http://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Get the lastest videos from Syracuse University.en-ushttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=w_XPunLWhECS26BIY3MPkwStudents in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University describe upcoming events, activities, and trends for the week of November 16. The Whitman School regularly produces The Whitman Weekly Video Update, a video news briefing, in conjunction with students and student groups.]]>Whitman School of Management11/23/2009 10:39:19 AMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=22qsa8i6dEG0UTQn8-ujegStudents in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University describe upcoming events, activities, and trends for the week of November 23. The Whitman School regularly produces The Whitman Weekly Video Update, a video news briefing, in conjunction with students and student groups. ]]>Whitman School of Management11/20/2009 2:53:38 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=OPLd0OxS9USfEgX7WJR09gKeynote Address:Josefina P. Diakite, Ambassador, Republic of Angola. Roundtable Discussion: Peter Koveos, Josefina P. Diakite, Thierry Tanoh, Timothy McCall. Africa: The World's Next Investment Frontier Program, November 9, 2009 ]]>Whitman School of Management11/17/2009 3:40:39 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=CHmIGvyAREiA9sjnmaWL6gFinance executive and Syracuse University parent Sean Hagerty, principal of retail marketing and communications for Vanguard, shared his expertise with the greater Central New York business community as part of the Whitman School of Management’s Martin and Phyllis Berman Distinguished Lecture Series in November.

In his lecture titled “Vanguard - The Case for Low Costs and Investor Advocacy,” Hagerty makes a compelling case for the Vanguard business model, which emphasizes low-cost investing and puts clients first and prospects last. “Vanguard is the only mutual fund company in the world that is client-owned,” he noted. “Family-owned or shareholder-owned funds have that additional layer looking for profits.” With that layer removed, Vanguard’s expense ratio averages .20 percent, versus the industry average of .71 percent. “A lot of people who are money managers for other funds put their own money in our products, recognizing the value of our low-cost model.”

Hagerty came to Vanguard from an accounting background, having served in public accounting and the banking industry before joining the firm 12 years ago. Since then, he’s served in various capacities in Vanguard’s institutional businesses, including management of the client services organization and the participant services group before he was asked to manage the marketing group. He holds a master’s in communication from Villanova University and a bachelor’s in accounting from St. Bonaventure University.

Whitman’s Martin and Phyllis Berman Distinguished Lecture Series brings prominent business leaders to Whitman to share their expertise and perspectives with the Syracuse University community and Central New York executives. ]]>Whitman School of Management11/13/2009 5:12:07 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=UGoMAQJbUku7KCa7f2gy-AGuest Lecture Thierry Tanoh, Vice-President International Finance Corporation Africa: The World's Next Investment Frontier Program, November 9, 2009 ]]>Whitman School of Management11/12/2009 4:22:46 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=mHYyce7RP0ieqP6y4EQSqwWalter Baker, an expert in pricing policy and a principal at McKinsey & Company, is passionate about helping companies discover the true value of their products or services and bringing visibility to pricing strategy and analysis. “At an operational level, there is no lever that an executive can wield that can have greater impact than pricing,” says Baker. “Given that, it’s surprising that most companies don’t have pricing visibility in their analyses of performance and sales.”

In this lecture, titled “Driving Performance Improvement through Superior Pricing,” he uses disguised but actual numbers from client situations to shed light on successful and misguided pricing strategies and pricing across the product lifecycle.

At McKinsey, Baker leads knowledge development initiatives and has published articles in CMO Magazine, McKinsey Quarterly, and Harvard Business Review. He is a co-author of the soon to be released book The Price Advantage. Before joining McKinsey, Baker worked in the industrial and high-tech sectors. He earned a PhD and a master’s degree from Harvard University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from MIT.

Baker's lecture was part of the Marketing Fall Speaker Series in the Whitman School, co-sponsored by the Department of Marketing and the Whitman student chapter of the American Marketing Association. ]]>Whitman School of Management11/12/2009 12:03:16 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=UzzQ3IUaMUKwlF4LuDP06QStudents in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University describe upcoming events, activities, and trends for the week of November 9. The Whitman School regularly produces The Whitman Weekly Video Update, a video news briefing, in conjunction with students and student groups. ]]>Whitman School of Management11/10/2009 11:31:01 AMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=x_B8ZgOH6kqRli1FLwok4wScott Davis discusses how he came to be chief concept officer and a senior vice president with Panera Bread, and shares the story behind the birth and evolution of this national café-bakery chain and its successful business model. With some $2.6 billion in annual sales, Panera has been the top-performing stock in the restaurant industry for ten years running and, says Davis, reported 35 percent growth year-over-year for the most recent quarter—an impressive achievement in this tough economy.

Davis spoke in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University on October 28, 2009, as part of Management Major Awareness Week, which featured a series of events to bring visibility to the new management major available for undergraduate students. ]]>Whitman School of Management10/29/2009 3:13:09 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=s2Xyl5CgTk2l03GT5ewWQgStudents in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University describe upcoming events, activities, and trends for the week of October 26. The Whitman School regularly produces The Whitman Weekly Video Update, a video news briefing, in conjunction with students and student groups.]]>Whitman School of Management10/28/2009 3:18:25 PMhttp://whitman.syr.edu/videoarchive/Video.aspx?vid=ks-nudhqFUa7Myou6B8qVAStudents in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University describe upcoming events, activities, and trends for the week of October 19. The Whitman School regularly produces The Whitman Weekly Video Update, a video news briefing, in conjunction with students and student groups.]]>Whitman School of Management10/28/2009 3:18:20 PM