Business, Management, and Marketing

Business, Management, and Marketing

episodes

Interviews with scholars of business, management and marketing about their new books.

Are Libraries the Hidden Book Market? with Erin Cox of Words & Money

April 29, 2026

Are Libraries the Hidden Book Market?

Erin Cox
Hosted by Sarah Russo

What if the most powerful tool in your book marketing strategy isn't social media — it's your local library? In the debut episode of The Publishing Pl…

Mary Lisa Gavenas, "Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay" (Penguin, 2026)

April 28, 2026

Selling Opportunity

Mary Lisa Gavenas
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

As detailed in Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay (Penguin, 2026) by Mary Lisa Gavenas, as the only woman in Forbes’ Greatest Business Stories…

William R. Brody, "Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2026)

April 28, 2026

Uncommon Sense

William R. Brody
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Today I’m speaking with William R. Brody about his book, Uncommon Sense: Rethinking Ordinary Problems in Extraordinary Ways (Johns Hopkins University …

Sunita Sah, "Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes" (Random House, 2025)

April 24, 2026

Defy

Dr. Sunita Sah
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

How many times have you wanted to object, disagree, or opt out of something but ended up swallowing your words, shaking your head, and just going alon…

Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, "Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers" (U California Press, 2026)

April 19, 2026

Boom to Bust

Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller
Hosted by Pete Kunze

Boom to Bust is a timely investigation into the rise of Peak TV and the perfect storm that caused a rapid decline in Hollywood work. When Hollywood w…

The Case for Career Services

April 16, 2026

The Case for Career Services

Rebekah Paré

What exactly is career services? If you don’t know, you aren’t alone. Most of us operate from a limited or outdated idea of what career services offer…

Ibrahim J. Gedeon and Kyle Murray, "Automata: The Power of AI Integrated with Advanced Robotics" (U Toronto Press, 2026)

April 16, 2026

Automata

Ibrahim J. Gedeon and Kyle Murray
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

Automata examines how AI and advanced robotics are rapidly surpassing human abilities in fields once thought uniquely ours – from playing chess to dis…

David Kirsch on the Dot Com Bubble and Bust

April 13, 2026

The Dot Com Bubble and Bust

David Kirsch

We chat with historian David Kirsch, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School, about …

Alberto Galasso, "The Management of Innovation: Managing and Creating Technology Capital" (Rotman-UTP Publishing, 2024)

April 12, 2026

The Management of Innovation

Alberto Galasso
Hosted by Alfred Marcus

Despite the importance of innovation for the growth of firms, industries, and the national economy, the strategic tools available to effectively manag…

Annahid Dashtgard, "Fire and Silence: A Roadmap for BIPOC Leaders" (Dundurn Press, 2026)

April 11, 2026

Fire and Silence

Annahid Dashtgard
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Annahid Dashtgard about her new book, Fire and Silence: A Roadmap for BIPOC Leaders (Dundurn Pres…

Jan Yager, "Time Masters: Eleven Secrets to Greater Productivity and Life Fulfillment" (Hannacroix Craft Books, 2026)

April 10, 2026

Time Masters

Jan Yager
Hosted by Rebekah Buchanan

Jan Yager's latest book, Time Masters: Eleven Secrets to Greater Productivity and Life Fulfillment (Hannacroix Craft Books, 2026), examines the questi…

Tim Connor et al., "Global Business and Local Struggle: Reimagining Non-Judicial Remedy for Human Rights" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

April 10, 2026

Global Business and Local Struggle

Tim Connor, Annie Delaney, Fiona Haines, Kate Macdonald, and Shelley Marshall
Hosted by Caitlin Murphy

In the quest for human rights justice for communities and workers whose rights are breached by transnational businesses, non-judicial mechanisms (NJMs…

Jordan Treske, "Building the Milwaukee Bucks: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, and the Rapid Rise of an NBA Franchise, 1968-1975" (McFarland, 2025)

April 8, 2026

Building the Milwaukee Bucks

Jordan Treske
Hosted by Paul Knepper

In three short years, the Milwaukee Bucks went from merely an idea to NBA champions. What started as a quest by Marvin Fishman and eventually Wesley P…

Guy Pinsent: Banker, Diplomat, Entrepreneur & CEO, Founder of Poland/Czech Republic's Largest Self-Storage Business

April 4, 2026

Guy Pinsent

Hosted by Richard Lucas

In this engaging conversation, Guy Pinsent shares his entrepreneurial journey from Cambridge economics student, being a banker in the City, to the For…

Fighting Social Isolation And Loneliness: The Importance Of Good Processes And Hosting In Community Leadership

April 2, 2026

Fighting Social Isolation And Loneliness: The Importance Of Good Processes And Hosting In Community Leadership

Richard Lucas
Hosted by Richard Lucas

NBN host Richard Lucas being interviewed by Alexander Goldman. Normally on this channel, you hear Richard Lucas interviewing interesting guests. In …

What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism (Paul Kramer, JP)

April 2, 2026

What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism (Paul Kramer, JP)

Sven Beckert

John is joined by the brilliant and affable Paul Kramer of Vanderbilt (The Blood of Government) to discuss Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin, 202…

Robert Hall, "Building Resilient Futures" (Austin Macauley, 2023)

April 1, 2026

Building Resilient Futures

Robert Hall
Hosted by John Gibbs

Explore resilience from personal, organizational, and national perspectives with expert Robert Hall in this discussion of his book Building Resilient …

Eric Ries, "Incorruptible" (Authors Equity, 2026)

April 1, 2026

Incorruptible

Eric Ries
Hosted by Richard Lucas

Eric Ries shares how financial 'gravity' pulls great companies away from their founders' purpose, and his solutions in his new book Incorruptible (Aut…

Zheng Liu, "Cultural Mavericks: The Business and Politics of Independent Bookselling in China" (Columbia UP, 2026)

March 28, 2026

Cultural Mavericks

Zheng Liu (Sociology scholar)
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

In recent decades, self-proclaimed “independent bookstores” have arisen across China. In the West, such retailers represent an alternative to corporat…

Nellie Chu, "Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou" (Duke UP, 2026)

March 28, 2026

Precarious Accumulation

Nellie Chu
Hosted by Yadong Li

In Precarious Accumulation: Fast Fashion Bosses in Transnational Guangzhou (Duke UP, 2026), the cultural anthropologist Nellie Chu tells the story of …