web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:56:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Smith Business Insight Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Smith School Of Business” https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/tags/smith%20school%20of%20business Thu, 04 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 Tune in for a different take on business, with professors, researchers and experts from Smith School of Business. Understand the rapidly evolving corporate world, stay ahead of the curve, and navigate a landscape that is no longer defined by the balance sheet alone. en-us episodic Fresh ideas from Smith School of Business at Queen’s Universit Smith Business Insight Tune in for a different take on business, with professors, researchers and experts from Smith School of Business. Understand the rapidly evolving corporate world, stay ahead of the curve, and navigate a landscape that is no longer defined by the balance sheet alone. no Smith Business Insight smithinsight@queensu.ca Episode 15: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Meaning https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/15 8e8d3dc0-2a03-44bb-9a79-a6c17c1a86a9 Thu, 04 May 2023 15:00:00 -0400 Smith Business Insight full 3 Smith Business Insight Engaging work and the chance to help others — not money or self-interest — are the ultimate job motivators. Someone forgot to tell the boss 32:52 no From nurses to museum guards, we are all chasing work that is absorbing and purposeful. But it can be an elusive goal given the way many jobs are structured. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be such a struggle. In this podcast episode, guest Julian Barling, author of Brave New Workplace, discusses the small measures organizations and individuals can adopt to cultivate meaning, the warning signs of people who are too attached to their jobs and the lessons we can learn from those who excel at jobs most of would rather not do. Dr. Barling is joined in conversation by host Alan Morantz. hybrid teams, virtual teams, virtual work, team management, managing teams, Julian Barling, Brave New Workplace, business ideas, remote, HR, hybrid workplace, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education From nurses to museum guards, we are all chasing work that is absorbing and purposeful. But it can be an elusive goal given the way many jobs are structured. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be such a struggle. In this podcast episode, guest Julian Barling, author of Brave New Workplace, discusses the small measures organizations and individuals can adopt to cultivate meaning, the warning signs of people who are too attached to their jobs and the lessons we can learn from those who excel at jobs most of would rather not do. Dr. Barling is joined in conversation by host Alan Morantz.

]]> From nurses to museum guards, we are all chasing work that is absorbing and purposeful. But it can be an elusive goal given the way many jobs are structured. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be such a struggle. In this podcast episode, guest Julian Barling, author of Brave New Workplace, discusses the small measures organizations and individuals can adopt to cultivate meaning, the warning signs of people who are too attached to their jobs and the lessons we can learn from those who excel at jobs most of would rather not do. Dr. Barling is joined in conversation by host Alan Morantz.

]]> Episode 14: BRAVE NEW WORKPLACE: Autonomy https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/14 7263cef8-e9bb-4acd-ad30-3f5ce272b4b7 Mon, 01 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400 Smith Business Insight full 3 Smith Business Insight Members of the organizational elite expect to have a major say in how and where they do their own jobs. What will it take for them to get over their need to micromanage others? 27:25 no Workers can forgive a lot of management sins as long as they some control over the work they do and where they do it. Yet leaders either have a blind spot or fear giving their employees greater autonomy. In this podcast episode, guest Julian Barling, author of Brave New Workplace, discusses how to calibrate the level of autonomy depending on the worker, the importance of combining autonomy with training and support and the rising importance of “locational autonomy.” He is joined in conversation by host Alan Morantz. teams, hybrid teams, virtual teams, virtual work, team management, managing teams, Julian Barling, business ideas, remote, HR, hybrid workplace, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, brave new workplace Workers can forgive a lot of management sins as long as they some control over the work they do and where they do it. Yet leaders either have a blind spot or fear giving their employees greater autonomy. In this podcast episode, guest Julian Barling, author of Brave New Workplace, discusses how to calibrate the level of autonomy depending on the worker, the importance of combining autonomy with training and support and the rising importance of “locational autonomy.” He is joined in conversation by host Alan Morantz.

]]> Workers can forgive a lot of management sins as long as they some control over the work they do and where they do it. Yet leaders either have a blind spot or fear giving their employees greater autonomy. In this podcast episode, guest Julian Barling, author of Brave New Workplace, discusses how to calibrate the level of autonomy depending on the worker, the importance of combining autonomy with training and support and the rising importance of “locational autonomy.” He is joined in conversation by host Alan Morantz.

]]> TEAMS Work: Innovating Teams https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/11 78057a44-f356-4c56-8e59-9a0b875617c6 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 13:00:00 -0500 Smith Business Insight full 2 Smith Business Insight Innovation teams have jumped from tech firms to general organizations that need to find creative responses to rapid-fire change. What makes them special? 23:34 no It’s been said that innovation is a team sport. If that’s the case, you want teams optimized for innovation: people willing and able to take on multiple roles, comfortable living with creative friction and flourishing in 360-degree feedback. That’s a tall task. With these types of innovation teams growing in popularity, what can we learn about how they work cohesively? This episode, our guest is Nusa Fain, an assistant professor at Smith School of Business, where she specializes in entrepreneurship and innovation management. She is also Director of Smith’s Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship program. Nusa Fain is joined in conversation by host Meredith Dault. Also this episode, Smith Business Insight’s Alan Morantz looks at what the evidence shows about shared leadership. His segment cites the following research: Sanfuentes et al; What lies beneath resilience: Analyzing the affective-relational basis of shared leadership in the Chilean miners’ catastrophe, Leadership, 2021, Vol. 17(3) 255–277 Robert, Lionel P. and Sangseok, You; Are You Satisfied Yet? Shared Leadership, Individual Trust, Autonomy, and Satisfaction in Virtual Teams, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 69, Issue 4, April 2018, 503-513 Aube, C. et al; Flow Experience in Teams: The Role of Shared Leadership, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2018, Vol. 23, No. 2, 198–206 Sinha, R. et al; Shared leadership and relationship conflict in teams: The moderating role of team power base diversity, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume 42, Issue 5, June 2021, 649-667 teams, innovation, creative thinking, Smith School of Business, business education It’s been said that innovation is a team sport. If that’s the case, you want teams optimized for innovation: people willing and able to take on multiple roles, comfortable living with creative friction and flourishing in 360-degree feedback. That’s a tall task. With these types of innovation teams growing in popularity, what can we learn about how they work cohesively?

This episode, our guest is Nusa Fain, an assistant professor at Smith School of Business, where she specializes in entrepreneurship and innovation management. She is also Director of Smith’s Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.

Nusa Fain is joined in conversation by host Meredith Dault.

Also this episode, Smith Business Insight’s Alan Morantz looks at what the evidence shows about shared leadership. His segment cites the following research:

Sanfuentes et al; What lies beneath resilience: Analyzing the affective-relational basis of shared leadership in the Chilean miners’ catastrophe, Leadership, 2021, Vol. 17(3) 255–277

Robert, Lionel P. and Sangseok, You; Are You Satisfied Yet? Shared Leadership, Individual Trust, Autonomy, and Satisfaction in Virtual Teams, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 69, Issue 4, April 2018, 503-513

Aube, C. et al; Flow Experience in Teams: The Role of Shared Leadership, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2018, Vol. 23, No. 2, 198–206

Sinha, R. et al; Shared leadership and relationship conflict in teams: The moderating role of team power base diversity, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume 42, Issue 5, June 2021, 649-667

]]> It’s been said that innovation is a team sport. If that’s the case, you want teams optimized for innovation: people willing and able to take on multiple roles, comfortable living with creative friction and flourishing in 360-degree feedback. That’s a tall task. With these types of innovation teams growing in popularity, what can we learn about how they work cohesively?

This episode, our guest is Nusa Fain, an assistant professor at Smith School of Business, where she specializes in entrepreneurship and innovation management. She is also Director of Smith’s Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship program.

Nusa Fain is joined in conversation by host Meredith Dault.

Also this episode, Smith Business Insight’s Alan Morantz looks at what the evidence shows about shared leadership. His segment cites the following research:

Sanfuentes et al; What lies beneath resilience: Analyzing the affective-relational basis of shared leadership in the Chilean miners’ catastrophe, Leadership, 2021, Vol. 17(3) 255–277

Robert, Lionel P. and Sangseok, You; Are You Satisfied Yet? Shared Leadership, Individual Trust, Autonomy, and Satisfaction in Virtual Teams, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 69, Issue 4, April 2018, 503-513

Aube, C. et al; Flow Experience in Teams: The Role of Shared Leadership, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2018, Vol. 23, No. 2, 198–206

Sinha, R. et al; Shared leadership and relationship conflict in teams: The moderating role of team power base diversity, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume 42, Issue 5, June 2021, 649-667

]]> TEAMS Work: Managing Boundary-Busting Teams https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/7 7c98ce4f-58be-4847-b68f-3ba7233b07f0 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Smith Business Insight full 2 Smith Business Insight Managing hybrid teams, where some of us are in person and others at home, takes a special kind of finesse. How do we build teams that make the most of being hybrid, and how do we keep pulling in the same direction… even when we’re not in the same space? 31:38 no Managing hybrid teams, where some of us are in person and others at home, takes a special kind of finesse. How do we build teams that make the most of being hybrid, and how do we keep pulling in the same direction… even when we’re not in the same space? Our guest this episode is Jana Raver. As the E. Marie Shantz Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Smith School of Business, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University, Dr. Raver spends considerable time thinking about interpersonal dynamics and the ways we work together in teams. She has a particular interest in examining how employees build and sustain high-performance teams versus undermining each other. She is joined in conversation by host Meredith Dault. This episode cites the following research: L. Kreamer et al; Optimizing Virtual Team Meetings: Attendee and Leader Perspectives, American Journal of Health Promotion 35(5) Special Guest: Jana Raver . hybrid teams, virtual teams, virtual work, team management, managing teams, Jana Raver, business ideas, remote, HR, hybrid workplace, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education Managing hybrid teams, where some of us are in person and others at home, takes a special kind of finesse. How do we build teams that make the most of being hybrid, and how do we keep pulling in the same direction… even when we’re not in the same space?

Our guest this episode is Jana Raver. As the E. Marie Shantz Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Smith School of Business, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University, Dr. Raver spends considerable time thinking about interpersonal dynamics and the ways we work together in teams. She has a particular interest in examining how employees build and sustain high-performance teams versus undermining each other. She is joined in conversation by host Meredith Dault.

This episode cites the following research:
L. Kreamer et al; Optimizing Virtual Team Meetings: Attendee and Leader Perspectives, American Journal of Health Promotion 35(5)

Special Guest: Jana Raver .

]]> Managing hybrid teams, where some of us are in person and others at home, takes a special kind of finesse. How do we build teams that make the most of being hybrid, and how do we keep pulling in the same direction… even when we’re not in the same space?

Our guest this episode is Jana Raver. As the E. Marie Shantz Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Smith School of Business, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Psychology at Queen’s University, Dr. Raver spends considerable time thinking about interpersonal dynamics and the ways we work together in teams. She has a particular interest in examining how employees build and sustain high-performance teams versus undermining each other. She is joined in conversation by host Meredith Dault.

This episode cites the following research:
L. Kreamer et al; Optimizing Virtual Team Meetings: Attendee and Leader Perspectives, American Journal of Health Promotion 35(5)

Special Guest: Jana Raver .

]]> Start-up Cycle: Perseverance https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/6 5e3b4317-bff9-4417-bbe0-864a5ef3cb6a Fri, 29 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 Smith Business Insight full 1 Smith Business Insight Starting a business is one thing, but how do you keep going when the going gets tough? This episode of The Start-up Cycle explores the topic of perseverance. We hear about new research from professor **Jana Raver** on the relationship between resilience and entrepreneurial success (yep, they're related) and get a final dose of motivation from **Jeremiah Brown**, author of _The 4 Year Olympian_. We will also hear about learning from failure. Your host is Meredith Dault. 30:09 no Starting a business is one thing, but how do you keep going when the going gets tough? This episode of The Start-up Cycle explores the topic of perseverance. We hear about new research from professor Jana Raver on the relationship between resilience and entrepreneurial success (yep, they're related) and get a final dose of motivation from Jeremiah Brown, author of The 4 Year Olympian. We will also hear about learning from failure. Your host is Meredith Dault. This episode refers to the following research: F. He et al, "Keep calm and carry on: Emotion regulation in entrepreneurs’ learning from failure” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2018) 42(4), 605-630 Y. Liu, "Narcissism and learning from entrepreneurial failure” in Journal of Business Venturing (2019) Vol. 34 (3) 496-512 Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Jana Raver , and Jeremiah Brown . entrepreneur, start-up, startup, startups, entrepreneurship, business success, young entrepreneurs, startup founders, resilience, Jeremiah Brown, Jana Raver, business ideas, bootstrapping, ideas, inventions, lean startups, startup business, technology startups, hydropool, vacation fund, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, elspeth murray, dave jackson, erica pearson, matthias spitzmuller, passion, perseverance, new ideas, new business Starting a business is one thing, but how do you keep going when the going gets tough? This episode of The Start-up Cycle explores the topic of perseverance. We hear about new research from professor Jana Raver on the relationship between resilience and entrepreneurial success (yep, they're related) and get a final dose of motivation from Jeremiah Brown, author of The 4 Year Olympian. We will also hear about learning from failure. Your host is Meredith Dault.

This episode refers to the following research:

F. He et al, "Keep calm and carry on: Emotion regulation in entrepreneurs’ learning from failure” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2018) 42(4), 605-630

Y. Liu, "Narcissism and learning from entrepreneurial failure” in Journal of Business Venturing (2019) Vol. 34 (3) 496-512

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Jana Raver , and Jeremiah Brown .

]]> Starting a business is one thing, but how do you keep going when the going gets tough? This episode of The Start-up Cycle explores the topic of perseverance. We hear about new research from professor Jana Raver on the relationship between resilience and entrepreneurial success (yep, they're related) and get a final dose of motivation from Jeremiah Brown, author of The 4 Year Olympian. We will also hear about learning from failure. Your host is Meredith Dault.

This episode refers to the following research:

F. He et al, "Keep calm and carry on: Emotion regulation in entrepreneurs’ learning from failure” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2018) 42(4), 605-630

Y. Liu, "Narcissism and learning from entrepreneurial failure” in Journal of Business Venturing (2019) Vol. 34 (3) 496-512

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Jana Raver , and Jeremiah Brown .

]]> Start-up Cycle: Sustaining https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/5 24ab839a-1a65-423e-aaa4-631fb989a66a Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 Smith Business Insight full 1 Smith Business Insight Too many start-ups hit the ground running, and then sputter out before their time is up. Don’t let it happen to you. This episode focuses on finding ways to sustain your business as it grows. We learn about lean innovation from professor Barry Cross (hint: it’s about focusing your efforts on the stuff that really matters). We also talk to professor Anthony Goerzen about the challenge of maintaining your competitive advantage when you are expanding internationally and get some advice on staying focused from 437 Swimwear founder Adrien Bettio. Your host is Meredith Dault. 22:09 no Too many start-ups hit the ground running, and then sputter out before their time is up. Don’t let it happen to you. This episode focuses on finding ways to sustain your business as it grows. We learn about lean innovation from professor Barry Cross (hint: it’s about focusing your efforts on the stuff that really matters). We also talk to professor Anthony Goerzen about the challenge of maintaining your competitive advantage when you are expanding internationally and get some advice on staying focused from 437 Swimwear founder Adrien Bettio. Your host is Meredith Dault. All music sourced from Free Music Archive. Special Guests: Adrien Bettio , Anthony Goerzen , and Barry Cross . 437 Swimwear, lean innovation, international business, entrepreneur, start-up, startup, startups, entrepreneurship, business success, young entrepreneurs, startup founders, business ideas, bootstrapping, ideas, inventions, lean startups, startup business, technology startups, hydropool, vacation fund, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, elspeth murray, dave jackson, erica pearson, matthias spitzmuller, passion, perseverance, new ideas, new business Too many start-ups hit the ground running, and then sputter out before their time is up. Don’t let it happen to you. This episode focuses on finding ways to sustain your business as it grows. We learn about lean innovation from professor Barry Cross (hint: it’s about focusing your efforts on the stuff that really matters). We also talk to professor Anthony Goerzen about the challenge of maintaining your competitive advantage when you are expanding internationally and get some advice on staying focused from 437 Swimwear founder Adrien Bettio. Your host is Meredith Dault.

All music sourced from Free Music Archive.

Special Guests: Adrien Bettio , Anthony Goerzen , and Barry Cross .

]]> Too many start-ups hit the ground running, and then sputter out before their time is up. Don’t let it happen to you. This episode focuses on finding ways to sustain your business as it grows. We learn about lean innovation from professor Barry Cross (hint: it’s about focusing your efforts on the stuff that really matters). We also talk to professor Anthony Goerzen about the challenge of maintaining your competitive advantage when you are expanding internationally and get some advice on staying focused from 437 Swimwear founder Adrien Bettio. Your host is Meredith Dault.

All music sourced from Free Music Archive.

Special Guests: Adrien Bettio , Anthony Goerzen , and Barry Cross .

]]> Start-up Cycle: Scaling https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/4 17633e2c-6748-4f28-9fbb-7fcb35b0c1a2 Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:00:00 -0500 Smith Business Insight full 1 Smith Business Insight One of the challenges when you are growing your business is finding the right balance: do you grow the leadership team first, or focus on the sales force? And how far into the future should you be casting your gaze? We tackle these questions and more as we explore the subject of scaling with Eva Wong, co-founder and COO of Borrowell, and professor Jim Hamilton, an expert in sales management who has plenty of his own experience growing start-up companies. We will also hear the management evidence on what makes great entrepreneurial teams tick. Your host is Meredith Dault. 37:43 no One of the challenges when you are growing your business is finding the right balance: do you grow the leadership team first, or focus on the sales force? And how far into the future should you be casting your gaze? We tackle these questions and more as we explore the subject of scaling with Eva Wong, co-founder and COO of Borrowell, and professor Jim Hamilton, an expert in sales management who has plenty of his own experience growing start-up companies. We will also hear the management evidence on what makes great entrepreneurial teams tick. Your host is Meredith Dault. This episode refers to the following research: T. Yu-wen Huang et al, “Which matters more? Group fear versus hope in entrepreneurial escalation of commitment” in Strategic Management Journal (2019 early publication online) L. Jin et al, "Entrepreneurial team composition characteristics and new venture performance: a meta-analysis” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2017) 743-771 Y. Dai et al, "The direct and indirect impact of gender diversity in new venture teams on innovation performance” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2019) Vol. 43(3) 505–528 Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Eva Wong , and Jim Hamilton . scaling, scaling your business, how to scale, entrepreneur, start-up, startup, startups, entrepreneurship, business success, young entrepreneurs, startup founders, business ideas, bootstrapping, ideas, inventions, lean startups, startup business, technology startups, hydropool, vacation fund, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, elspeth murray, dave jackson, erica pearson, matthias spitzmuller, passion, perseverance, new ideas, new business One of the challenges when you are growing your business is finding the right balance: do you grow the leadership team first, or focus on the sales force? And how far into the future should you be casting your gaze? We tackle these questions and more as we explore the subject of scaling with Eva Wong, co-founder and COO of Borrowell, and professor Jim Hamilton, an expert in sales management who has plenty of his own experience growing start-up companies. We will also hear the management evidence on what makes great entrepreneurial teams tick. Your host is Meredith Dault.

This episode refers to the following research:

T. Yu-wen Huang et al, “Which matters more? Group fear versus hope in entrepreneurial escalation of commitment” in Strategic Management Journal (2019 early publication online)

L. Jin et al, "Entrepreneurial team composition characteristics and new venture performance: a meta-analysis” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2017) 743-771

Y. Dai et al, "The direct and indirect impact of gender diversity in new venture teams on innovation performance” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2019) Vol. 43(3) 505–528

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Eva Wong , and Jim Hamilton .

]]> One of the challenges when you are growing your business is finding the right balance: do you grow the leadership team first, or focus on the sales force? And how far into the future should you be casting your gaze? We tackle these questions and more as we explore the subject of scaling with Eva Wong, co-founder and COO of Borrowell, and professor Jim Hamilton, an expert in sales management who has plenty of his own experience growing start-up companies. We will also hear the management evidence on what makes great entrepreneurial teams tick. Your host is Meredith Dault.

This episode refers to the following research:

T. Yu-wen Huang et al, “Which matters more? Group fear versus hope in entrepreneurial escalation of commitment” in Strategic Management Journal (2019 early publication online)

L. Jin et al, "Entrepreneurial team composition characteristics and new venture performance: a meta-analysis” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2017) 743-771

Y. Dai et al, "The direct and indirect impact of gender diversity in new venture teams on innovation performance” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2019) Vol. 43(3) 505–528

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Eva Wong , and Jim Hamilton .

]]> Start-up Cycle: Financing https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/3 3bd63ec1-cabb-4a3f-b63c-f4c9c5b6ecf3 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Smith Business Insight full 1 Smith Business Insight You know your business idea is worth a million bucks – now you just have to convince someone to give you the cash to make it happen. But while some say it is easier than ever for start-ups to raise money, one question remains: what’s the best way to do it? We get advice from angel investor Jess Joss, Executive Director of York Angel Investors, as well as from Shyam Ramchandani, an entrepreneur with experience securing VC financing. We will also hear about the unique challenges and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs when it comes to finding funding. 34:00 no You know your business idea is worth a million bucks – now you just have to convince someone to give you the cash to make it happen. But while some say it is easier than ever for start-ups to raise money, one question remains: what’s the best way to do it? We get advice from angel investor Jess Joss, Executive Director of York Angel Investors, as well as from Shyam Ramchandani, an entrepreneur with experience securing VC financing. We will also hear about the unique challenges and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs when it comes to finding funding. This episode refers to the following research: S. Poczter and M. Shapsis, "Gender disparity in angel financing” in Small Business Economics" (2018) 51:31–55 L. Balachandrain et al, "Don’t pitch like a girl! How gender stereotypes influence investor decisions” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2019) Vol. 43(1) 116–137 C. Leitch at al, "Women entrepreneurs’ financing revisited: taking stock and looking forward” in Venture Capital (2018) 20:2, 103-114 Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Jess Joss , and Shyam Ramchandani . financing, funding your start-up, funding your business, entrepreneur, start-up, startup, startups, entrepreneurship, business success, young entrepreneurs, startup founders, business ideas, bootstrapping, ideas, inventions, lean startups, startup business, technology startups, hydropool, vacation fund, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, elspeth murray, dave jackson, erica pearson, matthias spitzmuller, passion, perseverance, new ideas, new business You know your business idea is worth a million bucks – now you just have to convince someone to give you the cash to make it happen. But while some say it is easier than ever for start-ups to raise money, one question remains: what’s the best way to do it? We get advice from angel investor Jess Joss, Executive Director of York Angel Investors, as well as from Shyam Ramchandani, an entrepreneur with experience securing VC financing. We will also hear about the unique challenges and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs when it comes to finding funding.

This episode refers to the following research:

S. Poczter and M. Shapsis, "Gender disparity in angel financing” in Small Business Economics" (2018) 51:31–55

L. Balachandrain et al, "Don’t pitch like a girl! How gender stereotypes influence investor decisions” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2019) Vol. 43(1) 116–137

C. Leitch at al, "Women entrepreneurs’ financing revisited: taking stock and looking forward” in Venture Capital (2018) 20:2, 103-114

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Jess Joss , and Shyam Ramchandani .

]]> You know your business idea is worth a million bucks – now you just have to convince someone to give you the cash to make it happen. But while some say it is easier than ever for start-ups to raise money, one question remains: what’s the best way to do it? We get advice from angel investor Jess Joss, Executive Director of York Angel Investors, as well as from Shyam Ramchandani, an entrepreneur with experience securing VC financing. We will also hear about the unique challenges and opportunities facing female entrepreneurs when it comes to finding funding.

This episode refers to the following research:

S. Poczter and M. Shapsis, "Gender disparity in angel financing” in Small Business Economics" (2018) 51:31–55

L. Balachandrain et al, "Don’t pitch like a girl! How gender stereotypes influence investor decisions” in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (2019) Vol. 43(1) 116–137

C. Leitch at al, "Women entrepreneurs’ financing revisited: taking stock and looking forward” in Venture Capital (2018) 20:2, 103-114

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , Jess Joss , and Shyam Ramchandani .

]]> Start-up Cycle: Risk https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/2 b589b94c-ca24-4ed1-987b-00c14ccefd7f Thu, 10 Oct 2019 15:00:00 -0400 Smith Business Insight full 1 Smith Business Insight Shari Hughson was already a seasoned entrepreneur when she gave it all up to pursue her dream of living off the land in the Canadian wilderness. Unsurprisingly, she knows a thing or two about risk-taking. Now the director of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at Smith School of Business, she shares some of what she has learned along the way, along with the mantra she believes every young entrepreneur ought to know when it comes to risk. We will also hear from Smith entrepreneurship coach and mentor JP Shearer on the risks every entrepreneur needs to be aware of when starting a business (like the risk of becoming complacent!) and hear insights into how risk perception impacts entrepreneurial success. Your host is Meredith Dault. 34:25 no Shari Hughson was already a seasoned entrepreneur when she gave it all up to pursue her dream of living off the land in the Canadian wilderness. Unsurprisingly, she knows a thing or two about risk-taking. Now the director of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at Smith School of Business, she shares some of what she has learned along the way, along with the mantra she believes every young entrepreneur ought to know when it comes to risk. We will also hear from Smith entrepreneurship coach and mentor JP Shearer on the risks every entrepreneur needs to be aware of when starting a business (like the risk of becoming complacent!) and hear insights into how risk perception impacts entrepreneurial success. Your host is Meredith Dault. This episode refers to the following research: M. Boermans and D. Willebrands, "Entrepreneurship, risk perception and firm performance” in Utrecht University School of Economics Discussion Paper Series 17-04 E.S. Dolarslan et al, “Bats are blind? Cognitive biases in risk perception of entrepreneurs" in Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (2017) Vol. 22, No. 3 O. Thomas, "Two decades of cognitive bias research in entrepreneurship: What do we know and where do we go from here?” in Management Review Quarterly (2018) 68:107–143 Special Guests: Alan Morantz , JP Shearer , and Shari Hughson . entrepreneur, start-up, startup, startups, entrepreneurship, business success, young entrepreneurs, startup founders, business ideas, bootstrapping, ideas, inventions, lean startups, startup business, technology startups, hydropool, vacation fund, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, elspeth murray, dave jackson, erica pearson, matthias spitzmuller, passion, perseverance, new ideas, new business Shari Hughson was already a seasoned entrepreneur when she gave it all up to pursue her dream of living off the land in the Canadian wilderness. Unsurprisingly, she knows a thing or two about risk-taking. Now the director of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at Smith School of Business, she shares some of what she has learned along the way, along with the mantra she believes every young entrepreneur ought to know when it comes to risk. We will also hear from Smith entrepreneurship coach and mentor JP Shearer on the risks every entrepreneur needs to be aware of when starting a business (like the risk of becoming complacent!) and hear insights into how risk perception impacts entrepreneurial success. Your host is Meredith Dault.

This episode refers to the following research:

M. Boermans and D. Willebrands, "Entrepreneurship, risk perception and firm performance” in Utrecht University School of Economics Discussion Paper Series 17-04

E.S. Dolarslan et al, “Bats are blind? Cognitive biases in risk perception of entrepreneurs" in Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (2017) Vol. 22, No. 3

O. Thomas, "Two decades of cognitive bias research in entrepreneurship: What do we know and where do we go from here?” in Management Review Quarterly (2018) 68:107–143

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , JP Shearer , and Shari Hughson .

]]> Shari Hughson was already a seasoned entrepreneur when she gave it all up to pursue her dream of living off the land in the Canadian wilderness. Unsurprisingly, she knows a thing or two about risk-taking. Now the director of the Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation program at Smith School of Business, she shares some of what she has learned along the way, along with the mantra she believes every young entrepreneur ought to know when it comes to risk. We will also hear from Smith entrepreneurship coach and mentor JP Shearer on the risks every entrepreneur needs to be aware of when starting a business (like the risk of becoming complacent!) and hear insights into how risk perception impacts entrepreneurial success. Your host is Meredith Dault.

This episode refers to the following research:

M. Boermans and D. Willebrands, "Entrepreneurship, risk perception and firm performance” in Utrecht University School of Economics Discussion Paper Series 17-04

E.S. Dolarslan et al, “Bats are blind? Cognitive biases in risk perception of entrepreneurs" in Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (2017) Vol. 22, No. 3

O. Thomas, "Two decades of cognitive bias research in entrepreneurship: What do we know and where do we go from here?” in Management Review Quarterly (2018) 68:107–143

Special Guests: Alan Morantz , JP Shearer , and Shari Hughson .

]]> Start-up Cycle: Discovery https://smithinsight.fireside.fm/1 8fca64fa-f5e6-4c27-8ca4-a1527e58acb7 Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:00:00 -0400 Smith Business Insight full 1 Smith Business Insight Are entrepreneurs born or are they made? And what matters more when you are starting a business - passion or perseverance? This first episode of The Start-up Cycle explores those questions and more. 31:11 no What does it take to make it as an entrepreneur? And what does it take to get your idea off the ground? In this first episode of The Start-up Cycle, we explore the question of finding your feet as an entrepreneur, looking at everything from the ideal temperament, to the role between passion and perseverance. Featuring guests Elspeth Murray (Associate Professor and Associate Dean of MBA and Masters programs, Smith School of Business); Dave Jackson (President, Hydropool Hot Tubs and Swim Spas); Matthias Spitzmuller (Toller Family Fellow of Organizational Behaviour, Smith School of Business); and Erica Pearson (CEO, Vacation Fund). Your host is Meredith Dault. entrepreneur, start-up, startup, startups, entrepreneurship, business success, young entrepreneurs, startup founders, business ideas, bootstrapping, ideas, inventions, lean startups, startup business, technology startups, hydropool, vacation fund, smith school of business, queen's university, business school, business education, elspeth murray, dave jackson, erica pearson, matthias spitzmuller, passion, perseverance, new ideas, new business What does it take to make it as an entrepreneur? And what does it take to get your idea off the ground? In this first episode of The Start-up Cycle, we explore the question of finding your feet as an entrepreneur, looking at everything from the ideal temperament, to the role between passion and perseverance. Featuring guests Elspeth Murray (Associate Professor and Associate Dean of MBA and Masters programs, Smith School of Business); Dave Jackson (President, Hydropool Hot Tubs and Swim Spas); Matthias Spitzmuller (Toller Family Fellow of Organizational Behaviour, Smith School of Business); and Erica Pearson (CEO, Vacation Fund). Your host is Meredith Dault.

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