Introducing the Poole Podcast

In the Poole College of Management, we’re on a mission to create an innovative and collaborative intellectual environment. By balancing industry and academia, we’re developing and supporting leaders with entrepreneurial mindsets and the skills to solve our world’s problems.

This is how we think and do at NC State.

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EPISODES

Episode 11: Big Data Analytics with Home Depot CFO Richard McPhail, VP Erik Holbrook and Professor Bill Rand

With about 500,000 employees and over 2,000 stores, at The Home Depot, data science and analytics are critically important to solving business problems. But leveraging data and analytics are not just for huge companies anymore. Our guests talk about how every tactical decision should be made with analytics backing it up.

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Episode 10: B-Corps and the Triple Bottom Line, with Jessica Yinka Thomas and Eric Henry

In this episode, Jessica Yinka Thomas and Eric Henry give us the inside information on B-Corps, which Jessica describes as the leading edge of a sustainable business movement. But what does all that mean? And how does NC State, Poole College and the B-Corp Clinic create a roadmap to guide and educate students on positive social impact?

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Episode 9: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101

Tayah Butler, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Poole College and Danya Perry, Director of Equitable Economic Development at Wake County Economic Development and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Raleigh Chamber, discuss what we colleges and universities can do to help grow the conversation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

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Episode 8: Special LIVE with Terrence Holt, CEO of Holt Brothers Inc.

NC State Grad, former NFL player and current CEO of Holt Brother Inc. Terrence Holt joins us in-studio for a special live episode to discuss his company mission, the importance of leadership and the value of community involvement.

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Episode 7: Empathy, Authenticity, and Soft Skills: Next-Generation Leadership with Chuck Saia and Leigh Shamblin

What skills do the leaders of tomorrow need? How do we teach those skills in the classroom? How has the pandemic changed leadership styles? And what does any of this have to do with an armadillo, a Mandarin duck, an eagle, and a dolphin? Leigh Shamblin, director of leadership and a professor of practice and Chuck Saia, senior partner at Deloitte share their insights on leadership and everything in between.

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Episode 6: Lessons Learned: COVID 19 and the Global Supply Chain, with Rob Handfield and Joydeep Ganguly (June 7, 2021)

How has the global supply chain been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and what lessons were learned so that we’re better prepared for the next pandemic?  Poole supply chain and operations professor Rob Handfield and Gilead Science and Jenkins MBA alumni Joydeep Ganguly share their expertise and provide actionable insight into supply chain strategy.

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Episode 5: “Think and Do” Leadership with NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson and Poole College of Management Dean Frank Buckless (May 10, 2021)

Dr. Randy Woodson became North Carolina State University’s 14th chancellor in April of 2010, and he leads the largest university in North Carolina with more than 34,000 students and a $1.5 billion budget. Under his leadership, the university created and implemented the pathway to the future strategic plan and advanced each of its strategic goals.

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Episode 4: Chef and the Professor: Entrepreneurship with Vivian Howard and Lewis Sheats (April 12, 2021)

NC State graduate Vivian Howard’s empire includes 4 restaurants –– she has risen to become a celebrity chef and entrepreneur. Lewis Sheats is the Assistant Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship at NC State, where budding entrepreneurs have an opportunity to truly live the “think and do” spirit of NC State.

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Episode 3: Top Risks for 2021 and Beyond: A View from the C-Suite (March 15, 2021)

In this episode, we discuss the top risks for businesses for 2021 as well as peek into insights for 2030. Challenges triggered by a once-in-a-century pandemic continue to unfold, combined with numerous other risk issues, such as growing social unrest and polarization.

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Episode 2: U.S. Taxation in a Global Economy (March 1, 2021)

Over the past year, COVID-19 has restricted travel and complicated international business. On top of that, President Biden’s campaign ran on raising taxes for the high earners and corporations. So how does all of this affect international tax?

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Episode 1: Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Spirit (Feb. 14, 2021)

On the inaugural episode, Dean Frank Buckless is joined by Cindy Eckert, CEO of The Pink Ceiling and Sprout Pharmaceuticals. Listen in on how Poole is cultivating budding entrepreneurs to successfully solve real-world problems, just like Cindy.

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