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 • 43 episodes
Beyond the Case
Latest Episodes
The Cost of Ambition No One Measures - Somdutta Singh
This talk is really about rewiring what “success” means. From chasing validation, money, and outcomes to building with reflection, detachment, discipline, and community, while protecting your inner life (mental health, spirituality, re...
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Episode 43
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39:53
Scaling Trust in a Volatile, Unorganized Market - Akshay Verma
How do you go about scaling in an unorganized industry that’s mid-disruption—while commodity prices swing wildly and brand “differences” can feel paper-thin? You stop trying to sell a product and start engineering trust, systems, and culture th...
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Episode 42
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31:18
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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