The Academic Boardroom Podcast
by Dr. Eli Joseph, Dr. Janice Gassam Asare
Welcome to The Academic Boardroom, where the world’s most influential scholars, executives, and visionaries meet to bridge the gap between rigorous research and real-world results. Co-hosted by Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare, this podcast provides a seat at the table for listeners who want more than just surface-level business advice—they want the data-driven strategies and behavioral insights that power global leadership.From the research labs of our most prestigious universities to the high-pressure environments of global industry, we explore how the most complex systems in our society actually operate. We move beyond the traditional lecture hall to deconstruct the intersection of sports analytics, competitive strategy, and organizational equity with the leaders who shape these fields. Our episodes feature candid, high-stakes conversations with elite guests—distilling their lifetime of expertise into actionable intelligence for the modern professional.We examine how the
Episodes
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Jeans, Resilience, and Act 3: Diane Gilman on Defying Ageism After 50
Fashion icon Diane Gilman never possessed any form of degree in design or fashion affiliations or a family to assist her on her way. Instead, she simply relied on her unyielding faith in her abilities. On this episode of The Academic Boardroom, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare navigate...
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Too Young to Be Old
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Time to Reinvent
The episode score is like a piece of music that contains the message from the conversation about the innovations. The song starts with the first statement of the interview about the importance of distinguishing real value from hype. In the lyrics, there are words explaining how to judge a luxury...
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Inside TIME's Best Inventions 2026: Low-Tech Backlash, AI Anxiety, and the Folding iPhone
The latest edition of TIME's 2026 Best Inventions list is published, and trends emerge from it. This time in her return visit, Emma Barker Bonomo, Senior Editorial Director at TIME, discusses with Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare how they have filtered down more than 300 inventions in...
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From DEI to DIY
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From DEI to DIY: Dr. Robert Livingston on the PRESS Model and Allyship as Action
What occurs when a social scientist who follows data-based research realizes that evidence cannot persuade everyone? This episode of The Academic Boardroom features an interview with Dr. Robert Livingston, a lecturer at Harvard University and author of The Conversation and Play the Game, Change…
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The Spooky Art of Ghostwriting: Tim Vandehey on AI, Authenticity, and Building a Platform That Sells Books
In the podcast, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare interview Tim Vandehey, a ghostwriter with more than three decades of experience in the profession and around 70 nonfiction books to his credit, who has been listed as a bestselling ghostwriter by the New York Times. Tim became a...
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The Ghost Behind the Curtains
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Bet on Yourself: 40 Years of Child Psychology, Grit, and Raising a Resilient Kid with ADHD
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare are joined by Dr. Jane Timmons-Mitchell, who serves as an associate clinical professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. After working as a clinical psychologist for over forty years, specializing…
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Bet on Yourself
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Legally Kidnapped: Dr. Jonathan Farley on Guardianship Abuse and the Fight to Save His Mother
In a very personal episode of The Academic Boardroom, hosts Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare speak with Dr. Jonathan Farley, who is a trained mathematician from Harvard and Oxford, a longtime professor, and a former member of the Vanderbilt faculty who left Tennessee after receiving...
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Legally Kidnapped
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The Death of 'Seeing is Believing': Can You Trust What's Real?
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The Heart Behind the Pen
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The Boardroom Notice
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The Science of Vocal Authority: Command, Connect, Close with Dr. Laura Sicola
Have you ever finished a presentation only to think that sounded much better in your mind? In this episode of the Academic Boardroom, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare talk with Dr. Laura Sicola—communication guru, executive coach, author of Speaking to Influence, and TEDx speaker who…
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Hand of Life: Brian Clark's 9/11 Story of Turning Back
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Brian Clark was standing on the 84th floor of the South Tower when he felt the tremor, and instead of rushing through the only stairway still operational, he hesitated. He heard someone calling for help through the smoke and rubble; it was Stanley Praimnath,...
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Coordinates of Faith: A 9/11 Survivor's Story from the 81st Floor
On September 11, 2001, Stanley Praimnath was on the 81st floor of the South Tower when United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into his office, making him one of the 18 people who survived the impact zone. Praimnath tells the story of his experience on that day in this episode of the Academic…
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Struggling to Cope: Why Are 90% of Lawyers Thin-Skinned?
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Legal Mind
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The Wild West of Information
In The Academic Boardroom, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare have an interesting discussion with Julie Mastrine. Julie is the Director of Communications and Bias Services at AllSides and the creator of the AllSides Media Bias Chart. Julie explains how she made her way from being a...
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The Jungle of Bias
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The Wire, Not the Will: Rewiring Stress with Dr. Laurel Mellin
For 42 years, Dr. Laurel Mellin has been part of UCSF, as well as working and studying for almost 50 years the problem of understanding why we suffer. All this experience brought her to a conclusion: the roots of almost every chronic disease, addiction, and mental disorder are the same—a brain...
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Rewire to Joy
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Inside the Metaverse
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The Corporate Fast-Break: How Basketball Built a Deloitte Leader
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Boardroom Transition
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This Professor Spent 30 Years Studying... Vibes?
In this episode, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare welcome Dr. Jason Del Gandio, a communications professor at Temple University and the writer of the new book "Vibe Talk: How and Why We Communicate About Vibes." Del Gandio discusses how his lifelong interest in 'vibes' began, stemming...
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Boardroom Vibes
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Boardroom Summer Recess (Interlude)
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A Rocket Scientist's Anchor: Faith, NASA, and Self-Worth
Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare sat down with Dr. Naia Butler-Craig, who is a scientist and aerospace engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center. Dr. Butler-Craig graduated from Georgia Tech with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and shares her experience starting from the moment she...
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Beyond the Anchor
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100 Days of TAB
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100 Days of TAB
Celebrating a pivotal milestone, "100 Days of TAB" reflects on the remarkable first 100 days and 15 episodes of The Academic Boardroom. Hosted by Dr. J and Dr. E, this special release highlights the show's rapid ascent into the top five percent of global podcasts, amassing over 20,000 downloads…
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Craft vs. Clout: Is Acting Dead in the Influencer Economy?
In this insightful episode, Seth Panitch talks about his first book, Antique; his two-decade-long career of blending academia with theater and moviemaking; and views on artistry in the era of artificial intelligence and quite popular influencer culture. Seth explains that Antique was born from...
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The Art of the Performance
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Yale Janitor to Yale Doctor: The Full-Circle Journey of Dr. Shay Taylor-Allen
In this impactful episode of The Academic Boardroom, co-hosts Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare converse with Dr. Shay Taylor-Allen to detail her inspiring journey from cleaning floors to saving lives. For the last ten years, Dr. Shay Taylor-Allen worked as a graveyard shift custodian…
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Yale Janitor to Yale Doctor
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Does Entrepreneurship Reward Action Before Certainty?
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The Total Entrepreneur
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Is Higher Education Immune to Colorism?
In this episode of The Academic Boardroom, the hosts Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare sat down with Dr. Maggie Hunter about the impact of structural equity and colorism in today's education. Based on her personal experience as a biracial academic and her latest research regarding...
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Academic Resiliency
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The Gold Standard of Global Business Education with Stephanie Bryant (AACSB)
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The Gold Standard
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The Architecture of Information: Vetting the Global Record with Wikipedia Legend Steven Pruitt
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Vetting The Record
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Enhancing Trust in the Workplace with Minda Harts
In this edition of The Academic Boardroom, hosts Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare speak with orator, instructor, and author Minda Harts about issues surrounding workplace dynamics. As Andrea and Harts discuss in much greater detail than the typical compliance issues like race and gender...
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The Boardroom Memo
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Moving Beyond Empathy Fatigue with Dr. Courtney Cogburn
Traditional diversity initiatives often rely heavily on traditional storytelling to spark systemic change. However, the common occurrence of “empathy fatigue” often diminishes the impact of these stories, particularly with executives. To explore ways to overcome this corporate paralytic state, we...
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Mirror of Empathy
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About this show
Welcome to The Academic Boardroom, where the world’s most influential scholars, executives, and visionaries meet to bridge the gap between rigorous research and real-world results. Co-hosted by Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare, this podcast provides a seat at the table for listeners who want more than just surface-level business advice—they want the data-driven strategies and behavioral insights that power global leadership.From the research labs of our most prestigious universities to the high-pressure environments of global industry, we explore how the most complex systems in our society actually operate. We move beyond the traditional lecture hall to deconstruct the intersection of sports analytics, competitive strategy, and organizational equity with the leaders who shape these fields. Our episodes feature candid, high-stakes conversations with elite guests—distilling their lifetime of expertise into actionable intelligence for the modern professional.We examine how the
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Dr. Eli Joseph, Dr. Janice Gassam Asare