
2008, Volume 11, Issue 2
The following are links to audio and video interviewsproduced by the Graziadio School of Business and Mangement and Pepperdine University. Most of these podcasts are from the Dean's Executive Leadership Series. More information may be found at http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/dels/podcast/.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, addressed an audience of more than 700 on Oct. 20, 2007, at Pepperdine's School of Law. His address, titled "Social Enterprise: Doing Well by Doing Good," was telecast live to three overflow rooms, and the video stream is available here.
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Robert Simpson, Jr. is president and COO of Jelly Belly Candy Company, a family-owned company manufacturing Jelly Belly® jelly beans made famous by President Ronald Reagan.
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Robert Eckert, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Mattel, Inc., has been named among the top 25 managers of the year by BusinessWeek.
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Bruce Rosenblum serves as president of Warner Bros. Television Group, managing the company’s portfolio of television businesses including worldwide production, distribution, and broadcasting.
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Andy Bird, president of Walt Disney International, discusses the complexities of developing a global brand.
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Deborah Platt Majoras, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, tells about her experiences in Washington and discusses consumer protection and identity theft.
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Kawanna Brown, chief operating officer of Magic Johnson Enterprises, speaks on building the nation's #1 urban brand and working with the iconic Magic Johnson.
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William George, professor at Harvard Business School and former CEO and chairman of Medtronic, Inc., shares his stories and gives examples of authentic leadership.
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Dennis Tito, CEO of Wilshire Associates, discusses his adventures as the first person to pay to travel in space and his great success developing the Wilshire 5000 stock market index.
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Brian Frons, president of daytime for Disney-ABC Television Group, speaks with Dean Linda Livingstone on the trials and tribulations of the business of daytime television.
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Patricia Sellers, editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, talks to Dean Livingstone about the most powerful women in business and what makes a successful business leader.
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The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the
Graziadio School of Business and Management or Pepperdine University.