Merrimack Talks Business: The Girard School

EPISODE 8: Professor Jill Guidon-Nasir

In this episode 8, our special guest assistant professor of Hospitality Management, Jill Guidon-Nasir Ph.D., joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D. to discuss her rich industrial and research experience in hotel management and the relationship between healthcare program and hospitality. Dr. Guidon-Nasir is a leader in the field of hotel management at Ritz Carlton before joining Merrimack, so conversations about her interesting prior work experience with political figures and sports players were discussed, as well as the new hospitality and hotel management concentration here at Girard School of Business (GSB).

EPISODE 7: Professor Tahir Hameed

In this episode 7, our special guest assistant professor of Management, Tahir Hameed Ph.D., joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D., to discuss his research interests in information systems, healthcare decision support systems, and data analytics. Conversations about his studying and living experience in South Korea for 12 years were brought up which shaped his research interests in technology and his view as an open-minded professor here at Girard School of Business (GSB).

EPISODE 6: Professor Rodrigo Bandeira de Mello

In this episode 6, our special guest associate professor of Management, Rodrigo Bandeira de Mello Ph.D., joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D., to discuss his rich research interests in political science and global management strategies as a productive scholar. His wonderful academic background and exchange working experiences around the world, as well as his love for his home country Brazilian cultural practices (i.e. Brazilian BBQ) are also mentioned in the interview here at Girard School of Business (GSB).

EPISODE 5: Professor Joe Stasio

In this episode 5, our special guest associate professor of Marketing, Joe Stasio joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D. to discuss his 40+ years of business and consulting experience in small businesses and entrepreneurship, and his almost 30 years of experience working at Merrimack. Visions about future entrepreneurial activities and the new concentration of small business management and entrepreneurship from Girard School of Business (GSB) are discussed as well.

EPISODE 4: Professor Ray Lavoie

In this episode 4, our special guest assistant professor of Marketing, Ray Lavoie, Ph.D., joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D. to discuss his research work on a psychological state called "flow" in marketing, sports, and life in general. Other topics such as his hometown in Canada, his passion in playing sports, his teaching and other related work here at Girard School of Business (GSB) are discussed.

EPISODE 3: Professor Ben Larkin

In this episode 3, our special guest assistant professor of Sport Management, Ben Larkin, Ph.D., joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D. to discuss his research work on ‘dehumanization’ of sports players in the digital era, the book he is currently writing on the topic of technologies and impacts on society, and his teaching and other related work here at Girard School of Business (GSB).

EPISODE 2: Professor Aaron Mansfield

In this episode 2, our special guest assistant professor of Sport Management, Aaron Mansfield, Ph.D., joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D. to discuss his research work, teaching, industrial experiences as ESPN associate editor and contributing writer for Complex Media, his relationship with his mentor at UMass Amherst, and the practicum and sports management program in general here at Girard School of Business (GSB).

EPISODE 1: Professor Mary-Joan Potvin

In this episode 1, our special guest associate instructional professor of Accounting, Mary-Joan Potvin, joins host assistant professor of Marketing Yilong Eric Zheng, Ph.D. to discuss her life and work as an alumni of Merrimack College, past education journey from Engineering to Accounting, and industrial experiences in the “Big 4,” on top of her current classes taught at Girard School of Business (GSB).

EPISODE 0: Thank You All

In this episode 0, we would like to extend our sincere gratification to the groups of people who have contributed their time and energy to the start of this new podcast channel "Merrimack Talks Business." We welcome you to this episode and hope you can tune in to share the joy with us together.

Music: We'd like to thank Dexter Britain and his copyright free song "Seeing The Future" used in the intro of every episode. 

 

Podcast Name: We'd like to thank our business school student Molly Flynn for suggesting the name "Merrimack Talks Business" for every episode.