whether corporate or non-profit, it is a goal for many professionals. But how do you get there, and what’s required of board members? A Harvard Business Review article titled “Are You Ready To Serve On A Board?” lists five types of intelligence aspiring board members should p...
194 Dawn Edmiston - Taking Stock of Your Personal Brand
Leadership and Business - March 06, 2023 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsNow that we’re settled in to 2023, it’s a good time of the year to take stock of your personal brand. The way you’re perceived by others is important. Yet many professionals rarely take the time to ensure their brand is up to date, relevant, and visible. For example, when was the last time you c...
193 Matt Williams - The Leadership Shift
Leadership and Business - February 21, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsAs the world evolves, leadership also evolves. There’s no doubt the leader of today and tomorrow will be different from the leader of the past. Qualities and approaches that defined yesterday’s high quality leaders won’t work moving forward. Our guest today says a fundamental shift is occurring,...
192 ChatGPT - Meet ChatGPT
Leadership and Business - February 05, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsIt seems like everyone is talking about ChatGPT. Today on the podcast, we’ll learn about it by going right to the source. First, some background: People in business, education, journalism, law, and virtually all fields are asking what ChatGPT might do to change the way we work, learn, and commun...
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