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Conversations with the World's Most Interesting People - Welcome to the conversation. From Americas hills to its dales and beyond -- curious dude Brad Rowe and keeper of useless knowledge Noam Dromi seek out deep thinkers and shallow swimmers with reckless abandon as they attempt to find out anything and everything that is interesting about the world as we know it. From quantum psychics to sorcery, from Wall Street to the remote hills of Afghanistan, MIPtalk and its guests will take you there (and that is only in the first month). Each week, your intrepid hosts will mix up these morsels into a hearty stew of superlative podcasting goodness. They do it because they care.

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Created by: Carl Lempke
 Created on: 01 Mar 2009
Language: English

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Add this to another station The Intrapreneur’s Dilemma (20.60MB; download) -- Adlai Wertman, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is a Professor of Clinical Management and Organization at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. In this position, Professor Wertman originated and spearheads the Marshall School’s efforts in the growing field of business and society, a major thrust for the School. He is also the founding Director of the Society and Business Lab at Marshall, a center focused on creating new opportunities for civic engagement by the for-profit sector. Prior to joining the faculty at Marshall, Adlai spent seven years as President and CEO of Chrysalis – the only non-profit in Los Angeles devoted solely to helping homeless change their lives through employment. As part of its award winning program, Chrysalis ran one of the larger social enterprises in the country. Prior to Chrysalis, Adlai spent 18 years as an Investment Banker. His last position was Managing Director and Manager of Prudential Securities’ West Coast Public Investment Banking Group. He also spent two years teaching non-profit management to second year Masters in Social Welfare candidates at UCLA. Adlai was also MIPtalk’s very first guest. His episode entitled The Habit of Giving can be found here. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Huffington Post MBA Enterprise Corp Joseph Schumpeter Art Center College of Design Peter Samuelson Merck IPhone Apps Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Transparency Barney Chrysalis Scarcity USC Marshall Society and Business Lab
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:16:57 UTC
Add this to another station Born of Necessity (23.57MB; download) -- Navi Radjou, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. The Centre brings together business, academic and policy leaders and young people from around the world eager to shape India’s leading role in the global knowledge economy. Previously, Navi was a vice president at Forrester Research, where he led the firm’s analysis of how globalized innovation is driving new collaborative market structures and organizational models. Navi is an Indian-born French national and is based in Cambridge, UK. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Centre for India & Global Business Judge Business School University of Cambridge Forrester Research Made in India Blog Cisco Systems Tesco Scarcity The Tata Group Ratan Tata Dalai Lama CSR
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:15:20 UTC
Add this to another station Grow From Within (26.10MB; download) -- Robert C. Wolcott, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is Lecturer of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management. He teaches corporate innovation and entrepreneurship in Evanston and for Kellogg’s Executive MBA Programs in Hong Kong (with HKUST) and Miami. In 2002 and 2005, he served as Visiting Professor at the Keio Business School (Tokyo). Professor Wolcott’s article, Four Models of Corporate Entrepreneurship, with collaborator Dr. Mike Lippitz, appeared in the Fall 2007, issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review. His article with Mohan Sawhney and Inigo Arroniz, Twelve Different Ways for Companies to Innovate, was the most downloaded article of 2006 from the MIT Sloan Management Review. His new book, with Dr. Michael Lippitz, Grow From Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation provides frameworks and tools for new business design, along with advice on how to plan and lead an ongoing innovation program based on a company’s strategic objectives and corporate context. Grow From Within For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Kellogg School of Management Kellogg Innovation Network Four Models of Corporate Entrepreneurship MIT Sloan Management Review Mohan Sawhney Twelve Different Ways for Companies to Innovate Inigo Arroniz Grow From Within: Mastering Entrepreneurship and Innovation Clareo Partners Allan Platt Origin of the word entrepreneur Keio Business School Joseph Schumpeter TJ Rogers Cypress Semiconductor University of Chicago Arizona State University
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:13:16 UTC
Add this to another station 6 Degrees of Dr. Shukla (29.23MB; download) -- P.K. Shukla, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship at Chapman University. In this position he is tasked with creating entrepreneurial opportunities and values across the entire campus. He also serves as the Director at the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at Chapman University and the Director for Entrepreneurship Programs at Brandman University. Dr. Shukla recounts that his high school guidance counselor told him he was unlikely to excel in a college environment and should consider a career as an auto mechanic. 6 advanced degrees later, Dr. Shukla is considered one of the preeminent entrepreneurship experts in the nation. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship at Chapman University Brandman University National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conjoint Analysis Right Sizing Management Information Systems Perfect Information What are Clickers? Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Earning Serendipity Glenn Llopis
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:12:17 UTC
Add this to another station The Poor Professor and the Crazy White Guy (30.56MB; download) -- Jason M. Jenkins, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the CEO and VP of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Human Factor Development (USA), Inc. (IIFHD), a nonprofit company building the Human Factor Leadership Academy in Akatsi, Ghana, Africa. Working with IIFHD’s President and Founder Senyo Adjibolosoo, Jenkins lead-by-example attitude and determination manifests the vision for the Academy: To improve the condition through programs that will generate Honest and Compassionate leaders who will transform lives through knowledge and understanding. Jason is a visionary entrepreneur who incorporates a “giving back” philosophy in his businesses and his life. As the CEO and founder of Causeworth Insurance, he brings to the company his successful financial and business strategies and extensive business experience with large and small organizations and nonprofits. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: International Institute for Human Factor Development Inc. Human Factor Leadership Academy Innovation & Humanity Summit Causeworth Insurance Company Grameen Bank Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo Muhammad Yunus Ronald McDonald House Civil Disobedience – San Diego Tom’s Shoes Senyo Adjibolosoo Stand Up for Kids The Human Factor In Leadership Effectiveness by Senyo Adjibolosoo
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:10:48 UTC
Add this to another station Looking for Enlightenment (26.65MB; download) -- This week’s guest is Yehuda Berg, co-director of the Kabbalah Centre, a world wide spiritual organization that teaches principles of Jewish mysticism. Berg recalls how as a child he, his brother Michael and his parents Philip and Karen would travel across the country in an old station wagon organizing groups for the study of Kabbalah which Philip introduced to the US after immersing himself in it during his time in Israel. Although the center has garnered its share of controversy the study of Kabbalah continues to grow and has been adopted by many notable celebrities including Madonna, Ashton Kutcher and many others. To learn more about Kabbalah and how a stranger high on drugs taught Yehuda’s father Rabbi Philip Berg an important lesson about acceptance check out the latest episode of MIPtalk. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Kabbalah Book of Formation/Sefer Yetzirah Abraham Zohar Shimon bar Yochai Peki’in Galilee Mayan Calendar 2012 Moses de León First Vatican Council Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag Five Books of Moses Isaac Newton Plato and Kabbalah Taliban Mujahideen Soviet war in Afghanistan Sunscreen killing coral reefs Spirituality for Kids Foundation Haredi Judiasm Christian Kabbalah Philip Berg Modern Orthodox Judaism Kabbalah Center Locations Executive Functions Kabbalistic Magic Isaac Luria Belief and the Brain’s “Got Spot” Talmud The Power of Kabbalah by Yehuda Berg Albert Einstein Adolf Hitler Kabbalah and Celebrities Red String Kabbalah Water Rachel’s Tomb Moroccan Kabbilist @yehudaberg on Twitter Kabbalah: The Power to Change Everything by Yehuda Berg Correctional Outreach Initiative Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Beverly Hills Jui-Jitsu Braveheart Trailer Gladiator Trailer Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:56:53 UTC
Add this to another station Artwork for Education (23.61MB; download) -- This week’s guest is Charles Paul. The Worldwise Education CEO is a former high-school teacher who left the ranks of education for a career in corporate finance. Mr. Paul was Managing Director of mergers and acquisitions for two prominent investment banking firms in Southern California and served as the CEO of his own merger and acquisition firm that he sold in 2001. Nearly $1 billion exchanged hands as a result of his closed transactions. Together with his wife, Katherine Pham-Paul and Edgar Crocker, Charles co-founded Worldwise Education to demonstrate that a for-profit business can generate shareholder value and simultaneously benefit a social cause — in this case, provide teachers with educational materials needed for their classrooms at low cost or free of charge. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Signal Hill Artwork for Education Worldwise Education Pablo Picasso Intelligent Optimists UC Irvine – The Paul Merage School of Business Tonga Pangaimotu Edgar Crocker M&A Picton Castle Outward Bound Captain Daniel Moreland The Niuas Staples Go To Market Strategy The Distribution Channel Booster Club PTA Whole Foods Cafe Press Snapfish Shutterfly Skin in the Game WExchange Value proposition Kwanzaa Cinco de Mayo Quinceañera World Vision International Call Me Ted by Ted Turner Sailingbird’s Guide to the Kingdom of Tonga Charlie Parker Nancy Wilson Schooner Tiller
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:55:44 UTC
Add this to another station Leaders and Lifters (20.31MB; download) -- This week’s guest is Glenn Llopis. He is the prototype of the new entrepreneur whose success lies in steadfast character, passion for life and an ability to marry social responsibility with ground-breaking products and services. He combines a celebrated UCLA education with fast-tracked years at the Gallo Wine Company and Sunkist where he became the youngest senior manager in the company’s 100 year history. Leading the successful turnaround of Sunkist’s juice beverage division opened the door for his next endeavor, the vice president of the $1 billion Norway Seafood Company at only 30 years old. In the decade since, Llopis has parlayed his traditional experience into nontraditional ventures that have been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, The Financial Times, Advertising Age, Brandweek, MSNBC, Yahoo! News and others. He has also authored more than 30 articles appearing in these and other business publications. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Earning Serendipity by Glenn Llopis Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom Camagüey, Cuba Massanutten Military Academy Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cornell University Los Llopis Cuban Revolution Corona del Mar High School University of California, Irvine Center For Hispanic Leadership Generation Y/Millennials Meetup.com Panera Bread The Denver Idea Cafe Meetup Group Chapman University Entrepreneur Seeing With Circular Vision Sowing Entrepreneurial Seeds Growing Seeds of Greatest Potential Sharing The Harvest Donald Trump Miller Light San Miguel de Allende Chef’s Harvest
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:47:22 UTC
Add this to another station A Language Is A Dialect With An Army (31.70MB; download) -- This week’s guest is Dr. Susan Larson. A researcher and writer by profession, she currently works as an education specialist for the US Army Minneapolis Recruiting Battalion. She has previously been employed by the Department of Homeland Security, a researcher on the international “Finland-Swedish Women and Immigration” project, and an author and editor for Encyclopedia Britannica. Previously, Larson was the executive director of the Swedish Council of America; executive director of the University of Minnesota Center for Scandinavian Studies Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch and the founder of the Finnish Studies Program at UC Berkeley, where she held various program director, instructor and research positions. Join us for a broad discussion on topics ranging from the social and cultural programs in the Scandinavian countries to the value of education in the military. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: Minneapolis – Saint Paul Scandinavia AFS Swedish Speaking Finns The Putney School Beloit College US Mining Nicaragua’s Harbors Scandinavian Seminar Finland Sweden Norway Denmark Greenland Iceland Faroe Islands Åland Islands Nordic Countries Baltic Sea Region Estonia Finno-Ugric Lithuania Latvia A Language Is A Dialect With An Army Norway and the European Union Interest and Identity: Finland, Norway and the European Union History of Solidarity Taxation in Sweden Danish Emergency Doctor Service Health Care in Denmark Lægevagten Kautokeino Sámi People Access To Health Care in Scandinavian Countries Health Care in Finland Encyclopedia Britannica – Finland Benecol What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart? Television System in Finland Denmark’s Immigration Issue Armed Forces in Scandinavia UW Madison – Department of Scandinavian Studies Fulbright Hagar Olsson Bashert Ny Tid Finnish Radio Stations Riga January 1991 Events in Latvia John Gumperz Linguistic Anthropology Johnny Olsen Richard Buxbaum Finnish Courses at Berkeley Sirpa Tuomainen University of Helsinki ORIAS Center for Middle Eastern Studies National Endowment for the Humanities MacArthur Fellows Program Finland, Minnesota Swedish Council of America IKEA Nokia Saab ABBA Roxette Björk The Sugarcubes Ingmar Bergman Lars von Trier Lukas Moodysson Thomas Vinterberg Dogme 95 Johan Vilhelm Snellman Sweden Finns Department of Homeland Security Historic Fort Snelling Zebulon Pike Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota State Arts Board US Army – Minneapolis Recruiting Battalion Montgomery GI Bill ConAP ROTC OCS March2Success The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan Stalinism Everyday Stalinism by Sheila Fitzpatrick The Whisperers: Private Life In Stalin’s Russia by Orlando Figes GoArmy Finnish Radio – YLE.FI SR International – Radio Sweden Norwegian Radio – NRK.NO Information Junk
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:05:44 UTC
Add this to another station Everyone Deserves a Roof (33.75MB; download) -- MIPtalk returns from its extended hiatus with this exciting interview with media executive, producer and philanthropist Peter Samuelson. Peter Samuelson has three decades of experience running large media organizations across the media landscape and has produced and managed content teams in every major vertical: film, television, web, mobile, videogames and print. He has produced two dozen motion pictures over 25 years, including “Revenge of the Nerds”, “Arlington Road” and the Academy Award nominated “Tom & Viv”. Peter served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Panavision Inc. and was Executive Chairman of the North American division as well as a Main Board Director of Samuelson Group PLC and its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries AVHQ, VDI and SCPI. Peter is a graduate of the Anderson School of Business at UCLA and also has a Masters Degree from Cambridge University, England. In 1982, Peter founded the Starlight Children’s Foundation—an international charity that provides psycho-social services to 2.4 million seriously ill children annually in five countries on a $65 million budget. Peter also founded, with Steven Spielberg and General Norman Schwarzkopf, the Starbright Foundation—a charity dedicated to developing media and technology-based programs to educate and empower ill children. On June 5th. 1995, Peter Samuelson and Steven Spielberg launched the world’s first fully-interactive social network, Starbright World, delivering video, sound, text and avatar – based communication to hospitalized children. Starbright World still serves children 24 hours per day. In 1999, Peter founded First Star, a separate national 501(c) (3) charity headquartered in Washington, D.C. that works to improve the public health, safety, and family life of America’s abused and neglected children. In 2006, Peter founded EDAR, “Everyone Deserves A Roof” Inc. to widely distribute the mobile single-user shelter he invented for our urban homeless. At a sponsorship price point of $500, 170 EDARs are now deployed in a Beta Test under an Efficacy Study by The Rand Institute. In December 2008, Peter was named An Inspiring Mind by the CNN Television Network. Peter Samuelson has been awarded many honors including a Caring Award in the U.S. Senate. He has lectured on media, entrepreneurship and pro-social subjects at USC, UCLA and Oxford Universities and delivered the Plenary lecture at the 2009 World Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment in San Diego. Peter served on the three person founding Advisory Board of Participant Media, producer of such films as “An Inconvenient Truth”, “Syriana” and “The Soloist”. For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode: The Good Deed UB Networks Partners with Starbright Starbright World Ted Field Emma Samms Samms to Return to General Hospital Starlight Children’s Foundation Civic Generation Rolls Up Sleeves in Record Numbers Tea Party Protests Tim Geithner Rahm Emanuel The Opportunities of Crisis Everyone Deserves A Roof Union Rescue Mission Shopping Cart Shelter Homelessness in the US Second Law od Thermodynamics Entropy Recession Third World Make a Wish Foundation 501(c)(3) Paula Van Ness Great Escapes First Star States of the World’s Children 2008 Reno Nevada Child Support Services Children’s Summit Policy Brief DeShaney v. Winnebago County State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the US Legal Representation for Children Michael Piraino Court Appointed Special Advocates A Child’s Right to Counsel Children’s Advocacy Institute Robert C. Fellmeth Dirk Art Center College of Design Richard Koshalek Peter Diamandis X Prize Huffington Post Precision Wire Products, Inc. Jeff Skoll Participant Media SplashLife Melissa Helmbrecht National Citizenship Day Do Something The Soloist Jim Berk An Inconvenient Truth Double Bottom Line Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank Pierre Omidyar My Son Has Read
Selected by: Carl Lempke [ stations ], Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:38:44 UTC
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