Speaker: Page Schindler Buchanan, GBSN

Air Date: May 06, 2016

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on the Global Business School Network(GBSN). The GBSN cultivates a network of leading business schools that share the goal of more and better schools to train managers and entrepreneurs for the developing world.

Speaker: Sanjay Gupta, Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University

Air Date: May 06, 2016

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. Sanjay Gupta, Dean of the Broad College, is a regular on the gBB show, and periodically comes on to update the community and constituency groups about the Broad College’s activities.

Speaker: Roger Calanone, Eli Broad Professor of Business

Air Date: May 06, 2016

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on the current work of Dr. Roger Calantone, one of only a select few so-called University Distinguished Professors at Michigan State University. Roger gives us an update on what he is researching right now; his work with the National Science Foundation which relates to MSU’s world-leading FRIB program; he also talks about why MSU is a great place to be a professor.

Speaker: Sten Sjoberg, Demmer Corporation

Air Date: May 06, 2016

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on Sweden and a dialogue with Sten Sjoberg about the uniqueness, in many respects, of Sweden as a country, society, and economically solid part of the world. Interestingly, Sweden has come up regularly in the election cycle of the USA.

Speaker: Mark Takagishi, Lansing Pediatric Associates

Air Date: May 20, 2016

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on Lansing Pediatric Associates, often just called “Lansing Peds” by the Greater Lansing community.

As a staple in pediatrics in Lansing for several decades, Lansing Pediatric Associates and its senior partner, Mark Takagishi, MD, focus on providing quality, compassionate care to everyone. But Dr. Takagishi does more than that; of intrigue to the globalEDGE Business Beat, “Dr. T” as his patients call him is an avid global traveler. Tomas and Mark talk about Lansing Peds, how pediatrics have changed over the years, and favorite travel spots

Speaker: Matt Weingarden, American Marketing Association

Air Date: May 23, 2016

Hosted by Tomas Hult, this interview segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat focuses on the American Marketing Association (AMA). AMA is the largest association in the world for professionals interested in marketing as a business field. AMA has both academic and practitioner members, more than 30,000 in total. Tomas Hult and Matt Weingarden, Senior Manager of AMA, dialogue about the uniqueness of AMA, why people should be members, and tie that to Matt’s background as a graduate of Michigan State University.