Did you know that some of the top-rated business schools in North America produce podcasts? The great thing about podcasts is that you can listen to them anywhere and whenever you have a spare moment- during your commute, or while exercising or running errands. The following podcasts feature a wide range of content, including interviews and lectures from successful entrepreneurs, business experts, CEOs, business school professors, and authors discussing entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, and business trends.
Five great podcasts to try now!
»Stanford: Entrpreneurial Thought Leaders
Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Series is recorded weekly during the academic year. This lecture series features leaders in technology, business, finance, education and philanthropy. The archives date as far back as 2005 and include notable speakers such as Steve Blank, Sal Khan, and Melinda Gates. Some of the most recent topics include “The Startup Journey: A Marathon, Not a Sprint”, “Putting Startup Success in Perspective”, and “Figure Out What’s Important”.
»Harvard Business Review: HBR Ideacast
Harvard Business Review (HBR) is a business magazine published by a subsidiary of Harvard University. The HBR Ideacast has an archive of 450 episodes from the last eight years. On this weekly podcast, authors, professors, and CEOs discuss issues in business and entrepreneurship such as leadership, marketing, and management. Note: Access is limited to five episodes per month, fifteen with a free registration.
RadioTuck, from the Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, features interviews by MBA Fellows with business leaders on “topics, trends and best-practices surrounding technology and digital strategies.” This podcast takes place where business and technology meet, and deals with issues such as the “Internet of Things”, personal analytics, and digital disruption.
»University of Pennsylvania: Knowledge at Wharton
“Hear what CEOs, Wharton faculty, and other commentators have to say about the latest business trends, breaking news and market research” in this podcast from the University of Pennsylvania’s business school. Innovation, leadership, social impact, and technology are a few of the categories this podcast covers. Topics are timely, the implications for business of the FCC's Net Neutrality ruling and the Eurozone Stalemate are discussed in recent episodes.
»University of Virginia: Darden Podcasts
The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia produces four different podcasts. BusinessCast is a “weekly news podcast featuring the events, news, and newsmakers of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.” GreenPod features interviews with sustainability innovators and social entrepreneurs from business, government and NGOs.” Research, analysis and commentary are offered from Darden’s faculty members in Ideas to Action. The Speaker Series podcast features “corporate, government, and industry leaders to discuss current issues and trends and their individual leadership philosophy.”
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Don't stop here! There are hundreds of other business and entrepreneurship podcasts dealing with business issues in general as well as some which focus on specific aspects of business. Check out Small Business Trends' »Top 100 Small Business Podcasts.
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