The Career Channel (Audio): Recent Episodes
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Climate action needs more than great science, it needs people who understand how communities, institutions, and policy actually change. The Climate Action Lab in UC San Diego’s School of Social Sciences spotlights alumni building climate careers across sustainability, climate, and public policy. Panelists trace the paths that led them into the field, share how social science training helped them navigate real-world climate work, and offer practical lessons they’ve learned along the way. Expect candid career advice, an honest look at challenges in climate-related roles, and a clear case for why the social sciences are essential to addressing climate change. Series: "Career Channel" [Education] [Show ID: 41405]
Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist of Canva and a former Apple evangelist who helped market the Macintosh in 1984, shares his 10 tips for writing your own story forward. A New York Times bestselling author, Kawasaki uses reinvention and resilience as a framework for decision-making in personal and professional life. His books include "Wiser Guy: Life-Changing Revelations and Revisions from Tech’s Chief Evangelist," reflecting lessons from his career and his Remarkable People podcast.Presented in conjunction with UC Your Future, a signature UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies Lifelong Learning Program designed to ignite possibility, strengthen resilience, and empower individuals to shape the next chapter of their lives with intention and creativity. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 41266]
UC San Diego’s Division of Extended Studies broadens the university’s public impact by connecting campus expertise to the evolving needs of people and workplaces. Dean Hugo Villar, Ph.D., M.B.A., describes a mission centered on lifelong learning that helps individuals build skills, pursue new opportunities, and stay adaptable as work and technology change. He explains how the division develops applied learning in partnership with employers and community organizations, using workforce insights to keep offerings aligned with real-world demand. Villar also emphasizes how artificial intelligence is integrated across programs so learners can use emerging tools thoughtfully and effectively. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 41108]
How do you navigate a nonlinear, “squiggly line” career in science and public health? Dr. Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist and scientific communicator, explores challenges of science communication within academia—from cultural resistance to misaligned incentives—and why so much vital research never reaches the public. Joined by Dr. John Schwartzberg, Professor Emeritus, School of Public Health, they discuss the growing opportunities for scientists both within and beyond academia, and what needs to change to better support public impact across all career paths. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 41067]
A Parent’s Guide to San Diego Schools is a valuable, research-driven resource that helps families navigate school choices with confidence. This year, the guide takes a deeper look at the powerful role Career Technical Education (CTE) plays in shaping student success beyond the classroom. In a discussion led by Morgan Appel of UC San Diego, Andrea Lopez-Villafaña and Jakob McWhinney of Voice of San Diego highlight how CTE programs provide early, hands-on learning that builds practical skills, boosts confidence, and creates direct pathways to meaningful careers. Taylor Dunne of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation adds that when CTE offerings are matched with up-to-date labor market data, students are not just learning—they’re preparing for real opportunities in San Diego’s evolving job market. The panel agrees that while the guide offers important data and comparisons, there’s no substitute for visiting schools and seeing where students truly thrive. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 40597]
What is impact investing? Silicon Valley venture capitalist Nancy Pfund talks about her career in finance and what shaped her life. In this spirited conversation with Stephen Morris, the San Francisco Bureau Chief of The Financial Times, Pfund spoke about the influence of her parents—her father, a patent attorney, and her mother, a political activist. She said the exposure to the worlds of inventions and community outreach were influential in her journey. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 40390]
Darlene Lopez shares her inspiring journey in the business world, offering valuable insights into career growth, mentorship, and navigating the corporate landscape. Drawing from her experiences at Apple and TikTok, she discusses how these roles shaped her leadership style, approach to self-promotion, and the importance of setting boundaries. A central theme in the conversation is Lopez’s deep connection to Latin culture and music, which has profoundly influenced both her personal and professional life. She passionately speaks about the power of Latin artists and the growing influence of the Latinx community, particularly in music, and her mission to empower this community through her work in the arts. Series: "Career Channel" [Humanities] [Education] [Show ID: 40306]
Pedro Manrique discusses the evolving landscape of work, emphasizing the importance of asynchronous collaboration across time zones and the integration of AI as a tool to enhance productivity. He highlights the need to embrace disruption and technology while maintaining a human-centric approach. Manrique envisions a future where traditional retirement fades, replaced by dynamic career paths and diverse revenue streams. He encourages viewing jobs as portfolios of revenue, advocating for continuous learning, emotional intelligence, and high cultural awareness. Manrique’s insights offer a roadmap for navigating the future of work with adaptability and innovation. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 39671]
Eager to embark on a brewing career? Join Charles W. Bamforth, Glen Patrick Fox, Lindsey Barr, Jonathan Hughes, and Kelly Nielsen as they delve into the essential skills required for success in the dynamic world of beer. From mastering sensory studies to honing problem-solving abilities, discover how an understanding of brewing science can unlock boundless opportunities in the industry. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 39601]
Thinking about changing careers and have an interest in brewing? Have you considered getting into the brewing industry? Kelly Nielsen, Ph.D, discusses the expanding field of brewing, the pathways into a career in the brewing industry, and the skills you will need to be successful. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 39082]
Kama Guluma, MD, shares his journey and insights into medicine and education. Guluma provides personal anecdotes, including his childhood in Liberia, his father's impact as a physician, and charting his own path to emergency medicine specialist. The conversation delves into the importance of understanding one's values and finding meaning in the pursuit of a career in healthcare. Guluma emphasizes the significance of aligning personal values with professional choices, highlighting moments of satisfaction and fulfillment in the medical field. Throughout the discussion, the theme of finding one's "why" in medicine resonates, emphasizing the rewarding aspects of problem-solving, human connection, and making a meaningful impact on patients' lives. Series: "Career Channel" [Education] [Show ID: 39343]
Join Elizabeth L. Campbell, Ph.D., and Sherry Seethaler, Ph.D., for an in-depth discussion of gender inequality in organizations and careers. They examine research on pay gaps, mentorship, and systemic solutions. Campbell highlights the significance of female mentors and sponsors, especially in STEM. Intersectionality is also explored, addressing how gender intersects with age in the workplace. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 38994]
"When we can align what we love, with what we are good at, with what the world needs, and what others find valuable, we can unleash our true potential and purpose on this planet," says UC San Diego alum Neville Billimoria. He shares his journey from college to career and shares his tips for leading a fulfilling life at work and at home. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 38740]
How do you find a fulfilling job with opportunities for advancement and financial stability? One way is to use data that looks at which industries are growing and what it takes to land that job. Kelly Nielsen, Ph.D, analyzes the job landscape in San Diego County over the next 10 years. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 38612]
When it comes to moving into a career you love, cultivating relationships is critical. In today’s world of work, it’s easier than ever to make new professional connections with a simple click of a button. Hear from experts as they share why the word “networking” makes most people cringe and how to move beyond your fears, discover what the hidden job market is and how to tap into it, effectively plan and prepare for informational interviews, and much more. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 38424]
How is COVID-19 affecting the startup ecosystem? Alexa Rae Navarro, executive director of Startup San Diego, joins Phil Blair to discuss pandemic resources for startups and how entrepreneurs can find their path. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 36135]
How can cities pinpoint and respond to citizen needs during a pandemic? Kirby Brady, director of the Performance and Analytics Department for the City of San Diego, explains how San Diego is leveraging data to improve city services and innovate traditional city processes. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 36040]
What insights can data provide during a time of crisis? How can research make a change in our everyday lives? An expert panel takes a look at the data we can and cannot access during the COVID-19 pandemic, how data can point to solutions and support for students and workers, and how data can be used with integrity to support government policies. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 35986]
Ray Major, chief economist at SANDAG, talks with Phil Blair about the economic impacts of COVID-19 in San Diego. He shares how data is driving decisions and how the future of San Diego will be shaped by this economic crisis. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 35993]
The impacts of COVID-19 on San Diego's economy have been swift and far-reaching. Eduardo Velasquez, director of research at the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) joins Phil Blair to discuss the results of an ongoing survey of local businesses that highlights the immediate and future consequences and challenges facing the region. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 35859]
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic are rapidly revealing themselves - job loss, stock market crashes, financial instability and more. How is San Diego, and the nation at large, coping and responding? Peter Callstrom of the San Diego Workforce Partnership shares resources for job seekers, a perspective on what the stimulus package might bring, and paths forward for our region's employers. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 35840]
How do pandemics affect the world of work? Heather Whitley joins Phil Blair to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting employers and employees. Hear an HR perspective on the immediate impacts to job seekers, sectors where we are gaining and losing jobs, changing views on flexible schedules, how the traditional hiring process is adapting, and what you can do to ready yourself for when the market reopens. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 35810]
San Diego Wokrforce Partnership's Andy Hall shares how ISAs (income sharing agreements) are creating sustainable workforce development financing. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 35382]
How do we engage a community with research? The San Diego Workforce Partnership's Sarah Burns discusses employment opportunities in San Diego's priority sectors and the tools being developed to communicate those opportunities to job seekers, educators, students, and more. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 35384]
Ethnic and racial diversity is a key strength in workforce development as well as moral imperative. How can we better match skills to opportunity? Molly Bashay, state policy analyst for the National Skills Coalition, explains how better workforce policies are needed to advance equity. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 35386]
Immigrants and refugees represent nearly a fourth of San Diego County - and nearly $20 billion dollars in earning power. Workforce planning and development needs to create strategies to integrate the talent of these individuals into our community and businesses. Dyna R. Jones and Rahmatullah Mokhtar share their stories of finding a place in the workforce. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 35385]
The Aspen Institute's Mark Popovich examines the ways employers can leverage quality jobs to impact quality of life for their employees. He advocates changing the narrative around workers/employers as well as supporting policy changes to "raise the floor" and "build the ladders." Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 35383]
From the viewpoint of a community leader who made the journey from Compton to a University of California professorship, Dr. Gentry Patrick considers the difference between an open door and true access. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34908]
Two of Americas corporations, Gap Inc. and Hyatt Hotels, have set ambitious goals for hiring, mentoring and promoting opportunity youth. Meet the women who are leading these initiatives from the c-suite and learn why these employers see opportunity youth as a strategic investment. Each leader is joined on stage by a young adult who found a career foothold through their efforts. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 34909]
Deme Hill discusses how to authentically engage youth. She examines justice systems and social services systems can be effective partners for change. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 34910]
The OpportunitySD Leadership Council shares the latest opportunity youth data for our region and their perspective on our progress, our challenges and our promises. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 34278]
"I use art to start conversations about something that is serious and complex." Shaney jo Darden, Founder and Global Creative Chief of The Keep A Breast Foundation, shares her journey in the world of art and activism. As someone who has carved out a career path focused on community and compassion, she stresses the importance discovering your unique talents and finding a place for them in your everyday work. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Health and Medicine] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 34575]
A panel of distinguished speakers shares their inspiring vision and experiences, while bringing awareness to the issues faced by women working in nontraditional fields and industries. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 34655]
If you aren't an undergraduate at UC San Diego there are still services you can take advantage of at the Career Center at UC San Diego. Kris Hergert, executive director, talks with Phil Blair about offerings for alumni, extension students and other non-traditional students, such as veterans, at the Career Center. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34495]
You may not have your career goals figured out when you start college but you can get help from a college career center to start to plan for your future. Kris Hergert, executive director of the Career Center at UC San Diego, talks with Phil Blair about his work preparing students for their careers. He reminds students that it's never too early to start planning for the future. From summer internships to plans for graduate school, college career centers are a great resource for students. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34347]
There are a variety of careers in the technology field that are potentially interesting to many. Find out about career paths in engineering and IT. From coding bootcamp to cybersecurity find out how to start or change your career. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34397]
Health Hub is designed to help UCSF inventors get the support and professional development they need to grow and build successful companies. UCSF aims to translate its scientific ideas and advances in healthcare into deliverable breakthroughs that will promote the health of the community and the advancement of science generally. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 34163]
Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Annie was awarded the National Science Foundation Fellowship. Through this fellowship, she studied Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, which eventually led to her current book, Thinking In Bets. Here, Annie explores bad experiences as opportunities to learn from. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 34445]
Opportunities are abundant in the education field and not only as a classroom teacher. Find out about the skills you need and the future jobs in the field with Morgan Appel, the director of the Department of Education and Behavioral Sciences at UC San Diego Extension. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34396]
Find out what career paths are available in the area of sustainability. Green jobs are everywhere and provide an opportunity for people to positively impact the environment while advancing their careers. Robert Gilleskie, with more than 30 years experience in energy management and power quality, explores meaningful jobs. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34394]
Emotional intelligence is important for work at all levels. Don Phin helps executives expand, grow and adjust their careers. His lessons about coaxing, encouraging and inspiring apply to anyone in the workplace. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34279]
Laura Kohn, a longtime leader in the field of education, talks with Phil Blair about the San Diego Workforce Partnership and the recent Workforce Frontiers Symposium that looked at the future of work. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34284]
Jennifer Granholm, former Governor of Michigan, identifies some of the most interesting policy ideas to address the problems of displaced workers, the skills gap and resulting inequality in an age of robots and artificial intelligence. Granholm teaches Public Policy at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School and is the chair of the American Jobs Project, a multi-state research initiative on creating industrial clusters in clean energy. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 34013]
Emmy-winning journalist Dita Quiñones sits down with San Diego Workforce Partnership Director of CLIMB Laura Kohn for a conversation about Quiñones’ experience as a single parent and how finding affordable quality child care has been instrumental in her being able to work after leaving an abusive relationship. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34376]
Caroline Whistler, CEO and cofounder of Third Sector Capital,talks about the need to embrace accountability but develop innovative and flexible approaches to on-the-ground funding. She pointed out the gap between the $1 billion linked to outcomes and the $1 trillion in daily funding is the impact opportunity. Using the phrase “community up, federal down,” Whistler said we need to embrace accountability but develop innovative and flexible approaches to on-the-ground funding. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34377]
Andy Hall, COO of the San Diego Workforce Partnership, explores the concept of income sharing agreements (ISAs), where employers, philanthropy and impact investors pitch in for an individual’s education and training tuition, which is then paid back over time out of the person’s paycheck. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 34375]
We know that the future of work is upon us—AI, robotics, global markets and online innovations are driving massive changes. So, what about workforce development? Join The San Diego Workforce Partnership to explore the boundary-busting, outer reaches of workforce development where job quality, equity, outcomes and opportunity drive our support for San Diego County’s job seekers. Local leaders and out-of-town renegades identify new frontiers for action. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 34202]
Experience the remarkable insight of Larry Gulko, brand architect and strategist, Co-Host of CBS Boston's Name Brands, founder and moderator of the Harvard Business School Annual CEO Brand Leadership Roundtable. In his entertaining and engaging style, Gulko inspires audiences to take a fresh look and focus their brand. He shares his bold and disruptive strategies to build best-selling brands, create an authentic voice to unlock a market, and break through the marketing noise by being known for one word that emotionally connects. He teaches audiences how to dominate product categories, choreograph a customer experience unlike any other to ensure consumers love and respect the brand, and strategically position brands to achieve breakthrough levels of revenue and growth success. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33998]
Building a successful start up requires more than just capital. Investment in ideas, building collaborative relationships, and forming a diverse network can often be the pivotal factors in your success. Jarrod Russell, Executive Director of Startup San Diego, shares how to go from curious to committed to crushing it in your entrepreneurial journey. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 34155]
Networking is often the key to the next step in your career. Ben Norton, CEO of 6 Degrees Networking, shares how to leverage new and existing relationships and create a meaningful give and take. He gives advices for both introverts and extroverts in today's job market. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33942]
Finding the right fit in the job market goes beyond lining up your skills with the basic job description. Defining your emotional needs, evaluating the corporate culture, and developing effective communication can make the difference between getting a job and getting a job you love. Arch Fuston explains how management and employees can create better working environments and relationships. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33943]
Bing Chen is a digital media pioneer and entrepreneur. As a founding architect behind YouTube's multi-billion dollar global digital creator and influencer ecosystem, he was responsible for numerous groundbreaking initiatives that engaged more than 500 million content creators worldwide. Here Chen shares his three rules of job networking. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 34036]
Globalization, fast-paced technological changes, and competition define today's world of work. How can companies, workers, and cities adapt and succeed? Mary Walshok, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Programs and Dean of Extension at UC San Diego dives into the complications and opportunities felt by all facets of the economy. Hear how developing talent across the spectrum, project-based learning, effectively bundling skills, adaptability and more can be leveraged stay relevant and in demand. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33869]
How do we prepare today's students to enter college and the workforce? Edward Abeyta, Associate Dean, Community Engagement and Pre-College Programs at UC San Diego Extension, discusses how to effectively prepare students for success no matter their path while creating lifelong learners. Abeyta highlights community, industry, and university partnerships. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 33868]
Since its beginning in 1999, the UCSB New Venture Competition provides a unique opportunity for UCSB students to learn how to start a business. This eight-month educational experience, with activities and curriculum spanning the entire academic year, culminates with the New Venture Finals, where the finalist teams present an investor pitch to a panel of judges for prize money. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33938]
Knowing how to sell yourself is key to the hiring process. Sue Ebner, principal at Ebner Consults, sits down with Phil Blair to explain how adapting a sales mindset can help you get the job you want. Ebner walks through the five stages of the sales process and describes the four behavioral styles that influence a job interview. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33757]
Panelists share their experiences about recently transitioning into a new opportunity, whether moving industries, changing job functions or developing a new company. Series: "Career Channel" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 33678]
Join senior level managers of various San Diego companies as they share the skills and experience that they are seeking from their engineering positions. Series: "Career Channel" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 33677]
The transition from a military career to the civilian workforce can be challenging. Shane Smith, a veterans advocate and manpower analyst for the United States Marine Corps joins Phil Blair to share his experiences and expertise. Learn how to translate job duties to resume bullet points, how to begin your job search, networking opportunities and more. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33772]
Learn how your resume can open the door to the job interviews you want. The same principles apply whether you are a recent college grad or an experienced executive. Trevor Blair, Principal and Founder of Blair Search Partners, recruits for employers in all sectors of the job market. He shares how to effectively frame your accomplishments and work history, when you can break old school resume conventions, how to create a data-rich resume and incorporate keywords, when to highlight your personal interests, and more. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33771]
Randy Modos is the president and a founder of PayJunction, where he provides vision and leadership for the company as it pioneers green payment technology and delivers operational efficiencies for businesses. The founders of PayJunction took an inspired idea and grew it into a company that process over $4 billion annually. But it’s one thing to create a world-class product, it’s another to leverage your core beliefs into a revolutionary approach. PayJunction is a leader in ethical payment processing and prioritizes long-term relationships over short-term profit. Modos has been a champion of this approach over PayJunction’s 18 years in business. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33673]
Eytan Elbaz is an American entrepreneur and investor best known for co-founding Applied Semantics. In 2003, Applied Semantics was acquired by Google for $102 million in a deal that included pre-IPO Google company stock. As part of the acquisition, Elbaz served as Head of Domain Channel at Google from 2003 to 2007. Eytan is an Angel investor and founder of many Los Angeles companies, most notably Scopely, a mobile gaming startup. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Board of Render Media, a new-age digital media start up. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 33473]
With over twenty-five years of sales and operations experience within the technology sector, Lars Nilsson is a global leader in enterprise software and selling solutions. He is currently the VP of Global Inside Sales for Cloudera, the company that has revolutionized enterprise data management by offering the first unified platform for data management and analytics. He explores his professional wins and his personal losses. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33675]
Hans Swildens is the CEO and Founder of Industry Ventures and manages the overall business. As an early pioneer of the modern secondary market for venture capital, he created new ways to get liquidity for venture capital investments prior to an IPO or M&A event. Additionally, he was early to support the development of a new class of venture capital partnerships focused on seed and early stage investing during the last decade. He directs the firm’s investment processes, operations and limited partner relationships. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33676]
The Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) explores the issues that drive labor market experiences of opportunity youth and other low- and moderate-income people in the U.S. Through their research on practice, leadership development and public communication activities, EOP engages diverse audiences to consider issues related to job stability and mobility and to learn about promising approaches to help people get and keep good jobs. Maureen Conway shares current research about opportunity youth and how the changing structure of work affects the types of strategies that help young adults make economic progress. Where does San Diego lead the way and how can we work even more effectively to meet our “cut the rate and halve the gap” goals? Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33611]
Learn about employers that are transforming hiring practices, building inclusive communities and providing a pathway for young people to succeed. Like-minded businesses and community-based organizations discuss building a new approach to youth development and economic mobility. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 33610]
Youth share their personal experiences alongside a leader who has helped create systemic change that impacts young adults. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 33608]
Andy Hall, COO, San Diego Workforce Partnership, kicks off the Opportunity Summit. He shares recent data on opportunity youth and underscores the value of engaging with and creating an inclusive work environment for them. He is joined by performers from Urban Beats who inspire with their art and poetry. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 33493]
Elizabeth Cholawsky is a seasoned executive leader in the technology industry with a strong focus on growing successful SaaS-based (software as service) businesses. Most recently, she was CEO of Support.com, where she transformed the business from being solely reliant on outsourced services revenue to selling a SaaS product that intelligently ran large contact centers. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 33674]
UC Davis Professor Andrew Hargadon was the keynote speaker and panelist at Blue Shield of California's first Healthcare Innovation and Technology Career Summit in San Francisco. Illustrating several examples from his research, including the development of penicillin as a medical breakthrough, Professor Hargadon shared a primer on what it takes to turn an idea into an innovation -- and the power of the network. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 33658]
Learn how two breakthrough and culturally relevant campaigns—Fresh Empire and San Diego Unified’s “IMIN” after-school program—engage difficult to reach youth in community and school settings. Hear cutting edge research on how adverse childhood experiences impact youth audiences differently. Explore how to use data to create interventions that reach even the most disconnected youth audiences. Series: "Career Channel" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 33609]
Despite being retired for nearly a decade, until very recently, Annie was the world's winningest female poker player. In 2004, she bested a field of 234 players to win her first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. The same year, she triumphed in the $2 million winner-take-all, invitation-only WSOP Tournament of Champions. Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Annie was awarded the National Science Foundation Fellowship. Through this fellowship, she studied Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, which eventually led to her current book, Thinking In Bets, which combines her academic studies with real-life decision making experiences at the poker table. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33474]
Kim Coalson is Senior Vice President for Appfolio's MyCase, case management software that serves the legal industry. Kim ensures that the MyCase team delivers an outstanding customer experience and provides software that supports the success of solo practitioners and small law firms. Kim joined the AppFolio team in 2011 as Vice President, Value Added Services for AppFolio Property Manager, where she launched and grew customer services. Prior to AppFolio, Kim served as Vice President of Marketing for Mindflash.com, from 2008 to 2010, where she was responsible for customer acquisition, web presence and customer research. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33472]
Baby boomers, gen Xers, millenials - so many generations are in the workforce. Though it seems they have little in common, there are strategies to not only get them working together but understanding and appreciating each other. Phil Blair, Executive Officer of Manpower West sits down with Dan Negroni, CEO of launchbox365 to discuss how to effectively engage with your millennial employees. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33231]
Brian is a computer programmer, entrepreneur, consultant, Angel investor, author and free software advocate. He was the original author of the GNU Bash shell and the primary maintainer of bash until early 1993. Brian also built the first interactive online banking software in the US for Wells Fargo in 1995 and he created an open source election system in 2008. Fox co-wrote a New York Times piece in 2017 with former CIA head R. James Woolsey advocating open source election systems as a means of securing US elections against Russian interference. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33471]
Social entrepreneur, investor, and author Jessica Jackley explores what it took for her to pursue a career that fit her passions. She explains that studying the humanities gave her the perspective that allowed her to navigate the world of non-profit global entrepreneurism. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Humanities] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 33468]
Meredith Amdur is an investor, advisor and “execupreneur” in a range of data-driven enterprise and consumer software application businesses. She talks with UCSB students about leading high-tech ventures from startup to IPO. She is currently the CEO of Rhetorik Solutions & Wanted Technologies and an angel investor. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33059]
Alexander Fang is an entrepreneur with a track record of building teams that take ideas from the research laboratory through commercialization. He talks with UCSB students about how an academic transitioned his research into a commercial solution potentially worth billions. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33058]
Two-time Grammy nominated / multiplatinum music producer for top talent such as Pink, Eminem, and The Black Eyed Peas talks to UCSB students about specific pain-points within the music industry as inspiration for Partner.ly, an experiential marketing agency. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33057]
Kelly Ferguson is the Director of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Energize California Program, an initiative of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. She is a lifelong Green Entrepreneur and Eco Warrior. She works to accelerate clean energy development by supporting energy entrepreneurs and startups and helping them get access to the business and technical resources they need to bring new technology to market. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 33056]
Bruce Heavin, co-founder Lynda.com, talks to UCSB student about taking the business from a garage to a $1.5B LinkedIn acquisition, and how he lives a fulfilled life, in spite of sudden, massive wealth. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 33055]
Learn how educators and businesses can come together to help students find their way in the world of work. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 33096]
Dr. Sunita Cooke, Superintendent and President, MiraCosta Community College District, discusses career education at California community colleges. She emphasizes the importance of community colleges working with each other, government, and employers to create effective programs and career opportunities. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 32962]
Beth Kransberger, Director of the Teacher Inclusion Pathway Program at National University, shares how the current teacher shortage can be leveraged for social and economic growth. She also discusses her vision for teaching as community leadership, teaching as justice leadership, and teaching as justice and equity work. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 32960]
What is the economic impact of the nonprofit sector and what are the emerging job opportunities? Leaders in the field share insights into the nonprofit job landscape and the skills needed for job seekers. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 32961]
How can you get a job working for your city? What is the best path to become a teacher? What qualities make for a great fire and rescue worker? From building inspectors, to police officer, administrative and engineering positions the public sector has many opportunities to offer. A panel of experts shares what they look for when hiring and how to find the right job for you. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32959]
Entry level jobs in the tourism industry can be a springboard into many career paths. Opportunities to advance within a company and training programs are abundant. Learn what hiring managers in this industry are looking for, the skills you need to be successful, and how to turn a job into a career. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32957]
From the minute you get the call to set up your interview appointment, the interview has started. Tune in to this edition of the Career Talk podcast with guest Phil Blair of Manpower San Diego. Discover tips to help you think on your feet when interviewing for your next career. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33052]
Wingham Rowan, director of Beyond Jobs, shares new insights and technology that can improve the lives of people involved in irregular work and create a healthy labor market. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32958]
Eloy Oakley, Chancellor of California Community Colleges, discusses the challenges of community colleges partnering with the workforce. He outlines the goals of the Vision for Success document that addresses the how community colleges can be effective tools for providing social and economic mobility. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 32955]
Joe Xavier, director of the California Department of Rehabilitation, shares his personal story of finding a career path as an individual with a disability. He explains the unique challenges people with disabilities face when entering the workforce, finding sustained employment, and staving off poverty. He stresses the need for early career exploration and maintaining an infrastructure to support people in the workforce. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 32956]
With more than 20 years of natural and organic business experience and a sharp focus on sustainability and social responsibility, UC Davis alumnus John Foraker was the long-time president of Annie’s, Inc., a leader in organic and natural foods. He transitioned into a new role as Chairman of the Bunny, where he will continue to work with General Mills (which acquired Annie’s under its stock symbol "BNNY") and the Annie’s Operating Unit to drive leadership in company culture, organic and regenerative agriculture, and strategy support. He’s also CEO and co-founder, with A-list celebrity Jennifer Garner, of a new organic baby food startup - Once Upon a Farm. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Agriculture] [Business] [Show ID: 33066]
A resume is more than just a piece of paper - it’s your introduction to a potential employer. It is easier to write than a research paper. Phil Blair of Manpower San Diego explains the do’s and don'ts of resume writing on this edition of the Career Talk podcast. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33051]
80% of jobs today are found through networking. You may not know someone at a company you are interested in working at, but you may know someone who knows someone. Find out how to navigate your network to get your next job. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 33050]
Since its beginning in 1999, the UCSB New Venture Competition provides a unique opportunity for UCSB students to learn how to start a business. The culmination of the program is New Venture Finals, where the finalist teams present an investor pitch to a panel of judges for prize money. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32748]
Upon graduation from UCSB, Doug Otto decided he wanted to surf, rather than taking a job. To pay his bills, he began making flip flops in his garage. He turned this humble beginning into Deckers Brands, an International, public company, generating billions in sales from brands it owns such as UGG, Teva, Sanuk, HOKA, and Ahnu. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32699]
What happens when you put together a Forbes 30-Under-30 awardee with a Founder who Mark Cuban gave $1M on Shark Tank? Throw in another young creator of a Chinese/American reality show featuring NBA stars and you have a lively, informative discussion of the challenges associated with creating a venture right out of college. Eric Posen is the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Naritiv. Jeff Overall is the Founder and CEO of PolarPro. Michael Zhang is the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer and Co-founder at Unirui Entertainment. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32698]
Bing Chen is a digital media pioneer and entrepreneur. As a founding architect behind YouTube's multi-billion dollar global digital creator and influencer ecosystem, he was responsible for numerous groundbreaking initiatives that engaged more than 500 million content creators worldwide. Now running his own independent studio, Bing discusses how he plans to become the Walt Disney of his generation. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32697]
Peter Callstrom, President and CEO of San Diego Workforce Partnership talks about the research on jobs in San Diego and the free services offered to everyone through the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32740]
Join this candid conversation between Dean Ann Huff Stevens and Allegiant Airlines Chairman and CEO, Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. as they discuss the challenge of running a business in want of oil. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 32670]
Human Resources is no longer a field of paperwork and processing. It offers dynamic careers that impact corporate culture as well as business strategy. Experts in the field share how you can have a seat at the table in the new world of HR. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 31451]
Pamala Temple is a rare first-time entrepreneur who bootstrapped her initial startup to national success. After a fulfilling career in various VP of Sales and Marketing positions at several large national assisted living chains, Pamala decided to fix the fundamental issues she saw in the elder care market. Her vision for "finding a better way for baby boomers to find the right care for their aging parents" has led to the creation of A Place For Mom, which has helped to place tens of thousands of seniors into healthy, nurturing environments. In 2017, Pamala executed the lucrative sale of her company to General Atlantic and Silver Lake. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 32696]
Phil Blair, author of “Job Won” and executive officer of Manpower San Diego, discusses the move from temporary placement services to the new, more sophisticated search for employees with the right fit for their employers. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32820]
Cheryl Conner is an entrepreneur who helps other entrepreneurs tell their story. She is a celebrated writer for Forbes, where her articles generate over 20,000 daily views with over 30 million total views. She also writes from the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and PC Magazine. Cheryl discusses how she turned her love for writing into her powerhouse PR firm, SnappConnor PR. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32614]
Whether being the first point of contact for a client in a moment of crisis or using cutting-edge technology to prep a case, paralegals are in demand. Hear from experts in the field about what it takes to become a paralegal and what skills will help you succeed. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32233]
Aaron Justus is the Director of Brewing for Ballast Point. Beer hasn't always been his career - he started as a TV meteorologist. Justus talks about the craft beer boom and the steps to getting into the industry. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32739]
Kolby Goodman is a career coach, career consultant, resume writer and the founder of jobhuntr.com. Listen in as he talks about the big question, “What do you want to do when you grow up?” Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32738]
Mike Falzone had two near-death experiences within a two week period, during which he was also fired from his job because of his illness. On the ride home from the hospital, he vowed that he would never work for anyone else, ever again. Since that day, Mike has written a best-selling book, toured nationally as a musician and has launched himself as a YouTube star, with over 20 million video views. Mike discusses how he found the intersection between what he loves to do (music and comedy) and things he can do to make money. His story is an inspiration to anyone wondering how they can leverage their passions into a career. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32552]
Robbie Bach joined Microsoft in 1988 and over the next 22 years worked in various marketing, general management and business leadership roles. He is a true intrepreneur, shepherding the xBox through Microsoft's colossal organization and redefining the gaming industry with xBox Live's innovative subscription business model. Since leaving Microsoft in 2012, Robbie has applied his business skills to solve major civic issues, outlining a new model for private/public partnerships in his book xBox Revisited: A Game Plan for Corporate and Civic Renewal. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32551]
For more than a decade, Julia Dunlap has been in charge of UC San Diego Extension’s paralegal programs. Most recently, she was selected by her peers to serve as president of the American Association for Paralegal Education. Dunlap talks about going digital and the future of paralegals. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32737]
Big data can give us important information about consumer trends, healthcare and much more. But how can we translate the data from numbers to actionable insights? Data scientists are the key. Hear from people in the field about what it takes to become a data scientist including specialized skills and the importance of curiosity. Series: "Career Channel" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 32234]
In 1984, Stacy Peralta inadvertently created the action sports video. His intention was to produce an inexpensive promotional video which skate shop owners could play in their stores to demonstrate Powell•Peralta skateboards. No one anticipated that the VCR revolution would cause these promotional videos to become cult classics, generating over $10 million and establishing Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero and Rodney Mullen as international stars. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 32550]
How do we motivate people to make changes that impact the greater good? The field of sustainability and behavior change is working to do just that. Hear from experts about job growth in this field and how you can put your passion for conservation to work. Series: "Career Channel" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 32235]
Mark Sylvester morphed his career from artist and professional chef to create an Oscar-winning computer graphics software company, Alias/Wavefront, which he eventually took public. Mark discusses the value of combining an artist's sensibilities with sound businesses discipline. He has applied this approach to his latest venture, introNetworks. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 32548]
As Red Door Interactive's President & CEO, Reid Carr is there for clients and employees alike. Having began his career in advertising, he appreciates the integrity of the brand, but focuses on the fact that what we do for clients has to make them money. In this podcast, Carr talks about the modernization of the ad agency and what types of skills are in demand. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32451]
"People carry their values with them even if they share a common geography," says Mary Walshok, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor, Public Programs; Dean, UC San Diego Extension. How do these values impact the world of work and how will they shape your career journey? Walshok speaks with a group of high school seniors about the changing career landscape and how to make opportunities in the job market. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Education] [Show ID: 32249]
Human Resources has evolved over the last couple of decades from a transactional department to more of a collaborative environment where both employees and employers benefit. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32450]
Andy Kieatiwong shares his journey from student to CEO. As the founder and CEO of the Additive Rocket Corporation, he leads a team that leverages 3D metal printing to create reliable and affordable propulsion solutions for space exploration. He speaks with a group of high school seniors about the field of aerospace engineering as well as how to leverage your college experience to find your ideal career. Series: "Career Channel" [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 32397]
Alan Bush, director of strategy for Ignite Visibility sheds light on some of the acronyms surrounding digital marketing. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32427]
Finding your path to stability and success can be challenging. Young adults from around San Diego county share their stories of growing up and finding their place in the workforce and the world. Leaders of some of San Diego’s largest public systems respond. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32398]
Don Howard, President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, shares how Irvine’s strategic investments are creating opportunity across California, followed by a panel of employers leading solutions to connect youth and young adults in successful career paths. Panelists include: Alex Castellanos, HR Manager, SeaWorld San Diego, Susie Harborth, Co-Founder, General Partner & CFO, BioLabs, and Mitch Mitchell, VP of State Governmental Affairs and External Affairs, San Diego Gas & Electric. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32399]
How do we create inclusive communities that support job opportunities for young people entering the working world? Andy Hall, VP and Chief Program Officer of San Diego Workforce Partnership shares results from the San Diego opportunity youth research report and unveils a regional “BHAG” (big, hairy, audacious goal) for reducing and preventing youth disconnection in San Diego County by the end of 2020. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32248]
A real live rocket scientist turned entrepreneur, Neal Bloom is the talent advisor for Hired.com, a site that connects companies with technical talent. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 32426]
Serial entrepreneur and newly elected San Diego City Councilmember Barbara Bry leads a discussion on the future of the region’s innovation economy with panelists Greg McKee, CEO of CONNECT; Albert Pisano, dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego; John Cabeca of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Paul Roben, the Associate Vice Chancellor of Innovation and Commercialization at UC San Diego; and Nicole Truitt, the founder of Metamer Materials. This program is presented as part of the 2017 Ignite@UC San Diego Conference for Innovators and Entrepreneurs. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32115]
The 2017 Ignite@UC San Diego Conference for Innovators and Entrepreneurs features a mindfulness exercise by Anthony Zolezzi of Pegasus Capital Advisors; a pep talk on San Diego’s future from Mike Krenn of the San Diego Venture Group; and a “fireside chat” with Jon Belmonte of Spoutable and Scot Chisholm of Classy on how to recognize and act on opportunities to build companies that will contribute to the public good. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 32114]
Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. In addition to his investing efforts, Feld has been active with several non-profit organizations. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31659]
Kobie Fuller joined the Upfront Ventures in June 2016 after having previously worked at Silicon Valley-based Accel, where he was involved in investments including Campaign Monitor, UserTesting, AdRoll, Emergent VR and Invoca. Prior to Accel, Kobie was the Chief Marketing Officer at REVOLVE, one of the largest global fashion e-commerce players based in Los Angeles. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31748]
Shaun Tomson is a former World Surfing Champion, best selling author, inspirational speaker, environmentalist and successful entrepreneur. He talks with UCSB students about his many adventures and efforts. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31661]
Matthew Johnston, CEO of HM.CLAUSE, a global seed producer, explores scaling up in the seed business, the agricultural economy, creating long term partnerships with regional food producers, and the need for innovation and responsible management. HM.CLAUSE is a global leader in the production and sale of high-quality vegetable seeds tailored to local environments and customers. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Agriculture] [Business] [Show ID: 31749]
Author and Career Counselor Robin Ryan focuses on turbo charging your career by offering strategies and techniques to promote your personal brand as you pursue more promising and satisfying work. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 31873]
Author and Career Counselor Robin Ryan focuses on turbo charging your career by offering strategies and techniques to promote your personal brand as you pursue more promising and satisfying work. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 31871]
As the Head of Uber Everything, Jason Droege is focused on leveraging Uber's extensive logistics network to launch new business ventures. His expertise as a successful founder and business leader across e-commerce, enterprise software, and internet services has resulted in the development of a robust logistics platform that is revolutionizing the delivery industry. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31613]
Troy Carter is an American music manager who is the founder, chairman and CEO of Atom Factory, a talent management and full-service film and television production company. Carter has established the careers of numerous recording artists, most notably that of multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning artist Lady Gaga. He shares his experiences and career path with students at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30927]
The New Venture Competition is UC Santa Barbara’s premier entrepreneurial experience, giving students a detailed understanding of how to launch their own successful technology start-up. The year culminates with the teams presenting their ideas and business models to a panel of experienced professionals, competing for prizes and resources to launch their new ventures. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31037]
Aaron Ross is the author of From Impossible To Inevitable. He is the cofounder and CRO of CARB.IO, a Pipeline Automation software company, and is also the cofounder of PredictableUniversity.com. He speaks with students at UC Santa Barbara about what it takes to be a success. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 31038]
Eva Ho is a serial entrepreneur and founder, most recently a founding executive at Factual, a leading location data provider in Los Angeles. Prior, she was a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Google and Youtube for 5 years. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30928]
Kinko’s Founder Paul Orfalea is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist and author. From its modest beginnings, Kinko’s is now the world’s leading business services chain. Much of Kinko’s success can be traced directly to Paul Orfalea’s unique business philosophy that was based on the founder’s freethinking, creative style. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30925]
H. Tayloe Stansbury is a technology and business leader with more than 30 years of experience, including more than 15 years as a senior executive in public software companies. Currently he is executive vice president and chief technology officer of Intuit with responsibility for all product engineering and information technology. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30924]
Monte Wilson has a long successful career in senior roles at some of the top names in the software industry such as Adobe, Oracle and EMC. His focus has always been on how to develop strategies to disrupt the marketplace and set the standards versus meet them. Most recently, he led Adobe's Digital Media Operations for North and South America Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30926]
A panel of UCSB alumni working in the technical, creative, and producing areas discuss career paths both "above and below the line" for women in the entertainment industry. Panelists include: Entertainment publicist and Film and Media Studies alum, Brittany Sandler (moderator), Brittany Vu (Film and Television Development at MASproduction), Laura Foody (Entertainment Lawyer at Anonymous Content), Andulka "Annie" Wilkes (Editor at Moving Art), Lauren Haroutunian (Cinematographer and Dean of RocketJump Film School), and Stephanie Choi (Set Lighting Technician/Director). Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 31020]
After nearly twenty years in senior leadership roles in communications at media giants Universal, Sony and Turner Broadcasting, Libby Gill is now CEO of executive coaching and consulting firm Libby Gill & Company, which celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in 2015. Gill was also the PR/branding brain behind the launch of the Dr. Phil Show. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30572]
Trip Hawkins wants to help the nerds take over the world. Hawkins founded and built Electronic Arts and played a key role in defining the PC industry as an early executive at Apple. Hawkins pioneered many successful strategies and practices in the PC and game industries and was the creative force behind EA Sports and such games as John Madden Football. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30340]
Todd A. Stone is an Currently Head of Marketing at BIOPAC Systems, Inc., Goleta-based international biotech manufacturing company, Stone has over 25 years of experience in marketing and communications, preceded by a career as an Army Airborne Ranger Infantry officer whose last assignment was as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy (West Point).
Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30701]
Mark Coopersmith is an entrepreneur, Fortune 500 executive, educator, and author. He has launched, built, and led high-growth businesses as raw startups and within global enterprises alike; Mark has also been a strategic advisor to organizations ranging from VC-backed ventures to global corporations such as Intel and DirecTV. Mark is currently a Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at The Haas School of Business where he runs highly sought-after courses and programs on innovation, entrepreneurship, corporate entrepreneurship, and new approaches to driving growth, company resilience and long-term success. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30341]
Thomas Tighe has served as President and CEO of Direct Relief, a nonprofit humanitarian medical organization, since October 2000. From 1995 to 2000, Tighe served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of the Peace Corps, overseeing day-to-day operations of the agency’s worldwide programs and a resurgent growth of the agency to a 27-year high. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30589]
Researchers tell us that one’s IQ will not change over time, but what about Emotional Intelligence or EQ? Bestselling author and TalentSmart co-founder Travis Bradberry explains the importance of EQ in the workplace and highlights strategies to improve your score. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 30697]
Join this candid conversation between Dean Ann Huff Stevens and Allegiant Airlines Chairman and CEO, Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. on topics including his advice on how to overcome management challenges, lessons learned from when something didn’t go as planned, and what has been surprising about managing from small teams to a large operation. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 30788]
Whether you are considering a career in project management or are ready for your next career opportunity, consider fine tuning your skills in business analysis. The tools and skills in project management and business analysis are applicable to all industries. Learn about these dynamic fields from Project Management Institute (PMI) representatives. Discover the basic components of these disciplines, career paths, and the various certification opportunities. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 30694]
Talent is the key to staying competitive. Mark Cafferty, Chief Executive Officer and President of San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, says that it applies to both employees and employers alike as they look to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Find out what skills are most in demand for the fastest-growing careers both in San Diego and around the nation. Also, find how San Diego stacks up in the talent equation compared to other competitive cities and what that means for the economy and your career. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 30662]
An all-UC Davis panel of marketing experts dive into the hot topic of marketing using big data and how to build a brand using data-driven storytelling. Panelists: Abby Lunardini BA 97, Vice President, Brand Marketing and Communications, Virgin America; Aaron Carpenter MBA 98, Chief Customer Officer, Hubnami; Associate Professor Ashwin Aravindakshan, UC Davis Graduate School of Management; and moderated by Lisa Maulhardt MA 92, Executive Vice President, SYPartners. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 30681]
Daryl Bernstein has had repeated success turning ideas into companies. He speaks on bootstrap vs. VC business models, guerrilla marketing, brand positioning, and surviving the startup stage. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30342]
Key to San Diego’s economy and identity are the aerospace and communications sectors, creating markets from drones to next-generation wireless communications. Explore the visionary technology igniting these industries and the implications this growth has to further propel San Diego as a leading global city. Featuring nationally celebrated journalist James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine and executives from global technology leaders ViaSat, Solar Turbines and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 29729]
Kirsten Saenz Tobey, co-founder and chief impact officer of Revolution Foods, shares how she and her co-founder started their business school idea in their kitchen in 2006, and have built it into a thriving company with more than $100 million in annual revenue that serves more than 1.5 million healthy meals per week to students in 25 U.S. cities. Revolution also now distributes retail food products to more than 3,000 grocery stores nationwide. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 30461]
Mark Suster is a Partner at Upfront Ventures. He joined the firm in 2007 after having previously worked with Upfront Ventures for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. Before joining Upfront Mark was Vice President, Product Management at Salesforce.com following its acquisition of Koral, where Mark was Founder and CEO. Prior to Koral, Mark was Founder and CEO of BuildOnline, a European SaaS company that was acquired by SWORD Group. Earlier in his career, Mark spent nearly ten years working for Accenture in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30339]
Scott Dettmer is a founding partner of the law firm, Gundersen Dettmer where he focuses on the representation of fast-growing private and public companies in the technology and life science industries. He also represents a wide range of venture and private equity funds in their investment transactions. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 30338]
Academic entrepreneurs share their experiences of taking ideas from lab to market in this wide-ranging discussion on spawning innovation featuring Jeff Lievense of Genomatica, Bernhard Palsson of UC San Diego, Paul Wright of UC Berkeley and Gavin McCormick of WattTime. Greg Horowitt, Co-Founder of T2 Venture Creation, moderates. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 30306]
Carol Christ, Director for the Center for Studies in Higher Education, talks with Jamie Merisotis on his new book, America Needs Talent. Merisotis explains that to usher in a new era of innovation and success, deliberate choices must be made by government, the private sector, education, and individuals to grow talent in America. In America Needs Talent, Merisotis proposes bold ideas to successfully deploy the world’s most talented people-from rethinking higher education to transforming immigration laws, revitalizing urban hubs, and encouraging private sector innovation. Series: "Center for Studies in Higher Education" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 30165]
Not since 1965 has there been a more significant overhaul of the American healthcare system. With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act comes a reshaping of the industry. As a result of these major changes, new opportunities emerge—opportunities to contribute in a meaningful field that is expanding quickly. Hear from industry experts and accomplished instructors who will help us understand the latest trends, identify the most promising fields, and pursue new career pathways. Series: "Career Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 29921]
Way back in 1987, when the Internet was still a novelty, Thomas Malone predicted the advent of electronic buying, selling, and outsourcing. Then, just a few years later, he coined the term "E-lancer" to describe the new crop of freelance workers emerging in the information economy. And in 2004, he published a book called The Future of Work. In this edition of Up Next, Malone, who is a professor of management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, considers how, if at all, workers will be able to survive and thrive in the decades ahead. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 29840]
Zohar Ziv has over 25 years of executive management experience across a diverse set of business environments, including large to small size and public and private companies, rapid growth, M&A and traditional businesses. His background includes serving as a COO of a $1.8 billion footwear company, CFO of public and private companies, co-founder and board member of a private fast food company in China, a director and advisor to private footwear, facial recognition and digital media companies, and a Vice Chairperson of an industry association and a university director. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29617]
In 1996, when people still asked if the Internet was here to stay, Gale Wilson-Steele founded MEDSEEK, with the intent of helping people to confidently find quality care. Under Gale’s leadership MEDSEEK was ranked in the top 500 of Deloitte’s fastest growing technology companies in 2009, and continues to grow today under the leadership of Peter Kuhn (MEDSEEK’s 3rd employee) and Silverlake Sumeru, which acquired the company in 2012. Gale continues to work towards advancing patient education by syndicating outstanding healthcare media productions to health providers nationwide. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29518]
Simon Dixon tells the audience that if you don't pursue your passion then you are always going to be outsmarted, outmaneuvered and outworked by people that do. Over 20 years ago he founded Rock-it! Media in Washington, DC as a company specializing in advertising, media brokering and promotions. In 2006 he merged Rock-it! Media with Idea Engineering in Santa Barbara, CA and now floats between there and his DC office, pursuing his passion. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29837]
This presentation focuses on the lifelong learnings of Vicki Halsey about how to thrive in life and in organizations, through insights gleaned from years of designing and delivering Leadership programs for numerous Fortune 100 companies such as Apple, Nike, Intel, Lowes, NBA, and Wells Fargo. Vicki shares secrets of how, despite hearing NO, more often than not and probably more than most people, she continues to choose success and build relationships of care while fulfilling her mission of helping people claim their brilliance. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29753]
Jason Nazar is an active tech entrepreneur and investor,. He was the co-founder and CEO of Docstoc which hosts a wide selection of professional documents and resources to serve small business. Docstoc has over 50 million registered users. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29752]
Most employers agree that the workforce of tomorrow will need a deep knowledge of computer science, IT, big data, math, and other STEM-related abilities, not just for science and tech jobs, but for all occupations. Such skills are essential for San Diego’s booming biotech and life sciences industry (ranked third largest in the country), as well as other large employers in IT, manufacturing and health care. The U.S. Navy, too, has recruited strong STEM talent for more than two decades and partnered with a range of San Diego schools and universities to actively equip students with necessary skills through tech fairs and after-school and enrichment programs. Hear from several San Diego region industry experts about what skills they need most – today, tomorrow, and well into the future. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 29710]
Dan Engel has been in the e-commerce and software industries since 1997. As a serial entrepreneur and startup CEO, Dan builds B2B and B2C companies, leads customer acquisition, marketing, and business development. Dan serves on various boards of directors and advisors. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29616]
Now in its 16th year, the UCSB New Venture Competition is an opportunity for any UCSB student to learn how to start a business. Take a look at this year’s finalists and see if a successful future business is among them. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29834]
Women tech executives discuss the gender imbalances in the field and their experiences in their careers. Panelists include Rose Broome, Founder and CEO of HandUp, Kristen Hayer, Vice President of Customer Success at The Resumator and Summers Mckay, CEO & Founder of Delight Wipes. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29501]
George Powell spent the first ten years of his career in the aerospace industry before founding his skateboard company in 1976 at the age of 33. Powell is credited with 4 patents, 2 of which helped to define contemporary skating. He has also been responsible for the development of a number of skateboard product innovations like the introduction of high-rebound skate wheels, double radius (rounded edge) skate wheels, industry leading Bones urethane wheel formulas, Bones Swiss Bearings, Bones Double Action Truck Bushings, AirLam skateboard deck laminating presses, and in partnership with Stacy Peralta, the skateboard video genre. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29499]
Vivek Ranadivé shares his amazing story, from listening to the U.S. moon landing on the Voice of America during his childhood in India to his success as an entrepreneur putting big data to work on the trading floor of Goldman Sachs on Wall Street and later bringing that same entrepreneurial thinking to launching TIBCO in Silicon Valley, to today as owner of the Sacramento Kings and his vision for revitalizing Sacramento, helping to create “Cities 3.0” of the future and extending the NBA’s global brand.
Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 29620]
Peter Levine is a partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. He was previously senior vice president and general manager of the Data Center and Cloud Division at Citrix where he was responsible for revenue, product management, business development and strategic direction. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29503]
A leader in innovation and entrepreneurship for more than four decades, T. Gary Rogers is an icon in the food industry. Since 2013 he has served as chairman of Pleasanton, California.-based Safeway Inc., which has more than 2,400 stores and 250,000 employees. For 30 years, Rogers grew Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream from a 75-employee company with $6 million in sales to one of the world’s largest ice cream companies with more than 9,000 employees. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 29449]
Economic growth around the world is influenced by who is in the workforce and what they are paid. Women’s participation and compensation are shifting under the influence of social and economic trends at the national level and on a global scale. UC Berkeley Professor Laura Tyson shares some of her own experiences, observations, and analysis as she makes a case for greater gender parity for economic growth, including how economic policy can influence the recruitment and retention of women in workplaces worldwide. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 29294]
Do you want to know the secrets to getting hired and/or advancing your career? Who better to share insights than someone who has placed over 500,000 people in jobs? Phil Blair is the Executive Officer of Manpower Staffing, San Diego's largest employment placement firm. The company provides approximately 2,500 jobs daily. Blair is among San Diego's most respected business leaders, and often-quoted employment commentator, appearing in local and national business media and in the publication of his blog, Job-Won.com. In this question and answer session, Blair shares strategies and techniques to leverage your education and experience and build a career you're passionate about. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 29216]
Join UC San Diego’s Mary L. Walshok as she moderates a timely discussion with best-selling author Ken Blanchard. Blanchard’s latest book is Refire! Don’t Retire: Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, co-authored with UC San Diego School of Medicine psychologist Morton Shaevitz. Together, Blanchard and Shaevitz weave poignant life stories and humorous anecdotes with their own experiences, wisdom, and advice. The message to those in their 50s, 60s and beyond: View each day as an opportunity to enhance their relationships, stimulate their minds, revitalize their bodies, and grow spiritually. Series: "Career Channel" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28920]
Peter Barnes, entrepreneur and former Newsweek correspondent, discusses his new book “With Liberty and Dividends For All: How to Save Our Middle Class When Jobs Don’t Pay Enough.” He argues that because of globalization, automation, and winner-take-all capitalism, there won’t be enough high-paying jobs to sustain America’s middle class in the future. Therefore, he proposes a supplementary source of nonlabor income; that we give every American a share of the wealth we own together, starting with our air and financial infrastructure. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 29248]
Christian Felipe is the Managing Member of CAF Holdings, a private investment office in Santa Barbara. He has participated in numerous Angel investments throughout the US. Prior to that, Felipe founded and managed Sirios Capital Management in Boston, Massachusetts, a multi-billion long/short global hedge fund and also worked for 13 years at MFS where he led the #1 ranked growth fund in America for the 3 years ending 1999. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an Economics degree from UCLA. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 28962]
Considering a life as an entrepreneur? If so, you won’t want to miss “Create Your Own Job,” an informative panel discussion featuring four professionals who all took the plunge by creating their own companies. Moderated by Lee Ann Kim of Pacific Arts Movement, panelists include Adam Markowitz of Portfolium, Denise Bevers of Kindred Biosciences and Henry DeVries of Indie Books International. While each are in different stages of their careers, they all share stories of sacrifices and risk-taking, setbacks and triumphs…and why they wouldn’t have it any other way. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 29132]
Waguih Ishak joined Corning in 2007 to establish a new Silicon Valley facility, the Corning West Technology Center (CWTC) in Palo Alto, California. CWTC is part of Global Research and is staffed with scientists and engineers working on high-speed interconnects, touch displays, solid-state illumination and sensors. Additionally, CWTC is responsible for business development and collaborations on the West Coast. CWTC also hosts several engineers and scientists from Corning’s business units and the Emerging Innovations Group. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 28964]
Steve Zahm has been the President of Procore Technologies Inc., a cloud-based construction software provider, since 2004. As President, Steve is responsible for overseeing revenue generation and customer success at the company. Prior to Procore, Steve co-founded DigitalThink, one of the first significant cloud-based software companies in the corporate learning industry. While at DigitalThink, Steve was responsible for marketing and business development efforts. DigitalThink had its IPO in 2000, and was later sold to Convergys Corp. for $120 million. Steve received his AB from Stanford University and his MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29136]
Jim Zarley spent the first nineteen years of his career with RCA Corporation in various senior management roles with a focus on sales and operations. He acquired his first business (Quantech) in the mid-1980's where he served as CEO and led the initiative to automate the California Department of Motor Vehicles and later sold the company to Automated Data Processing (ADP). In 1996 Mr. Zarley became Chairman and CEO of Best Internet, a pioneer in the web hosting industry. Best merged with Highway Technologies in 1998, and Jim served as COO until its merger with Verio in 1999. In April 1998 Mr. Zarley became Chairman and investor in Valueclick a pioneer in the digital marketing space. Jim joined Valueclick as President in January 1999. One year later he was appointed CEO and led the company through an IPO. Jim served as CEO through 2012 and still serves as Chairman of the Board. For the past ten years Jim has served as a board member of The Texas Roadhouse Restaurant chain. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 29137]
Qualcomm Co-Founder Irwin Jacobs provides insight into the role UC San Diego played in enabling him and his colleagues to build one of the largest information technology companies in the world. Jacobs is the featured speaker for the 2014 Herb York Memorial Lecture, presented by the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 29111]
Approaches to a career in medicine can be many and varied. UC San Diego Extension’s Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program is one such avenue highlighted in this informative panel discussion featuring four experts in medical education as well as a recent graduate of this exciting new program. Series: "Career Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Education] [Show ID: 28753]
Angel Martinez is a leader in product marketing, innovation and future trends. He returns to his alma mater, UC Davis, recounting his business journey through Reebok, Keen and now Deckers Brands. Holding senior positions has given him insights into what makes effective leaders. He argues that it is necessary for leaders to lead through a highly developed sense of compassion and empathy. Only when people truly believe that a leader understand their real needs and are committed to seeing those needs met can one begin to harness the power of the collective genius that is at the core of every organization’s potential. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 28928]
UC Berkeley lecturer Saru Jayaraman gives a rousing talk describing the harsh and unequal treatment of the nation’s restaurant staff as she argues for increasing the minimum wage in what is now the second largest and fastest growing industry in the country. Jayaraman is presented as the keynote speaker at the Fall 2014 Board of Advisors Dinner for the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Series: "Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 28940]
Explore opportunities in the field of sustainability and discover what skills are needed to launch or further your career. Learn more about the Sustainable Business Practices professional certificate program and how it can help you reach your professional goals. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 28565]
Join Tim McConnell, Director of Engineering at 3D Robotics, Inc. as he shares the story of his company’s genesis and explores the amazing opportunities and possibilities in an industry where truly, the sky is the limit. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 28564]
Miles Beckett is the Co-Founder and CEO of Worksteady, a company transforming healthcare staffing by directly connecting healthcare facilities with qualified doctors and nurses. He is formerly the Co-Founder and CEO of EQAL, a digital media company acquired by Everyday Health in 2012. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 28472]
Many middle-class Americans grew up certain they would achieve the same or higher level of success than their parents had: by going to college, working many years for one employer and retiring with a pension. But starting as early as the 1970s, that tradition started to erode, says Katherine V.W. Stone, the Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Professor of Law at UCLA. She argues that the reality today is not long-term attachment, but short-term, episodic employment and other relationships to the job market, be it part-time work or as an independent contractor or an entrepreneur. It is a dramatic change with far reaching implications. Series: "UCLA Faculty Research Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 28622]
Seeking legendary surf breaks along with a great education, Nick Woodman (Muir ’97) enrolled at UC San Diego with the goal of graduating with a degree that would prepare him for a career in finance or maybe even law. What he got instead was a degree in visual arts, a wife he met in class and a dream job as founder and CEO of the world’s fastest growing camera company, GoPro. Join GoPro’s Nick Woodman as he reminisces about his days at UC San Diego and describes how he’s leveraging his passions and perseverance into growing a multi-billion dollar company. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 28380]
Dan Burnham is the retired Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company. Prior to Raytheon, he held numerous leadership and management roles at companies including Allied Signal and the Carborundum Company. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 28469]
66 teams competed in the UC Davis 2014 Big Bang competition. Aspiring entrepreneurs were awarded cash prizes aimed at helping get ideas from academia into the real-world market.
Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 28366]
Phil Blair, author of “Job Won!,” an insightful guide on what employers are really looking for shares strategies and techniques to leverage your education and experience and build a career you’re passionate about. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 28254]
Precision medicine integrates molecular and clinical research with patient data and outcomes, aiming to place the patient at the center of all elements. In this emerging field, bioinformatics is a core technology. Learn how bioinformatics has evolved to deal with Next Gen Sequencing data and explore new career opportunities for biomedical and clinical researchers. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 26010]
Intellectual property (IP) rights are essential to the survival of life science companies. Learn about current key issues facing IP professionals in the life science industry and explore career opportunities for scientists seeking to remain close to cutting edge discovery without being in the lab. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25967]
Executive Perspective for Scientists & Engineers (EPSE) celebrates its 30th year. Since its founding, EPSE has graduated more than 800 senior-level science and engineering professionals, providing a business-oriented perspective on challenges facing today’s technology industries. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25968]
Big data keeps getting bigger and bigger, impacting our daily lives and scientific research. Join faculty and industry leaders as they present and discuss the various activities surrounding big data, including the latest developments in research, services and education. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25687]
Edward Zhu, CEO, CHIC Group, speaks on innovation, global business, and Chinese agribusiness. Zhu has more than 20 years of global business experience including as an entrepreneur, a leader, a financier, an investor, a supply chain management expert and the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CHIC Group. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 27833]
Harold Schmitz, Executive Director of the Mars Center for Cocoa Health Science, speaks on how scientific discovery and fundamental understanding in food, agriculture, and health sectors offer critical business opportunities at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management Dean's Distinguished Speaker Event, October 22, 2013 Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 27712]
Loren Bendele is the CEO of Savings.com. He co-founded the business in March of 2007. Prior to Savings.com Loren ran Teleflora's Partner Marketing business, selling through key relationships including USAA, UPS, American Express, Sears, JC Penney, American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines, and other large partnerships. Loren started his career with Dow Chemical, initially as a chemical engineer.
He then joined The Boston Consulting Group where he provided strategy/management consulting services for industries including airline, health care, software and telecommunications. He has also worked as an Internet technology consultant focusing on strategy, business development, fund raising, product management and M&A for companies ranging in size from emerging ventures to established companies such as Earthlink and WeddingChannel.com. Loren graduated with honors in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 25562]
Davis Waxman, former SpotRunner, PeoplePC, and Firefly Network co-founder, is the managing partner of TenOneTen, a Los Angeles venture firm that focuses on technology-focused startups. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 25563]
There are a large variety of web-based technologies available. What are they? How are they used? Which ones are the most popular? All these questions will be answered and many more. Training and career opportunities will also be discussed. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25686]
Get updated on the current state of the healthcare industry, learn about the skills and experience needed to successfully gain employment as a Case Manager in the field and how the courses and programs at UC San Diego Extension can help your career. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25685]
Big Bang! is the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition, hosted by the UC Davis Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and organized by MBA students of the Graduate School of Management. Find out the winners of this year’s competition. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 25193]
Get updated on the current state of the healthcare industry, learn about the skills and experience needed to successfully gain employment as a Case Manager in the field and how the courses and programs at UC San Diego Extension can help your career. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25347]
Author and Career Counselor Robin Ryan focuses on turbo charging your career by offering strategies and techniques to promote your personal brand as you pursue more promising and satisfying work. This conversation with San Diego Business Journal’s Executive Editor Reo Carr is presented as part of the 2013 Career Boost Camp, sponsored by UC San Diego. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 24848]
Host Peter Cowhey of UC San Diego leads an enlightening discussion with Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs, Vizio CEO William Wang, former Gateway CEO Ted Waitt and journalist James Fallows on strategies to bring manufacturing jobs to the United States while keeping their companies competitive in the global marketplace. The program is presented by The Atlantic Meets the Pacific, CONNECT and the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UC San Diego. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25033]
What are the career opportunities in the burgeoning craft brewing industry? In this Career Channel presentation, job seekers will learn the answers from a panel of experts that includes Stone Brewing founder Greg Koch, Lost Abbey brewer Tomme Arthur, Ballast Point brewer and co-founder Yuseff Cherney, and the founder of White Labs Inc. Pure Yeast and Fermentation, Chris White, who converse about why San Diego has become such a nationally renowned region for craft beer production, and where the professional brewing industry is headed. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 24923]
San Diego’s Stone Brewing Co. is a juggernaut in the craft brewing industry, with national distribution and new locations popping up around the region -- even a hotel! Stone’s founder, Greg Koch, takes a break from the opening night festivities for San Diego History Center’s exhibit, “Bottled & Kegged: San Diego’s Craft Brew Culture,” to share with the Career Channel his passionate opinions about what makes good beer, good food and good business. Series: "Career Channel" [Business] [Show ID: 25192]
How can you get started in crowdfund investing? Jason W. Best, Principal, Crowfund Capital Advisors and Sherwood Niess, Principal, Crowdfund Capital Advisors talk about what it means for investors and businesses. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 24511]
Leslie Bottorff joined ONSET Ventures in 1998 after 19 years in the medical industry. At ONSET Ventures, Leslie specializes in medical technology investment opportunities. She has worked closely with several portfolio company entrepreneurs at the seed stage to formulate and validate their companies’ business plans, including Embolic Protection, where she was interim VP of Marketing and Business Development at inception. Leslie was the original seed investor in Sadra Medical (acquired by Boston Scientific in 2011) and has served on the board for several portfolio companies including Sadra Medical, Spinal Concepts, VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Neuronetics, Flexuspine, Relievant and CytoPherx. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 24408]
Gurbaksh Chahal is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Radium One. A die-hard internet entrepreneur, he started his first company, at the age of 16. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 24409]
Dean Steven Currall moderates a conversation with Sandy Weill, Former Chairman/CEO of Citigroup, and his wife, Joan Weill, followed by a discussion about the future of pension plans with Anne Simpson, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments and Director of Corporate Governance, California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 24959]
Marc Onetto, senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service at Amazon.com Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24925]
John Mackey, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market and author of “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business” offers a spirited defense of free enterprise and argues that businesses can have a positive societal impact while being profitable. Q&A moderated by Dean and Professor Steven Currall. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24960]
John Ferriter joined Octagon in 2010 as managing director of Octagon Entertainment. An Emmy-nominated producer, he has been instrumental in packaging and selling some of the most popular shows on television, including “Project Runway,” “The Biggest Loser,” numerous Garth Brooks specials, “Chelsea Lately” and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” to name a few. He has also helped sign, develop and expand the careers of countless personalities, including Piers Morgan, Nancy O'Dell, Dr. Drew Pinsky and Arsenio Hall, among many others. With more than 20 years in the industry, Ferriter leads Octagon’s entertainment initiatives to ensure the greatest impact for clients and broadest reach. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24431]
Sarah Penna is a veteran of the digital production space having held senior roles at Current TV, MWG Media, & DeFranco Inc. Drawing from her brand management and production experience, Sarah co- founded Big Frame, a media company and talent management firm in Los Angeles, and has overseen the careers of several successful online video creators. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24430]
John Lusk is the author of the best-selling book, The MouseDriver Chronicles which follows the invention and launch of a computer mouse that looks like a golf-club head. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Rivet & Sway, an online source for prescription eyewear. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24429]
A professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan for 23 years, Sridhar Kota worked on a one-year fellowship at the White House as assistant director for advanced manufacturing helping to identify strategies and policies that strengthen the U.S. manufacturing base. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 24410]
While a freshman at UCSB, Matt Vlasach founded Pacific Swell Networks, Inc., an outsourced IT services company, with a business partner in Los Angeles. In 2010, Matt sold off Pacific Swell Networks and joined Unwired Revolution, an enterprise mobility consulting and integrating firm. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24274]
Don Charlton refers to himself as a "pixel pusher.” In 2009, he designed, built and launched The Resumator, a recruiting platform which recently earned a spot on Entrepreneur magazine's list of 100 Brilliant Companies. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24428]
Anne Simpson is the Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments and Director of Corporate Governance at CalPERS. It is the largest public pension system in the United States with approximately $224 billion under management. She addresses incoming MBA students at UC Davis about the role of companies and corporations today and historically. She also explores corporate governance and how it needs to be refined to create better companies. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24367]
Chris Cox, the Vice President of Product at Facebook, talks about what it’s like to be part of one of the fastest growing and most disruptive companies on the planet. Cox is interviewed by Alexis Madrigal, the Senior Editor of The Atlantic. Series: "The Atlantic Meets The Pacific" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 23983]
Marten Mickos shares the benefits and challenges involved in building businesses in the open source and cloud computing spaces. As CEO of MySQL AB for seven years, Mickos grew that company from a garage start-up to the second largest open source company in the world. He is now CEO of Eucalyptus Systems whose underlying technology was developed at UC Santa Barbara. Since its origin as an academic research project in 2007, Eucalyptus has become the dominant open source cloud solution, boasting over 25,000 clouds formed.
Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24129]
Kerri Pollard is the president of Commission Junction, an online advertising company owned by ValueClick. Her primary responsibility is to oversee the operations of Commission Junction’s U.S. offices. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24160]
The 13th annual New Venture Competition provides a hands-on opportunity for campus innovators to learn about successful venture creation, beginning with the evaluation of new business opportunities, working with potential clients/customers for market validation, crafting a concise oral pitch, drafting a compelling executive summary and financial projections, and learning how to raise necessary capital for launch. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24221]
Mark Templeton is president and CEO of Citrix Systems, a leading provider of virtualization, networking and cloud computing technologies that let people work and play from anywhere on any device including work using virtual meetings, desktops and datacenters. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 24127]
Big Bang is the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition organized by MBA students of the Graduate School of Management. The goal of the contest is to promote entrepreneurship at UC Davis and the region supported by the university. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24106]
Will Marré , Co-Founder of the Covey Leadership Center, offers an inspiring talk for executives, managers and recent graduates on how to take control of their careers by maximizing their talents, passions and opportunities. Marrés presentation was the keynote address at a day-long Career Boost Camp sponsored by UC San Diego Alumni and UCSD Extension’s Center for Life/Work Strategies. Series: "Career Channel" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 23680]
Jim Moffatt, Chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, LLP, gives his perspectives on leadership in this presentation at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Series: "UCLA Anderson School of Management Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 23884]
Unite to Light, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity based in Santa Barbara which designs, manufactures, and distributes low cost solar powered lighting to citizens of developing countries. The principals explain why and how their version of a socially responsible entrepreneurial company was launched, along with their business philosophy in executing its operations. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 23634]
The MIT Forum - in a joint program with UCSB’s Technology Management Program - addresses how the current negative economic climate has made fund-raising for startups much more complicated. Three experts, each of whom represent different segments of the investment community: angel investing, VC investing, and private equity venture investing, will share their insights on leveraging and maximizing opportunities to attract and secure funding. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 23506]
Michael Dukakis served an unprecedented three, four-year terms as governor of Massachusetts and was the 1988 Democratic nominee for president. Since leaving office, he has served as a visiting professor at many colleges and universities including Harvard University, University of Hawaii, Northeastern University and UCLA. Series: "UC Davis Chancellor's Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 22900]
Jason Nazar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Docstoc.com, the premier online website for small businesses that provides a selection of documents and resources to help start, grow and manage your small business and professional life. Docstoc is a top 500 worldwide website that reaches over 20M people a month. Jason was previously a partner at Venature LLC, a consulting group focused on accelerating the growth of new ventures. There he worked with dozens of tech companies to improve their strategy, sales, and prepare them for financing. He previously worked in start ups as both a founder and head of sales and marketing. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 23419]
Adult language: Seth Epstein is a creative CEO/start up entrepreneur and Emmy award winner for the rebrand of the X-Games. From humble beginnings in a garage, Seth built a pioneering creative agency, which was later acquired by Razorfish. Seth has directed commercials, rebranded TV networks globally, overseen web re-brands of all sizes, rebranded companies and products, architected e-commerce solutions and built sophisticated mobile platforms. He has also developed consumer goods and started originally in clothing. His wide range of experiences all share a commonality of design. His commitment is to building world class companies that are powered by exceptional design, which remains true with his latest endeavor, SocialStay. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 23420]
Roger Strauch is Chairman of The Roda Group, a seed stage venture capital group, based in Berkeley, California focused on clean technology. His firm, co-founded in 1997 with Dan Miller, provides entrepreneurs the resources, environment, and guidance to launch and grow their high technology businesses. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 23263]
Garrett is a co-founder of Alta, and was also a Partner at Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. founder of Ask.com and a co-founder of Alta Partners. He has more than two decades of experience in the fields of software development, systems engineering and corporate development. Garrett also founded Ask Jeeves, now Ask.Com, a leading Internet search engine which is now part of IAC. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 23261]
Keval Desai discusses his 20 year history in Silicon Valley, including time spent at Google and Digg. He relates his experiences in product management with mobile and Internet start-ups. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 23023]
Alex Le, executive producer of CityVille by Zynga, discusses his experiences as an entrepreneur in the era of social network games. Series: "Distinguished Innovator Lectures" [Business] [Show ID: 23022]
Tom Byers brings his passion for teaching and communicating with technology venture students to this talk on his path to entrepreneurship, with anecdotes about both the successful and not so successful experiences that shaped his evolving career. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22003]
Explore the legal needs of tech starts ups with Lawrence Cohn who represents medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and investors in their corporate transactions, private venture capital and public securities financing, mergers and acquisitions, licensing, strategic alliances, and technology transfers. His clients range from early-stage start-ups to public companies with global operations. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22756]
Darrell Brown, Senior Vice President, US Bank, argues that in order to teach managers to be successful and prosperous where others fail, one must engage an entrepreneurial mindset in a world that embraces the status quo. Series: "Creativity and Innovation" [Humanities] [Business] [Show ID: 21578]
Jeff Sandefer runs an energy investment firm, Sandefer Capital Partners, that holds over a billion dollars in assets. For the last sixteen years, Mr. Sandefer has also taught entrepreneurship at the graduate level. Four years ago Mr. Sandefer and a band of successful entrepreneurs left a nationally recognized program they had built at the University of Texas to start the Acton School of Business. For two consecutive years, Acton was rated among the top MBA programs in the country by the Princeton Review, which called its students the "most competitive" MBAs in America and rated the faculty in the top three in the nation.
Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22735]
Rich Lechner Vice President, Energy & Environment, IBM "Sustainability on a Smarter Planet" Abstract The world is becoming increasingly instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent - in a word, 'smarter'. Organizations now have the ability to see the exact condition of practically everything in near real-time and can leverage this information to achieve financial, environmental, social, and operational benefits. This session will use case studies to provide a broad overview of how technology can be leveraged to optimize all aspects of an organization's infrastructure and operations for energy, carbon, water, and waste. It will also discuss a number of challenges and opportunities ranging from behavioral change to public policy to financing. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22732]
Brett Bullington is a serial entrepreneur currently an active Angel Investor and board member working with entrepreneurs to build their businesses. He is also a board member of Carolina for Kibera, an organization working to alleviate poverty in the Kibera slum of Nairobi. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22759]
Ann Winblad is one of very few women who are venture capitalists. From a background in the software industry, to the first company she co-founded, Ann built a career that has propelled her into the technology investment arena. Her skills and smarts show how gender has nothing to do with what it takes to become a respected investor with a successful venture company. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22007]
Dave Hofstatter describes how his entrepreneurship, beginning at an early age, took him through the ups and downs of creating, and then investing in, successful technology companies guided only by his wits, his technical skills, and determination. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22005]
Jon Funk shares his insights into what makes new technology startups appealing to investors and what he’s learned, over the years, from the successes and failures of the companies he’s invested in. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 22004]
Canaan Partners describes themselves as venture catalysts. Join Deepak Kamra as he talks about how he became a venture capitalist, the startups he funded, and the ones that got away. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 21405]
Women hold just 9.5 percent of board seats and highest-paid executive positions in California’s 400 largest public companies. Why? Professor and Associate Dean Michael Maher and Ph.D. candidate Amanda Kimball present findings from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s 2010 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders followed by UC Davis faculty sharing their perspectives on the corporate management, psychological and sociological factors that impede women’s access to director and officer positions. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 20670]
Tom Patterson discusses the challenges facing entrepreneurs attempting to launch a web business in the current economic climate. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 20637]
Dean Bob Sullivan of UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management describes how its curriculum was developed to support San Diego’s high tech, life science and information industries and introduces Beth Anne Baber, a cancer researcher who used her Rady MBA to launch the Nicholas Conor Institute for Pediatric Cancer Research. Also featured, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer and Althea Diagnostics. This segment was included in the December, 2010 edition of UCSD@50. Series: "UCSD at 50" [Business] [Show ID: 20657]
Ted Jenkins, former Vice President and Director of Corporate Licensing, Intel Corp. shares technology career insights. Series: "Innovator Stories: Creating Something from Nothing" [Business] [Show ID: 15976]