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The So What from BCG
This podcast from Boston Consulting Group looks around the corner of today’s big business and social issues. The goal–the so what–is to make sense of today and prepare busy leaders and executives for the day after tomorrow. Award-winning British journalist Georgie Frost interviews the leading think...
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Special Announcement: Georgie Frost Wins Lovie Award
Help us celebrate our very own Georgie Frost, who earned the Bronze Lovie Award for Best Podcast Host thanks to her outstanding work on The So What fr...
How BCG Is Rewriting Its Talent Playbook in the Age of AI
What happens when AI meets your most human processes like hiring, feedback, and development? Alicia Pittman, BCG’s global people chair, shares how the...
What Sweatpants Can Teach Us about Generational Differences and Segmentation
Consumer companies are facing a new reality: demand is maturing, competition is intensifying, and generational preferences are diverging. Justin Vince...
What’s Next in Medtech Matters to Us All
Medtech is a $900 billion industry transforming how we treat, diagnose, and prevent disease—but its innovation engine is slowing. Vikram Aggarwal, glo...
BCG Presents: The CEO Radar
AI is rising on the agendas of global CEOs, according to the latest edition of the CEO Radar. But a surprising number of chief executives are still st...
Your Next Business Move Should Be in Orbit
Space isn’t just for rockets and research anymore. Satellite technology drives precision navigation, automation, and connectivity—quietly powering eve...
The Button That Broke the Internet (and Built It Too)
The like button is more than a symbol — it’s a case study in how innovation really happens. Martin Reeves, chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute and...
Cracking the Code of Customer Contradictions
AI and data help tell us what people do, but not why. Lauren Taylor, global leader of BCG’s Center for Customer Insight, makes sense of the mixed sign...
M&A Is Heating Up. Is Your Dealmaking Still on Ice?
M&A activity is waking up, but many companies are reluctant to leap into the fray. Daniel Friedman, BCG’s global leader of transactions and integratio...
Don't Be a Statistic. Make Transformation Work.
Transformation isn’t a gamble—it’s science. Kristy Ellmer, a leader with BCG Transform, unpacks the research behind what really makes change work: inv...
Become the CEO of Your Health and Longevity
What happens when people live decades longer than before—but not necessarily healthier? Iana Kouris, customer experience leader at BCG X, explores how...
The Real ROI of AI in Private Equity
Private equity is under pressure to deliver returns in a tougher environment. Clark O’Niell, BCG’s global lead for AI infrastructure and cyber in the...
Winning the Rest of the 20s
Rich Lesser, BCG’s global chair, and Martin Reeves, chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, reflect on the shocks and surprises that shaped the first...
Europe’s Make-or-Break Moment
Europe is at a tipping point after years of slow growth. Sylvain Duranton, BCG X’s global leader, explains how countries and companies can work togeth...
Who Wants to Be a CEO?
The role of the CEO is both powerful and punishing. Christine Barton, BCG’s CEO Advisory lead in North America, explores how to make the job more fulf...
Not All Growth Is Good—Here's How to Get It Right
Justin Manly, BCG’s lead on growth and innovation, explains how businesses can choose the right growth strategy given their aspirations and position i...
BCG Presents: The CEO Radar
Financial analysts were far more prepared than most CEOs for the US tariffs announced on April 2. Analysts, who serve as a proxy for the financial mar...
Navigating the New World of Tariffs and Trade
Global trade is entering a new phase marked by unpredictability. Marc Gilbert and Michael McAdoo discuss how companies can respond by building supply...
Rethinking Global Trade from the South Up
The Global South isn’t standing still as tariffs and uncertainty roil financial markets and business plans. Aparna Bharadwaj, leader of BCG’s Global A...
AI Agents: The Truth Behind the Hype
Nicolas de Bellefonds, BCG’s global AI leader, unpacks the myths, challenges, and real potential of AI agents. They can transform how work gets done i...
BCG PRESENTS: Imagine This...: Preparing for an Uncertain Future…in the Future
By the year 2035, we will likely be able to utilize AI to crunch complex data sets and produce far more accurate predictions of the future, for every...
Does Your Business Know Where Its Money Is Going?
Karin von Funck, BCG’s global lead for zero-based transformation, explains why great cost transformation goes beyond spreadsheets. The best companies...
Sci-Fi on the Factory Floor
For years, extended reality (XR) has waited to find its place in business. New lightweight, AI-enabled headsets are bringing the power of AI to the fr...
Re-Recruiting and Other New HR Strategies You Can’t Ignore
HR is no longer just about managing people—it’s about shaping the future of work. Jens Baier, BCG’s HR transformation expert, discusses how AI and shi...
AI Can Build Your Next Business—If You Think Bigger
Businesses are overlooking AI’s ability to create entirely new products and businesses. Beth Viner, who leads BCG’s corporate venturing and business b...
Rain or Shine, Deliver Every Time
Supply chains are more important than ever. Geopolitical shifts and an ever-increasing need to reduce carbon emissions have created new challenges. Ca...
Does Climate Finance Stand a Chance?
Vinay Shandal, BCG’s sustainable investing leader, explains why global competition is both a challenge and a catalyst for clean energy. He talks about...
From the Archive: Rewire or Retire
One in every three people will likely find their jobs significantly disrupted by AI in the next decade. Sagar Goel, leader of BCG’s work in digital re...
Every Action Has a Supply Chain Reaction
Home to over half of the world’s supply chain activity, Asia is a complex powerhouse. Bitan Datta, BCG’s Asia Pacific leader in manufacturing and supp...
Price, Portfolio, Personalization—New Rules for Consumer Goods
The consumer goods industry is facing threats from new competitors, inflation, and changes in consumer behavior. Rohan Sajdeh, global leader of BCG’s...
Prepared to Pounce: Why CEOs Should Always Be Ready for M&A
More than half of M&A deals fail, while winning deals can deliver five times the average payoff. Daniel Friedman, BCG’s global leader of transactions...
How Corporations and Startups Can Collaborate on Green Growth
Hubertus Meinecke, BCG’s global climate and sustainability lead, and Axel Reinaud, CEO of NetZero, discuss what climate startups can learn from large...
The Chief of Staff: A CEO’s Secret Weapon
Judith Wallenstein, leader of BCG’s CEO Advisory, explains how chiefs of staff help CEO’s succeed and identify the characteristics that matter most in...
Customer Strategy: It’s Personal
Mark Abraham, leader of BCG’s Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice in North America, explains how organizations can combine the physical and digital to...
Up Close with Our CEO
What are today’s big business challenges and why is it a great time to be a CEO? Christoph Schweizer talks about what he has learned in his three year...
Taking Risk from No to Go
Can risk management evolve from a check-the-box exercise into a driver of innovation? Tad Roselund, BCG’s former chief risk officer, explains how orga...
BCG Presents: CEO Digest
Listen as BCG AI conversational agent GENE and editor in chief Paul Michelman highlight the opportunities and obstacles ahead for CEOs, as outlined in...
Rewire or Retire
One in every three people will likely find their jobs significantly disrupted by AI in the next decade. Sagar Goel, leader of BCG’s work in digital re...
The Olympics: A Brand’s Golden Opportunity
In a world of microtargeted ads and niche audiences, sports remain one of the few remaining opportunities for brands to capture the attention of the m...
Punch Cards, Frequent Flyers, and the Future of Loyalty
The average US consumer belongs to around 14 loyalty programs. Edward Crouch, BCG’s global leader for loyalty and membership, explains how unique expe...