This Week in Business History

On this special episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton interviews an entertainment industry trailblazer: Ellen Snortland. Ellen is a lawyer, teacher, coach, entrepreneur, celebrated author, long-time women's rights activist, self-defense instructor & many other things. Amongst many other positions, Ellen serves as a board member for the National Women's History Alliance, which helps fulfill her lifelong love of women's history.

In this wide-ranging, fascinating discussion, Ellen shares her incredible journey from helping her family survive a horrible, life-changing flood in South Dakota t0 forming the first all-female theater company in Santa Barbara, California - - and beyond!

Ellen discusses many of the obstacles & injustices that she has had to overcome in her career, as well as some of the lessons learned along the way, which she has shared with others. Ellen & Scott also discuss some of the heavy-lifting that still must be done today, so that truly those from all walks of life can have opportunities to chase their own passions and pursuits of happiness.

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Trailer to Ellen Snortland's Documentary "Beauty Bites Beast": https://youtu.be/DsCy8QFRehw

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Learn more about Ellen Snortland: http://www.snortland.com/

Learn more about the National Women's History Alliance: https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-history-43.

In this special episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton welcomes Dr. Troy Montgomery to the show, who brings a ton of perspective as it relates to business lessons learned from recent history. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including: how Peloton has become an exceptional supply chain case study; the legends of Fred "Doc Holliday" Tolbert, Judy Montgomery & Dan Berry; and how & why Customer Experience is dominating many business conversations today.

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In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares the interesting ups & downs of the popular Stuckey's enterprise, where "every traveler is a friend." The 80+ year old company has visionary & passionate new leadership & is headed in exciting new directions. Scott also dives into the remarkable story behind Liquid Paper...including just how Liquid Paper, The Monkees & MTV are all connected.

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Listen to our full interview with Stephanie Stuckey, President & CEO of Stuckey's: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-522/

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In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares interesting factoids on several major developments in history: the development of the diesel engine; the first woman to graduate with a pharmacy degree; the debut of the "Greatest Show on Earth" and much more.

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In this edition of This Week in Business History, guest host Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place between March 8th and the 12th, including the start of production on the Ford Mustang, a pair of communications milestones, the story of how Coke came to be sold in bottles, and the inevitable burst of the Dot Com bubble.

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On this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton offers up 4 historical facts that you may have forgotten, focused on Yellowstone National Park, U.S. Steel, compact discs and Jeannette Pickering Rankin. He also touches on several impactful individuals that were born this coming week.

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On this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton dives further into Black History, as February is Black History Month in the United States. He shares important contributions by leaders such as Thomas L. Jennings, Lonnie Johnson, Ursula Burns and others.

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“The Opportunity for Industry 4.0 is Now” Webinar with SAP: https://lnkd.in/gpjJ7FS

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Innovation in Supply Chain and Reverse Logistics Panel: https://rla.org/event/147

This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-history-37.

On this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares 6 things that you didn't know about Katherine Johnson, a groundbreaking mathematician that spent more than 35 years at NASA. She was a pioneer that wrote the book on space & was the go-to mastermind for key calculations for fellow legendary figures, such as John Glenn.

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This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-history-36.

In this edition of This Week in Business History, guest host Kelly Barner remembers the inventions and milestones associated with this week, including the first U.S. fire extinguisher patent, the first singing telegram, the founding of NASDAQ, and the epic chess battle between I.B.M.’s Deep Blue and Garry Kasparov.

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This episode was hosted by Kelly Barner. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-history-35.

In this special episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton kicks off a new mini-series, where he interviews business leaders on key developments in 2020 that we'll be talking about 100 years from now. In this episode, Scott speaks with Dyci Sfregola, Managing Director with New Generation Architects. Dyci shares a variety of observations from 2020, especially around the future of work.

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This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-history-34.