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Barons is the story of seven corporate titans, their rise to power, and the consequences for everyone else. Take Mike McCloskey, chairman of Fair Oaks Farms. In a few short decades, he went from managing a modest dairy herd to running the Disneyland of agriculture. Mike benefited from deregulation of the American food industry, a phenomenon that has consolidated wealth in the hands of select tycoons, and along the way, hollowed out the nation's rural towns and local businesses.

Acclaimed presidential historian Tevi Troy takes listeners on a riveting journey through the biggest battles between CEOs and the nation’s commander in chief. He unearths the untold stories—both political and personal—that have shaped America. The Power and the Money shows how some of the nation’s most important CEOs forged (and fumbled) relationships with the president, revealing an intricate web of power, where CEOs need presidents, and presidents need CEOs. Troy shows how each must step carefully—or risk unpredictable costs and collateral damage.

What was a Buddhist monk doing at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos lecturing the world's leaders on mindfulness? Why do many successful corporations have a chief happiness officer? What can the chemical composition of your brain tell a potential employer about you? In the past decade, governments and corporations have become increasingly interested in measuring the way people feel: the Happiness index, Gross National Happiness, well-being and positive psychology have come to dominate the way we live our lives.

Anyone who observes the skyrocketing number of incendiary political opinion shows on television and radio might conclude that political vitriol on the airwaves is fueled by the increasingly partisan American political system. But in The Outrage Industry Jeffrey M. Berry and Sarah Sobieraj show how the proliferation of outrage says more about regulatory, technological, and cultural changes, than it does about our political inclinations.

Real Estate Management Industry Spotlights, News and Information.

For more than a century, the interplay between private, investor-owned electric utilities and government regulators has shaped the electric power industry in the United States. Provision of an essential service to largely dependent consumers invited government oversight and ever more sophisticated market intervention. The industry has sought to manage, coopt, and profit from government regulation. In The Power Brokers, Jeremiah Lambert maps this complex interaction from the late 19th century to the present day.

With biting political analysis, Ian R. Crane probes the track record of those who openly crave the introduction of a One World hierarchical government. Exposing the agenda of those who have presided over events leading directly to the launching of illegal wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and who continually demonstrate their desire to perpetuate a state of permanent global conflict, whilst systematically eroding personal freedom, through the process of gradualism.

Podcast series exploring the regulatory ecosystem of the derivatives industry and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"). Follow us for discussions ranging from market participants to regulatory actors, industry basics to emerging trends, and any derivatives thereof! [This Podcast series represents the observations of the producer and various guests and does not represent the position of the CFTC in any capacity.]

Nevada Means Business is the official podcast of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, hosted by Director Kristopher Sanchez, highlighting the people, policies, and partnerships driving Nevada’s economic vitality. Through conversations with business leaders, state officials, and industry experts, the podcast explores workforce development, economic diversification, innovation, and the programs shaping opportunity across the Silver State.

Subscribe to the ServiceNow Industries podcasts where we will bring your conversations from ServiceNow thought leaders, customers, and special guests across our public and private sector industries. Check out the ServiceNow Special Interest Groups for Industries on the Now Community

Net Zero Industry Wales - The Podcast delves into the ambitious journey of Wales toward achieving its Net Zero goals, showcasing the innovative partnerships and strategies driving industrial decarbonisation. Hosted by Mark Powney of Business News Wales, this three-part series introduces the key players behind Net Zero Industry Wales as they explore how this independent, non-profit organisation collaborates with public and private sectors to support Wales’ industrial clusters, foster sustainable goods and services, and turn Wales into a leader in industrial decarbonisation. Whether you're a ...

The tobacco industry has spent decades honing its deadly strategies to maximise its profits. Despite the well-known dangers of tobacco there are still eight million tobacco-related deaths each year.Why, decades after it’s deceptions were uncovered, is this industry still so powerful and profitable?This podcast, based on ground-breaking research by the Tobacco Control Research Group, exposes the tactics of the tobacco industry. Experts from the University of Bath and other organisations consider the progress that has been made in countering this deadly industry and what still needs to be ...

Manufacturing in Wales is a series focused on exploring the opportunities on offer to manufacturers across Wales. Each month, we deep dive into a different theme focused on key areas of importance for organisations operating within this sector. We focus on innovation, skills, challenges and opportunities within Wales’ manufacturing sector.

Podcast discussing issues arising from the rapid advancement and deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. The Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Michelle Kang and Scott Stekr. In Each episode, they will be joined by subject matter experts discussing a wide array of topics which have an effect in the current state of the industry. Provided by the Telecommunications Industry Foundation, TIF. https://tifonline.org/

Welcome to the monthly State of the Industry podcast with John Elliott: a third-generation transportation professional, Chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, and founder and CEO of Load One - a 100 million dollar expedite transportation company - and your host, Brandon Baxter. We've spent more than two decades in the industry. We've experienced driver shortages, truck shortages, recessions, financial constraints, technological advancements, and legislation… yep, we've seen it all. This is trucking news for the drivers and professionals on the ground. This is opinion and insight ...

They want to shut you up. But don’t let this be the End of Discussion. In this fresh and provocative new book, Mary Katharine Ham and Guy Benson, dynamic Fox News and Townhall Media duo, expose how the Left exploits fake outrage to silence their political opponents—in public, on social media...

An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why. This book is published by University of California Press.

The Garbologist unwraps with Mark Smith CEO of Queensland's peak Waste and Recycling Industry Association the industry's 2020 State Election manifesto, setting out what are the sectors priorities for the next term of government.

The Garbologist unwraps with Rose Read CEO of the National Waste Recycling Industry Association (NWRIC) its recently published report quantifying the significance of the industry's $4.8 billion per annum economic contribution to the Australian an industry directly supporting 36,000 jobs

How has the United States, with more resources than any nation, developed a healthcare system that delivers much poorer results, at near double the cost of any other developed country - such that legendary seer Warren Buffett calls the Medical Industrial Complex "the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness"?