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.
Leadership
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Entrepreneurship
Learning
Teaching
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Marketing
Management
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 268
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Testing New Contact Tracing Approaches in a Pandemic
Singapore officials added a nationwide, Bluetooth-based contact tracing program called TraceTogether to their suite of Covid-19-fighting strategies, which already included human-led tracing. The new …
00:12:12 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Glossier Built a Cult Brand and a Digital Community, but What’s Next?
The digital-first, direct-to-consumer beauty brand Glossier considers marketing strategies that move away from organic community support and toward influencer marketing and paid media. Harvard Busine…
00:27:09 |
Tue 04 Aug 2020
Starbucks Commits to Raising Awareness of Racial Bias
After a highly publicized act of racial discrimination by a Starbucks employee against two African American men in one of its stores in 2018, the company closed its 8,000 U.S. coffee shops for a day …
00:28:43 |
Tue 21 Jul 2020
SmileDirectClub Looks Beyond Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
Harvard Business School professor Len Schlesinger and RSE Ventures Co-founder Matt Higgins discuss why direct-to-consumer channel businesses, like teledentistry company SmileDirectClub, must implemen…
00:30:03 |
Tue 07 Jul 2020
Is It Time for Big Apple Circus to Fold the Tent?
By 2016, the Big Apple Circus had weathered many storms in its 38 seasons as one of the most well-known New York City nonprofits. But with ticket sales and charitable giving in steep decline, the fut…
00:18:16 |
Tue 23 Jun 2020
In a Pandemic, What’s the Best Strategy for the Global Vaccine Alliance?
How should the vaccine alliance, Gavi, respond to the worldwide need for a vaccine for the Covid-19 pandemic? Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna discusses how experimentation, judicious r…
00:23:51 |
Tue 09 Jun 2020
Can the “Cummings Way” Live on After the Founder Retires?
After 50 years at the helm of Cummings Properties, billionaire and philanthropist Bill Cummings is winding down his roles at both the family business and foundation that he built. How should the mana…
00:30:10 |
Tue 26 May 2020
Autonomous Vehicles are Ready to Disrupt Society, Business, and You
The rise of autonomous vehicles has enormous implications for business and society. Harvard Business School professors Bill Kerr and Elie Ofek explore the factors influencing development and commerci…
00:36:16 |
Tue 12 May 2020
Is the Healthiest Building in the World Worth the Rent?
Healthy buildings and superior air quality are increasingly important as people spend 90% of their lives indoors. Harvard professors John Macomber and Joseph Allen discuss their case, “A Tower for th…
00:31:54 |
Tue 28 Apr 2020
Fortnite Was a Blockbuster for Epic Games, What’s the Encore?
In the ever-changing video games industry, Epic Games, the maker of the incredibly popular Fortnite multi-player game, considers whether it could become a PC-games distribution platform. Harvard Busi…
00:18:11 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
Bringing the Case Method Online
In this special episode of Cold Call, Brian Kenny speaks with Harvard Business School professor Srikant Datar about how Harvard Business School brought 1,800 MBA students and 200 faculty online in un…
00:23:21 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
Controlling the Emotion of Negotiation
Two siblings, Thomas and Sally Campbell, are faced with selling their childhood home. They need to make several difficult decisions, all the while navigating their contentious relationship. Harvard B…
00:25:52 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Is There a Winner in Huawei’s Digital Cold War with the U.S.?
Against the backdrop of his case, “Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War,” Harvard Business School professor Bill Kirby discusses Huawei’s entrepreneurial start, where th…
00:27:40 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Do Universities Need 2U to Create Digital Education?
2U, an online program management provider, believed it was the strongest partner to enable the digital transformation of universities by allowing them to offer a variety of courses to a new student p…
00:31:20 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Global Ocean Trust: Protecting the Blue Planet in New Ways
Following a successful career in finance, Torsten Thiele has devoted himself full-time to the challenging cause of ocean conservation and stewardship. Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss …
00:26:59 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
Why Backstage Capital Invests in “Underestimated” Entrepreneurs
Harvard Business School professor Laura Huang, whose new book “Edge” explores methods for turning adversity into professional advantage, is joined by Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton to discuss her …
00:30:39 |
Tue 04 Feb 2020
China-based Fuyao Glass Considers Manufacturing in the U.S.
Not many Chinese companies open manufacturing facilities in the U.S., but automotive glass maker Fuyao is considering just that. Harvard Business School professor Willy Shih examines factors that go …
00:24:21 |
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Can Capitalism Be Fixed by Making Companies More Just?
Harvard Business School professors Ethan Rouen and Charlie Wang explore whether capitalism is broken and if JUST Capital's performance evaluation rubric and strategies for exerting influence are like…
00:28:44 |
Tue 07 Jan 2020
Under Pressure, OXXO Rethinks the Convenience Store
Mexican convenience store chain OXXO dominated its market -- until its chief rival doubled in size almost overnight. Harvard Business School professor Tatiana Sandino discusses how CEO Eduardo Padill…
00:30:58 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Why CalSTRS Chooses to Engage with the Gun Industry
Should large institutional investors divest or engage if they have an issue with a company? Harvard Business School professor Vikram Gandhi discusses why and how CalSTRS, the $200 billion pension pla…
00:27:47 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
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