The Tom Fraser Podcast

The Tom Fraser Podcast focuses on making sense of the United States' rapidly evolving tariff policy and what it means for US-Southeast Asia trade and investment. Through interviews with business and government leaders in the US and Southeast Asia, Fraser strives to help listeners understand the practical implications of how tariff policy impacts trade, investment and business.

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Episodes

The Buffett Genre: Talking Books With Jim Ross

OMAHA -- In Episode #6 of his podcast, Thomas Fraser talks with Jim Ross, Manager of the Hudson Booksellers at Eppley Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, about Warren Buffett, Charles Munger and the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. They also discuss books Buffett and Munger read and how their reading habits have contributed to their phenomenal success. As proprietor of the Omaha bookstore for 20 years, Ross has thoughtful insight into the authors and books admired by Buffett and Munger. "The breadth o...

Jul 27, 2021•12 min

The Holiday Episode: Everything Barbecue at Chez Bubba

GOEHNER, NEBRASKA -- In a special holiday episode of his podcast, Thomas Fraser talks with Matt Howe, co-owner of the restaurant Chez Bubba, about everything barbecue. Chez Bubba may be a small business in a small community (Goehner, Nebraska, population 152), but like an increasing number of small business owners, Howe brings a well-informed global perspective to his business. To learn more about the Tom Fraser Podcast and to listen to additional episodes, please go to www.tlfraser.com/podcasts...

Jul 26, 2021•12 min

Thanksgiving: Three Examples of How People Are Giving Back to Their Communities

In Episode #4 of his podcast, Thomas Fraser talks about three noteworthy examples of how people are involved and providing leadership in philanthropy and volunteering. Stephen Schwarzman's Schwarzman Scholars program, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan's pledge of Facebook shares and the volunteering of many people in Seward, Nebraska are all excellent examples of how people can get involved, he says. To learn more about the Tom Fraser Podcast and to listen to additional episodes, please go to w...

Jul 26, 2021•7 min

Alphabet: Lessons from Google's Reorganization as a Holding Company

In Episode #3 of his podcast, Thomas Fraser shares a few thoughts about what leaders of large, complex organizations can learn from some of the reasoning underlying the reorganization of Google as a holding company. "Every so often there is a corporate filing that ... points to a valuable lesson to be learned," he observes. "Google's announcement that it is being reorganized as a holding company is one of those gems." To learn more about the Tom Fraser Podcast and to listen to additional episode...

Jul 26, 2021•6 min

Jack Ma's Letter to Shareholders of Alibaba

In Episode #2 of his podcast, Thomas Fraser talks about the value of annual letters and letters to shareholders. "As regular readers of my newsletter know, I am a big proponent of writing annual letters and letters to shareholders," he says. "So, when I recently learned that Jack Ma, the chairman of Alibaba, has written a new letter to shareholders, it really caught my attention." To learn more about the Tom Fraser Podcast and to listen to additional episodes, please go to www.tlfraser.com/podca...

Jul 26, 2021•6 min

Innovation and Brand Building in China

BEIJING -- In the inaugural episode of his podcast, Thomas Fraser shares a few thoughts about innovation and brand building in China. A number of innovative, sophisticated brands are being developed in China's highly competitive fashion, food and consumer technology industries. To learn more about the Tom Fraser Podcast and to listen to additional episodes, please go to www.tlfraser.com/podcasts. This podcast was originally published at www.tlfraser.com on November 6, 2015. The information provi...

Jul 21, 2021•6 min

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