Podcasts by BizTimes MKE: Milwaukee Business Insights

Weekly Debrief: COVID numbers heading in the wrong direction from 2021-07-30T15:00

Arthur Thomas, Lauren Anderson and Andrew Weiland from BizTimes Media discuss worrying trends in the COVID-19 pandemic. With the CDC changing its recommendations on wearing masks, Lauren and And...

Having tough conversations and tracking D&I progress in metro Milwaukee?Ep. 78 from 2021-07-26T10:00

Beth Ridley and Lauren Anderson join Arthur Thomas to talk about diversity and inclusion coverage from the July 19 issue of BizTimes Milwaukee. Beth works as a consultant helping companies with ...

Weekly Debrief: If the Bucks can do it, why not the Brewers? from 2021-07-23T16:00

BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk about the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Finals. Andrew reflects on the cooperation and bipartisan work that made Fis...

Enerpac Tool Group's business lessons from the pandemic?Ep. 76 from 2021-07-19T10:00

Enerpac Tool Group's Jeff Schmaling and Barb Bolens join BizTimes Media associate editor Arthur Thomas to discuss lessons learned from helping the Menomonee Falls-based company navigate thr...

Weekly Debrief: Couture connections, downtown housing spree and office market rebound with real estate reporter Alex Zank from 2021-07-16T12:00

BizTimes Media real estate reporter Alex Zank joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk about the cover story in the July 19 issue of BizTimes Milwaukee. Alex's story explores how The Co...

The family business practices that help Kwik Trip grow?Ep. 74 from 2021-07-12T12:00

The latest episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast features editor Andrew Weiland's conversation with Carl Rick at the BizTimes Family & Closely Held Business Summit. Rick is a training man...

Strategies for solving your workforce challenges with Ryan Festerling of QPS Employment?Ep. 73 from 2021-06-28T12:00

As president of Brookfield-based QPS Employment Group, Ryan Festerling has a front row seat to how the labor force is reacting as the economy ramps up again. QPS provides staffing services to mo...

Weekly Debrief: South Carolina B'gosh, more Spirit, and climbing out of economic hole from 2021-06-25T16:00

Arthur Thomas, Brandon Anderegg and Andrew Weiland from BizTimes Media discuss the news of the week, starting with Oshkosh Corp.'s decision to build the next generation of postal delivery v...

What to expect at the Family Business Summit on June 29 from 2021-06-23T16:00

Arthur Thomas, Andrew Weiland and Maredithe Meyer from BizTimes Media preview the upcoming Family and Closely Held Business Summit. The event marks the return of live events for BizTimes Media a...

DOA Sec. Joel Brennan talks 27th&Wisconsin project, state real estate, and becoming more cynical?Ep. 70 from 2021-06-21T11:00

Joel Brennan, secretary of Wisconsin Department of Administration, joined the Milwaukee Rotary Club last week. He discussed Gov. Tony Evers' plans to shrink the state's real estate por...

Weekly Debrief: $100M VC fund cut from budget, understanding SHINE and North Star, and Brady's big deal from 2021-06-18T16:00

BizTimes Media associate editor Arthur Thomas is joined by reporter Brandon Anderegg and editor Andrew Weiland to discuss the news of the week. Brandon describes the friction over the proposed $...

Milwaukee 7’s Jim Paetsch on his new job, tax incentives and the tension in corporate and talent attraction ?Ep. 68 from 2021-06-14T11:00

Starting July 1, Jim Paetsch will takeover as executive director of Milwaukee 7, the regional economic development entity that covers southeastern Wisconsin. 

Paetsch has been with M7 sinc...

Weekly Debrief: The feeling inside Fiserv Forum and mixed budget news for big Milwaukee projects from 2021-06-11T15:00

BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas is joined by reporter Maredithe Meyer and editor Andrew Weiland to discuss the news of the week. Maredithe was in the arena for the Milwaukee Bucks playof...

Weekly Debrief: Innovate Wisconsin and Deshea Agee leaving King Drive BID from 2021-06-04T16:00

Lauren Anderson and Alex Zank join Arthur Thomas for the Weekly Debrief on the BizTimes MKE Podcast. They discuss Deshea Agree leaving the King Drive BID before previewing the Innovate Wisconsin...

Weekly Debrief: 5 prime development sites in metro Milwaukee from 2021-05-28T23:00

BizTimes Media's Arthur Thomas and Andrew Weiland follow-up on a discussion from last week's episode where Andrew described the future site of a 32-story mixed-use tower in the Third W...

DCD’s Lafayette Crump on the importance of proper planning in Milwaukee?Ep. 64 from 2021-05-24T11:00

Milwaukee Department of City Development commissioner Lafayette Crump spoke at the Rotary Club of Milwaukee recently, highlighting the city's comprehensive plan and development throughout t...

Weekly Debrief: 32-story Third Ward tower, Kohl's cautious outlook and lessons from the Lubars from 2021-05-21T15:00

BizTimes Media associate editor Arthur Thomas is joined by editor Andrew Weiland and real estate reporter Alex Zank to discuss the week's big stories, including a plan from Houston-based Hi...

Pressing issues and strategies in philanthropy?Ep. 62 from 2021-05-17T13:00

Joan Prince, retired vice chancellor of global inclusion and engagement at UW-Milwaukee, leads a conversation with Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, and JoAn...

Weekly Debrief: NASCAR sponsors; Rexnord-Regal Beloit deal and the reopening of the economy from 2021-05-14T14:00

BizTimes editors Andrew Weiland, Lauren Anderson and Arthur Thomas discuss the news of the week, including a title sponsor for the NASCAR race at Road America, background on how Rexnord and Rega...

Can industrial real estate keep up its hot streak? ?Ep. 60 from 2021-05-10T10:00

Jeff Hoffman, principal at Cushman & Wakefield?Boerke joins Arthur Thomas and Alex Zank of BizTimes Media to discuss the industrial real estate market in southeastern Wisconsin. Jeff goes in...

Weekly Debrief: Couture construction; Summerfest lineup; Mitchell traffic takes off and more from 2021-05-07T16:00

Andrew Weiland, Lauren Anderson and Arthur Thomas of BizTimes Media discuss significant stories from the week, including The Couture finally moving forward, Summerfest announcing its lineup, Goo...

Building momentum in Racine and Kenosha counties?Ep. 58 from 2021-05-03T13:00

This week's episode features BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland moderating a panel discussion during the recent Racine/Kenosha County 2035 event. The panel featured  Wes Saber, executive vice p...

Going inside the new Bradley Symphony Center?Ep. 57 from 2021-04-26T10:00

The April 26 issue of BizTimes Milwaukee features two stories on the conversion of the Warner Grand Theatre into the Bradley Symphony Center. Associate editor Lauren Anderson wrote the cover sto...

MPM leaders discuss vision for new museum?Ep. 56 from 2021-04-19T12:00

Milwaukee Public Museum president and CEO Ellen Censky and chief planning officer Katie Sanders joined the Milwaukee Rotary Club recently to discuss the transformation of the Milwaukee Public Mu...

Packers president Mark Murphy on London games, COVID communication and more?Ep. 55 from 2021-04-12T12:00

Mark Murphy, president of the Green Bay Packers, joined the Rotary Club of Milwaukee’s Tuesday program recently to discuss developments with the team on and off the field. 

Murphy discusse...

MSOE, Wisconsin Lutheran and Mount Mary presidents on the role of private schools in higher ed?Ep. 54 from 2021-04-06T12:00

 Presidents from three private colleges and universities in southeastern Wisconsin – John Walz of MSOE, Dan Johnson of Wisconsin Lutheran College, and Christine Pharr of Mount Mary University – ...

Biohealth's chance to attract talent to Wisconsin with Lisa Johnson?Ep. 53 from 2021-03-29T12:00

Few, if any, sectors in Wisconsin have been more at the center of the COVID-19 fight than the biohealth industry. 

Lisa Johnson, chief executive officer of BioForward Wisconsin, said the s...

UW business dean Vallabh Sambamurthy talks business education and navigating COVID-19?Ep. 52 from 2021-03-22T13:00

Vallabh Sambamurthy, the Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business at UW-Madison, joins BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk about his first two years on the job. De...

Wisconsin Center's Marty Brooks on managing naming rights, pandemic and expansion?Ep. 51 from 2021-03-15T15:00

Wisconsin Center District CEO Marty Brooks joins BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas and reporter Alex Zank to discuss the latest news coming from the downtown Milwaukee convention center. B...

Bitcoin basics and more with Baird's Michael Antonelli?Ep. 50 from 2021-03-08T12:00

This episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast features Baird market strategist Michael Antonelli’s recent presentation to the Rotary Club of Milwaukee on Bitcoin. Antonelli offers a primer on the bas...

Bill Berrien wants to build'the world's most valuable manufacturing network'?Ep. 49 from 2021-02-22T14:00

Pindel Global Precision entered 2020 making no ventilator parts for its customers. The New Berlin-based precision machining manufacturer exited the year having made thousands of parts for five c...

Rockwell CEO's 2021 predictions, a closer look at labor markets and more from BizTimes Economic Trends?Ep. 48 from 2021-02-02T13:00

In this episode, BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas takes listeners through some of the highlights from the 2021 BizTimes Economic Trends event, including economist Mike Knetter's thou...

BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland on the good and the bad of 2020?Ep. 47 from 2020-12-31T09:00

Every year, BizTimes editor Andrew Weiland puts together a list of the biggest stories for the year from the southeastern Wisconsin business community. It is always interesting to recall all of ...

Stella&Chewy's founder Marie Moody on growth and lessons learned?Ep. 46 from 2020-11-30T06:00

Marie Moody started Oak Creek-based pet food maker Stella & Chewy's in the early 2000s because she couldn't find the raw food her dog needed. In the last 17 years, the company has ...

Generac's Aaron Jagdfeld on 2020, Briggs&Stratton, climate change and more ?Ep. 45 from 2020-10-19T12:00

Generac chairman and CEO Aaron Jagdfeld joined BizTimes Media associate editor Arthur Thomas for a one-on-one interview as part of the 2020 Next Generation Manufacturing Summit. The event was he...

Kathy Thornton-Bias on prioritizing purpose in a pandemic at the Boys&Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee?Ep. 44 from 2020-10-12T06:00

On this episode, Kathy Thornton-Bias, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, discusses how her organization is navigating during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Rotar...

VISIT Milwaukee’s Peggy Williams-Smith on changing culture amid a pandemic?Ep.43 from 2020-10-05T06:00

When Peggy Williams-Smith started as chief executive officer of VISIT Milwaukee in November 2019, she knew the organization was going to need to change. She had seen VISIT lose some of its luste...

Terry Rowinski on leading Health Payment Systems in 2020?Ep. 42 from 2020-09-28T11:00

Terry Rowinski, chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Health Payment Systems, joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to discuss how he's leading the company in 2020. HPS offers an indepe...

Jerry Jendusa on sustaining results during and after a crisis?Ep. 41 from 2020-07-13T06:00

Entrepreneur and regular BizTimes columnist Jerry Jendusa joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk about sustaining results during and after a crisis. In his latest column, Jendusa advises b...

Beth Ridley on lessons learned from diversity series podcasts?Ep. 40 from 2020-06-29T11:00

BizTimes podcast partner Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life joins associate editor Arthur Thomas to discuss lessons learned from her diversity series podcasts. Ridley talked with four Milwaukee-are...

Diversity Series: Engaging employees with D&I with DeVona Wright Cottrell?Ep. 39 from 2020-06-18T06:00

In the fourth of four episodes with Milwaukee-area business diversity leaders, Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life talks to Devona Wright Cottrell, associate general counsel and director at Baird. W...

Diversity Series: Embedding D&I into business operations with Chris Rowland?Ep. 38 from 2020-06-17T06:00

In the third of four episodes with diversity leaders from the Milwaukee area, Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life talks with Chris Rowland, global diversity officer at ManpowerGroup. Their conversat...

Diversity Series: Aligning D&I to business strategy, measuring results and celebrating success with Grady Crosby?Ep. 37 from 2020-06-16T06:00

In the second of four episodes with Milwaukee-area diversity and inclusion leaders, Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life talks with Grady Crosby, chief diversity officer at Johnson Controls. Their co...

Diversity Series: Driving leadership commitment to D&I with Erickajoy Daniels?Ep. 36 from 2020-06-15T06:00

In the first of four episodes with Milwaukee-area diversity and inclusion leaders, Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life talks to Erikajoy Daniels, chief diversity and inclusion officer of Advocate Au...

George Bureau of WMEP on the state of manufacturing?Ep. 35 from 2020-06-11T10:00

George Bureau, vice president of consulting at WMEP Manufacturing Solutions, joins BizTimes associate editor Arthur Thomas to talk about the state of manufacturing in Wisconsin. WMEP has conduct...

BizTimes Economic Trends 2.0 Webinar Q&A?Ep. 34 from 2020-05-27T10:00

At the start of every year, BizTimes Media hosts an annual economic trends breakfast. At this year's event, the coronavirus was barely on the radar of panelists and attendees. A few short m...

Bill Berrien: Making ventilator parts and the untapped potential of U.S. manufacturing?Ep. 33 from 2020-05-19T13:00

Bill Berrien, chief executive office of New Berlin-based Pindel Global Precision, joins the Rotary Club of Milwaukee to discuss his company’s quick actions to begin making ventilator parts for O...

Ian Abston: ‘Getting new things done in Milwaukee is really hard’?Ep. 32 from 2020-05-11T12:00

Ian Abston, co-founder of Light the Hoan, talks with Beth Ridley of The Brimful Life about his work to raise funds to illuminate Milwaukee's iconic bridge. He discusses the challenges of ra...

Steve Zimmerman: From sustainability to survivability: Managing uncertainty amid crisis?Ep. 31 from 2020-05-04T17:00

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the nonprofit sector as it has all our lives.  The organizations we depend on to serve the most vulnerable, educate our youth, enrich our lives and build strong...

Héctor Colón: Leadership from listening and lessons from boxing?Ep. 30 from 2020-04-27T15:00

Héctor Colón is president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services, one of the Midwest’s major health and human services organizations that provides aid to nearly 40,000 individuals a year. 

Hé...

Dr. Tiffany Mullen: Bringing humanity back to health care?Ep. 29 from 2020-04-06T06:00

Beth Ridley talks with Dr. Tiffany Mullen, co-founder of Vytal Health, a company that provides functional and integrative medical consultations and services online.

One could argue that...

Christine Specht: Put work down and just think?Ep. 28 from 2020-03-23T06:00

Serving others, connecting work with purpose and meaning, staying grounded and striving for better are some of the values Christine brings to life at Cousins. Christine makes leading with such o...

John Austin: Why the Midwest is missing out on venture capital?Ep. 26 from 2020-03-16T11:00

John Austin, a Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution, talks about his recent report: from 2020-02-17T06:00

Procrastinate and Flourish!  This was a favorite saying of former Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volcker.  Using his career as a reference point, Sara Walker of BMO Wealth Management discussed t...

Tina Jones of Girls on the Run: Taking on challenges one mile at a time?Ep. 21 from 2020-02-10T06:00

Tina Jones has been executive director of Girls on the Run of Southeastern Wisconsin since 2012. On this episode she and Girls on the Run ambassador Lyrique Jackson join host Beth Ridley of The ...

John Franke: A non-partisan guide to impeachment ?Ep. 20 from 2020-02-03T12:00

Is it possible to have a non-partisan discussion about impeachment?   Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge John Franke believes the answer is “yes,” and started the New Year by giving Rotarians...

BizTimes Economic Trends Panel Q&A?Ep. 19 from 2020-01-31T10:00

In addition to speaker presentations, the 2020 BizTimes Economic Trends Conference featured a panel discussion featuring Michael Knetter, economist and president of the University of Wisconsin F...

Faye Wetzel: Entrepreneurs should make panic their friend ? Ep. 18 from 2020-01-27T06:00

Beth Ridley interviews entrepreneur extraordinaire, Faye Wetzel, founder and owners of Faye's contemporary women's fashion boutiques in M...

David Riemer: Strengthening broad-based economic security with a New Deal 3.0?Ep. #17 from 2020-01-20T11:00

David Riemer, senior fellow at Community Advocates Public Policy Institute, discussed his new book "Putting Government in its Place: The Case for a New Deal 3.0" during a recent R...

Kimberly Kane - Creating the type of company you’d love to work for ? Ep. 16 from 2020-01-13T11:00

Kimberly Kane, president and CEO of Kane Communications Group, started Kane Communications with a goal of being a different kind of company and a different kind of leader. With a focus on client...

Steve Glickman - The opportunity created by Opportunity Zones?Ep. 15 from 2020-01-06T06:00

Steve Glickman is the co-founder and former CEO of the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a bipartisan research and policy organization in Washington, D.C. focused on addressing economic inequalit...

Amanda Baltz - The secret to being fabulous at work and home?Ep. #14 from 2019-12-30T06:00

Amanda Baltz is an entrepreneur, business leader, mom of five and CEO of Spaulding Medical. She finds harmony between her personal and professional lives and the energy to pour into her work and...

Lyle Landowski - Keeping culture as a differentiator amidst change and growth?Ep. #13 from 2019-12-16T06:00

Lyle Landowski, partner and COO at Colliers International, discusses how investing in people brings fulfillment to his profession and his approach for building a culture at Colliers today and in...

Darcy Winslow - Creating change in complex systems?Ep. #12 from 2019-12-16T06:00

Darcy Winslow spent 21 years working at Nike, holding several executive positions, and most notably leading four complex systemic change initiatives within and extending well beyond Nike. She is...

Charlie Hawks, Henry Sanders, and Ben Selig - Lessons from motoring stupidity on a global scale?Ep. #11 from 2019-12-09T06:00

Rotarian Richie Burke, president and founder of GGMM and The GoGedders Podcast, interviewed three Shorewood guys, Charlie Hawks, Henry Sanders, and Ben Selig, about their experience completing t...

Jordan Pintar and Katie Mullen - Grooming the next generation of fearless women leaders | Ep. #10 from 2019-12-02T06:00

 Jordan Pintar and Katie Mullen, co-founders of BlackPaint Studios (art and design studio), discuss the journey that brought them to start their own company after becoming disillusioned with the...

Jim Shields - Milwaukee’s War Memorial and Art Museum: A History | Ep. #9 from 2019-12-02T06:00

In the last century Milwaukee’s downtown lakefront has changed drastically from a railyard which cut the city off from the waterfront, to the gleaming collection of civic buildings and spaces we...

Nonprofit Excellence Awards housing and homelessness panel discussion | Ep. #8 from 2019-11-27T06:00

During the 2019 Nonprofit Excellence Awards, BizTimes associate editor Lauren Anderson moderated a panel discussion on housing and homelessness in the Milwaukee area. The panel included Eric Col...

Dr. Payam Akhavan - International human rights lawyer on UN Day | Ep. #7 from 2019-11-25T06:00

Dr. Payam Akhavan joins the Rotary Club of Milwaukee for its 15th annual U.N. Day Program. He teaches and researches on public international law, international dispute settlement, international ...

Commercial Real Estate&Development Conference panel discussion | Ep. #6 from 2019-11-20T10:00

Milwaukee has arrived. New development is reshaping downtown and the suburbs and the city is getting national and international attention for the upcoming 2020 Democratic National Convention and...

Glenn Kleiman - A discussion about the Backline Accelerator program | Ep. #4 from 2019-11-18T06:00

Rotarian Jamie Reeve interviewed Glenn Kleiman, Executive Director of 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, and Backline Artist, Klassik. Backline is 88Nine Radio Milwaukee’s program fostering and launching l...

Colleen Valkoun - Kindness as a cornerstone to build a cohesive culture | Ep. #5 from 2019-11-18T06:00

Colleen Valkoun, President of iHeartMedia Milwaukee, shares how kindness, coffee and donuts are the cornerstones of her strategy to build a cohesive culture among the many diverse business units...

Dennis Mistrioty - A consumer's guide to the CBD industry | Ep. #3 from 2019-11-11T06:00

Dennis Mistrioty is the CEO and Co-Owner of Wisconsin Hemp Scientific. In this episode of the BizTimes MKE Podcast, he shares a brief consumer's guide to CBD, focusing particularly on the c...

Andrew Larson - Focusing on customers and culture to fuel growth | Ep. #2 from 2019-11-04T06:00

Digital transformation, changing consumer preferences and artificial intelligence are just some of the disruptors impacting the HVAC industry that Beth Ridley learned about in her conversation w...

Joe Cirincione - The risk of nuclear war today | Ep. #1 from 2019-11-04T05:00

Joe Cirincione, author, MSNBC contributor and president of the global security foundation Ploughshares Fund, is one of the country’s foremost experts on nuclear threats and nuclear policy. He wi...

Joe Cirincione - The risk of nuclear war today | Ep. #1 from 2019-11-04T05:00

Joe Cirincione, author, MSNBC contributor and president of the global security foundation Ploughshares Fund, is one of the country’s foremost experts on nuclear threats and nuclear policy. He wi...

Joe Cirincione - The risk of nuclear war today | Ep. #1 from 2019-11-04T05:00

Joe Cirincione, author, MSNBC contributor and president of the global security foundation Ploughshares Fund, is one of the country’s foremost experts on nuclear threats and nuclear policy. He wi...