Columbia Bizcast
Hear what drives the innovators, leaders, and thinkers of Columbia Business School in this podcast hosted by Fahad Ahmed ’17.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 82
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Tommy Hendrix ‘17: Fighting COVID-19 As an Alumnus and a Green Beret
We’re pivoting Bizcast. Starting with this episode, we’ll be covering the business impacts of COVID-19 from multiple perspectives.
Our first guest is Tommy Hendrix ‘17, who discusses his current work…
Welcome and See You Soon: Introducing Our Deferred Enrollment Program
This month, the School welcomed its inaugural group of undergraduate seniors and non-professional Master’s students into the new Deferred Enrollment Program. The program allows accepted students to d…
Work Breaks Don't Signal Career Brakes: Lee Georgs '03
In our second episode featuring the School’s UK-based graduates, we visit with Lee Georgs ’03, the Chief Operating Officer of Corporate for the investment consultancy Redington and co-President of th…
The Journey is the Destination: Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss ’97
For the next few months, Bizcast will be bringing you stories and interviews from our recent UK visit, where we met with members of the CBS Alumni Club of London.
We start our journey across the pon…
Next Steps for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at CBS
In 2018, at the urging of students and faculty, the Business School formed two committees to study issues surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the CBS community.
In this episode, G…
Analytics in Action
On this episode of Bizcast we’re back in the classroom to learn about Analytics in Action, an innovative masterclass that brings together MBA and engineering students with representatives from compan…
Prof. Michael Slepian Reveals the Truth about Secrecy
Listen in to some revelations about secrets with Michael Slepian, the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics.
Professor Slepian researches the effect of secret-keepin…
A Rockette Takes Her Next Step at CBS
In which we kick back and chat with former Rockette and current CBS student, Kristin Jantzie, ’21.
Jantzie opens up about the discipline it took to sustain her 13-year run as a member of the world-fa…
A Feast of Social Change
First, we speak with Eat Offbeat, the New York-based catering company founded by Wissam Kahi ’04 and his sister Manal Kahi, SIPA ’15. Eat Offbeat hires refugees and trains them to prepare cuisine fro…
From the Military to CBS: a Veterans Day episode with Brooke Jones-Chinetti ’18, Dan Brillman ’12, and Taylor Justice ’14
In honor of Veterans Day, Bizcast is revisiting conversations we had with three CBS alumni, all former service members. All three are working to support veterans in their transition to civilian life.
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Dean Costis Maglaras: Leading CBS Into Its Next Era
On this edition of Bizcast, we welcome the new dean of Columbia Business School, Costis Maglaras, to the podcast.
In our conversation, Dean Maglaras shares his vision for the School, the opportunity …
Kesha Cash ’10: Investing in Underserved Communities
On this episode of Bizcast, we revisit our conversation with Impact America Fund founder Kesha Cash ’10. Named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People for 2018, Kesha told us about a point in …
The Polarization Project
On this episode of Columbia Bizcast, we’re invited to dine with the Polarization Project. Recent EMBA graduates Brianna O’Brien Lowndes ’19, Charlie Kreitler ’19, and Emmett Lamb ’19 founded this dis…
Professor Bruce Craven: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones
Dean Glenn Hubbard: The Need for Resilient Business Leaders
Professor Michael Mauskapf: What Makes Popular Culture Popular?
Professor Rita McGrath: The End of Competitive Advantage
Phoebe Boyer '93: Helping Children to Learn, Grow, and Lead
Professor Jing Dong: Improving Managerial Decisions with Data
