Business Forward

Briefing: The most consequential economic risk of our lifetime

In this episode, Business Forward welcomed former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin and Ken Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director of General Catalyst and former Chairman and CEO of American Express, for a briefing on the damage the outcome of this election could do to America’s economy and our global competitiveness.

Briefing: Cost of Political Chaos

In this episode, Business Forward welcomed former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and Dr. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at the Yale School of Management, for a briefing on our economy and the rule of law, our safe harbor advantage, and the cost of losing it due to political chaos and a reckless presidency.

Briefing: Labor Shortages

In this episode, Business Forward welcomed officials from the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor for a conversation on current labor shortages, including school staffing shortages and apprenticeship programs.

Small Business Briefing: White House NEC on the debt ceiling deal

In this episode, Business Forward, Main Street Alliance, Public Private Strategies Institute, and the U.S. Black Chambers hosted a discussion with Daniel Hornung, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy at the National Economic Council (NEC) and Zach Butterworth, Former Director of Private Sector Engagement at the White House. In this conversation, we discussed the debt ceiling deal.

Briefing: Office of the First Lady and the U.S. Department of Education

In this episode, Business Forward welcomed officials from the Office of the First Lady and the U.S. Department of Education on workforce initiatives and how small business leaders can develop and hire local talent.