Columbia Bizcast

Hear what drives the innovators, leaders, and thinkers of Columbia Business School in this podcast hosted by Fahad Ahmed ’17.

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Update frequency: every 17 days
Average duration: 30 minutes
Episodes: 82
Years Active: 2017 - 2025

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How Randy Garutti Built Shake Shack: Leadership Lessons from a Global Brand

What does it take to turn a hot dog cart into a billion-dollar brand? In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, former Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti joins Columbia Business School’s Distinguished Speaker …

00:53:59 | Tue 27 May 2025

Walmart’s Chief People Officer Donna Morris on the Future of Work

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Donna Morris, Chief People Officer at Walmart, joins CBS Professor Stephan Meier to discuss how Walmart is building a resilient, tech-powered, and people-led work…

00:58:31 | Fri 09 May 2025

Joseph Stiglitz on AI, Freedom, and Rethinking Capitalism

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Columbia Business School Professor and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explores the true meaning of “freedom” in the age of AI. He explains how government, capital…

00:24:50 | Thu 24 Apr 2025

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Raise Prices and Disrupt the Global Economy

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Professor Shang-Jin Wei explains why President Trump’s sweeping tariffs—intended to protect U.S. industries—may instead harm American households and businesses. F…

00:06:59 | Thu 17 Apr 2025

AI and the Future of Work

Listen to a conversation between Professors Stephan Meier and Todd Jick as they share their latest insights on how AI is reshaping the workplace and transforming the future of work. They offer practi…

00:12:11 | Wed 26 Feb 2025

Professor Joseph Stiglitz and The Road to Freedom

Listen to a conversation between Nobel Prize-winning economist and CBS Professor Joseph Stiglitz and Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. Together, t…

00:58:08 | Wed 05 Feb 2025

Trailblazing in Global Wealth Management

Discover powerful leadership insights and explore how AI is revolutionizing finance and wealth management in this engaging conversation with Ida Liu, Global Head of Citi Private Bank, and Lulu C. Wan…

00:49:14 | Fri 17 Jan 2025

EU’s Wopke Hoekstra Calls for Urgent Climate Action

The European Union’s Commissioner for Climate Action visited CBS during Climate Week to discuss the solutions and challenges on his agenda as he embarks on a new five-year term. He highlighted the ne…

01:05:55 | Thu 19 Dec 2024

Using AI to Transform the Classroom and Beyond

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, join Columbia Business School Dean Costis Maglaras and faculty as they explore how the School is harnessing AI to transform classroom learning and equip students …

00:19:15 | Wed 20 Nov 2024

Climate Risks, Uncertainties, and Opportunities

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to Professor Gernot Wagner’s talk from Reunion 2024, where he discusses the challenges posed by the climate crisis and the immense business opportunities p…

00:55:58 | Wed 09 Oct 2024

Ulta Beauty’s Michelle Crossan-Matos on Brand Purpose and Strategy

Listen to the CMO of the major U.S. beauty retailer share insights at Columbia Business School’s BRITE ’24 conference. Crossan-Matos discusses how to blend brand purpose with strategy while driving c…

00:24:11 | Tue 27 Aug 2024

Mary Barra on Driving GM’s Electric Future

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to GM CEO Mary Barra’s keynote address at the Tamer Institute’s 2024 Climate Business and Investment Conference, where she shares the automaker’s bold stra…

00:45:46 | Wed 14 Aug 2024

Ray Dalio on The Changing World Order

The legendary investor recently took part in a wide-ranging discussion hosted by Columbia Business School’s Finance Division that covered the five main forces that contribute to the rise and decline …

01:26:11 | Fri 21 Jun 2024

LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman on the Future of AI

The accomplished entrepreneur, executive and investor joined Columbia Business School Dean Costis Maglaras to share lessons from building many of today’s leading consumer businesses and to discuss th…

01:09:01 | Fri 12 Apr 2024

Is the Economy Returning to Equilibrium?

At a recent live event hosted by the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School, Professors Abby Joseph Cohen and Pierre Yared discussed signs that the global economy …

01:08:42 | Tue 27 Feb 2024

How Data Happened: A History from the Age of Reason to the Age of Algorithms

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to a recording of a recent CBS event featuring Chris Wiggins, professor of applied mathematics and systems biology at Columbia University. He speaks about…

00:51:25 | Fri 09 Feb 2024

Exploring Democracy in the Age of AI

In this episode of Bizcast we speak with Columbia Business School Professor Bruce Kogut, who shares insights and reflections on the impact of social and traditional media, government regulation, misi…

00:32:39 | Fri 26 Jan 2024

Climate Change and the New American Economy

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, listen to a recording of a recent CBS event featuring Brian Deese, MIT innovation fellow and former director of the National Economic Action Council at the White …

00:56:32 | Fri 12 Jan 2024

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Shares AI Insights, Leadership Lessons

In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Jensen Huang, President and CEO of NVIDIA, joins Dean Costis Maglaras to discuss the future of the AI industry and share insights and lessons from building his te…

01:03:02 | Tue 19 Dec 2023

Understanding and Unleashing the Power of Blockchain

In this episode of Bizcast, Ciamac Moallemi, the William von Mueffling Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, takes us through the basics of the new technology, shares the opportunities a…

00:21:19 | Thu 10 Aug 2023

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