Sep 15

How GEO Is Changing the Role of Brand Manager

AthenaHQ, a startup that helps brands monitor, protect, and optimize their visibility across conversational AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini was founded in 2025. Co-founded by Andrew Yan, the company built a platform that enables major consumer brands, B2B software com ... Show More

31m 11s

Sep 1

Best of Cold Call: The Bumpy Road to Expanding a Fleet of Electric School Buses

How do you scale innovation in a fragmented system you don’t fully control? That is the challenge Highland Electric Fleets faced as it worked to replace diesel school buses with electric vehicles across the United States. In this episode from 2025, Harvard Business School profess ... Show More

32 m

Aug 18

Can an AI-Powered Scribe Curb Physician Burnout?

In 2024, Mass General Brigham, the largest health system in Massachusetts, piloted an AI-powered, ambient note-taking and transcription program among a subset of clinicians to address increasing rates of staff burnout and turnover -- largely driven by the administrative burden of ... Show More

24m 3s

Jan 2024

Does Your Family Business Have a Succession Plan?

Rohit Gera had turned his family’s boutique real estate development firm into a dynamic housing solutions innovator for urban Indian families. But as he prepared to retire, Gera had to decide who would take over for him. Should he define a strategy for future growth and pick a su ... Show More

29m 10s

Sep 2023

Should you go into business with your family?

The family-run business model is as old as business itself.Across Africa and the rest of the world, it is family businesses that dominate production and trade.From massive global brands like BMW or Nike to your local grocery store, it is a common set-up.But a family business can ... Show More

20m 41s

Jul 2018

Family Businesses

Are you struggling with the complications of working in a family business? Dan and Alison answer your questions with the help of Ted Clark, who runs the Center for Family Business at Northeastern University. They talk through advancing when you’re not a member of the family, mana ... Show More

35m 11s

Nov 2024

Am I Going to Fail the Family Business?

Today we’ll hear about: A son concerned he will let down his family and their business An owner who is content with no growth in his business Dave discussing what decision caused his business to experience rapid growth A son weighing the consequences of returning to his f ... Show More

48m 53s

Mar 2024

Transition to Next-Gen: Rewriting the Rules of Succession

Marie and Valentine Barbier-Mueller are the third generation of their family enterprise Société Privée de Gérance which was founded in Geneva by their grandfather in 1960. For 3 generations, the company has been a major player in the real estate market in French-speaking Switzerl ... Show More

42m 4s

Mar 2018

MBA970 Q&A Wednesday: Should I hire a family member?

<p>Family is family, but business is business. Should the two mix?</p><p>Many entrepreneurs have to ask themselves this very question. What’s the risk/reward balance of hiring and managing the people closest to you? For some businesses, it can work beautifully. Take the husband & ... Show More

9m 53s

Mar 2022

Family Business And Next Gen Leaders

Jonathan Goldhill will discuss strategies for driving growth in any business, especially family businesses, through his 7 P’s Framework – Purpose, Planning, Products, People, Priorities, Processes, Performance. He aims to have you think differently about how you run your business ... Show More

39m 53s

Oct 2024

Can My Business Survive This Crazy Economy?

Today we’ll hear about: A business owner trying to navigate a difficult economy A son deciding who to sell his late father's business to A new business owner celebrating her team and their success A leader facing a logistical bottleneck for growth in a specialty sales r ... Show More

49m 59s

Dec 2024

How to mix business and family

What to do when your boss is your father-in-law, your colleague is your cousin, and your business partner is also your life partner? In the last episode of the season, Anne and Frances help a frustrated listener discover new ways to help her family business bounce back. She strug ... Show More

32m 19s

A Family Business at a Crossroads: Scali...