Transparency is a major tenant of the Trump Administration’s approach to health care reform. This summer, President Trump issued an executive order on health care price and quality transparency that was informed, in part, by analysis and insigh

Vanderbilt Ventures Insights: Theraphysics, Dr. Michael Burcham

Nov 7th, 2019 22m 50s

Presented by the Owen Venture and Entrepreneurship Club (OVEC), the Vanderbilt Ventures Insights Podcast features interviews with entrepreneurs, educators, innovators, and investors from the greater Vanderbilt and Nashville communities. In th

The Short Sell – Blake Gore, Drawer of Tiny Stuff

Nov 7th, 2019 5m 26s

It's hard to tell what's more impressive about Blake Gore's art: that's it's so diminutive (1" x 1") or that he's only been drawing with any regularity for just a year. To kick off "The Short Sell" – a series of 5-minute podcasts – we spoke w

Cindy Kent: Purpose-Driven Leadership

Sep 11th, 2019 24m 44s

Cindy Kent (MBA'99)is a healthcare executive, corporate director, and philanthropist widely recognized for her transformational leadership. She is known as a visionary who serves as a role model across industries and among many communities. Ken

Executive MBA Nashville Residency

May 7th, 2019 20m 37s

The Vanderbilt Business Executive MBA program offers two tracks, Executive Edge and Global Immersion. Students in the Global Immersion track spend their second year learning alongside an international cohort of approximately 60 working professi

Alumni Spotlight: Air Force Colonel Sherry Hemby (MMHC'15)

Apr 30th, 2019 17m 48s

Colonel Sherry Hemby has decades of experience in both nursing and the Air Force — in fact, she was recently promoted to Air Force Reserve Command Nurse. Hemby is also a 2015 graduate of the Master of Management in Health Care program at Vander

Forecasting the Future of Primary Care in America

Apr 16th, 2019 14m 41s

Josh Umbehr, MD is the cofounder of Atlas MD, an insurance-free primary care medical practice headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Umbehr came to campus late last month as part of the "Talking Health" speaker series, which is hosted by the Van

Master of Management in Health Care Student & Alumni Panel

Apr 9th, 2019 22m 39s

The Master of Management in Health Care is designed to transform working healthcare professionals into business leaders. Physicians, clinicians, and non-clinical administrators learn and work together in interdisciplinary teams in the MMHC prog

Executive MBA Mexico City Residency

Mar 19th, 2019 12m 34s

High Times for Cannabis: Smoke Wallin on the Future of the Cannabis Industry

Jan 15th, 2019 25m 6s

Cannabis is poised to become one of the hottest new industries in the U.S. — even though it's currently illegal at the federal level. However, so far 33 states have legalized the medical use of marijuana, and 10 have legalized recreational use.

How Aaron Dorn Helped Start Two Banks

Jan 9th, 2019 25m 57s

Aaron Dorn (MBA'17) helped get Avenue Bank off the ground before enlisting in the Marines for four years. While he didn't intend to start another bank, during his time at Owen he realized that Nashville was ready for a new concept, Studio Bank,

Kimberly Lexow Caters to the Hottest Companies in Tech

Dec 18th, 2018 29m 3s

After graduating from Owen with her MBA in 2007, Kimberly Lexow helped other entrepreneurs start their own businesses. Eventually, she decided to make the leap herself, cofounding Sifted, a catering company that offers daily or weekly lunches t

Alumni Spotlight: Derek Young (MBA'91), President of Fidelity Japan

Dec 11th, 2018 28m 27s

Derek Young is an Owen alum and incoming President of Fidelity Japan. Prior to that, he spent 22 years in other roles at Fidelity Investments, working his way up to become the Vice Chairman of Fidelity Institutional Asset Management.Nate Luce

Dave Airaudi (MBA'04) on Music, Wine, and Business

Dec 4th, 2018 18m 46s

Dave Airaudi (MBA'04) hasn't had your typical MBA career. He entered the music business right after graduating, and eventually launched his own music startup called 3qtr. He caught the entrepreneurship bug, and a few years after that he launche

Paul Jacobson (MBA'97), Delta CFO, on the Airline Industry

Nov 27th, 2018 14m 10s

Paul Jacobson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Delta Airlines, as well as a Class of 1997 MBA alum. He started at Delta as a financial analyst right after graduation, and worked his way up to become CFO by age 40.

Senator Bill Frist and Larry Van Horn on Healthcare Investing

Nov 15th, 2018 6m 4s

The Vanderbilt Business Healthcare Association recently launched a new three-part speaker series called “Talking Health.” For their first event, the student organization welcomed former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist to campus to discus

Executive MBA São Paulo Residency

Nov 13th, 2018 19m 48s

Alumni Spotlight: Becky Sharpe (MBA'91)

Nov 6th, 2018 16m 27s

Most entrepreneurs dream of overseeing just one successful company, but Becky Sharpe (MBA'91) runs two businesses simultaneously: Collegiate Sports Data, an NCAA-approved scouting service that evaluates and endorses high school athletes for col

Executive MBA Vancouver Residency

Oct 9th, 2018 25m 21s

The Future of Asia Pacific Economies

Oct 2nd, 2018 14m 29s

Last month, Bart Édes, the Representative of the North American Office for the Asian Development Bank, paid a visit to campus. We sat down with him to discuss the growth of Asia Pacific economies, challenges that the region is facing, how an MB

Vital Signs: Larry Van Horn on the Opioid Epidemic

Sep 25th, 2018 27m 11s

The scale and impact of the opioid crisis in America are tough to measure, because the numbers are so large, the effects so profound, and the demographics are so diverse. Professor Larry Van Horn breaks down the facts and looks at potential sol

Executive MBA Couples

Sep 19th, 2018 50m 28s

For prospective Executive MBA students, work/life balance is an important consideration, especially if there’s a partner to factor into the equation. So what happens when both partners want to head back to school?We spoke with three couples w

Vital Signs: Ranga Ramanujam on Value-Based Care

Sep 12th, 2018 31m 42s

Value-based care is a hot topic in healthcare, but without a consensus on the definition of "value", or a reliable way to achieve it, the industry is still looking for ways to take advantage of the concept. Ranga Ramanujam, the Richard M. and

Alumni Spotlight: Wes Murry (MBA'06), Founding Partner of Castle & Key Distillery

Sep 4th, 2018 22m 36s

Wes Murry (MBA'06) had already worked in consulting and at a hedge fund when his friend Will Arvin showed him a real estate brochure of an old distillery. The idea of restoring it immediately appealed to Murry's entrepreneurial side, and the tw