Best HBS Alumni Bulletin Podcasts (2025)

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If I Knew Then 16:03

2h ago16:03

16:03

With the advantage of hindsight, this year’s recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award offer some words of wisdom and key takeaways from their HBS experienceBy Harvard Business School

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Challenge Accepted 18:24

15d ago18:24

18:24

Recipients of the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award describe a time when life put them to the test—and what came out of itBy Harvard Business School

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The Working Parent Revolution 14:00

1M ago14:00

14:00

Bright Horizons CEO Stephen Kramer (MBA 1997) on what modern parents really want from their workplaceBy Harvard Business School

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What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street” 22:05

2M ago22:05

22:05

Taylor Becker (MBA 2025) shares personal anecdotes and life lessons from his collaboration with the late finance icon Byron Wien (MBA 1956)By Harvard Business School

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Joy to the World 20:07

3M ago20:07

20:07

How Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, is making joy a priority in his community—and what his work can teach every organizationBy Harvard Business School

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How to Judge Your Next Job 24:25

3M ago24:25

24:25

Michael Horn (MBA 2006) and Associate Professor Ethan Bernstein—coauthors of the new book Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career—on how to make sure your next career move is the right oneBy Harvard Business School

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Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff 13:31

4M ago13:31

13:31

Former Continental Airlines CEO Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) recounts the radical ideas and relentless negotiations that transformed the airline industryBy Harvard Business School

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The Musts of 2024 13:32

5M ago13:32

13:32

Alumni recommendations from the year in mediaBy Harvard Business School

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Solving the Underemployment Crisis 24:02

5M ago24:02

24:02

More than half of college grads are underemployed. In this excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, Stephen Moret (MBA 2011) discusses the root causes of this trend—and what policymakers and the private sector can do to address it.By Harvard Business School

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Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest 17:11

6M ago17:11

17:11

How Wally Eamer (MBA 1979) helped end a bitter, decades-long conflict between loggers, environmentalists, government officials, and First NationsBy Harvard Business School

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How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms 15:44

6M ago15:44

15:44

Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) on what it will really take to adapt to the realities of climate changeBy Harvard Business School

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My Worst Job 9:50

7M ago9:50

9:50

Alumni share life-altering lessons from the labor forceBy Harvard Business School

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The Making of a Streaming Sensation 11:02

8M ago11:02

11:02

Author and producer Jeff Norton (MBA 2003) on how his show Geek Girl became a Netflix hit—and what it tells us about success in the streaming eraBy Harvard Business School

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Basket Chase 11:42

8M ago11:42

11:42

Baskits president and CEO Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) on the tactics and the trials of her “acquisition entrepreneurship” journeyBy Harvard Business School

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Quantum Leap 22:56

9M ago22:56

22:56

John Levy (MBA 1979) thinks his startup can make quantum computing an accessible superpower for business—and he is racing tech’s biggest names to make a long-promised future a realityBy Harvard Business School

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Reddit’s Rise 19:06

10M ago19:06

19:06

COO Jen Wong (MBA 2004) on how she grew revenues without compromising communityBy Harvard Business School

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Surviving the Iditarod 18:56

11M ago18:56

18:56

Adventurer Sunny Stroeer (MBA 2011) is always hunting for her limit. Would she find it while skiing 1,000 miles through the Alaskan wilderness?By Harvard Business School

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How To Have Effective Conversations 15:43

12M ago15:43

15:43

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) on the rules of real talkBy Harvard Business School

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On the Job 14:13

12M ago14:13

14:13

Recipients of the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award share takeaways from early experiences in the working worldBy Harvard Business School

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Origin Stories 15:16

1y ago15:16

15:16

Recipients of the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award reflect on how their early life shaped them—personally and professionallyBy Harvard Business School

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Mission Control 16:01

1y ago16:01

16:01

Space entrepreneur Peter Platzer (MBA 2002) on the process of finding your purposeBy Harvard Business School

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In Harmony 20:25

1y ago20:25

20:25

Born in Korea, Michael Kim (MBA 1990) spent his formative years in the US. As his novel ‘Offerings’ heads for the big screen, Asia’s “godfather of private equity” reflects on time, legacy, duty, and the unexpected connections between fiction and finance.By Harvard Business School

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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching 16:40

1y ago16:40

16:40

Cancer will impact nearly one in two people in their lifetime. Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) has battled it twice—and has lessons for anyone in the fight.By Harvard Business School

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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix 15:50

1+ y ago15:50

15:50

Author Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) on how companies can tackle complex issues with essential speedBy Harvard Business School

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The Musts of 2023 10:55

1+ y ago10:55

10:55

Alumni recommendations from the year in mediaBy Harvard Business School

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So You Want to Join a Startup 13:00

1+ y ago13:00

13:00

Entrepreneur and author Gus Bessalel (MBA 1988) on how to look before you leapBy Harvard Business School

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Love and Money 15:10

1+ y ago15:10

15:10

Insights from the dating world with professional matchmaker Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993)By Harvard Business School

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Soldier On 14:12

1+ y ago14:12

14:12

Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones, a Marine Corps veteran, on managing through a school shooting crisis—and what it takes to turnaround a cityBy Harvard Business School

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Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS 14:00

1+ y ago14:00

14:00

Alumni reflect on the like-minded cofounders, life-changing professors, and lifelong partners they met on campus.By Harvard Business School

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Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases 15:54

1+ y ago15:54

15:54

In this excerpt from the HBS podcast Climate Rising, Sanchali Pal (MBA 2018) discusses the business plan behind her sustainable spending app.By Harvard Business School

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Striving for Imperfection 16:38

2y ago16:38

16:38

In a new book, Charles Conn (MBA 1990) offers problem-solving mindsets for uncertain timesBy Harvard Business School

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Skydeck Live: Lessons from Major League Baseball’s Game-Changing Innovations 17:13

2y ago17:13

17:13

Chris Marinak (MBA 2008), Chief Operations and Strategy Officer at Major League Baseball, on building and nurturing an organizational culture of innovation—and what his experience at MLB can teach any business leader. (Recorded live at Spring Reunions.)By Harvard Business School

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Balancing Acts 13:59

2y ago13:59

13:59

Recipients of the 2023 Alumni Achievement Award offer their take on the tricky topic of managing personal and professional responsibilitiesBy Harvard Business School

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Fail Better 19:07

2y ago19:07

19:07

Recipients of the 2023 Alumni Achievement Award describe when things didn’t go according to plan—and how those painful experiences were ultimately a good thingBy Harvard Business School

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Step Change 26:18

2y ago26:18

26:18

From the Bulletin: When she came back to Egypt five years ago, investor Amal Enan (MBA 2014) embraced the chaos—and found a path to impact her country’s futureBy Harvard Business School

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How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis? 12:55

2y ago12:55

12:55

In this excerpt from HBS's Managing the Future of Work podcast, Mallory Dwinal-Palisch (MBA 2015) offers a lesson plan for the American education systemBy Harvard Business School

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Clearing the Air - Episode 3: Carbon’s Second Act 10:01

2y ago10:01

10:01

This is the third and final episode of Clearing the Air, our mini-series on carbon capture. In this episode, we look at some of the potential uses for captured carbon—including a startup employing nature’s C02 recycling model—and the necessity of sweeping, speedy scaling.By Harvard Business School

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Clearing the Air - Episode 2: Grand Ambitions in the Great Plains 9:10

2y ago9:10

9:10

This is the second episode of our Skydeck mini-series on carbon capture. In the first episode, we explored the scope of the problem—and the potential size of the business opportunity at this moment. In this episode we’re headed to the Carbon Capture Inc.'s headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles, where the company's first prototype was built. And to S…

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Clearing the Air: Episode 1 - Can We Really Engineer a Climate Fix? 11:03

2+ y ago11:03

11:03

This is the first episode of "Clearing the Air", a three-part series focused on the business of carbon capture, a technology that could help address the climate change crisis by removing excess carbon dioxide right out of the atmosphere. The promise of this approach has launched a raft of companies that not only capture but also store and even reus…

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Forged in Fire 19:52

2+ y ago19:52

19:52

HBS Executive Fellow Bill George and Chad Foster (PLDA 21, 2016), an author and motivational speaker, on the transformational power of cruciblesBy Harvard Business School

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Singing to the Corn 21:07

2+ y ago21:07

21:07

From the HBS Alumni Bulletin: Taylor Keen’s Sacred Seed project shows how a Native American approach to agriculture can protect the planet’s soil—one garden at a time.By Harvard Business School

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If I Were You 9:28

2+ y ago9:28

9:28

Alumni offer their advice to current HBS studentsBy Harvard Business School

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Your Family, Your Work, Your Way 19:08

2+ y ago19:08

19:08

Daisy Dowling (MBA 2002) helps working parents hit the reset button, post-COVID—and offers practical advice for moving forward on an even keel at home and in the officeBy Harvard Business School

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Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age 20:52

3y ago20:52

20:52

Susan Wilner Golden (PMD 59, 1990) on the promise of the new longevity economyBy Harvard Business School

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Wired to be Inspired 15:42

3y ago15:42

15:42

Professor Ranjay Gulati on the messy but transformational pursuit of purposeBy Harvard Business School

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Bidding Up 22:00

3y ago22:00

22:00

2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Bob Wilson (MBA 1961, DBA 1963) on his journey from Depression-era Nebraska to a 2020 Nobel PrizeBy Harvard Business School

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Leading to Salvation 22:09

3y ago22:09

22:09

2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Bob Ryan (MBA 1970) had just stepped off his last board when he was called on for a different sort of service: revitalizing the oldest African American-owned business in north Minneapolis.By Harvard Business School

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Onboarding 19:01

3y ago19:01

19:01

2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Tosh Barron (MBA 1972) describes her experience as a pioneering woman in the board room, the elements of effective corporate governance, and what to look for when seeking a board roleBy Harvard Business School

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Lesson Plans 15:01

3y ago15:01

15:01

Sal Khan’s ambition for Khan Academy: Empower billions of learners and provide a safety net for education systems around the worldBy Harvard Business School

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Clean Slate 15:54

3y ago15:54

15:54

In the first of a weekly series of Skydeck episodes honoring recipients of the 2022 Alumni Achievement Award, finance veteran Naina Lal Kidwai (MBA 1982) talks about her second act as chairman and founder of the India Sanitation Coalition, an organization coordinating business, government, and nonprofit efforts to improve India’s water quality and …

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