Cold Call
Cold Call distills Harvard Business School's legendary case studies into podcast form. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the podcast airs every two weeks and features Harvard Business School faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.
Entrepreneurship
Teaching
Leadership
Learning
Management
Marketing
Business/Entrepreneurship
Business
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 268
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
How Entertainment Lawyer John Branca Negotiated for the Beatles Songs Catalog
In 1985, pop music superstar Michael Jackson instructed his attorney, John Branca, to bid for the Northern Songs music catalog, which contained the songs of the Beatles. In a challenging negotiation,…
00:31:17 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
How Pernod Ricard Is Integrating AI into Its Workforce
With operations in 70 countries and 20,000 employees, Pernod Ricard is a leader in premium international spirits. The company had achieved its leadership position in the market largely through strate…
00:29:56 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Can a Coffee Shop in Utah Help Solve Underemployment for People with Disabilities?
Katie Holyfield and Taylor Matkins founded Lucky Ones Coffee in 2017, a coffee shop with a mission to create jobs in Park City, Utah, for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The …
00:27:40 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
What Sequoia Capital Can Teach Leaders About Sustaining Long-Term Growth
Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm founded in 1972, grew to become one of the most storied venture capital firms in the world. The firm’s investment track record includes the names of some of th…
00:28:53 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Choosing Passion: A Founder’s Mission to Meet a Need for Obesity Care
Early in her career Brooke Boyarsky Pratt (MBA 2013) enjoyed considerable success in roles at McKinsey and Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company. But a routine visit to the doctor in 2020,…
00:33:20 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Fawn Weaver’s Entrepreneurial Journey as an Outsider in the Spirits Industry
In 2017 Fawn Weaver launched a premium American whiskey brand, Uncle Nearest. It became the fastest growing and most awarded whiskey brand in America, despite the challenges Weaver faced as a Black w…
00:25:00 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
How the U.S. Government Is Innovating in Its Efforts to Fund Semiconductor Manufacturing
In February 2023, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was deciding whether or not to sign off on a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $39 billion in direct semiconductor manufacturing incenti…
00:28:43 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Angel City Football Club: A New Business Model for Women’s Sports
Angel City Football Club (ACFC) was founded in 2020 by venture capitalist Kara Nortman, entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, and actor and activist Natalie Portman. As outsiders to professional sports, the all…
00:31:06 |
Tue 20 Aug 2024
How EdTech Firm Coursera Is Incorporating GenAI into Its Products and Services
In early 2023, Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, started developing the EdTech firm’s strategy for incorporating GenAI into their offerings. By early 2024, the firm had made significant progress in…
00:28:53 |
Tue 06 Aug 2024
Transforming the Workplace for People with Disabilities
Nadine Vogel, Founder and CEO of Springboard Consulting, joins Harvard Business School professor Lakshmi Ramarajan and Harvard Kennedy School professor Hannah Riley Bowles to discuss her experience o…
00:27:31 |
Tue 23 Jul 2024
Should You Buy a Seasonal Business? (from Think Big, Buy Small)
Today we’re sharing a special episode from Think Big, Buy Small, the new podcast from Harvard Business School. Think Big, Buy Small explores an innovative approach to entrepreneurship: acquisition en…
00:35:46 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Brand Building
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which allow individuals to own their digital assets and move them from place to place, are changing the interaction between consumers and digital goods, brands, and platfo…
00:29:22 |
Tue 09 Jul 2024
How Natural Winemaker Frank Cornelissen Innovated While Staying True to His Brand
In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world’s leading producers of natural wine. But when weather-related conditions damaged that year’s grapes, founder Frank Corneliss…
00:21:29 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
How One Insurtech Firm Formulated a Strategy for Climate Change
The Insurtech firm Hippo was facing two big challenges related to climate change: major loss ratios and rate hikes. The company used technologically empowered services to create its competitive edge,…
00:32:11 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
The Importance of Trust for Managing Through a Crisis
In March 2020, Twiddy & Company, a family-owned vacation rental company known for hospitality rooted in personal interactions, needed to adjust to contactless, remote customer service. With the upcom…
00:27:09 |
Tue 21 May 2024
Lessons in Business Innovation from Legendary Restaurant elBulli
Ferran Adrià, chef at legendary Barcelona-based restaurant elBulli, was facing two related decisions. First, he and his team must continue to develop new and different dishes for elBulli to guarantee…
00:26:29 |
Tue 07 May 2024
Amazon in Seattle: The Role of Business in Causing and Solving a Housing Crisis
In 2020, Amazon built a shelter for women and families experiencing houselessness on its campus in Seattle, Washington. The shelter was operated in partnership with a nonprofit organization known as …
00:24:26 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
Sustaining a Legacy of Giving in Turkey
Özyeğin Social Investments was founded by Hüsnü Özyeğin, one of Turkey's most successful entrepreneurs, with a focus on education, health, gender equality, rural development, and disaster relief in T…
00:28:38 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
How One Leader Overcame Career-Ending Adversity
In the spring of 2021, Raymond Jefferson (MBA 2000) applied for a job in President Joseph Biden’s administration. Ten years earlier, false allegations had been used to force him to resign from his pr…
00:25:58 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
How to Bring Good Ideas to Life: The Paul English Story
Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei and Paul English, one of the most imaginative and successful innovators of his generation, discuss how to tell the difference between a good idea and a …
00:28:12 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
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