Beyond the Case
A podcast where global leaders from the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management (OPM) community join in a personal capacity and share the real decisions, failures, and mental models behind building enduring companies.
This podcast is independent and not affiliated with Harvard Business School.
Podcasting since 2025 • 30 episodes
Beyond the Case
Latest Episodes
Jeff Cronkshaw on Scuba Diving and Leading When Panic Isn’t an Option
Jeff Cronkshaw doesn’t talk about leadership in theory — he talks about it 40 meters underwater, in zero visibility, when failure isn’t abstract and panic kills.Across this conversation, Jeff draws a powerful parallel between s...
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Episode 30
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34:39
Gustavo Reichmann on Optimism, Reinvention, and Thinking in 20-Year Chapters
Optimism isn’t just a personality trait in this episode - it’s a discipline. Gustavo Reichmann frames life as forward motion: the future should feel bigger than the past, even as you age. He credits that mindset to watching his 95-year-old gran...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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Eric Hoffman: The Owner Who Bought Back His Company from Private Equity
Hoffman Media, a founder-led niche media company, raised private equity capital in the mid-2000s to fund acquisitions and organic growth. The firm entered the 2008 financial crisis with a PE partner h...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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26:46
Vishwajeet Vishnu: The Price of Success Was Persistence
Vishwajeet Vishnu’s journey isn’t built on privilege, pedigree, or perfect timing. It’s built on persistence.Forced to drop out of college after 12th grade due to financial hardship, Vishwajeet entered the workforce early and educated hi...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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30:53
Sameer Jain: Early Internet Entrepreneur Who Bootstrapped Success by Accident
He wasn’t supposed to be an entrepreneur—at least not by design.Sameer Jain never set out with a business plan or the intention to build a company. After experimenting with the early internet in India he quietly bootstrapped
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Episode 26
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