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Pizza & Video Games: “My Body is Ready” Dec 28, 2019

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Nintendo of America's former President and COO, Reggie Fils-Aimé, breaks down his lessons in leadership and reflects on his career. How did he end up at Nintendo? And why did he choose to be there? Reggie discusses fundamentals companies need when building a brand. He chats with us about his favorite lessons in leadership, and how to turn life (or product) failures into future successes.

Reggie Fils-Aimé is the inaugural leader in residence at the Dyson School at Cornell University. He held marketing roles at Procter & Gamble, Pizza Hut, and Guinness Import Company. Reggie was class of 1983 from Dyson (then AEM), and the recipient of the Walter Day Life Achievement award by the International Video Game Hall of Fame for his services to the gaming industry.

Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed

LinkedIn: Reggie Fils-Aimé

Dyson Leader in Residence: Article

Twitter: @Reggie

The Enigma: Cryptocurrency, Trade, and Emerging Markets Dec 13, 2019

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How to measure risk in emerging markets? What is the deal with the US dollar? And what is the impact of the US-China Trade Conflict? We explore global trade policies, cryptocurrency, and what it all means for markets around the world.

Eswar Prasad is the Nandlal P. Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy and professor of economics at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the former head of the International Monetary Fund.

Andrew Karolyi is Deputy Dean and College Dean for Academic Affairs at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. He is also a professor of economics in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Karolyi is a scholar in investment management with a specialization in international financial markets, and the author of Cracking the Emerging Markets Enigma.

He is a professor of finance and holder of the Harold Bierman Jr. Distinguished Professorship in the College’s Johnson Graduate School of Management.

, where he holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He was chief of the Financial Studies Division in the research department of the International Monetary Fund; before that, he was the head of the IMF's China division. He is the author of several books and monographs, including The Dollar Trap and Gaining Currency: The Rise of the Renminbi.

Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed

Faculty Profile: Andrew Karolyi | Eswar Prasad

Research: Andrew Karolyi SSRN | Eswar Prasad SSRN

Twitter: @EswarSPrasad

Wartime Financing | Accountability & Defensibility Oct 29, 2019

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Former U.S. Air Force Officer, Sarah Kreps discusses U.S. War Financing - from the Revolutionary War to modern day. To what extent should political leaders be held responsible for the use of force?. From the rise of Social Media to the spread of Fake News, Sarah discusses the role technology plays in modern day war financing.

Sarah Kreps is a Professor of Government and Adjunct Professor of Law at Cornell University. In 2017-2018, she was an Adjunct Scholar at West Point University's Modern War Institute. She is also a Faculty Fellow at Cornell Tech (NYC). Dr. Kreps has held fellowships at the Council on Foreign Relations, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs. She has a BA from Harvard, MSc from Oxford, and a PhD from Georgetown. Between 1999-2003, she served on active duty in the United States Air Force.

Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed

Faculty Profile: Sarah Kreps - The Department of Government

Crisis Mode: The Leadership Hero Oct 08, 2019

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Lynn Perry Wooten discusses her research in crisis leadership, the glass cliff phenomenon, and “positive deviance” behaviors for managers and organizations. On crisis leadership, she uses case examples of Chipotle and Boeing to illustrate the different competencies leaders need when navigating a crisis. She illustrates how leaders and organizations can foster “positive deviant behavior” and resiliency in order to turn a crisis into an opportunity.

Lynn Perry Wooten is the David J. Nolan Dean and Professor of Management and Organizations of Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. Dean Wooten received a BS from North Carolina A&T State University, an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and a PhD in Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

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Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed

Faculty Profile: Lynn Perry Wooten | Dyson School

Sips with a Sommelier Sep 18, 2019

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Cheryl Stanley discusses the basics of wine tasting and ongoing trends in the wine industry. Specifically, Stanley defines the fundamental vocabulary used in describing wine, how to read a wine label, and how to start building a wine collection. She also details how restaurants construct wine lists and the nuances behind wine pricing, debunking the myth that the most expensive wines are not always the best. Stanley elaborates on trends shaping the beverage industry right now including the impact of cannabis on wine consumption and what the future holds for Pernod Ricard. And because the best way to learn about wine is to drink it, Stanley hosts a tasting and shares how to drink wine, starting with how to properly open a bottle (including a screwtop!) and finishing with the right way to sniff, slurp, and spit or swallow.

Cheryl Stanley is a lecturer in Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration. She teaches courses in beverage management, including the very popular introduction to wines course which hundreds of students enroll in each semester. In 2015, she was awarded the Ted Teng Dean's Teaching Excellence award and in 2017 she was named one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's 40 under 40 Tastemakers. Stanley is a member of the Society of Wine Educators and the United States Bartenders' Guild. Stanley holds a bachelor’s degree from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and a masters in hospitality and retail management from Texas Tech University.

Links from the Episode at presentvaluepodcast.com Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed Faculty Profile: Cheryl Stanley - The Hotel School

Climate Change: An International Challenge | Natalie Mahowald Aug 26, 2019

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Natalie Mahowald discusses the challenges presented by climate change from both a scientific and international perspective. Specifically, Professor Mahowald discusses the findings from the UN special report on climate change, that she co-authored, entitled “Global Warming of 1.5 ºC” which studies the impacts of a warming planet. Mahowald goes deeper into the roles of the developed and developing world, as well as the private sector, in tackling this significant challenge. And discusses the technology required to mitigate its effects and how the international community may develop in a more sustainable way. She also explains why she remains an optimist today, despite the immensity of the challenges surrounding climate change.

Professor Mahowald is the Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering at Cornell University in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and a Faculty Director for the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. She earned her undergraduate degrees in Physics and German from Washington University in St. Louis, her M.S. in Natural Resource Policy from the University of Michigan, and her Ph.D. in Meteorology from MIT.

Links from the Episode at presentvaluepod.com Faculty Page: Natalie Mahowald - CALS IPCC: Special Report - Global Warming of 1.5 ºC Cornell Research: The Complexity of Climate Change

Retail Industry Trends | Vishal Gaur Jul 22, 2019

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Vishal Gaur discusses the innovative ways that retailers are modifying their operations and using data to make strategic decisions. Specifically, Gaur discusses how firms can mitigate product expiration challenges by exploring different packaging sizes or moving a product’s location within a store. Gaur goes on to explain how inventory levels can help predict a firm’s financial performance. He also discusses why boosting sales growth isn’t necessarily the best strategy for mature firms to pursue.

Faculty Page: Vishal Gaur - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

Research: SSRN Page

Technology: Challenging Ethics Jul 09, 2019

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Ifeoma Ajunwa, professor at the Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell, discusses the interplay of law and technology in the multiple stages of an employee’s journey, from algorithms that hire the “ideal” worker to mobile apps that monitor workers’ performance. She points out that many of the legal frameworks used today do not contemplate and do not address the issues that arise from the use of the workplace technologies we have now. Professor Ajunwa offers examples of how hiring algorithms can inherit existing human biases, when left unchecked. And she cautions listeners to read the fine print when signing up for employee wellness programs, as many have been found to sell collected data to third parties.

Professor Ajunwa is an Assistant Professor at the Industrial and Labor Relations School at Cornell University, an Associate Faculty Member at Cornell Law School, and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard Law School. She holds a PhD in sociology from Columbia University and a law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law.

Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed

Faculty Page: Ifeoma Ajunwa - Industrial and Labor Relations School, Cornell

Personal Website: ifeomaajunwa.com

Twitter: @iajunwa

Research: SSRN Page

Digital World: Actions & Choices Jun 17, 2019

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Hernan Saenz, Johnson faculty member and Bain & Company partner discusses how a company’s strategy must not only reflect a set of choices but must also lead to a set of actions taken in the marketplace. As an example, he shares how Southwest Airlines made a series of clear strategic choices in flying point-to-point, and from secondary airports and cities, all with one type of aircraft, to redefine the economic boundaries of the airline industry. He draws on his over twenty years of experience in management consulting to discuss how digital impacts business strategy, the challenges business leaders face in implementation, why cost productivity is so important, and best practices for talent and change management. Hernan holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Master’s in Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University, as well as an MS in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Economics from Harvard University.

Episode Article: Hernan Saenz reflects on his 20-plus years in consulting and looks ahead

Faculty Page: Hernan J.F. Saenz, III - Johnson, Cornell

Bain Profile: Hernan Saenz, Bain Partner

Bain Insights: The Great Repeatable Business Model

NYTimes: Walmart to Buy Bonobos for $310 Million

Bain Insights: Setting a Digital Strategy

Bain Davos Video: Davos 2019: The Fourth Industrial Revolution

World Economic Forum: The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Bain Insights: Bending the Cost Curve

Food Industry Career May 30, 2019

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Former Chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods and Mondelez International, Irene Rosenfeld discusses her 30 years in the food industry, the choices that defined her career and how her time at Cornell shaped her career. Rosenfeld’s career as a CEO at Kraft and Mondelez can be defined by a few strategic decisions. She discusses in detail her decision to continue pursuing a complicated acquisition of Cadbury despite tremendous opposition from the British public, press, and politicians. Rosenfeld also discusses why CEOs today should engage with activist investors, why she decided to split Kraft into two companies, and the fun story of how the name Mondelez was born. Rosenfeld holds a bachelor’s degree (‘75), master’s of science (‘77) and a PhD (‘80) all from Cornell University.

Episode Article: Johnson Business Feed

Bloomberg Profile: Irene Rosenfeld Executive Profile

NYT Profile: New York Times Retirement Article

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