Podcast appearances and mentions of Eli Broad

In this episode, we focus our attention on Eli Broad. Mr. Broad made a lasting impact on the arts and science communities. Some say he was difficult to deal with, but for others, it was just part of the process. This podcast explores Eli Broad the philanthropist, and answers the question, is it OK to get a little uncomfortable with your donors to ensure your campaign achieves the results you expect? Listen now.

We're joined by business owner, expert cake decorator, Krav Maga green belt. assistant to business titans, old school LAFD wife, & expert grandma; Linda Gonzalez. Not only is she our mom, she's married to our dad & tells the whole story of the life of a fire wife from the hiring process, to the rookie year, promotion, & retirement. She gives great insight into what it takes to make a relationship work with a firefighter. She tells an awesome story that covers the LA Olympics, the World Cup, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, 5 martial arts disciplines, Eli Broad, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Peru, racism, affirmative action, us as babies, cakes, small businesses, & more, She also talks about what its like to have a child become a firefighter. Mom gives a LOT of useful info here. 

We're joined by business owner, expert cake decorator, Krav Maga green belt. assistant to business titans, old school LAFD wife, & expert grandma; Linda Gonzalez. Not only is she our mom, she's married to our dad & tells the whole story of the life of a fire wife from the hiring process, to the rookie year, promotion, & retirement. She gives great insight into what it takes to make a relationship work with a firefighter. She tells an awesome story that covers the LA Olympics, the World Cup, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, 5 martial arts disciplines, Eli Broad, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Peru, racism, affirmative action, us as babies, cakes, small businesses, & more, She also talks about what its like to have a child become a firefighter. Mom gives a LOT of useful info here. 

Mazie Hirono, Senator from Hawaii: She's the only immigrant currently serving in the Senate, and she was the first Asian American woman elected to that office, starting in 2013. She talks about the need for filibuster reform and Supreme Court reform, about the storming of the capitol on January 6. Her new autobiography is Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story. Plus: Harold Meyerson talks about the politics of the billionaires in LA, starting with Eli Broad, who died last week – he co-chaired Democrats for Nixon in 1972. His other big cause: charter schools. And our TV critic Ella Taylor talks about “Exterminate All the Brutes,” a 4-part documentary now streaming on HBO Max – a sweeping historical argument about four centuries of white supremacy, colonization, and genocide. It's amazing that such a radical documentary would be streaming on the prestige channel in America – which suggests the world is changing after Donald Trump on the one hand and black lives matter on the other.

I filmen Children of the enemy får vi följa Patricios Galvez resa till Irakiska Kurdistan för att få hem sina föräldralösa barnbarn från flyktinglägret Al-Hol. Med på resan är filmens regissör Gorki Glaser-Müller. Hör honom i P1 Kultur. FILMLEGENDAREN STIG BJÖRKMAN I HUVUDROLLEN Det finns olika sätt att hantera en pandemi och en nödvändig isolering. Regissören, författaren och filmkritikern Stig Björkman valde att ta kontakt med Isabella Rosselini, Joyce Carol Oates och fler av sina många filmvänner världen över och umgås över skärm. Nu kan vi följa dessa samtal i Stina Gardells film "Corona film club" som har premiär under fredagen. Vår reporter Björn Jansson har hälsat hemma hos en nyvaccinerad Stig Björkman. LARS NORÉN OCH LIDANDETS ÄNGLAR I Klassikern följer vi med författaren Sara Abdollahi ner i mörkret i Lars Noréns 90-talspjäs "Personkrets 3:1". Men i det mörka ljuset framstår dessa fallna människor ibland som änglar, menar Abdollahi. P1 KULTUR MINNS KONSTMECENATEN ELI BROAD Filantropen och konstsamlaren Eli Broad, dog för en vecka sedan 87 år gammal. Han var en av världens mest förmögna människor, och en hängiven konstsamlare. I hans samling finns verk av Jeff Koons, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman. P1 Kulturs Lisa Bergström träffade Eli Broad för några år sedan på hans museum The Broads i Los Angeles, och vi tar oss tillbaka och lyssnar på ett avsnitt ur intervjun. KOSSAN I CENTRUM I NYA FILMEN "FIRST COW". Tiden och miljön är densamma som i en klassisk Westernfilm, men här handlar det mera om vänskap än pang-pang, pickadoller och svängande saloondörrar. Vår reporter Joachim Silverdal har intervjuat huvudrollsinnehavaren John Magaro.

Mazie Hirono, Senator from Hawaii: She’s the only immigrant currently serving in the Senate, and she was the first Asian American woman elected to that office, starting in 2013. She talks about the need for filibuster reform and Supreme Court reform, about the storming of the capitol on January 6. Her new autobiography is Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story. Plus: Harold Meyerson talks about the politics of the billionaires in LA, starting with Eli Broad, who died last week – he co-chaired Democrats for Nixon in 1972. His other big cause: charter schools. And our TV critic Ella Taylor talks about “Exterminate All the Brutes,” a 4-part documentary now streaming on HBO Max – a sweeping historical argument about four centuries of white supremacy, colonization, and genocide. It’s amazing that such a radical documentary would be streaming on the prestige channel in America – which suggests the world is changing after Donald Trump on the one hand and black lives matter on the other.

Eli Broad billionaire food propelled downtown Los Angeles arts.

美国洛杉矶时间2021年4月31日，著名的商人、慈善家、收藏家Eli Broad先生去世。他被许多媒体赞誉为“重塑了洛杉矶”的百万富翁，以及“整个洛杉矶艺术圈的赞助人和主推手”。或许你对于他并不是那么的熟悉。洛杉矶市中心著名的当代艺术博物馆the broad，布洛德美术馆，正是他与妻子捐资修建，并以他们的姓氏来命名的。但是布洛德先生对于当代艺术的爱好和贡献可不止如此哦。那么，这位有钱的商人究竟是谁？他又是怎么影响了美国西海岸艺术的发展呢？

美国洛杉矶时间2021年4月31日，著名的商人、慈善家、收藏家Eli Broad先生去世。他被许多媒体赞誉为“重塑了洛杉矶”的百万富翁，以及“整个洛杉矶艺术圈的赞助人和主推手”。或许你对于他并不是那么的熟悉。洛杉矶市中心著名的当代艺术博物馆the broad，布洛德美术馆，正是他与妻子捐资修建，并以他们的姓氏来命名的。但是布洛德先生对于当代艺术的爱好和贡献可不止如此哦。那么，这位有钱的商人究竟是谁？他又是怎么影响了美国西海岸艺术的发展呢？

Nate fills Benjamin in on what he missed in Mexico City last week and tells the tale of the dream that led to a huge Kentucky Derby payday before briefly discussing the passing of art collecting lion Eli Broad. Special Guest and charter Crab Posse member Lock Kresler then dials in from London for a detailed discussion of some of the top lots coming up for auction next week at Christie's and Sotheby's. A long time auction house specialist and art dealer Lock is an encyclopedia of knowledge about the art market and shares some amazing details and astute analysis about some of the pictures going under the hammer in New York next week. We discuss works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Kippenberger, Matthew Barney, friend of the pod Joel Mesler, Jonas Wood, Alex da Corte, the most amazing Robert Colescott imaginable, what's going on with Rudolf Stingel and a whole slew more. Nota Bene: Don't raise your paddle (or sign an irrevocable bid contract) until you've tuned in. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/benjamin-godsill/support

Alissa on location at the Union Station Oscars. California loses a seat. The recall is happening. The LA Alliance injunction in limbo. Eli Broad dies at 87. Vaccine limitations shift from supply to demand. LAPD wants more money to reform itself. New allegations on Ray Chan and "indirect bribes."

Today on AirTalk, we break down the latest COVID-19 news. Also on the show, we analyze why the Los Angeles traffic death toll did not dip during the pandemic; remember the life of billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad; and more.

Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant SunAmerica Inc., died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 87. It was Broad who provided much of the money and willpower used to reshape Los Angeles’ once moribund downtown into a burgeoning area of expensive lofts, fancy dining establishments and civic structures like the landmark Walt Disney Concert Hall. He opened his own eponymous contemporary art museum and art lending library, the Broad, in 2015 in the city’s downtown next to Disney Hall. “Eli Broad, simply put, was L.A.’s most influential private citizen of his generation,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Twitter. “He loved this city as deeply as anyone I have ever known.” As a young accountant in the 1950s, Broad saw opportunity in the booming real estate market. He quit his job and partnered with developer Donald Kaufman and began building starter homes for first-time buyers eager to claim their slice of the American Dream. The company eventually became KB Home, one of the most successful home developers in the nation. Nearly 30 years later, Broad spotted opportunity once more and transformed the company’s insurance arm into a retirement savings conglomerate that catered to the financial needs of aging baby boomers. In the process, Broad became one of the nation’s wealthiest men, with a financial net worth estimated by Forbes magazine Friday at $6.9 billion. He also gained a reputation for being a driven, tenacious dealmaker. Today on AirTalk, we remember Broad. Do you have thoughts or memories to share? Leave them in the comments below or call 866-893-5722.  With files from the Associated Press GUESTS: Zev Yaroslavsky, director of Los Angeles Initiative at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs; former L.A. County supervisor and city councilmember; he tweets @ZevYaroslavsky Fernando Guerra, professor of political science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies and director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University; emeritus member of the KPCC Board of Trustees Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, reporter at KPCC; he tweets @AGuzmanLopez

Jane Wells – Rules of engagement. Eli Broad passes / Central Coast booming, OJ, Geraldo and Jane Story.Elex Michaelson-This Issue Is

Eli Broad — who played an outsized role in L.A.'s philanthropic community — has died at the age of 87. Larry Mantle alked to him in 2012 about his life and career.

Eli Broad, philanthropist who shaped L.A.'s cultural landscape, dies at 87. And as we return to normal what are the rules of engagement for greeting one another?

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Dave Heisey back to the MBN studios to discuss another Crestcom module. For November they were discussing delegation Many managers and leaders struggle with delegation. There are a number of reasons for this: • Nobody can do it as well as I can do it. • By the time I show somebody how to do it, I could have just done it myself. • I enjoy doing this - why would I want to give it to someone else? • Everybody is really busy, so they don’t have time for this. Eli Broad is the only person to build two Fortune 500 companies in different industries (KB Home and Sun America). As of April 2015, Forbes ranked Broad as the 185th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.1 billion. He’s also the namesake of MSU’s College of Business. He had this to say about delegation: "the inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels." So, the first hurdle is to recognize the benefits of effective delegation. The second is to then learn how to delegate effectively. With practice, you can become much more effective at delegation, and we’ll talk about what the impact of that skill is for you as a leader, and for your organization. Listen to Jeffrey and Dave discuss delegation and how and why this skill is essential for leaders at all levels of your organization.

Neil Jesani is an accomplished executive, top financial planner and a business builder. Neil has successfully built couple of businesses and coached many businesses. Neil has helped more than 3000 Physicians, 1000 Dentists, 600 Independent Pharmacists and other 3000 successful business owners over and above many other successful professionals and senior corporate executives to reduce substantial taxes, increase retirement income and create an additional legacy. Neil is most influenced by Jim Rohn’s quote, “The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” Neil believes in high-tech, high-touch approach by investing in latest technology and nurturing smartest people around him. Neil began his career as a commodities trader focusing on precious metals in Dubai after earning his MBA in finance in Gujarat, India. He moved to Citibank Dubai as a private banker before immigrating to the United States. In the United States, he worked with Cowan Financial Group as the Managing Director until he started his first company BeamaLife. Neil has earned numerous high performance promotions and awards throughout his career. He has built, developed and managed very successful teams of high achievers. Neil has received many praises for his business acumen and financial expertise from many main stream media starting from Wall Street Journal, CNN, Inc. Magazine, Forbes, Treasury & Risk and Fox business to many industry organizations. He is also a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and recognized by the Consumers’ Research Council of America as one of “America’s Top Financial Planners”. Neil is also an author of Amazon best selling “WIN THE WAR FOR MONEY AND SUCCESS” book. Neil continues to aim high, striving to make a difference in the lives of fellow human being by following the ethics of generosity, pluralism, intellectual reasoning, meritocracy and forgiveness. Neil sincerely appreciate Eli Broad for inspiring him to start donating early and convincing him that he doesn’t have to be rich to do so. Neil has been married for over 22 years, has two children, and unreservedly considers his family as his greatest achievement.For more information visit:http://www.beamalife.com/Twitter link: https://twitter.com/neiljesaniFacebook link: https://www.facebook.com/beamalifeLinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neiljesani

Timothy Hollingsworth is a chef, restaurateur, and the founder of Otium, a contemporary restaurant located next to The Broad museum in Downtown LA. He is also the founder of C.J. Boyd’s, Free Play, and Baste, a streetwear brand.Before opening Otium, Timothy was the Chef de Cuisine at Thomas Keller’s The French Laundry in Napa Valley. He was also the winner of The Final Table, an American reality cooking competition show on Netflix, in 2018.In this episode, we sat down with Chef Tim on the rooftop deck at Otium to chat about his upbringing, experience working at The French Laundry, what he learned and the pressures that came with it, and what ultimately inspired him to create Otium. We also learn about his insane work ethic, behind the scenes of running a restaurant, and how a little bit of persistence can go such a long way.This was one of our best conversations yet and, whether or not you’re into the food scene, we can all learn and draw inspiration from Chef Tim’s incredible story of taking the unconventional path to become a successful entrepreneur. Tune in!SUBSCRIBE TO TFH NEWSLETTER & STAY UPDATED > http://bit.ly/tfh-newsletterFOLLOW TFH ON INSTAGRAM > http://www.instagram.com/thefounderhourFOLLOW TFH ON TWITTER > http://www.twitter.com/thefounderhourINTERESTED IN BECOMING A SPONSOR? EMAIL US > partnerships@thefounderhour.com

Entrepreneurship means coming up with new ways of doing things, and even new things to do. That's why it's central to a modern day business person's mindset. Ken Szymusiak from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University shares his related insights with Poets&Quants.

An MBA doesn't just move you up in your existing career silo; it can also be thesledgehammer that breaks you out of that silo and into new career paths. Marla McGraw from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University shares her related insights with Poets&Quants.

An MBA is challenging, but it's also collaborative and can have a family-like feel with your fellow cohorts. MBA student Fadi Francis from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University shares his related insights with Poets&Quants.

When looking for MBA programs, should you go to a large institution with massiveresources, or work with a small group that allows you to stand out? You can do both! Cheri DeClercq from the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University shares her related insights with Poets&Quants.

The diversity of ideas are constrained only by the imagination of students at MSU Broad College of Business. Go inside its experiential learning programs with MSU's MBA director Wayne Hutchison and Poets&Quants' Editor-In-Chief John A. Byrne in the first episode of our new podcast series featuring Broad Spartans.

For six years, there has been an epic David v. Goliath battle being fought in Louisiana over the fate of public education in our state. The Goliaths in this fight are members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) who owe their elections to a group of out-of-state pro-charter school billionaires who have bought that board in each of the two most recent election cycles.The front man for the Goliaths is Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White, who has direct personal ties to a number of the billionaires, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles businessman Eli Broad, and former Florida governor Jeb Bush.White spent about seven months running the Recovery School District before being named superintendent in January 2012 by the freshly-bought BESE members who won election in 2011. Then-governor Bobby Jindal served as in-state cheerleader for White until the two had a falling-out (real or feigned) over support for Common Core.The Davids in this struggle have been teachers and friends of public education who see the charters as an attack on teaching as a profession and as an attack on the civic role that public schools play, namely creating citizens.Among those opposing the store-bought charter advocates are a handful of activist, bloggers, and authors all of whom happen to be directly connected to public eduction and believers in its central purpose.Mike Deshotels is one of the stalwarts in that group. The retired classroom teacher has been a legal spur under John White’s saddle, having taken the superintendent to court on at least four occasions to force the release of data which Deshotels then used to discredit White’s rose-colored glasses narrative of charters’ alleged success in Louisiana, particularly in New Orleans.Deshotels has won each fight and earned the distinction of being sued by White himself — which drew some national attention.In this podcast, Deshotels talks about the way White’s Department of Education has manipulated data to spin narratives of success and what that data (obtained through the courts) ultimately revealed.Mike Deshotels discusses his persistent efforts to de-spin John White’s fairy tales. Check it out.

The first episode of Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson's podcast, Citations Needed, tackles the media hype surrounding the privatization of education. Show notes can be found here: 2010 tax form for Participant Foundation used to fund Waiting for Superman (note: four donors-- Waltons, Eli Broad, Donald Fisher, Dave Einhorn): 990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_ar…06_990PF.pdf Gates $2 million contribution to film web.archive.org/web/2010101600404…C-OPP1019819.aspx Guest Jennifer Berkshire’s blog:  haveyouheardblog.com/ Guest Jennifer berkshire’s articles:  www.huffingtonpost.com/author/tips-391  www.salon.com/writer/jennifer_berkshire/ Books mentioned by Berkshire: The One Percent Solution www.amazon.com/One-Percent-Solut…ing/dp/1501703064 New Orleans graduation rate stats article from 2014 by Adam citationsneeded.com/2014/05/24/char…na-memory-hole/ Harlem Children Zone original board:  pbs.twimg.com/media/Cq8wM7cWgAAUfHN.jpg Further reading: www.nydailynews.com/opinion/turnove…ticle-1.3272954 newrepublic.com/article/140319/ch…ad-black-students www.nybooks.com/articles/2010/11/…-charter-schools/ www.commondreams.org/views/2016/11/…harter-schools www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/25/the…-it-s-managed/ www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/26/the…arter-schools/ www.alternet.org/education/how-ch…public-education www.counterpunch.org/2010/03/10/i-w…chool-teacher/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPACwRgw04

Note: This episode originally ran on July 18, 2016 Eli Broad is the billionaire founder of two Fortune 500 companies—Kaufman & Broad (now KB Home) and SunAmerica. You don’t reach that level of success by doing things just like everybody else does. Broad said ‘being unreasonable” led him to generate massive results. Listen to the podcast to learn 7 key business insights from his autobiography, The Art of Being Unreasonable, that illustrate how you can apply “being unreasonable” to jumpstart your success. Here's the first one. 1. In order to innovate, be unreasonable enough to ask fundamental questions about unexamined assumptions. Start by looking at the most fundamental operating principles of your business., what most people would call the basics. They represent the strongest, stickiest, and most unexamined kind of conventional wisdom. Broad said this conventional wisdom has often gone so long without scrutiny that they’re accepted as gospel. That's what makes these core assumptions the best place to look for opportunities to innovate. Charging a fee for assets under management certainly qualifies as conventional wisdom and we are starting to see advisors innovate in this area. Podcast guest James Osborne now charges a flat annual fee of $4,500 for money management and planning services regardless of account size. Brittney Castro charges a planning fee and a monthly subscription fee. And Scott MacKillop, founder of TAMP First Ascent, is capping his asset management fee at $1,500 regardless of asset size. If you want to quickly gain visibility and new business, find a piece of conventional wisdom and be unreasonable enough to shake it up and find a new angle that appeals to a certain segment of your target audience.

Eli Broad is the billionaire founder of two Fortune 500 companies—Kaufman & Broad (now KB Home) and SunAmerica. You don’t reach that level of success by doing things just like everybody else does. Broad said ‘being unreasonable” led him to generate massive results. Listen to the podcast to learn 7 key business insights from his autobiography, The Art of Being Unreasonable, that illustrate how you can apply “being unreasonable” to jumpstart your success. Here's the first one. 1. In order to innovate, be unreasonable enough to ask fundamental questions about unexamined assumptions.  Start by looking at the most fundamental operating principles of your business., what most people would call the basics. They represent the strongest, stickiest, and most unexamined kind of conventional wisdom. Broad said this conventional wisdom has often gone so long without scrutiny that they’re accepted as gospel. That's what makes these core assumptions the best place to look for opportunities to innovate. Charging a fee for assets under management certainly qualifies as conventional wisdom and we are starting to see advisors innovate in this area. Podcast guest James Osborne now charges a flat annual fee of $4,500 for money management and planning services regardless of account size. Brittney Castro charges a planning fee and a monthly subscription fee. And Scott MacKillop, founder of TAMP First Ascent, is capping his asset management fee at $1,500 regardless of asset size. If you want to quickly gain visibility and new business, find a piece of conventional wisdom and be unreasonable enough to shake it up and find a new angle that appeals to a certain segment of your target audience.    

Sarah Reckhow is the author of Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics (Oxford University Press 2013). Reckhow is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her book probes significant questions about the role of philanthropic foundations in education reform. Through in-depth case studies of New York City and Los Angeles, Reckhow demonstrates how a particular view of school reform has been funded by major foundations such as Gates and Eli Broad. Emphasizing new types of schools, particularly charter schools, and reforms focused around a business-oriented view of school management, foundations have reshaped education in these two cities. Yet differences in governance that exist between the two cities also have resulted in a different role for funders and funding. Reckhow weaves together this story with novel data collection and excellent interviews. The book should be read by scholars in public policy, education, and nonprofit studies.

Sarah Reckhow is the author of Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics (Oxford University Press 2013). Reckhow is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her book probes significant questions about the role of philanthropic foundations in education reform. Through in-depth case studies of New York City and Los Angeles, Reckhow demonstrates how a particular view of school reform has been funded by major foundations such as Gates and Eli Broad. Emphasizing new types of schools, particularly charter schools, and reforms focused around a business-oriented view of school management, foundations have reshaped education in these two cities. Yet differences in governance that exist between the two cities also have resulted in a different role for funders and funding. Reckhow weaves together this story with novel data collection and excellent interviews. The book should be read by scholars in public policy, education, and nonprofit studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Reckhow is the author of Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics (Oxford University Press 2013). Reckhow is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her book probes significant questions about the role of philanthropic foundations in education reform. Through in-depth case studies of New York City and Los Angeles, Reckhow demonstrates how a particular view of school reform has been funded by major foundations such as Gates and Eli Broad. Emphasizing new types of schools, particularly charter schools, and reforms focused around a business-oriented view of school management, foundations have reshaped education in these two cities. Yet differences in governance that exist between the two cities also have resulted in a different role for funders and funding. Reckhow weaves together this story with novel data collection and excellent interviews. The book should be read by scholars in public policy, education, and nonprofit studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Reckhow is the author of Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics (Oxford University Press 2013). Reckhow is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her book probes significant questions about the role of philanthropic foundations in education reform. Through in-depth case studies of New York City and Los Angeles, Reckhow demonstrates how a particular view of school reform has been funded by major foundations such as Gates and Eli Broad. Emphasizing new types of schools, particularly charter schools, and reforms focused around a business-oriented view of school management, foundations have reshaped education in these two cities. Yet differences in governance that exist between the two cities also have resulted in a different role for funders and funding. Reckhow weaves together this story with novel data collection and excellent interviews. The book should be read by scholars in public policy, education, and nonprofit studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Reckhow is the author of Follow the Money: How Foundation Dollars Change Public School Politics (Oxford University Press 2013). Reckhow is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University. Her book probes significant questions about the role of philanthropic foundations in education reform. Through in-depth case studies of New York City and Los Angeles, Reckhow demonstrates how a particular view of school reform has been funded by major foundations such as Gates and Eli Broad. Emphasizing new types of schools, particularly charter schools, and reforms focused around a business-oriented view of school management, foundations have reshaped education in these two cities. Yet differences in governance that exist between the two cities also have resulted in a different role for funders and funding. Reckhow weaves together this story with novel data collection and excellent interviews. The book should be read by scholars in public policy, education, and nonprofit studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get across to the President of the United States that the education policy he is embracing will destroy public education? How do you make a president who panders to the wealthy understand that the push for education privatization is nothing more than an attempt to suck money out of the public coffers and will not benefit children? There is a movement in our country to commercialize education. In Seattle there is hotbed of testing and privatizations where Dora Taylor is fighting Bill Gates and Eli Broad. Dora is the founder of Seattle Education 2010 and one of the organizers of the recent Save Our Schools march to Washington DC. An active member of Parents for Public Schools (CPPS) and founder of parents across America (PAA) Seattle, Dora joins Senior Dad Stan Goldberg to share what is happening in the battle for Seattle, current events, and how she views the future. Dora Taylor- Two Billionaires and a Mom.

In this episode, I talk about the book The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking by Eli Broad. Eli Broad is a successful businessman and in this book, he discusses his own evolution and how he has been able to accomplish so much in his life. -- Description from the book: The Art of Being Unreasonable shares the unreasonable principles—from negotiating to risk-taking, from investing to hiring—that have made Eli Broad a success. From understanding "the value of being second" to embracing the thrill of taking a risk, Broad shares the insights and practices that have propelled him to the top. The book explains how to ask unreasonable questions, pursue the untried, relentlessly revise expectations upward, be restless, and most important, seek out the best in everything—the best values, the best investments, the best people—and the best in yourself. If you're stuck doing what reasonable people do—and not getting anywhere—it's time to get unreasonable, and see how far your next endeavor can go. -- The Lesson Guide for this episode is available at www.englishfluencynow.com.  

How have unreasonable principles —from negotiating to risk-taking, from investing to hiring— helped billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad in founding two Fortune 500 companies, funding scientific research and education reform, and building some of the world’s greatest contemporary art museums? Why is he drawn to the unreasonableness of contemporary artists like Richard Serra and Robert Rauschenberg? What can we learn from the wisdom of an unreasonable man?

After building two Fortune 500 companies from the ground up, Eli Broad is devoting his full time and attention to philanthropy that uses entrepreneurship to advance the public good in education, science and the arts. In his book, Philanthrocapitalism, Matthew Bishop and co-author Michael Green examine how social investors, such as Broad, are using business acumen to reshape the way charitable giving is taking place.

Does the American Middle Class have a Future? A Conversation with Eli Broad and Richard Riordan