Is Business Broken?

The Economic Anxiety of a Global Trade Shift

Is Business Broken?

Show Notes

One of the goals of the Mehrotra Institute is to educate, not just through research or in the classroom, but by creating real-world learning opportunities.So, for this episode, we're handing the mic to student host Grant Corbett, who chats with JD Chesloff, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Business Round Table about how the current political environment is impacting businesses on the ground. Special thanks to the Raif Dinçkök Student Forum at the Mehrotra Institute for supporting this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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