This Week in Business History

This Week in Business History LIVE! With Theodora Lau

In this episode of This Week in Business History, Scott is joined for a livestream with Unconventional Ventures' Theodora Lau, as they discuss International Women's Day,

This Week in Business History for August 30th: The Man with the Red Star Tattoo- R. H. Macy

In this episode of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner shares the story behind Macy’s department stores, starting on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Fo

This Week in Business History LIVE! - with Keith Singleton

In this LIVE episode of This Week in Business History, Scott Luton and Keith Singleton connected the dots of history while taking a journey down memory lane, shining a li

This Week in Business History for August 16th: Julia Child- "Only a Businesswoman"

In this episode of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner shares the story of Julia Child’s life, from military service to the first cooking show to be hosted by a w

This Week in Business History LIVE! With Rob Tiffany

From the battle of tech titans to the first music video, Scott joins Rob Tiffany of Digital Insights to dive into the lasting legacy of five major historical moments in b

This Week in Business History for August 1st: Tasting Stars with Dom Perignon

In this episode of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner charts the perfection of champagne from the Abbeys of 17th century France to the heights of wealth and cele

This Week in Business History LIVE! with Scott Luton and Jenny Froome

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This Week in Business History for July 19th: Remembering John Wanamaker, Merchant Prince of Philadelphia

In this episode of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner tells the life story of John Wanamaker, the so-called Merchant Prince of Philadelphia. He has an unusually

This Week in Business History LIVE! with Scott & Allison

In this LIVE episode of This Week in Business History, Scott Luton and Allison Giddens connected the dots of history while taking a journey down memory lane, shining a li

This Week in Business History for July 5th: "Honest, intelligent, and unprejudiced" - The Wall Street Journal.

In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner remembers key innovations, inventions, and firsts that took place the week of July 5th: the important role

This Week in Business History for June 28th: The 1890’s Revolution in Home Kitchens & Cooking

Many innovations extend beyond one invention or improvement. They happen thanks to combined changes in attitude, economics, technology, and society. In this week’s episo

This Week in Business History LIVE with Scott and Kelly

When did the word “robot” enter the English language? When did the famous Sears catalog finally bid us all adieu? This Week in Business History just made a little bit of

This Week in Business History for June 14th: Economics in the Age of Enlightenment: Adam Smith (1723-1790)

During the Enlightenment, humanity experienced huge increases in understanding, and free thinkers that were so impactful we still study their works today. It was also a t

This Week in Business History for May 31st: 18th Century Supply Chain Disruption- The Boston Port Act

Over the last few years, we have seen ports closed for labor strikes, COVID, and the Ever Given getting stuck sideways in the Suez Canal. Every time a port is closed, it

This Week in Business History for May 24th: Transforming American Advertising with Mary Wells Lawrence

In this installment of our popular "This Week in Business History" series, host Scott W. Luton profiles a living legend in the advertising industry and global business wo

This Week in Business History for May 17th: Quality That Never Goes Out of Style- The Levi’s Story

Levis may well have been the pants that won the West, but it wasn’t the pants themselves that put Levi Strauss & Company on the map, it was the rivets that held them toge

This Week in Business History for May 10th: Dewey Hecht - The Intriguing Mind Behind Books on Tape

In this episode of "This Week in Business History", host Scott W. Luton dives into the story of Duvall "Dewey" Hecht, the founder of Books on Tape - - which is only one c

This Week in Business History for May 3rd: Unions, Censorship, & Sound- The Genesis of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Is there anything more glamorous than Hollywood in the 1920s? The furs, the diamonds, the Duesenbergs, and – of course – the red carpet. But the history of the Academy of

This Week in Business History for April 19th: Cross-word Mamma You Puzzle Me

Cruciverbalists gather ‘round… this week’s podcast is something you’re not going to want to miss. On April 18th, 1924, the first crossword puzzle book was published by Si

This Week in Business History for April 12th: Kickin' A Big Ol' Dent in the Universe- Steve Jobs & John Sculley

In this episode of "This Week in Business History", your host Scott W. Luton dives into the early, but critical days of Apple. In particular, Scott covers some of the sto