Podcast Episodes

When Shopping and Entertainment Collide

Episode 37

In Indonesia, consumers began mixing together several orders of McDonald’s soft serve ice cream into a dessert mashup. Videos of this quirky development quickly went viral, and the trend spread to Th…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Return on Inclusion Is Real—and Measurable

Episode 36

Nadjia Yousif, BCG’s chief diversity officer, explains how an inclusive workforce creates happier employees who are more likely to stay—and she has the numbers to back her up.

Executives and leadershi…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Capitalism and Communities of Color

Episode 35

James Lowry has devoted most of his professional life trying to bring corporations and minority communities closer together. While Lowry views many of the corporate diversity efforts in the 1960s and…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Responsible AI to the Rescue

Episode 34

Artificial intelligence has generated both business rewards and reputational risk for companies. Consumers and customers have legitimate concerns over the use of AI in business. The best way to addre…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Software Is Eating Your Car

Episode 33

In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously declared that “software is eating the world,” meaning it would disrupt traditional industries. Alex Koster, who leads BCG’s automotive technology …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

The Digital Divide Is Everybody’s Business

Episode 32

Three decades after the development of the commercial Internet, nearly half the world’s 8 billion people do not have access to high-speed Internet. For Vaishali Rastogi, BCG’s global leader of its te…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Looking Under the Hood of the Wealth Machine

Episode 31

Over the past 20 years, assets under management of financial firms have nearly quadrupled to more than $110 trillion, powered by the growth in equity values. Dean Frankle—who leads BCG’s asset and we…

Published on 3 years ago

Economic Uncertainty Can Be Your Friend

Episode 30

Linear thinking is valuable when the environment is relatively stable and familiar. But in uncertain economic times, executives also need to think expansively about the future, analyzing a range of p…

Published on 3 years ago

What COP 27 Means for Africa

Episode 29

COP27, the global climate conference in Egypt, represented a mix of accomplishments and frustrations. Wealthy nations agreed to establish a fund to help pay for the loss and damage that their emissio…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

Can Our Green Future Also Be Fair?

Episode 28

We often hear that the climate transition must also be a just transition. But how can we make that happen when, for example, coal remains both the largest source of energy in the world and a source o…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago