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Introducing the Poole Podcast
Poole Podcast

Introducing the Poole Podcast

Welcome to the Poole Podcast, a think and do conversation about the relationship between academics and industry. Each episode will share research and ideas from inside the classroom from our incredible NC State faculty and explore how it’s being translated into practice. Released every two weeks on Monday.

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 5

“Think and Do” Leadership with NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson and Poole College of Management Dean Frank Buckless

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

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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