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 • 41 episodes
Beyond the Case
Latest Episodes
How My Principles Replaced My Instincts - with Radu Dumitrescu
Restaurants don’t win on food alone, they win on feel. Radu Dumitrescu, founder & CEO of Stadio Hospitality Concepts, lays out a leadership philosophy built on culture, principl...
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Episode 41
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26:44
From a Billion-Dollar Market Cap to Insolvency: Decisions, Reflection, and a Robust Second Innings - Pujit Aggarwal
From a $1B market-cap market darling to a wipeout, this conversation traces how Pujit Aggarwal - former MD & CEO of Orbit Corporation, a Mumbai-based luxury real estate developer that went public via an IPO - thinks abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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28:15
The Quiet Math of a Meaningful Life and Its North Star - Rajan Shah
If you had to write your obituary today, what would you want it to say - how many lives you lifted, or how perfectly you avoided failure? Rajan Shah’s story argues that the legacy worth leaving demands risk, learning, and the courage to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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25:36
Lessons You Only Learn When Things Fall Apart - Geetanjali AlamShah
47 litigations. That’s how deep the hole got after Geetanjali “Gee” AlamShah’s airline bet went sideways and it’s also the most hopeful part of this conversation: she climbed out. Not by pretending it didn’t hurt, but by getting discipli...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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29:34
Lessons from 12 Startups and a Lifetime in Tech - Brad Cowdrey
Imagine waking up every day knowing your job is to suffer on purpose because that’s the price of building something that can dominate a category. Brad Cowdrey (OPM 49) explains why startups aren’t glamorous, why Ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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