Usc Ibear Business Class

the 40th anniversary of the USC Marshall IBEAR MBA program, in a conversation with three of the past and present program directors. The IBEAR MBA was one of the first business programs in the U.S. to embrace an international focus. The early understanding of globalization has created a program with a unique group of alumni. In a discussion lead by Jim Ellis, Dean of the Marshall School of Business, we hear from three program Directors as they discuss how the program got to this point, and as they look ahead to what the program needs to do to stay on top. In the discussion is Jim Ellis – the Dean of the USC Marshall School of Business, along with current and past IBEAR Directors, Dick Drobnick, Roy Herberger and Jack Lewis.

Careers are made one opportunity at a time. Gary Rieschel racked up wins all along the way in his move to be the Founder of Qiming Venture Partners in China. Qiming’s record of 59 out 60 investment wins is now facing a changing China which is ,”becoming more competitive with every deal.” In this episode of Business Class hear how an agile mind negotiates the international business landscape. Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program. Recorded at the 2017 USC APBO Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference.

Finding himself at the right place at the right time, he used his MBA and military training to build Four Rivers a successful Myanmar-based consulting company. His view of Myanmar’s past is that it was a country that had so much going for it: location, resources, climate that the government had to try hard to get things to go wrong. Now, he sees a country on the move forward, with a government and military that wants to distance itself from past mistakes. Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program. Recorded at the 2017 USC APBO Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference.

Making generational business decisions is George Drysdale’s goal when selecting an investment. Buying, operating and improving is his long term goal. He puts this strategy to work on a four square mile banana plantation in the Philippines and as a partial owner of the MLB San Francisco Giants. His 20-25 year investment horizon necessarily stretches across different political landscapes, and he discusses the changing politics of the Philippines and the U.S. Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program. Recorded at the 2017 USC APBO Asia Pacific Business Outlook Conference.

Ron Somers has a long term bet on the success of India. With a career focused on large scale projects, he has experienced the country’s advantages and challenges first hand. This Business Class conversation digs into his view of India’s the wins and losses of the day. Win: a young motivated workforce Win: President Narendra Modi and his anti-corruption plans Loss: The U.S. and it’s limited H-1B visa program Loss: U.S. political turmoil affecting the choice of high value students to attend U.S. educational institutions Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

Edwin Soeryadjaya of Saratoga Capital describes being a ‘forced entrepreneur’ and gives a unique look inside business in Indonesia. The task of building a business and rebuilding an empire fell to Edwin Soeryadjaya. At the center of business in Indonesia, he witnessed the highest and lowest points for his country and his family’s business. Now at the top of his career, he describes his version of entrepreneurship and looks outward to describe the effect of the shifting policies coming from Washington D.C. Mr. Soeryadjaya is an alum of the USC Marshall School of Business. Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Robert Blake, takes us from local politics in Indonesia to the Trump Administration. Who will be the new governor of Jakarta? The new president of Indonesia? How does the failure of the TPP drive Indonesia and India toward China? Does the idea of bilateral trade agreements promote U.S. business? In this edition of Business Class, we hear Ambassador Robert Blake connect the dots of how changes in U.S. policy sends complex ripples across the globe. Interviewed by Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

In Jip Yang goes in depth on building long term international business partnerships. According to the New York times bestseller, The Drunken Botanist. “More Jinro soju is sold each year than all Smirnoff vodka, Bacardi Rum and Johnnie Walker Whisky combined.” In this interview we hear how Hite-Jinro built this powerhouse brand. Plus, we dig in to the subtleties of working with international partners, how Mr. Yang negotiated a hedged foreign exchange strategy and details as granular as successful product labeling. The interviewer is Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

Patrick Yoon, Managing Director at Standard Charted in Seoul, explains the path an international bank must take to do business in Korea. As one of only two international banks in the country, Standard Chartered must work under Korean regulations while competing globally. His team has instituted creative measures to bring younger employees, expand technology and still maintain the support of strong local unions. The interviewer is Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

In an interview that took place outside of a Starbucks in downtown Tokyo, Andrew Wylegala brings new thought to US companies doing business in Japan. Regulations have been streamlined. Japan has the largest per capita R&D budget of any country. Japan and the U.S. sync up in many sectors which creates opportunities. The interviewer is Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

Business Class Podcast - Greg Drobnick, USC Alum and Co-Founder of Heal, talks about how technology is taking us back to the future and helping fix our broken healthcare system. In this presentation we listen in on Greg's visit to the USC IBEAR MBA classroom to describe the business side of Heal. He describes Heal's model of having top board certified physicians going back to the roots of medicine and visiting patients in their homes.

Business Class Podcast - Greg Drobnick, Co-Founder of Heal, describes how the Heal App is recreating the world of your doctor making a house call. In this presentation we listen in on Greg Drobnick’s visit to the USC IBEAR MBA classroom to describe the creation of an innovative personal healthcare startup. Greg takes the IBEAR students through a master class of how startup funding works. Heal has already raised $34 million in startup funding. Business Class will follow Heal and present additional episodes as the company progresses.

Business Class Podcast - Jack Wadsworth of Morgan Stanley, talks venture funds and the realities of investing in China. In this phone interview, Jack Wadsworth who developed Morgan Stanley’s Asia franchise, looks at venture investing in China. His analysis of growth rates, current programs to minimize corruption and the wish for Renminbi based investing brings unique insight. The interviewer is Richard Drobnick, Director of the USC IBEAR MBA Program.

Business Class Podcast - Sidney Rittenberg: Deal making from Maurice Greenberg to Craig Barret to Deng Xiaoping. First hand insight on the business etiquette of international deal making and the meetings that unlocked bringing Intel in to China.

Part 1 – Sidney Rittenberg discusses China and the nature of power. A man with an amazing life that has ranged from being a private translator for Mao to helping unlock the deal that brought Intel to China.

Expert Insight into the world of business. In this edition of Business, Ronnie Chan, Chairman Hang Lung Properties Ltd, Co-Chair Asia Society, Trustee of the University of Southern California, looks back at the decisions and strategies that took Hang Lung properties very profitably in to the real estate market of China in the early 1990’s. Business Class is a twice monthly Podcast produced by the USC IBEAR MBA program.