What's Working in Washington
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Daniel Parra, director of small and minority business at the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, discusses the main barriers that immigrant and minority business owners face in the D.C. area, and how many of them push through setbacks to become successful.
March 21, 2018 -
Lisa Friedlander, co-founder of Activity Rocket, explains the trials and tribulations of starting a business with no prior entrepreneurial experience. Friedlander discusses how hard work and a little help from family helped the company rise to a national scale.
March 19, 2018 -
Dr. Pat Harned, head of DC's Ethics and Compliance Initiative, spoke to What's Working in Washington about how ethics is a proactive process, not just a reactive one. As it turns out, businesses that foster ethical environments with clear core values run into moral quandaries far less than those that don't.
March 16, 2018 -
What's Working in Washington spoke with RunSafe Security CEO Joe Saunders to learn about the dangers, as well as the benefits, of the internet of things. When almost every electronic device can connect to the internet, security can become a nightmare, but companies like Saunders' are closing the loop on hackers.
March 14, 2018 -
What's Working in Washington talks to Kim Hart, managing editor at news outlet Axios. While trust in media is at an all-time low in America, Hart explains how Axios is working to make objective truth a top priority in reporting.
March 12, 2018 -
JD Kathuria describes the upcoming STEM Symposium, which helps young students get interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Kathuria explains how fostering young interest in STEM can ultimately help fill the region's unfilled tech jobs.
March 09, 2018 -
Clare Flannery of MDB Communications explains how businesses in the DC region have banded together to improve metro. She says the Metro Now Coalition is a sign of how DC, Maryland and Virginia can work together as a region to reach a common goal.
March 07, 2018 -
Jim Dinegar, at the Kogod School of Business, explains why low unemployment rates might be an opportunity for growth in the D.C. region. With a wide margin of unfilled tech jobs in the area, Dinegar lays out a plan for using education to solve the issue.
March 05, 2018 -
A full-length discussion on company boards, why women are still under-represented, and specific tips on how to boost the female presence to better reflect the customers companies serve. Denise Keane, Andi Cullins and Andrew Sherman.
February 27, 2018 -
An international expert in Middle Eastern politics and economics in Washington, DC has found an interesting creative outlet in a podcast called Sunday Blues -- which isn't even really about music.
February 23, 2018 -
A report last year estimated upwards of 800 million jobs worldwide will be lost to robotics and automation. "And while that's true, I think the real story is how many jobs will be created by the need to support, and build, and program, and put in place those robotics and automation," says the founder of WorkHarmony.
February 21, 2018 -
Do entrepreneurs deal with crises and changes in their lives differently from non-entrepreneurs?
February 19, 2018 -
Mergers and acquisitions, the process of businesses being sold and bought is basically the life blood of any entrepreneurial region, and our region is a hotbed for emerging acquisitions activity in the United States.
February 16, 2018 -
A conference on the future of technology here in the D.C. region deals with advanced technology and policy-making.
February 14, 2018 -
"I get to travel the world, speaking at the largest events in the world, sharing multiple messages, but ultimately, it's an element of storytelling, and hopefully moving the audience to make a decision."
February 12, 2018