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Our penultimate episode from the Reversing the Arrow conference features a classic sit-down interview with Kathy Eisenhardt, Stanford W. Ascherman, M.D., Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford. Kathy, as you’ll hear, is a legend in entrepreneurship education. Her trailblazing approach to researching how entrepreneurship really works makes her one of Jeff’s heroes. And the Eisenhardt Method, which she developed, deeply impresses Brad with its common sense approach. We think it’ll impress you too. Kathy was also the PhD advisor for Bob Eberhart, Creative Distillation’s most frequent guest and founder of the Reversing the Arrow conference. In this fast-moving discussion, Kathy, Brad and Jeff talk about the pretty cool things that happen when business students meet engineering students — and how entrepreneurship programs serve as ideal incubators for great outcomes. Other topics include the findings of a recent paper that Kathy co-authored on civilian drones, advice for young entrepreneurs, and the simple reasons why she and our hosts prefer the qualitative to the quantitative. It’s a riveting conversation with someone who has been directing traffic at the intersection of business, engineering and entrepreneurship education for decades. Enjoy and cheers! *** This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded in the kitchen of the Chautauqua Community House during the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Learn more about Suerte Tequila at drinksuerte.com. Learn more about Kathy Eisenhardt on her faculty page at Stanford University: https://profiles.stanford.edu/kathleen-eisenhardt Read Kathy’s paper, "Organizing Form, Experimentation, and Performance: Innovation in the Nascent Civilian Drone Industry," published in the July/August 2022 issue of Organization Science. Check the show notes for a link. https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/orsc.2021.1505 ___ Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
Our series from the Reversing the Arrow conference, held in June 2024 at Boulder’s Chautauqua Park, continues with a Lightning Round, in which each of our three guests talk about their recent published research in less than 45(ISH) minutes — all while enjoying a refreshing summer saisson from Denver’s TRVE Brewing. Virginia Tech Assistant Professor of Management Katie Brownell leads off with The Triad Divided, a paper examining how certain types of narcissism can actually be beneficial in certain entrepreneurial settings. Then, returning Creative Distillation guest Beth Embry, Assistant Professor in the Management and Entrepreneurship Academic Area at the University of Kansas, talks about trauma’s impact on the workplace, a subject explored in her paper, If the Body Keeps the Score. Seungah Lee, Policy Adviser, Consultant and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organizations from HEC-Paris, closes out the episode by discussing the findings from Entrepreneurship For All?, her study of the rise of global entrepreneurship since 1950. All in all, we think you’ll find our lightning round to be…electrifying. Enjoy and cheers! ———— This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on the front porch of the Chautauqua Mission House at the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Learn more about TRVE Brewing Co. and order merch at trvebrewing.com Learn more about Katie Brownell on her faculty page at the Virginia Tech website. (https://management.pamplin.vt.edu/faculty/directory/brownell-katrina.html). Her paper, The Triad Divided: A Curvilinear Mediation Model Linking Founder Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy to New Venture Performance, was published in the January 2024 issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs 10.1177/10422587231173684) Learn more about Beth Embry on her faculty page at the University of Kansas website (https://business.ku.edu/people/elizabeth-embry) Her paper, If the Body Keeps the Score, What Happens When You Bring the Body to Work? Exploring the Health Effects of Trauma on Human Capital, was published in the September 2024 issue of Business & Society (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00076503241271180) And, last but not least, learn more about Seungah Lee on her faculty page at HEC-Paris (https://www.hec.edu/en/faculty-research/faculty-directory/faculty-member/lee-seungahsarah) Her paper, Entrepreneurship for all? The rise of a global “entrepreneurship for development” agenda, 1950–2021, was published in the June 2023 issue of World Development (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305750X2300044X)
We conclude our recordings from the June 2024 Reversing the Arrow conference with a panel discussion which took place at the historic Chautauqua Community House. Our panel is composed of: •Christina Lubinski, Professor of Entrepreneurship at The Copenhagen Business School •Seungah Lee, Policy Adviser, Consultant and Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and Organizations from HEC-Paris •The ubiquitous Bob Eberhart from the University of San Diego and founder of the Reversing the Arrow Conference, with a record-setting Creative Distillation appearance. The episode begins with Jeff dazzling us with his beer knowledge during a tasting featuring product from two local brewers: Upslope’ German Style Pilsner (in which Jeff enumerates the differences between German and Czech style Pilsners) AND Liquid Mechanics’ Lucid AF IPA (we’re not sure what the AF stands for; what do you think?) As our panelists enjoy their beverages, they discuss the Reversing the Arrow conference’s mission: to examine entrepreneurship’s actual impact on society. Bob notes that the subjects addressed at the conference over the years are finding their way into military and governmental spheres, as well as affecting curriculum and teaching at the academic level. The group also discusses whether the potential harm of entrepreneurialism taught as an ideology outweighs its positive social effects. It’s a fascinating discussion from a fascinating conference. Enjoy and cheers! ——— This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded at the Chautauqua Community House during the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Learn more about Upslope Brewing at upslopebrewing.com Learn more about Liquid Mechanics at liquidmechanicsbrewing.com Find out more about Christina Lubinski on her faculty page at the Copenhagen Business School website (https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-business-humanities-and-law/staff/clbhl) See what Seungah Lee is up to on her faculty page at HEC-Paris (https://www.hec.edu/en/faculty-research/faculty-directory/faculty-member/lee-seungahsarah) And, if you haven’t bookmarked it yet, check out Bob Eberhart on his faculty page at the University of San Diego’s Knauss School of Business (https://www.sandiego.edu/business/faculty-and-research/biography.php?profile_id=14906) -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
We pick up where we left off before our annual holiday episode: on the front porch of the Chautauqua Mission House at the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. This time around, Brad and Jeff are joined by: — Ben Waterhouse, Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill — Katie Brownell, Asst Prof of Management at Virginia Tech — and the omni-present Bob Eberhart, Associate Professor of Management at the University of San Diego, founder of the Reversing the Arrow conference, and frequent guest on the podcast Katie sets the tone for the proceedings by stopping by with a bottle of State 38 Bourbon, distilled just down the road in Golden, CO. It’s the perfect accompaniment to a lively conversation about the intersection of history and business, sparked by Ben’s book, “One Day I’ll Work for Myself,” an examination of the (predominantly American) dream of self-employment — and its not-so-dreamy history. Ben notes that, in the last century, the American business ideal has trended from centering the collective good to shifting that burden to the individual by glorifying “going it alone,” leading to today’s gig economy and “DIY” entrepreneurial ethos — and putting particular pressure on today’s business students. This topic falls right into the Creative Distillation wheelhouse, as it’s a long running theme on the podcast that starting a business isn’t for everyone — but that entrepreneurship isn’t just about starting a business. All of our guests agree that whether they use them to start a business or not, the skills entrepreneurship students develop — independent thinking, communication, creativity, and problem-solving — will set them up for success regardless of the undertaking, and are exactly what hiring managers are looking for these days. It’s a fascinating meeting of brilliant business and history minds. Enjoy and cheers! ————— This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on the front porch of the Chautauqua Mission House at the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Ben Waterhouse’s book, One Day I'll Work for Myself: The Dream and Delusion That Conquered America, is available from your favorite bookseller. Learn more about Ben on his faculty page at the UNC-Chapel Hill website. https://history.unc.edu/faculty-members/benjamin-waterhouse/ Learn more about Katie Brownell on her faculty page at the Virginia Tech website. https://management.pamplin.vt.edu/faculty/directory/brownell-katrina.html Learn more about State 38 Distilling at https://state38.com. -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
It’s our annual Creative Distillation holiday episode, and to ring in the season we’re spreading and receiving good cheer at one of our favorite locations, Dry Land Distillers, on Main Street in Longmont, Colorado. Dry Land founder Nels Wroe walks us through a couple of delicious libations, including Dry Land’s sweet (but not overly so) house egg nog. Nels also previews Dry Land’s seventh annual Nog Off, a fixture on the holiday calendars of many, and talks about Dry Land’s efforts to be Colorado’s first producer of regenerative spirits. Brad and Jeff are also joined by Ashley Tillman, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Director for the entire University of Colorado system, and Alicia Sepulveda, Assistant Director of Research at CU-Boulder’s RADD Lab, which conducts Research on Affective Disorders and Development. They talk about CU’s goal of being the #1 innovation and entrepreneurship program in the country, and how the challenges of the program prepares students for more successful outcomes in learning and employment, by instilling the “grit” required to succeed in their post-academic lives. All of that — plus the answer to the burning question of what came first, the eggnog or the rum? — on this very special episode of Creative Distillation. Enjoy and cheers — and happy holidays from all of us at Creative Distillation! —— This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on location at Dry Land Distillers in Longmont, Colorado. Learn more and order merch and spirits at DryLandDistillers.com Learn more about CU’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative at cu.edu/impact-cu -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
For this episode, we are once again coming at you from the front porch of our Chautauqua Cottage at the Reversing the Arrow conference, which took place in Boulder in June 2024. This time out, Brad and Jeff are joined by Ryan Coles, Professor of Management & Entrepreneurship and Chief Scientist at Daigle Labs, part of the University of Connecticut School of Business. With UNC-Chapel Hill Professor of History Ben Waterhouse sitting in, the four (well, five if you count our producer, Joel) sip some mighty fine - and Colorado-made - Law’s 4-grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The accompanying conversation flows from Brad’s Origin Story to how local culture affects entrepreneurial approaches and outcomes, a point that’s driven home by discussion of Ryan’s most recent paper. The findings demonstrate how, when filtered through a local/cultural lens, “entrepreneurial energy isn’t just on or off; it can also be channelled.” Enjoy and cheers! ___ This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on the front porch of the Chautauqua Mission House at the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Ryan’s paper, “Cultural Norms and the Gendered Impact of Entrepreneurship Policy in Mexico,” was first published in September 2024 in Volume 69, Issue 4 of Administrative Science Quarterly. https://faculty.marshall.usc.edu/shon-hiatt/ASQ1283008.pdf Learn more about Ryan Coles and Daigle Labs on his faculty page at the University of Connecticut School of Business website. https://www.business.uconn.edu/person/ryan-coles/ ___ Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
For this episode, we continue with our guests from the previous episode: Jennifer and Dev Jennings. They’re both professors in the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management at the University of Alberta’s School of Business. They’re also the first married couple to appear on Creative Distillation, as well as the first to drink wine on the podcast. Over a pilsner from Golden, Colorado's New Terrain Brewing, Dev discusses his latest research, currently in progress, that examines how science-based products and processes get passed along to corporations (or to startup entrepreneurs from corporations) to be developed for real world application. His paper in progress looks at this through the lens of the Alberta Tar Sands industry. Dev’s findings thus far, which involve not just corporate/scientific/community interactions but also observations about gender roles and AI, are fascinating — as is the fact that an effort to commercialize a product is at the center of Dev’s project: this “action” research is another Creative Distillation first! Enjoy and cheers! —— This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on the front porch of the Chautauqua Mission House at the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Dev’s paper is yet-to-be-titled and still in progress. Learn more about Dev Jennings on his faculty page at the University of Alberta website. https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/dj1 -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
Today, we pause our coverage of the Reversing the Arrow conference to bring you a Creative Distillation treat: our annual Halloween episode! This time it comes with a twist. Instead of Jeff putting Brad through another ritual pumpkin beer tasting, we return to one of our favorite locations, Pits & Stems, to sample some handcrafted fall-flavored cocktails, created by our favorite bartender, Ethan Decker. Joining Brad and Jeff is Bryn Rees, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation and Managing Director of Venture Partners at CU-Boulder. In short, Bryn and his group are at the center of tech transfer and new technological developments coming out of CU. As you’ll hear, there’s a lot to be excited about with regards to innovation here. Tune in to learn more about this, as well as Jeff’s horror film recommendations and other thoughts on this spooky season. Enjoy and cheers - and Happy Halloween! ___ This episode was recorded on location at Pits & Stems, Boulder’s best speakeasy. You’ll have to do some googling to find it, and then make a reservation, but trust us when we say it’s worth the effort. Learn more about Bryn Rees and Venture Partners on his faculty page at colorado.edu: https://www.colorado.edu/venturepartners/bryn-rees -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
Here’s another episode from the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held at Boulder’s beautiful Chautauqua Park in June 2024. This time, Brad and Jeff speak with Jennifer and Dev Jennings. Both are professors in the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management at the University of Alberta’s School of Business. They also happen to be the first married couple to appear on Creative Distillation. While enjoying a crisp Prosecco on the porch of the Chautauqua Mission House, Jen and Dev talk about a paper they’ve co-written which looks at how starting a business with one’s romantic partner tends to lead to stereotypical gender roles translating from the marriage into the business, requiring a special kind of work life balancing to truly succeed. Then Jen tells us about her recent paper examining the gender gap in entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and how that plays out in terms of investor confidence, the ability to learn and adapt, and, ultimately, a venture’s success. The results may surprise you. All of that and more, in this episode of Creative Distillation. Enjoy and cheers! —— This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on the front porch of the Chautauqua Mission House at the Reversing the Arrow Conference, held in Boulder in June 2024. Jen’s paper, “Challenging What We Think We Know: Theory and Evidence for Questioning Common Beliefs About the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurial Confidence,” was published in June 2022 in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Check the show notes for a link. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10422587221102108 Learn more about Jennifer Jennings on her faculty page at the University of Alberta website. https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/jjenning -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
This time on Creative Distillation, we gather at Jeff’s ranch, where he and Brad speak with Matthew Grimes, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Futures, and co-director of the Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Center at Cambridge University’s Judge School of Business. Matthew was in Boulder as co-host of GEIRC (pron. "GURK"), the Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Conference, held at CU-Boulder earlier this summer and at which we recorded several of this season’s episodes. He joins our hosts to sip some DnD-branded bourbon as well as a couple of rather exotic sour beers selected by Jeff, and discuss how (and whether) to appreciate sour beer, and marvel at the ever-expanding universe of beer weirdness. They also make time to get into a recent paper co-authored by Matthew, which addresses the perils of hype to entrepreneurship, and proposes an emergent theory of hype management. All of that and more, in this episode of Creative Distillation. Enjoy and cheers! --- This episode of Creative Distillation was recorded on location at Jeff’s “ranch” above Boulder, CO. Matthew Grimes’ paper, “Living Up to the Hype: How New Ventures Manage the Resource and Liability of Future-Oriented Visions within the Nascent Market of Impact Investing, was published in June 2022 in the Academy of Management Journal. Check the show notes for a link. https://journals.aom.org/doi/full/10.5465/amj.2020.1583 Learn more about Matthew Grimes on his faculty page at the Cambridge Judge Business School website. https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/people/matthew-grimes/ -- Learn more about CU's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship: https://deming.colorado.edu Comments/criticism/suggestions/feedback? We'd love to hear it. Drop us a note at CDpodcast@colorado.edu. Thanks for listening. - An Analog Digital Arts Production for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship Produced, recorded and edited by Joel Davis "Whiskey Before Breakfast" [Traditional] performed by Jeffrey York and Brad Werner. Recorded, mixed and mastered by George Figgs ___ CREATIVE DISTILLATION University of Colorado-Boulder professors Jeff York and Brad Werner distill entrepreneurship research into actionable insights. Jeff York | Associate Professor | Research Director jeffrey.york@colorado.edu Brad Werner | Instructor | Teaching Director walter.werner@colorado.edu Deming Center for Entrepreneurship | CU Leeds School of Business 303.492.9018 | deming@colorado.edu
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