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.
Beyond the Case
Latest Episodes
Facing Cancer, Rethinking Success - Dr. Anna Lautenschlaeger
Dr. Anna Lautenschlaeger reflects on building a life whose value extends beyond business success. From a childhood in Germany where travel was out of reach to living in 17 countries, the serial entrepreneur, economics PhD and OPM 69 participant...
17 Mistakes, a $475 Million Exit and What Matters in Life - John Osher
John Osher, the creator of SpinBrush, turned decades of experience into a list of 16 mistakes entrepreneurs don’t have to make. In this conversation, he shares the life behind those lessons, from driving taxis and working as a plumber and carpe...
The Humility to Ask, the Discipline to Act - Pedro Barboglio
When a fire devastated his family’s manufacturing facility, Pedro Barboglio’s first move was to call people who had survived the same crisis. Their experience helped him organise the response and restore production in roughly four weeks, a less...
From Cleaner Air to First Homes: 30 Years of Purpose - Tenoch Ochoa
After 30 years in vehicle emissions testing and a business exit in financial services, Tenoch Ochoa is starting again, building a lending venture in California focused on helping Latino families purchase their first homes. He explores what it t...
Prepare Today for Tomorrow’s Exit: Tax Planning and Succession - Vikas Garg
Vikas Garg built VG CPA PC from a basement practice in 2005 into a firm with offices in Virginia, Washington, DC, and New York. A chartered accountant, CPA and HBS OPM participant, he shares how becoming an entrepreneur changed his under...
