Poole Podcast

How has the global supply chain has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what lessons were learned so that we're better prepared for the next pandemic?  NC State professor Rob Handfield and Gilead's Joydeep Ganguly share their expertise and provide actionable insight into supply chain strategy.

Rob Handfield is the Bank of America University distinguished professor of supply chain management at Poole College of Management, and is also the director of the supply chain resource cooperative. Rob has consulted with over 25 Fortune 500 companies and has published more than a hundred articles and top management journals. Rob is considered a thought leader in the field of supply chain management and is an industry expert in the field of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development.

Poole MBA Joydeep Ganguly is senior vice president of corporate operations at Gilead Sciences. Prior to Gilead, Joydeep spent 10 years at Biogen where he held executive positions of increasing responsibility in technical operations, manufacturing, and supply chain functions. 

Joydeep has published extensively in areas of bioprocess optimization, supply chain transformation, and advanced process control. He was recently recognized by the national diversity council as a top 25 diverse leader in California.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.

Dr. Randy Woodson became North Carolina State University's 14th chancellor in April of 2010, and he leads the largest university in North Carolina with more than 34,000 students and a $1.5 billion budget. Under his leadership, the university created and implemented the pathway to the future strategic plan and advanced each of its strategic goals. How has he done it? Let's find out as Chancellor Woodson is joined by Poole College of Management Stephen P Zelnak Jr. Dean Frank Buckless in this insightful conversation into how NC State differentiates itself from other universities.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.

NC State graduate Vivian Howard's empire includes 4 restaurants - Chef and the Farmer in Kinston NC, Benny's Big Time in Wilmington NC, Handy & Hot in Charleston SC, and the new Lenoir, also in Charleston SC. She's the author of two acclaimed books, This Will Make It Taste Good and Deep Run Roots. Her TV show, A Chef's Life, was a huge hit and an inside look into her family life. She has risen to become a celebrity chef and entrepreneur, but her passion and roots come from storytelling.

Lewis Sheats is the Assistant Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship & Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship Clinic at NC State's Poole College of Management, where budding entrepreneurs have an opportunity to truly live the "think and do" spirit of NC State.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.

The Enterprise Risk Management Initiative (ERM) at NC State annually surveys over 1,000 executives throughout the world about what they perceive to be the top risks each year. Mark Beasley, Professor and Director of the ERM and Jim DeLoach, Managing Director of Protiviti, share the most recent findings for 2021 as well as peek into insights for 2030. As you can imagine, the global pandemic shaped their answers quite a bit - and some of the responses and rankings were surprising.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.

Over the past year, COVID-19 has restricted travel and complicated international business. On top of that, President Biden's campaign ran on raising taxes for the high earners and corporations.  So how does all of this affect international tax?  And are accounting firms looking to hire graduates even in this chaos?  We asked Poole College of Management Accounting Professor Nathan Goldman and International Tax Partner at EY (and two-time Poole grad) Amanda Shumaker about the current landscape.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.

On the inaugural episode of the Poole Podcast, Dean Frank Buckless is joined by Cindy Eckert, CEO of The Pink Ceiling and Sprout Pharmaceuticals.

Listen in on how the Poole College of Management at NC State University is cultivating budding entrepreneurs to successfully solve real-world problems, just like Cindy.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.

At North Carolina State University’s Poole College of Management, we’re on a mission to create an innovative and collaborative intellectual environment. By balancing industry and academia, we’re developing and supporting leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets and the skills to solve our world’s problems. On this podcast, we’ll talk with faculty and industry leaders to share how thought leadership can be transformative in all areas of industry. This is how we think and do at NC State.

The Poole Podcast is hosted by Jenny Hammond, and is a production of Earfluence.