PCC Community Markets CEO Krish Srinivasan closed out the 2023-24 season of the Albers Executive Speaker Series talking about the co-op's history; the challenges they overcame during the pandemic; their mission, vision, and values, and why a st

Making Extraordinary Things Happen: Leadership Makes the Difference

Apr 30th, 2024 51m 12s

"When you look in the dictionary, you'll find that the word 'leader' is not capitalized. It doesn't refer to a position or a place in an organization; it's really more of an attitude and a sense of responsibility to move forward." In this recor

Math and Magic

Mar 8th, 2024 50m 55s

It was a packed Pigott Auditorium when Taco Bell CEO and MBA alum Sean Tresvant spoke at the Albers Executive Speaker Series. Tresvant, the first Black CEO of the $16 billion QSR brand, talked about his journey from university to the top positi

Leadership is About Learning, Collaboration, and Embracing Change

Jan 31st, 2024 49m 25s

"You want to be a leader? Then you must be a sponge." Virginia Mason Franciscan Health CEO Ketul Patel told the audience at the Albers Executive Speaker Series that learning is core to leadership success, along with building relati

The Regime Change of Our Times

Nov 13th, 2023 31m 55s

Most recessions are not all hands-on-deck, everything-stops-at-once collapses." RSM US Deputy Chief Economist and Industry Analyst Program Leader Kevin Depew talks to Albers Dean Joe Phillips about the economy, domestic and global, and prospect

The Challenge and Promise of NIL

Jul 19th, 2023 1h 41m

In April of this year, Albers' MBA in Sport and Entertainment Management hosted the Pacific Northwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business' regional conference here in Seattle. Among the sessions was a highly anticipated panel discussion on NIL

Renaissance Man

Jun 21st, 2023 51m 15s

Management professor Bill Weis sat down with Albers dean Joe Phillips to talk about how he became the school's longest serving faculty member with 50 years of teaching under his belt. In this half-century, Weis became the standard bearer of ban

Bringing the World to Seattle, and Seattle to the World

Jun 14th, 2023 49m 25s

The FIFA World Cup is the world's largest sporting event, 14% bigger than the Olympics in audience size and six times the size of the Super Bowl's 175 million viewers. And it's coming to Seattle in 2026 as the city becomes one of 16 North Ameri

Leading With Purpose

Oct 26th, 2022 52m 2s

In his book 'Running with Purpose: How Brooks Outpaced Goliath Competitors to Lead the Pack', Brooks Running Company CEO Jim Weber shared how he led a passionate, committed team to transform a failing business into a billion-dollar brand in the

Economic Allyship: Bridging the Gap Between Intention and Action

Jun 22nd, 2022 47m 3s

Intentionalist founder and CEO Laura Clise makes the call for thinking small – small business, to be specific. In this episode, she talks about how we can all be part of the solution to economic inequality, racial injustice, and the fraying of

The New Return on Experience (ROE): Redefining the Fan Experience

May 18th, 2022 49m 14s

How is the highest-ranking female business executive in baseball looking to revitalize one of Seattle's most loved sports franchises? Catie Griggs, President of Business Operations for the Seattle Mariners, joined the Albers Executive Speaker S

Harriet Stephenson: All Business From Day One

Mar 10th, 2022 32m 39s

For Albers' 75th year, Dean Joe Phillips sat down with the iconic Harriet Stephenson, a business professor who taught at Albers from 1967 to 2014. Stephenson, one of the few female business PhDs in her time, founded what is now the Innovation &

Beyond Net Zero Carbon by 2045

Jan 6th, 2022 57m 25s

In this recording of a November 2021 live panel, Puget Sound Energy CEO Mary E. Kipp talked about the dual utility's journey toward its goal of net zero carbon emissions, including natural gas sold to customers, by 2045.A big challenge, as Kip

Go Do. Go Try. Go Challenge.

Oct 31st, 2021 52m 25s

REI Co-op President & CEO Eric Artz emphasized values and impact in this recording of the first live Albers Executive Speaker Series panel in 18 months.With an ambitious goal to grow membership from 20 million to 50 million, Artz said their as

Looking Back on 24 Years of Leadership

May 26th, 2021 45m 59s

A panel of three former Seattle University Board of Trustees Chairs – Phyllis Campbell, Jim Sinegal, and Steve Hooper – ask outgoing SU President Father Steve Sundborg about his leadership insights, the most challenging moments in the 24 years

Learning is a Continuous Journey

May 5th, 2021 32m 35s

Challenge Seattle CEO and former Washington Governor Christine Gregoire talks to Albers Dean Joe Phillips about her experience navigating a recession, the initiatives she is spearheading in response to last year's racial unrest, and her advice

Breaking Through the Clouds and Finding the Blue Sky

Apr 21st, 2021 31m

Alaska Air Group chairman Brad Tilden, who retired as CEO in March, reflects on the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned in the nine years he led the Seattle-based airline. The self-confessed airline geek who 'loves the smell of jet fuel i

The Path to Achievement Starts with Building Your Runway

Apr 7th, 2021 33m 32s

Retail Lockbox President and CEO Craig Dawson knew he wanted to go into business when he was four years old. In this episode, he talks about how he is leveraging his experience as a Black business owner and leader in heading up the Washington R

Leader Humility and Its Surprising Role in Organizational Success

Mar 24th, 2021 27m 13s

Seattle University Emeritus Professor, thought leader, and author Marilyn Gist talks about her seminal work on leading with humility and how it underpins success in the best performing organizations. Gist defines leader humility as 'feeling and

Seeking the Spark in Everything

Mar 10th, 2021 38m 33s

‘Talent exists everywhere, but opportunity does not.’ When the pandemic hit, K-8 digital math program DreamBox Learning opened its platform for free to schools and parents, providing a much-needed resource during trying times. President, CEO, a

Wanted: Contrarians, Disruptors, and Do-gooders

Nov 30th, 2020 47m 54s

‘Seek businesses that are built on principle or go and build one of your own.’ In January 2020, the Albers Executive Speaker Series hosted Accolade CEO Rajeev Singh, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most successful entrepreneurs. During his talk,

Leadership and Culture: A Panel Discussion with 3 Former Boeing CEOs

Nov 23rd, 2020 57m 1s

For the first time ever, three former CEOs from Boeing were on a panel discussing their experiences in leadership and culture during their executive tenures. The Albers Executive Speaker Series hosted Frank Shrontz, Alan Mulally, and Ray Conner

How Diversity is Building a Better Apptio

Nov 16th, 2020 34m 50s

Embracing diversity in everything from hiring practices to choosing office locations has had multiple benefits for SaaS solutions provider Apptio. Co-founder and CEO Sunny Gupta explains how ‘opening our aperture’ has not only strengthened thei

Bringing Hockey Back to the Northwest

Nov 9th, 2020 49m 6s

In October 2019, Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke spoke to a packed Pigott Auditorium about building a successful sports franchise, reviving the Key Arena (now known as Climate Pledge Arena), and what brought him back to Seattle: ‘At the end of t

What It Means to Be a Leader

Nov 2nd, 2020 44m 41s

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood sat down virtually with Dean Joe Phillips to discuss her leadership philosophy, how disruptive technologies like blockchain are changing finance, and what advice she would give to recent graduates, particularly in a pande