This is Jesse Pujji and today we’re breaking down McKinsey & Company, the world’s pre-eminent management consulting firm. Founded in the thick of the Industrial Revolution, McKinsey set about professionalizing the way businesses were managed. An accountant by trade, James McKinsey, took inspiration from a range of well-established professions like engineers, ... Show More
Jul 27
Applied Intuition: A Billion Intelligent Machines - [Business Breakdowns, EP.248]
Today, we are breaking down Applied Intuition. Our guests are co-founders Qasar Younis and Peter Ludwig, who started the company in 2017 with a mission to make a billion machines intelligent. The simplest way to understand Applied Intuition is that it builds the brains for machin ... Show More
47m 13s
May 2026
Toast: Sticky SaaS - [Business Breakdowns, EP.247]
Today, we are breaking down Toast, a name we have covered before but are revisiting because the story has changed enough to be worth telling again. Most listeners will have tapped a Toast terminal without thinking much about the business behind it. Our guest is Sean Barrett, foun ... Show More
49m 24s
May 2026
Auto1: EU-sed Car Marketplace - [Business Breakdowns, EP.246]
Today, we are breaking down Auto1, and this is an interesting episode because we are tackling a business that most US listeners will not be familiar with, even though it resembles names they already know well. Our guest is Harrison Moot, co-founder and CIO of Sandstone, who walks ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2025
How McKinsey Resisted Disruption
The consulting firm McKinsey has helped its clients navigate disruption in a wide range of industries. But what can we learn from how McKinsey, itself, responded to disruption in the management consulting industry in the early aughts? In this episode, the originator of disruptive ... Show More
29m 2s
Mar 2023
S9E26: What Do McKinsey Consultants Actually Do? With Ray Temnewo
Send us Fan MailWhat do consultants actually do in their day-to-day? Former McKinsey Senior Business Analyst Ray Temnewo, a Management Consulted case coach, comes on the pod to spill the beans. Listen in for an insightful, fast-paced conversation on:Ray's journey to McKinseyA wee ... Show More
48m 55s
Apr 2023
How To Deliver World-Class Consulting Work With Randy Shumway: Podcast #284
<p>What does world-class consulting work look like? In this episode, <a href="https://cicerogroup.com/randy-shumway/">Randy Shumway</a>, the founder and chairman of <a href="https://cicerogroup.com/">Cicero Group</a>, shares how Cicero Group delivers world-class consulting work t ... Show More
44m 50s
Oct 2023
Stay Ahead in Consulting: Embracing the Fractional Services Model with Kenny Goldman: Podcast #311
<p>Are you looking to scale your consulting business? This episode will deliver that to you! Today, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennygoldman?originalSubdomain=ca">Kenny Goldman</a>, the co-founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.kicksaw.com/">Kicksaw</a>, discusses how c ... Show More
38m 28s