Not Another Buzzword

In our season finale, our host, Dangerfield Moore, sits down remotely with Christopher Gopal, a recent executive, and member of the Defence Business Board, to explain why Supply Chain is more important today than ever before. We also hear the Senior Vice President of Global Operations at YETI, Mike Kienitz, explain that supply chain management is all about risk mitigation, diversification, and a closer relationship with those tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers. Both of our guests emphasize the importance of Supply Chain and explain why it is so much more than a buzzword. 

Our host, Dangerfield Moore, sits down remotely with Associate Dean and Chief Behavioral Science Officer at Fiverr to discuss how the pandemic has affected the way that buyers and sellers act and interact. On Amir recently published a paper called 'The Four Stages of Pandemic Response' where he summarizes his findings after looking at Fiverr's consumer data. Listen to the breakdown of our interview to learn what he learned about consumer behavior and how businesses should position themselves during and after a pandemic. 

Our host, Dangerfield Moore, passes the microphone over to our producer, Lyndsay Toll, to sit down with Dean Lisa Ordóñez, the first female dean at Rady. They discuss the dean's diverse background, her goals at Rady, and advice on how to manage microaggressions in the workplace. Listen in and find out what the dean thinks about diversity and why it is so much more than a buzzword. 

Our host, Dangerfield Moore, is joined again in the second part of our coverage of ES&G by Mike Berthelot, a corporate governance professor at UCSD's Rady School of Management, independent director at Fresh Del Monte Produce and prior CEO of two Fortune 500 companies. Together with Professor of Marketing at UCSD's Rady School of Management, Ayelet Gneezy, they discuss the social impact of decisions made by corporations and what drives the motivation within a corporation to take care of their employees and their community. Listen in and find out why we found ES&G to be so much more than a buzzword. 

Our host, Dangerfield Moore, is joined by Mike Berthelot, a corporate governance professor at UCSD's Rady School of Management, independent director at Fresh Del Monte Produce and prior CEO of two Fortune 500 companies. Together with Professor of Finance at UCSD's Rady School of Management, William Mullins, they discuss how large companies like Fresh Del Monte Produce are implementing ES&G efforts on a massive scale and whether consumer culture or corporate leadership deserves the credit. Listen in and find out why, we found ES&G to be so much more than a buzzword. 

Our host, Dangerfield Moore, is joined by Mark Bowles, serial entrepreneur and founder of EcoATM, and Amy Nguyen-Chun, Professor of Strategy at the Rady School of Management, to discuss the idea and strategy behind Engineering Your Exit. It is so much more than an exit strategy. Listen in and find out why, after 7 successfully venture-backed start-ups, Mark Bowles has found Engineering Your Exit to be so much more than a buzzword. 

Not Another Buzzword -- a Rady Business Podcast -- debunks the business and industry lexicon with academic research and real-world perspectives. In this first episode, we take the leap and explore one way to "cross the chasm" with Vish Krishnan a professor at the Rady School of Management and Amy Bernal, the Chief Experience Officer at the innovative start-up, Aira, and a Rady Alum. Be the first to listen.