Podcasts about too small to fail

S8 is an international forum of business minds and diplomats, consisting of 8+ delegations from some of the world's most competitive small nations like Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Singapore, and the Netherlands. Founded by James Breiden, our goal is international economic cooperation under improved policies, and we are combatting the fallacy that bigger is better for nationhood. The title of James' lecture is ‘Big Lessons from Small Nations' and he will explore the following points: Why do the Dutch have the best pension funds in the world? How did the Swiss manage to impose a debt moratorium on parliament – preventing them from obligating future generations and achieving one of the lowest debt levels as a % of GDP? How does Singapore achieve superior health care outcomes at ¼ of the US – and achieve among the best PISA scores, despite spending the least among OECD nations? How did the Danes replace cars with bicycles in cities in what is now commonly known as Copenhagenisation The Finnish government just formed is majority women and on average 20 years younger than their counterparts in the US and the UK – does this better reflect preferences of its citizens and permit them to focus on future issues? Speaker: James Breiding is a Swiss-American political author and businessman with new publication Too Small to Fail: Why Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones and How They are Reshaping the World. By investigating the innovative policies of advanced small nations, Mr. Breiding's research in Too Small To Fail explores in depth the character and qualities of places like Ireland and Singapore—offering an illuminating vision of what really makes a country “great.” A fellow at Harvard's Center for International Development and the Collegium Helvetica, Mr. Breiding is also the author of Swiss Made, an international best seller studying Switzerland's rise to global prominence from humble agrarian origins. This book has been translated into numerous languages from Arabic to Vietnamese, and it is still gifted by Switzerland's embassies worldwide. James is also the founder and CEO of Naissance Capital in Zurich, Switzerland. His experience in global business has led him to write critically and evaluatively of international politics and economics. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Economist, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs, and he divides his time between Zurich, Switzerland and the United States. Most recently, Mr. Breiding has founded the international initiative S8 Nations, which takes root in his recent book Too Small To Fail and offers a global network for the world's most advanced small nations to share their success stories. The S8 Summit takes place annually in Zurich Switzerland, and they hope to hold their inaugural event this October.

Restaurant workers have never been more cordoned off from their professional kitchens and dining rooms, or each other. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to paralyze the industry, increasing anxiety over when restaurants will reopen and what the profession will look like mounts.  Katherine Miller, Vice President of Impact for the James Beard Foundation, joins Andrew today to discuss how restaurant workers can advocate for and take care of themselves, and shares some information about the herculean efforts taking place behind the scenes to help support the industry and prepare it for the best possible comeback.Our great thanks to S.Pellegrino for making these special reports possible.LINKSAndrew Talks to Chefs official siteJames Beard Foundation Industry Support WebinarsIndependent Restaurant CoalitionIndependent Restaurant Coalition petition to the US Congress 

Chelsea Clinton, the Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, public health and international relations expert, and former first daughter opened up to Liz about her approach to motherhood, what she’s learned from her mother, why she was drawn to public health, and how she’s talking to her children about coronavirus. She also talked about how her organization, Too Small To Fail, is helping families get through this challenging—and often confusing—time.You can access Chelsea’s family staycation toolkit and print-out, which features dozens of fun educational ideas for families stuck at home during the coronavirus at https://talkingisteaching.org/Staycation.

In this episode, Chelsea Clinton sits down with Ralph Smith, managing director of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, and Dr. Susan Neuman, New York University Professor of Childhood and Literacy Education, to share stories and strategies on how to help every child reach their full potential. Nearly 60 percent of children in the United States show up to kindergarten unprepared to learn. This problematic truth results in a lifelong burden that no child should bear and can have broader consequences across society. The issue is especially acute for children in low-income families and at-risk communities, as they often start behind in kindergarten and are less likely to catch up. The good news is that strong relationships and simple actions like talking, reading, and singing with children from birth can make a big difference in a child’s future. Chelsea, Ralph, and Susan, along with Patti Miller, CEO of Too Small to Fail, the Clinton Foundation’s early childhood initiative, also highlight the Foundation’s innovative approaches to providing families with language and learning opportunities in the laundromat, grocery store, and other places parents go with their children everyday.

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. Before they are even one year old, infants born into poverty score lower in cognitive development than their more affluent peers. By their fourth birthday, these children will have heard, on average, 30 million fewer words than others their age. Those 30 million missing words affect future learning, academic readiness and achievement, occupational status, and even health and social well-being in adulthood. Dana Suskind will discuss the University of Chicago’s Thirty Million Words Initiative, which she founded and directs. This behavioral research program translates emerging brain science into practical lessons—and behavioral nudges—that allow parents to harness the power of their words and nurture their children’s intellectual and educational capacity. Dana Suskind is professor of surgery and pediatrics and also directs the Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program at the University of Chicago Medicine. She is an adviser on Hillary Clinton’s Too Small To Fail initiative and part of the White House initiative on ending the achievement gap.

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. Before they are even one year old, infants born into poverty score lower in cognitive development than their more affluent peers. By their fourth birthday, these children will have heard, on average, 30 million fewer words than others their age. Those 30 million missing words affect future learning, academic readiness and achievement, occupational status, and even health and social well-being in adulthood. Dana Suskind will discuss the University of Chicago’s Thirty Million Words Initiative, which she founded and directs. This behavioral research program translates emerging brain science into practical lessons—and behavioral nudges—that allow parents to harness the power of their words and nurture their children’s intellectual and educational capacity. Dana Suskind is professor of surgery and pediatrics and also directs the Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Program at the University of Chicago Medicine. She is an adviser on Hillary Clinton’s Too Small To Fail initiative and part of the White House initiative on ending the achievement gap. Purchase Suskind’s new book, Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain, at http://www.penguin.com/book/thirty-million-words-by-dana-suskind-md/9780525954873.