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
Personal Guarantees, Family Wealth, and Knowing When to Sell | Henry Maksoud Neto
Henry Maksoud Neto took responsibility for his family’s Brazilian business facing roughly $250 million in debt, 600 employees, and a disputed succession. He shares the personal cost of trying to preserve a family enterprise, how e...
From $2,000 to 2,000 Employees, and a Bigger Purpose - Rajendra Bagwe
Harvard Business School OPM alumnus Rajendra Bagwe co-founded Reliable Autotech in 1984 with just $2,000, helping build an enginee...
From Poker to Entrepreneurship: Making Decisions Without All the Cards - Matt Widdoes
Matt Widdoes’s journey from entrepreneurial parents and professional poker to leading growth teams and founding MAVAN reveals a consistent approach: pursue learning, build trusted relationships, and make tho...
From Father-Son Partnership to a Tata Acquisition - Prashant Kandoi
This conversation with Prashant Kandoi is largely about family business, entrepreneurship, succession, values, and learning through experience.Prashant grew up watching his father build an electrical business from the ground up af...
The Power of Pattern Recognition - Richard Chen
In our living group, Richard was often seen as the wise one, the person we looked to for a thoughtful, well-researched view of a case. His reflections in this conversation reveal why: he has learned to turn experience into a personal philosophy...
