In this episode, host Lisa Shatz welcomes Jeff Price, an associate professor, game development and virtual reality at the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at The University of Texas at Dallas. They compare and contrast the various technologies related to enabling digitally immersive, enhanced online environments — metaverses — and their implications for industry, education and entertainment. Shatz is associate dean of MBA Programs at UT Dallas' Naveen Jindal School of Management. Link: UTD Metaverse on spatial.io

In this episode, Kris Fitzgerald joins host Lisa Shatz to discuss what Fitzgerald calls Augmented intelligence (AI). They also discuss when and how to unplug from technology to best achieve a work-life balance. Fitzgerald is a retired CTO and chairman of the Executive Council in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas as well as a guest lecturer and mentor. Shatz is assistant dean and director of MBA Programs in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas.

Thea Junt, MBA'16, environmental sustainability consultant for Southwest Airlines, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about the company's Nonstop to Net Zero initiative. They discuss how the SWA is meeting its strategic goals toward reducing its environmental impact and achieving sustainability, not only in its use of aviation fuel but also in its community outreach. They also go over ways students can incorporate sustainability into their education, no matter their major, and how workers can contribute to their companies' efforts. Junt also explains how she creates a meaningful work-life balance by taking home her passion for sustainability with gardening and planting habitats in which caterpillars can thrive to become butterflies. Links discussed in this episode: https://turnipgreencreativereuse.org/

In this episode of Between Business and Life, Samantha (Sam) Dwinell, chief people officer at Stream Realty Partners and member of the Naveen Jindal School of Management's Advisory Council, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about quiet quitting: what it means and doesn't mean — and how that differs among different generations of workers. They also discuss remote work vs. flexibility within the context of work-life balance — especially as it relates to young people at the beginning of their careers. Shatz is assistant dean for MBA Programs at the Jindal School.

In this episode of Between Business and Life, Matthew Rabinowitz, MBA'02, joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about cryptocurrency. Rabinowitz is a serial entrepreneur, husband, father of three boys and a self-described "recovering engineer" who splits his time between living in Spain and directing several U.S.-based companies. He has researched digital currency since 2013.

Dr. Peter Lewin joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about the state of the economy and how best to seek a work-life balance given its current state. Lewin is a clinical professor in the Naveen Jindal School of Management's Finance and Managerial Economics Academic Area.

In this episode, Sam Satyanathan, MBA'04, director of information security at Freddie Mac, joins host Lisa Shatz, for a discussion about how he balances a career as a cybersecurity professional with a family life and as an MBA mentor at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.

In the inaugural episode of Between Business and Life, Truckl CEO Hanns-Christian (Chris) Hanebeck joins host Lisa Shatz for a discussion about how his company is advancing blockchain technology in the supply chain. They also discuss how Hanebeck manages to achieve a work-life balance while running a company.

In this episode, host Lisa Shatz and Jack Liu, MBA'19, a senior product manager at Sabre Corporation, discuss how he transitioned from a career as an engineer — Liu earned his MS in Telecommunications Engineering degree from UT Dallas in 2010 — to a full-time MBA student and how that experience equipped him to change his mindset from the how's of engineering product development to the why's of a strategic, client-focused product manager.

In this episode, host Lisa Shatz and Tasha Okulate, MBA'19, sales strategy senior manager at PepsiCo, discuss how Okulate juggled family life with work and school while she and her husband both pursued MBA degrees at UT Dallas' Naveen Jindal School of Management.