Business

In April's edition of Sales Talk, John Ney talks with a couple of students who recently won the College of Business's sales competition as well as one of the judges Paul Fuller, the chief revenue office of Membrain. Tune in to this episode for some wonderful discussion of the world of sales, and to learn some deep insight into what sales is really about.

For the April 2023 episode of the Bengal Business Radio Show, Dean Shane Hunt visits with legendary ISU College of Business alum and former Idaho Central Credit Union CEO Kent Oram about his career and leadership advice for students. Dr. Hunt also visits with ISU's newest Accounting Professor Dr. Kristen Thompson about her research and journey to becoming a Professor.

Ken Franklin is a Certified Financial Planner and the Keynote Speaker at the inaugural Bengal Financial Literacy Week. He will be discussing the 10 Financial Planning Principles You Need to Know Now.

For the March 2023 episode of the Bengal Business Radio Show, Dr. Shane Hunt talks with Becky Kearns. Becky Kearns worked in the financial industry for 40 years, and shares her experience and wisdom. Becky also has deep ties with ISU, and shares her past as a student and the background her family has. In this episode, Shane Hunt also talks with Vidya Ganji, a new business statistics professor at ISU about her background as well as advice for students. As a first generation college student, Vidya shares the wonderful things education has done for her and the importance of students seeking opportunities actively.

In this episode of Sales Talk, John Ney talks with RyLee Priest, president of Alpha Kappa Psi, Ryan Ward with Citizens Community Bank, as well as Amy Kawahara-Rhoads, the president and CEO of Citizens Community Bank. Amy Kawahara-Rhoads was selected to be the 63rd Idaho Business Leader of the Year by the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity for having outstanding business and professional ethics as well as excellent contributions to their business and community. John and his guests talk about Amy’s wonderful accomplishments, as well as the role that sales played in her success.

For the February 2023 episode of the Bengal Business Radio Show, our host Dean Hunt welcomes Dr. Anthony Klotz, a professor at the UCL School of Management in London. Dr. Klotz spoke at ISU this month as a part of Dr. Bill Stratton Distinguished Research Scholar Series. Dr. Anthony Klotz is renowned for coining the term “The Great Resignation”. Dean Hunt talks with Dr. Klotz about his career and the research he has done.

For the January 2023 episode of the Bengal Business Radio Show our host, Dean Hunt, welcomes ISU College of Business alum and former CEO of Office Depot Bruce Nelson who shares about leadership, his career and his time at ISU. In the second half of the program, Dr. Chris Pearson tells us about his journey to being a Professor at ISU, his advice for current students and the future of the Accounting profession.

In this episode of Sales Talk, John Ney interviews Abigail Eatinger, a graduate assistant with the ISU College of Business to cover upcoming events. John Ney also brings Dr. Jeff Tanner on the show to talk about his extensive sales experience. Dr. Tanner coteaches with John Ney, and they share their love of sales and some solid advice.

For the November episode of Sales Talk, John Ney, Marketing Professor in the ISU College of Business and host of Sales Talk on KISU, welcomes the winners of the most recent ISU sales contest; Jamie Connell, McCray Mort, Mason Harwood & Lauren Tully. The contest was sponsored by Federated insurance.

This month on Bengal Financial Literacy Show, our host, Chris Chatwin chats with Dave Bagley regarding student loan forgiveness and the laws surrounding it.