Chris Holman speaks with David Washburn, Executive Director, MSU Foundation, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

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Michigan Business Beat | Mackinac Policy Conference 2025 - David Washburn - #MPC25

Chris Holman speaks with Dr. Robert McMahan, President, Kettering University, from Media Row, at the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.

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Michigan Business Beat | Mackinac Policy Conference 2025 - Dr. Robert McMahan - #MPC25

For this episode we convene at Jungle, a Boulder rum bar and burger shack inspired by the Tiki tradition. Jeff, as you learned in our Season 7 premiere, is an avid tiki afficionado, and here he lets his passion for big fruity drinks and the culture and lore behind them stand out like the loudest aloha shirt.

Sadly, Brad was unable to join us at Jungle, but we’re fortunate to have Jeff’s good friend and colleague, Andrew Nelson, Professor of Management at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist School of Business, where he’s also the Academic Director of Lundquist’s Center for Entrepreneurship. This “battle of  entrepreneurship center directors” begins with Jeff and Andrew breaking down the flavor profile of Jungle’s signature (and rather strong) Mai Tai. 

Jeff brings up the importance of studying all aspects of entrepreneurship, not just the headline-grabbing, venture-funded endeavors. They agree that the bigger story of entrepreneurship is how one can turn their passion into a business, and use entrepreneurship as a tool for having a good life.

This segues into a discussion about Andrew’s latest published paper, which traces the competition between Hammond and Everett (maker of the Orgatron) to bring an electric organ to market back in 1935. While the Orgatron mimicked the pipe organ remarkably well, it was too close to the real thing, leaving little space for innovation, whereas the organ-like Hammond could be used to create innovative sounds. It eventually evolved into the Hammond B3, an instrument still ubiquitous to any keyboardist’s arsenal. 

Funny how the Orgatron never really caught on…

Enjoy and cheers! 
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This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded at Jungle in downtown Boulder. Learn more at jungletiki.com.

Learn more about Andrew J. Nelson on his faculty page at the University of Oregon’s Lundquist School of Business. https://business.uoregon.edu/directory/faculty-staff/all/ajnelson)

Read Andrew’s paper, “Even Better Than the Real Thing: Electronic Organs and the Dilemma of Product Mimicry” in the June 2025 issue of Strategic Management Journal. https://sms.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smj.3704)

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Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu.

Thanks for listening.
- An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis

"Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs

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CREATIVE DISTILLATION

University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights.

Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu

Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu



CDEP 85: Andrew Nelson (OR): Jungle Mai Tais and the Optimal Distinctiveness of Electric Organs

Journey Through the Word is a 12-week Bible reading plan designed to help you grow in this spiritual discipline, your understanding of the Bible, and love for the Word of God.

The Bible Story of David & Goliath

In this week's Digging In, graduates of veterinary medicine toss their graduation cap in the air and head into their long sought-after career, many are choosing urban clinics who specialize in small animal care, over rural, mostly mixed animal practices.  In our rural, agriculture centered communities its necessary we have access to large animal veterinarians, but in some areas, the numbers are coming up short.  The University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine is working to address this challenge.  During the recent MOFB Commodity Conference we heard from Julie Braun, Executive Director of Missouri Veterinary Medical Association and Cliff Miller, DVM. They discussed the challenge and how the college is working to address concerns.  

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Host: Janet Adkison, Missouri Farm Bureau Director of Public Affairs
Guests: Julie Braun, Executive Director of Missouri Veterinary Medical Association and Cliff Miller, DVM
Producer: Jacob King, Missouri Farm Bureau Video & Audio Media Specialist

Digging Into Commodity Conference (Part 3) Veterinary Medicine

On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Ken Kring and Jim Ellis speak with Oliver Yao, Dean of the University of Delaware's Lerner College of Business and Economics, a role he took on in August 2023.

Oliver Yao’s research interests are in the inter-disciplinary fields of information systems and supply chain management, including business value of IT-enabled supply chains, economics of electronic and mobile commerce, bullwhip effect and VMI, CPFR and CRM. His publications have appeared in Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Marketing Science, Operations Research, Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, among others.

In an interview that moves almost as quickly as Oliver does, he shares with our hosts his thoughts and experiences regarding:

- the overwhelm and challenges he faced early on in his role at Lerner
- his approach to setting priorities - especially in the face of financial constraints
- how Oliver's background in information systems influences his strategic planning
- philanthropy and how he learned to embrace it - quickly

Learn more about Oliver Yao: https://lerner.udel.edu/faculty-staff-directory/oliver-yao/

Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at feedback@deanscounsel.com

Thanks for listening.

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Produced by Joel Davis at Analog Digital Arts

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DEANS COUNSEL: A podcast for deans and academic leadership.

James Ellis | Moderator | Dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (2007-2019)

David Ikenberry | Moderator | Dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado-Boulder (2011-2016)

Ken Kring | Moderator | Co-Managing Director, Global Education Practice and Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry

DeansCounsel.com

72: Oliver Yao (Delaware) on Leading at a Fast Pace

A Troy University professor is now creating art for one of the most popular online video games, Fortnite.
And, Troy Bank & Trust is donating $1,500,000 to create The Charles Henderson Community Banking Endowed Chair.

"Creating Art for Fortnite" - October 3rd, 2025

As a Troy University student, Emily Mosier worked as a producer for TROY Public Radio and served as the editor-in-chief for The Tropolitan newspaper. This fall, she's heading to Arizona State University to study investigative journalism at the Cronkite School of Journalism.  

Mosier has received numerous awards for her reporting, filed multiple stories for NPR’s Hourly Newscast, and reported a series of investigative articles for The Tropolitan.

Making Waves with Award-Winning Editor-in-Chief Emily Mosier

UCF Knights Theme Song

First episode, a round table conversation of 4 students with different backgrounds, different studies. Talk about our experiences with life on campus thus far and what we hope can get better. 
Butt into the business of our daily lives, help a homie out! Speak on it!

Ep. 1 - Evergreen Roundtable

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