Economics & Strategy Podcast

Jan 14 2025 61 ep. 43 mins 58

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DePaul University’s Economics & Strategy Podcast is a monthly conversation with individuals who use frameworks discussed in Economics and Business Strategy & Decision Making. The interviewees will represent multiple industries and institutions, and hold various roles within their organizations. The premise of the podcast is to examine how economics and other related strategy frameworks are practically applied in real-world situations.

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Episode 060: Matthew Robins, NetApp

Jan 14 2025 48 mins

It’s a cold January in Chicago but we’re happy to have MBA alumnus Matt Robins on for a conversation on technology sales. Matt works with NetApp’s AWS Alliance team and has spent his entire career in technical sales. He tells us why "sales is hard" but also how his business strategy & decision making concentration focused his efforts. Time is a finite resource, so using it

Episode 059: Michael Kremer, American Concrete Pipe Association

Dec 10 2024 51 mins

For the holiday season we are joined by MBA alumnus Michael Kremer, Vice President of Marketing for the American Concrete Pipe Association. In this wide-ranging discussion, Michael shares knowledge gained over a 20+ year career in marketing, and how luck played a part in his story. The role of luck in life and business is often overlooked or underweighted. Many fall victim to this

Episode 058: Marty Friel, Ameriprise Financial

Nov 12 2024 60 mins

This month, Marty Friel joins us for our second Check In episode in this podcast series. Marty is a MS-EPA graduate and veteran financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial and his original episode aired on 3/9/21. In that episode, Aaron Pagel hosted Marty for a great conversation on how and why he pursued this career and what strategy is responsible for his success. Here we take t

Episode 057: Edith Freeze, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Oct 08 2024 58 mins

Edith Freeze is a Community Scientist at Northwestern University's Fienberg School of Medicine and a fierce champion of environmental rights. Her career is the product of endless curiosity, a thirst for education, and hustle. Her passion for environmental issues comes directly from her experiences growing up in Ecuador and a reverence for her Andean Indigenous roots. This double

Episode 056: Josh Dickey, Hyzon Motors

Sep 10 2024 62 mins

Josh Dickey is an experienced finance professional, DePaul MS-EPA alumnus, veteran of the Federal Reserve in Washington DC and our guest this month. Josh has great stories to tell about his career, time at the Fed, and current work at the fuel cell manufacturer Hyzon Motors. Hyzon focuses on producing zero-emission heavy duty trucks; a nascent market with huge potential. Like man

Episode 055: Nuna Becic, Logitech

Aug 13 2024 57 mins

Our guest this month is Nuna Becic. Nuna is the embodiment of resilience, effort, and passion! Qualities earned from life experience as an immigrant, mother, MBA, and marketing professional. She currently handles strategic alliances at Logitech and has an interesting story of getting there. This story includes terrific role models, some luck, and a lot of hard work. A LOT! Her curr

Episode 054: Ryan Polak, Bell Flavors & Fragrances

Jul 09 2024 45 mins

2024 summer break brings our first guest with a B.A. in Economics Ryan Polak. Ryan is Associate Director for Purchasing at Bell Flavors & Fragrances; a developer and manufacturer of ingredients in many consumer products who sits in the upstream market of the consumer product makers. Clients rely on Bell’s scientific expertise to be successful, and their food scientists rely on R

Episode 053: Part 2 Luke Balderson, Arc3 Gases

Jun 11 2024 55 mins

June is part 2 with Luke Balderson and a great discussion on leadership and organizational culture. We explore how Luke made the connection between these two interdependent concepts and how they create sustainable business success. The servant-based leadership model discussed here begins at the top and requires discipline to scale and maintain. However, done well, this model, of se

Episode 052: Luke Balderson, Arc3 Gases

May 15 2024 56 mins

For May, we begin a two-part interview with Business Strategy & Decision Making alumnus Luke Balderson. This part 1, dives deep into Luke's multidecade career in the far reaching and fascinating industrial gases industry. Luke is a composed, experienced, and highly capable executive in a sector that demands clear thinking and strategic insight. These skills were honed by a remark

Episode 051: Roxy Kozyckyj, AdvaMed

Apr 10 2024 59 mins

For Episode 51, MS-EPA graduate Roxy Kozyckyj joins us. Roxy is Senior Director, State Government & Regional Affairs for the advanced medical technology association AdvaMed and has spent most of her career in healthcare policy, from advocacy, to intern, to analyst, capitol hill fellow, and finally lobbyist. This experience gives her the ability to see how policy goals that serve e