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In this episode, Business Forward welcomed former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Dr. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at the Yale School of Management, for a briefing on our economy and the rule of law, our safe harbor advantage, and the cost of losing it due to political chaos and a reckless presidency. 

Jon Skinner is CEO of PSP Partners, a diversified private investment firm founded by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.  Jon is the latest financial honcho to miss his exit and end up in the Middle Market Musings recording complex with Andy and Charlie.  Jon reviews his path to his current role – childhood in suburban Boston, football and undergrad at Brown, law school at Boston College, then a storied investment banking career culminating in his tenure as a vice chairman at William Blair.  Jon then reviews the investment practices and culture of PSP and concludes by sharing his interests outside of work, including serving as board chair of the Honor Foundation, which is devoted to job placement for U.S. Special Ops veterans.

AJ: Director of the Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance program at the Stanford Cyber policy center Previously Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the White House from 2015 to 2017, covering two administrations Was an adviser for Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on cybersecurity measures Senior staff on the Senate Intelligence Committee overseeing budget and operations for NSA Started his career as a National Security Analyst at the Center for American Progress in 2003 In the episode we discuss everything from the effectiveness of our legislators in addressing high tech areas, partisan dynamics of cybersecurity, key focus areas for policy, and the effectiveness of recent policy like the Cyber Trust Mark and the CSRB review of Microsoft. Cyber Trust Mark Cybersecurity Review Board Review of Microsoft:

Today's guest, Alexa Von Tobel is the founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital - a VC fund she started with former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 million in venture capital, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade. Following the acquisition, von Tobel joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company's first-ever Chief Digital Officer. She later assumed the role of Chief Innovation Officer through which she oversaw Northwestern Mutual's venture arm. Alexa, who holds a Certified Financial Planner™ designation, is the New York Times-bestselling author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. She is also the host of The Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel, a weekly podcast with Inc. that highlights top entrepreneurs. Alexa is a member of the 2016 Class of Henry Crown Fellows and an inaugural member of President Obama's Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship. She has been honored with numerous recognitions including a Forbes Magazine cover story, Fortune's 40 Under 40, Fortune's Most Powerful Women, Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30, and World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader. We know listeners will love getting to know Alexa in today's episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howdshedothat/support

On this episode of Got Your 6, Tony interviews Mike Nemeth, President of Emblem Athletic. Mike Nemeth is a US Army veteran, engineer, and a known entrepreneur in Ohio, helping startups and building dozens of businesses. Mike is the President of Emblem Athletic, a company dedicated to strengthening teams, athletes, and organizations through custom athletic apparel. Aside from fitness, he is passionate about building great companies in Ohio and helping military veterans transition into the business world. Mike's mission is to empower leaders and entrepreneurs and help them build great teams. He regularly shares management and career tips. Mike is always happy to share the many life and business lessons he learned. On top of this, he is an author of books, including satirical children's books (Mommy's Favorite Juices: Why Mommy Gets Thirsty When You Misbehave, Daddy's Favorite Juice: The bottles in the fridge that aren't for you), a military non-fiction title (Six Word War) that reached #6 on Amazon's best-selling military books in 2014, and a satire book about the Naval Academy (Discipline: The Annapolis Way) that became the best-selling military history book on Amazon in 2017. He believes his purpose is to make life more enjoyable for others by employing unique and fun strategies to energize his team and clients. In April 2020, he did a shirtless product photoshoot when the company was unable to get a model due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. His books have been featured in The Atlantic, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Forbes, among others. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in the US Army before unexpectedly discharged due to an injury. He then earned his MBA from the Ohio State University in 2010. He was appointed by former US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from 2016 to 2018. ------------- https://www.tenthousand.cc/ (Ten Thousand) promo code for 15% off your first order: GOTYOUR6 https://forms.gle/Hue634JVwsjhaPJ17 (Stacking Wins)

On this episode of Got Your 6, Tony interviews Mike Nemeth, President of Emblem Athletic. Mike Nemeth is a US Army veteran, engineer, and a known entrepreneur in Ohio, helping startups and building dozens of businesses. Mike is the President of Emblem Athletic, a company dedicated to strengthening teams, athletes, and organizations through custom athletic apparel. Aside from fitness, he is passionate about building great companies in Ohio and helping military veterans transition into the business world. Mike's mission is to empower leaders and entrepreneurs and help them build great teams. He regularly shares management and career tips. Mike is always happy to share the many life and business lessons he learned. On top of this, he is an author of books, including satirical children's books (Mommy's Favorite Juices: Why Mommy Gets Thirsty When You Misbehave, Daddy's Favorite Juice: The bottles in the fridge that aren't for you), a military non-fiction title (Six Word War) that reached #6 on Amazon's best-selling military books in 2014, and a satire book about the Naval Academy (Discipline: The Annapolis Way) that became the best-selling military history book on Amazon in 2017. He believes his purpose is to make life more enjoyable for others by employing unique and fun strategies to energize his team and clients. In April 2020, he did a shirtless product photoshoot when the company was unable to get a model due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions. His books have been featured in The Atlantic, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Forbes, among others. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in the US Army before unexpectedly discharged due to an injury. He then earned his MBA from the Ohio State University in 2010. He was appointed by former US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from 2016 to 2018. ------------- https://www.tenthousand.cc/ (Ten Thousand) promo code for 15% off your first order: GOTYOUR6 https://forms.gle/Hue634JVwsjhaPJ17 (Stacking Wins)

Support the Breakfast Leadership Network! Burnout Proof Your Life Online Course. Enter the code NINETY at checkout, to save 90% off the course:https://breakfastleadership.teachable.com/p/burnout-proof-your-lifeHire Michael to speak at your event: https://BreakfastLeadership.com/speakingBuy Michael's life altering book: 369 Days: How To Survive A Year of Worst-Case Scenario: https://www.amazon.com/369-Days-Survive-Worst-Case-Scenarios-ebook/dp/B074CCLKZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502047423&sr=8-1&keywords=369+daysContribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bfastleadershipOr PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bfastleadershipBreakfast Leadership Network Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/breakfast-leadership-networkLike, Rate and Review the Breakfast Leadership Show on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/breakfast-leadership/id1207338410------Author of ‘Trusted Healers’ and a leading advocate for a system of care with a strengthened approach to primary care, including mental and behavioral health, Dan is an innovator, thought leader and author. He is co-founder of Everyone Matters, Inc., a social impact enterprise dedicated to ensuring that everyone has the right to dignity and respect, to be who they are without being shamed or demeaned, and to thrive within their own unique individually. Pelino is a regular contributor to the discussions on healthcare, citizen based services and smarter cities having appeared on Dr. Oz, CNN, Bloomberg, the BBC and other global media outlets. He has testified to Congress on the Affordable Care Act and presented to The White House Commission on Healthcare. In 2014, he accompanied Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on her first United States trade mission to Mexico to pursue opportunities for economic development and the advancement of shared practices with the Mexican national and regional governments. He along with Dr. Paul Grundy in 2012, were awarded the NCQA award for leading the national efforts on healthcare quality and value. He received the National Corporate Global Education Award in 2014 for his work on the advancement of quality based education. He is an adjunct professor at his alma mater Western Kentucky University lecturing on applied leadership. He serves as an independent director to the Itron Board of Directors as well as a board member and advisor to other private and public companies. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Dan worked for IBM for 36 years concluding his career as IBM’s senior executive and General Manager IBM’s Global Healthcare, Life Sciences, Education, Government and Smarter Cities business. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Western Kentucky University. He and Anne live in Northern Virginia with their dog Surrey.https://Everyonemattersonline.comMission Matters and Everyone Matters! 

We’ve all heard the motivational mantra that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. But Alexa von Tobel sees things a little differently.  “If you love what you do, you’ll work every day of your life,” she says, “and it’s because I’m so passionate about what I’m doing.”  The mission that gets von Tobel jumping out of bed every morning is one that impacts every one of us—finding financial stability. Without it, whether you’re a working family or a creative new startup, it’s near impossible to plan for the long term and ultimately thrive. Von Tobel came to this understanding after graduating from Harvard and beginning a career on Wall Street, when she realized that, while she was great at managing the business finances of others, she was woefully unprepared to manage her own. And she quickly discovered that she was not alone.  That lit a fire underneath her to improve financial education, inspiring her in 2008 to launch LearnVest, a digital financial planning business that teaches investment and finances. The award-winning company became wildly popular, especially among women.  She ended up selling that business, but in 2019, van Tobel decided to take her passion for financial advising in a new direction. Today, she manages Inspired Capital, a $200 million investment firm that’s supporting early stage startups.  This massive new undertaking is all rooted in van Tobel’s desire to support ambitious entrepreneurs and help people achieve financial stability. That, and a deep love of math. Freedom to Think Bigger  Von Tobel says she was an entrepreneur from day one. She’s always been drawn to the toughest problems, outside-the-box thinking, and bringing joy to others. And when she recognized her own problem with managing her personal finances, she suspected that this could be a cause worth taking on.  Von Tobel says that 78% of all Americans live paycheck to paycheck and that the average person doesn’t even have $400 in a savings account. And the crippling anxiety that comes from mountains of debt and living one medical crisis away from going broke? She firmly believes it holds people back from concentrating on something bigger. “If you’re living for tomorrow, you can’t think long term,” she says.  Despite her lifelong love of math and her driven personality, she’d never been taught how to manage her personal accounts, invest her money, or plan for retirement. It became clear that many of her peers had not either.  “I think it’s insane that it’s not taught in every high school, college, and graduate program in America,” von Tobel says. “I mean, it’s not that dissimilar to basic hygiene.”  From von Tobel’s perspective, money is a basic lifeline that enables people to care for themselves. Therefore, she believes everyone should learn how to intelligently manage it.  That’s what drove her during her years as founder and CEO of LearnVest—the unwavering belief that financial education was a key to happiness.  “If you can create real financial stability for a family,” she says, “you can help a family thrive.” Among the strategies she taught through LearnVest were how to grow a successful savings account by setting aside 20% of each paycheck, no matter what, and the benefit of establishing firm ground rules for financial health. She taught when to begin investing (yesterday), preparing for retirement (the day before yesterday), and how to plan effectively for the ebbs and flows of life.  But what about the people (like, oh, I don’t know, the writer of this article, for instance) who are deeply terrified of math? Von Tobel says that’s not a problem.  “Personal finance is basic math,” she assures. “It’s not complicated math. It’s really straightforward math—what comes in, what goes out, is there something left, and are we saving it properly? Really, it’s more organization than math.”  After more than a decade spent as a financial educator and the sale of her business to Northwestern Mutual in 2015, von Tobel decided it was time to give something new a try.  And when her husband pointed out how many hours she had spent financially advising entrepreneurs for free, she realized she may have inadvertently stumbled upon her next big project.  Shooting for the Moon  Inspired Capital was born from von Tobel’s passion for financial education, combined with her desire to help entrepreneurs reach their goals. The result is an early stage and seed investment firm, driven by women (also led by former Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker) and funding startups nationally. Von Tobel now meets with at least 75 founders each week in pursuit of new investments of all shapes and sizes. From tech to product-based business, von Tobel is interested in all of it, provided they have a good idea and a plan.  She says that the best founders who have pitched her get to know her firm before reaching out. They also don’t get discouraged by rejection. Von Tobel says that just because it’s a no today, doesn’t mean it’ll be a no tomorrow.  And while founders are waiting for their yes, von Tobel says there are many things they can invest time in learning. She says that the biggest mistake she sees founders make is running away from the aspects of the business that make them feel inadequate, passing it off to others before even giving it a try.  “I think it’s the typical kind of head-in-the-sand ostrich move,” she says. “You’ve got to lean into the things that make you nervous.”  She believes this is what enables businesses to address issues before they reach critical mass, while also making founders feel capable and bold.  “If you want to build a really good business—if you want to get really good at being an entrepreneur—you’ve got to get good at everything,” she says. “And I don’t mean you literally have to hold every job, but you have to take the job, get pretty darn good at it to the point where then you know how to hire for it, and then you can pass it off to somebody better at it.”  Once the machine of a new business really starts whirring, von Tobel says that it’s essential to have an eye on building up the reserves.  “You want to make sure you are never within nine months of running out of cash,” she says. “Because if you need to go fix that, putting a plan together to go fix that can sometimes take three to six months, and you don’t want to be in a position where literally you can run out of money.”  While she acknowledges that smaller businesses can get away with slightly less in the bank, she wouldn’t recommend leaving the stability of a company to chance or dependent on a tight timeline.  And ultimately, von Tobel believes these healthy savings accounts are what embolden business leaders to take new and exciting risks.  “I’m not risk-averse,” she says. “I shoot for the moon, but I have a plan B that has enough cash...that gives me enough confidence to shoot for the moon. Having a good solid financial plan gives you the comfort to take more risks.” And the best part of all is that von Tobel believes there’s never been a better time to launch a business than right now.  “Every year it gets less expensive to stand up a company,” she says. “Every year there are better online resources to make it easier to do.”  From free online resources to highly affordable software for startups, she says founders need only do a light Google to find a flood of resources at their disposal.  As an investor passionate about the startups and founders of tomorrow, she can’t wait to see what thrilling new business plans come across her desk next. And that’s why she encourages struggling founders to keep pushing, keep growing, and keep pursuing their dreams.  “You’re building something new. You’re building something special that serves a purpose,” she says. “And that’s pretty powerful.”  Alexa von Tobel’s Tips for Building a Successful Business  Get the product right first Von Tobel says that entrepreneurs can be distracted so easily by the task of building a business and marketing a product that they forget to perfect the product. Talk to the customers. Find out what works and what doesn’t, and make adjustments. Before diving headfirst into marketing a product, she reminds entrepreneurs to really nail product-market fit.  Begin by stoking word-of-mouth marketing Rather than sinking tons of cash into a paid marketing strategy up front, von Tobel recommends that founders begin by delighting their customers and encouraging them to share their experiences with the brand. She reminds entrepreneurs that word-of-mouth marketing is free and often more effective than traditional marketing for startups.  Wait to focus on paid marketing until revenue is up Once revenue is climbing and there is a little more wiggle room, von Tobel says the time has come to give paid marketing a go.  Embrace a constant learning process Above all, von Tobel reminds entrepreneurs that the constant pursuit of growth without fear of negative feedback is essential to success.  “I think the best founders are learners,” she says. “They are comfortable with negative feedback. They want to make it better, and they are constantly just listening and learning obsessively.” Key Takeaways Why von Tobel, a Harvard graduate and Wall Street career woman, found herself struggling with her personal finances How this experience drove her to launch LearnVest, a digital financial planning business that teaches investment and finances Why von Tobel doesn’t believe a fear of math should stop anyone from pursuing financial education The sale of LearnVest to Northwestern Mutual in 2015 The mission behind Inspired Capital, an early stage and seed investment firm Why von Tobel wants to work with founders who embrace aspects of business they’re not good at The reason behind von Tobel’s optimism for the future of business

Trey Bowles is Cofounder and Executive Chairman of the Dallas Entrepreneur (DEC) Center where he recently stepped out of his role as CEO. At The DEC lead strategy, vision, and drove the overall planning and development efforts for the DEC. Bowles cofounded and launched the Dallas Innovation Alliance, a public partnership to develop a Smart Cities initiative for the City of Dallas. Bowles is cofounder and Chairman of the Mayor’s Star Council which is created with City of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to engage culturally diverse and civically minded group of young professions to make impact on the city. Trey launched an entrepreneurship department at SMU in the Meadows School of Arts where he still serves as an adjunct professor and most recently Bowles helped relaunch the next stage of the Startup America Partnership as the Startup Champions Network. SCN is national network of professional ecosystem builders working together to support entrepreneurs in their local regions. Most recently Bowles was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) as a special government employee by Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. Bowles, a serial entrepreneur, having built numerous organizations in both the for-profit and nonprofit space, lives in Dallas, TX with his bride and three kids. https://thedec.co/ https://innocitypartners.com/

Julie Lenzer is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at the University of Maryland. In this role, she’s leveraging her national and international public and private sector experiences to drive innovation-based economic growth for the region. Prior to that, Julie was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to lead the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE). In her capacity as Director of the OIE and as Sr Advisor to the Secretary, she drove programs and policies that support innovative economic development such as innovation-based entrepreneurship and regional innovation clusters. Prior to her appointment, Julie was the Executive Director of the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship (MCE) in Columbia, MD. She is also the co-founder of Startup Maryland and former CEO of the Path Forward Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit that helped women expand economic opportunity by starting and building growth-oriented businesses. An award-winning serial entrepreneur, Julie founded her first company, Applied Creative Technologies, Inc. (ACT), in 1995 as an IT solutions firm focusing on manufacturing operations and inventory control. With Fortune 500 clients, she grew the company to multi-millions in revenues, winning several national awards for workplace excellence. Through her 10-year leadership, ACT developed and commercialized ACTrax, a leading-edge production and warehouse management system, for which she negotiated the sale in 2005. Julie was recognized as one of 25 Women Who Mean Business by WBJ in 2019, 2014 Influential Marylander, 2013 Trailblazer in Technology, and as AT&T's Innovator of the Year in 2011. She received SmartCEO's BRAVA award in 2014, the Athena Award in 2004, and was named to Maryland's Top 100 Women 2005, 2008 and 2014 at which time she joined the Circle Of Excellence for sustained service to the community. She recently held a Top Secret clearance.  Connect with Julie LinkedIn Website   #nolimitsselling 

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about "The Work Ahead," a new report, sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, on the 21st century American workforce. Pritzker co-chaired the committee that developed the report along with fellow business leader John Engler. "The Work Ahead" recommends a nationwide re-evaluation of education, training and how to think about working alongside machines. Pritzker also talks about why President Trump can't run the country like a business and why her hometown of Chicago should be the site of Amazon's second headquarters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Fear the Turtle in Tech? Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland + Top Competitors for Amazon HQ2   Get Social:  Joey Price //  IG - www.instagram.com/joeyvpriceHR   T - www.twitter.com/joeyvpriceHR FB - www.facebook.com/joeyvprice    Listen:  iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/business-life-coffee-entrepreneurship-life-hacks-personal/id1031048631?mt=2 Podbean - www.businesslifeandcoffee.podbean.com SoundCloud - www.soundcloud.com/businesslifeandcoffee    Connect:  Twitter - www.twitter.com/bizlifecoffee  Instagram - www.instagram.com/businesslifeandcoffee Facebook - www.facebook.com/businesslifeandcoffeee   Website - www.businesslifeandcoffee.com    About Julie Lenzer: Julie Lenzer was recently tapped by the University of Maryland to leverage her national and international experiences to drive innovation-based economic growth for the region.Immediately prior, Julie was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to lead the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), an office within the Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). In her capacity as Director of the OIE, she drove programs and policies that support innovative economic development such as innovation-based entrepreneurship and regional innovation clusters. Prior to her appointment, Julie was the Executive Director of the Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship (MCE) which is an initiative of the Howard County Economic Development Authority. She is also the co-founder of Startup Maryland and former CEO of the Path Forward Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a nonprofit that helps women expand economic opportunity by starting and building growth-oriented businesses. An award-winning serial entrepreneur, Julie founded her first company, Applied Creative Technologies, Inc. (ACT), in 1995 as an IT solutions firm focusing on manufacturing operations and inventory control. With Fortune 500 clients, she grew the company to multi-millions in revenues, winning several national awards for workplace excellence. Through her 10-year leadership, ACT developed and commercialized ACTrax , a leading-edge production and warehouse management system, for which she negotiated the sale in 2005. Julie was recognized as a 2014 Influential Marylander, 2013 Trailblazer in Technology, and as AT&T's Innovator of the Year in 2011. She received designation as winner of SmartCEO's BRAVA awards in 2014, the Athena Award in 2004, and was named to Maryland's Top 100 Women 2005, 2008 and 2014 at which time she joined the Circle Of Excellence for sustained service to the community. She holds a Top Secret clearance.   This episode is powered by Jumpstart:HR, LLC - HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses and Startups http://www.jumpstart-hr.com  

During her 27 years in the private sector, Secretary Penny Pritzker started five companies, led dozens of businesses and served on the boards of big corporations like Hyatt Hotels, LaSalle National Bank and the William Wrigley Company. When she answered President Obama's call to serve her country, Pritzker's arena switched from private to public, but her objectives and challenges as a leader didn't change.

As the Obama Administration works with Congress to finalize implementing language for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Trade Ambassador Michael Froman discuss the trade agreement and the potential timeline for Congressional action.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about cooperation between government and the tech industry and the new challenges of the digital economy. Secretary Pritzker says artificial intelligence will upend many jobs, but the solution is to focus on retraining workers for new industries like cybersecurity, where American companies have hundreds of thousands of open positions. She also explains the recent battle over the Commerce Department's oversight of the internet and why handing over that oversight to the international nonprofit ICANN was the best way to protect the open web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker talks trade agreements with USA TODAY Washington bureau chief Susan Page for Capital Download. Photo Credit: Jasper Colt

Panama Papers’ and the Shadow World of Finance by MFlowers The release of the ‘Panama Papers’ reveal the secret world of shell companies used by the rich to hide their wealth and avoid paying taxes on it. While it appears that the release of information was intended as a tool to demonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, it has backfired and instead led to a probing of who in the US is involved in this type of scheme. McClatchy News is publishing investigative pieces revealing the same activity taking place in states such as Nevada and Wyoming. The list of people involved connects directly to government figures such as US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. It has also led to massive upheaval in Iceland where protesters are calling for the resignation of the government and new elections. We explore what’s going on with James Henry of the Tax Justice Network and Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies.   Relevant articles and websites: US Scolds Others about Offshores, but Looks Other Way at Home by Kevin Hall and Marisa Taylor The Price of Offshore Revisited by the Tax Justice Network Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super Rich by Chuck Collins Tax Justice Network The FACT Coalition Inequality.org We’re Not Broke Movie Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson   Guests: James Shelburne Henry is a U.S. economist, attorney, and investigative journalist who has written extensively about global banking, debt crises, tax havens and economic development. In the corporate world, Henry served as Chief Economist, McKinsey & Co. (NYC global h.q.); VP Strategy, IBM/Lotus Development Corporation (Cambridge), Manager, Business Development, the Chairman’s Office (Jack Welch), GE (Fairfield), and senior consultant Monitor Group,the international consulting firm. As Managing Director of Sag Harbor Group, a strategy consulting firm, his clients have included such enterprises as ABB, Allen & Co., AT&T, AT Kearney, Calvert Fund, Ce-mex, ChinaTrust, the Scotland Yard/FBI Task Force on Caribbean Havens, IBM/Lotus, Intel, Interwise, Lucent, Merrill Lynch, South Africa Telkom, Rockefeller Foundation, the Swedish Power Board, TransAlta, UBS Warburg, Volvo, and Monitor Company. A member of the New York Bar, he has served as a pro bono cooperating attorney for the NYCLU on First Amendment issues, and as Vice President, New York Civil Liberties Union – Suffolk County. He is author of the acclaimed investigative economics book The Blood Bankers, and his articles and citations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, The Nation, The Conference Board, The Washington Post, Harpers, Fortune, Jornal do Brasil, The Manila Chronicle, La Nacion, and many others.   Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and directs IPS’s Program on Inequality and the Common Good. He is an expert on U.S. inequality and author of several books, including 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It. He is co-author with Bill Gates Sr. of Wealth and Our Commonwealth, (Beacon Press, 2003), a case for taxing inherited fortunes. He is co-author with Mary Wright of The Moral Measure of the Economy, a book about Christian ethics and economic life. He is co-founder of Wealth for the Common Good, a network of business leaders, high-income households and partners working together to promote shared prosperity and fair taxation. This network merged in 2015 with the Patriotic Millionaires. In 1995, he co-founded United for a Fair Economy (UFE) to raise the profile of the inequality issue and support popular education and organizing efforts to address inequality. He was Executive Director of UFE from 1995-2001 and Program Director until 2005.

The release of the 'Panama Papers' reveal the secret world of shell companies used by the rich to hide their wealth and avoid paying taxes on it. While it appears that the release of information was intended as a tool to demonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, it has backfired and instead led to a probing of who in the US is involved in this type of scheme. McClatchy News is publishing investigative pieces revealing the same activity taking place in states such as Nevada and Wyoming. The list of people involved connects directly to government figures such as US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker. It has also led to massive upheaval in Iceland where protesters are calling for the resignation of the government and new elections. We explore what's going on with James Henry of the Tax Justice Network and Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies. For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Please join the Institute of Politics in welcoming U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to campus for an armchair conversation with Institute of Politics Director David Axelrod. Secretary Pritzker has served as the 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce since being sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on June 26, 2013. As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on providing American businesses and entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow and hire. Secretary Pritzker is a key member of President Obama’s economic team, with 27 years of private sector experience. Since taking office, she has worked closely with the business community and helped advance the President’s priorities of expanding growth and opportunity for all Americans. In addition to traditional Commerce priorities like trade and manufacturing, Secretary Pritzker has expanded the Department’s focus to include, for the first time, skills and workforce development. She is leading the Commerce Department’s first-ever effort to ensure American workers have the skills they need to be competitive in the 21st century. Since becoming Secretary, she has met with more than 1,400 CEOs and business leaders.  Secretary Pritzker is all about results – and people have noticed her work – leading the National Association of Manufacturers to give her an A+, Fortune Magazine to name her “America’s Top CEO” and the editor of Foreign Policy Magazine to call her “the best Commerce Secretary of the lot.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Join the Institute of Politics in welcoming U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to campus for an armchair conversation with Institute of Politics Director David Axelrod. Secretary Pritzker has served as the 38th U.S. Secretary of Commerce since being sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on June 26, 2013. As Secretary of Commerce, she is focused on providing American businesses and entrepreneurs with the tools they need to grow and hire. Secretary Pritzker is a key member of President Obama’s economic team, with 27 years of private sector experience. Since taking office, she has worked closely with the business community and helped advance the President’s priorities of expanding growth and opportunity for all Americans. In addition to traditional Commerce priorities like trade and manufacturing, Secretary Pritzker has expanded the Department’s focus to include, for the first time, skills and workforce development. She is leading the Commerce Department’s first-ever effort to ensure American workers have the skills they need to be competitive in the 21st century. Since becoming Secretary, she has met with more than 1,400 CEOs and business leaders.  Secretary Pritzker is all about results – and people have noticed her work – leading the National Association of Manufacturers to give her an A+, Fortune Magazine to name her “America’s Top CEO” and the editor of Foreign Policy Magazine to call her “the best Commerce Secretary of the lot.