All the things.

In a landscape fixated on quick wins, host Neeta Bidwai explores how successful leaders & organizations balance short-term demands with long-term vision.

The show.

82 | Innovation at Leatherman: How One Tool Became a 🇺🇸 Icon

81 | Trade Policy Chaos: Tariffs, AI Failures & America's Economic Uncertainty in 2025

80 | Tariffs, Chaos, and Penguins🐧📉: How the U.S. Just Triggered a Global Trade Meltdown with Erik Olson (Venn Strategies)

79 | Is AI Overconfident, and How Does it Think? Plus, Economic Instability, NASA Skepticism, & Design Thinking with Neeta Bidwai (News & Insights)

78 | Economic Warning Signs, the Robots’ Secret Language, AI is Changing How We Think (!), Plus Startup Espionage & Acquisitions with Neeta Bidwai (News & Insights)

77 | Product Innovation & Differentiation in Wireless Markets with Doug McGolgin (U.S. Cellular)

76 | Trade Wars: Business, Geopolitics, & Security with Ambassador Demetrios Marantis (USTR, Visa, Square)

75 | What Sets High Performance Firms Apart? #4 (Deep Dive)

74 | Startup Economics Imploding, DeepSeek Data Sharing with TikTok?, AI & IP Protection, & Leadership (Deep Dive)

73| From Friction to Customer Experiences That Drive Revenue & Retention with Paula Courtney (Verde Group)

72 | AI Risks & Rewards with Former CIO Tali Bray (Wells Fargo, Dewpoint)

71 | Modernizing Heritage Brands & Business Models with Michael König (Fiskars Group, Bang & Olufsen)

70 | Can Design Thinking Fix Go-to-Market? with Mary Catherine Plunkett (Autodesk)

69 | Is AI Hype Justified? Or Are We Overlooking Risks? | Joyce Chung & Host Neeta Bidwai | Deep Dive

68 | Why Ads Hit So Hard Emotionally with Adam Slater (Clarafy Research)

67 | AI Agents, Trade Wars & Market Surprises: 2025 Predictions with Jim Stevenson (The Bletchley Group)

66 | Unlock Pricing Power with Effective Messaging (Deep Dive)

65 | Grow Revenue Faster with Data-Backed Thought Leadership (Deep Dive)

64 | From Crisis to Opportunity: M&A and Bold Business Pivots with Tina Brown (Overland-Tandberg)

63 | Strategize, Acquire, Transform: Unleashing Value Creation with Michael Frankel (Trajectory Capital) | Part 2

62 | M&A in 2025: AI, Trade Wars, and Economic Trends with Michael Frankel (Trajectory Capital) | Part 1

61 | What Sets High Performance Companies Apart? #3 (Deep Dive)

60 | Why We Buy with Emotion & Backfill with Logic: The Critical Role of Emotions in Decision-Making (Deep Dive)

59 | Driving Innovation in Financial Services with Jazz Samra (Wells Fargo)

58 | The Case Against Lead Gen and What to Do Instead (Deep Dive)

57 | How to Unlock Pricing Power & Increase Willingness to Pay with Effective Messaging (Deep Dive)

56 | Nothing to Lose, Everything to Build with Luke Cooper (Latimer Ventures)

55 | Mergers, Acquisitions, and Crisis Management with Mike Maynard (Napier Group)

54 | What Sets High Performance Companies Apart? #2 (Deep Dive)

53 | Why Prototype Testing Leads to Successful Products & Business Models with J Li (Prototype Thinking Labs)

52 | How to Create Permission Structures to Enable Behavioral Change & Adoption of Business Models (Deep Dive)

51 | Intentionality in M&A, Growth, and Board Governance with Joyce Cacho (Adinura, Sistema.Bio, Land O’Lakes)

50 | Uncovering Diamonds: M&A, Diverse Perspectives, & Healthy Organizations with John Driver (Lynx Technology)

49 | Intangible Assets, Brand, and Value Creation with Joyce Chung (Aerial)

48 | Pivoting & Scaling from Services to Product with Dexter Hardy (Ntegral)

47 | Brand Equity in Manufacturing M&A with Ashton Belk (Huebner)

46 | Short Term Needs, Long Term Strategy, & Customer Focus in Developing Markets with Regina García Cuéllar (izzi, Citibanamex, Pemex)

45 | Bypass Lead Gen: How to Design Go-to-Market for Customers (Deep Dive)

44 | Why Traditional Lead Gen is Failing (Deep Dive)

43 | The Art of Turnarounds & Restructuring with Jim Stevenson (Bletchley Group)

42 | Future-Proofing Insights: Product, Strategy, and Culture with Todd Horvitz (HP, Disney, Wells Fargo)

41 | Building Trust and Proactivity in Customer Success with Jina Kim (RedRock, Carta, Techstars)

40 | Customers Define Value, Not Us (Data Snapshot)

39 | The Business Case for Diverse Board Perspectives with Heather Spilsbury (50/50 Women on Boards CEO)

38 | How Differentiated Expert Insights Build Competitive Moats & Drive Good Revenue Growth (Data Snapshot)

37 | Conviction vs Adaptability in Startups with Jennifer Krusius (ABS Capital, Columbia Capital, Vivacity)

36 | Monetizing eSports, M&A, and Market Dynamics with Michele Maguire (Asteri, Niko, Fabl)

35 | The Power of Data & Monetization in Product with Shinyoung Park (Game of Life, 500 Startups, Techstars)

34 | Reinventing Xerox with Greg Stein (Head of M&A and Strategy at Xerox)

33 | How to Break Through Bad Revenue & Raise Prices Effectively (Deep Dive)

32 | Better Corporate Boards Create More Shareholder Value with Matt Moscardi (Free Float Analytics, MSCI)

31 | Outcomes Over Output - the Future of Product Management with Chris Jones (Silicon Valley Product Group)

30 | What Sets High Performance Firms Apart? (Deep Dive)

29 | Launch to Acquisition in 1 Year with Co-Founder Alexis Bowen (Elsewhere.io by Lonely Planet)

28 | Evolving Experiential Events with Braughnwynn "Bibi" Brown (TENCUE, Hustle, EasyPost)

27 | Ready for an IPO? What the Best Lawyers Want You to Know with Davina Kaile (Pillsbury LLP)

26 | Effective Sales Strategies and Revenue Optimization with Mar Brandt (AppsFlyer, Sitecore, Experian)

25 | M&A Integration Opportunities with Jacqueline Leng (Interpublic Group, Kinesso, Oracle)

24 | Mastering M&A with Michael Frankel (Trajectory Capital, Deloitte)

23 | Superconsumers, Category Design, & Profitable Revenue Growth with Eddie Yoon (Category Pirates)

22 | The Best Firms Never Forget the Customer with Mandy Lozano (Pepsico, Starbucks, Nestle, Burt's Bees)

21 | Why Great Thought Leadership Works & How to Do it Well (Deep Dive)

20 | Building Billion Dollar Products & Business Models with Baljeet Singh (Google, Youtube, Twitter, Invoy)

19 | New to Pricing? Why It Should Be Your Top Priority (Deep Dive)

18 | The ROI of Brand with Willow Hill (ScoutLab, Airbnb)

17 | Great Firms Are Supremely Aligned to the Endgame with Cassie Young (Primary Ventures GP, Sailthru, Marigold)

16 | Proof Points & Business Models Matter More Than Ever in Health Care with CRO Manisha Shetty Gulati (Commure, Clarify Health, McKinsey)

15 | Unlocking Growth with Insights and Customer-Centric Decision Making with Nadia Morozova (EY, TikTok)

14 | Customer-Centric CFOs See the Bigger Picture with Hilda Mwangi (HAZ, Neustar, Fannie Mae)

13 | Talent, Strategy, and Operations with Amy Gershkoff Bolles (Levi Strauss, Tradesy, Spectrum Equity)

12 | Bad Revenue Decisions Show Up & Proliferate in Customer Success with Kara Cabassa (Amperity, Evolv AI, Optimizely)

11 | Scaling: Building Repeatable Revenue Engines to $300M with Mike Heilmann (Demandbase, StrongView)

10 | Creative Excellence is Measured by Strong Commercial Returns with Spencer Fox (Cannes Lions Advisory)

9 | Post-IPO Business Models, CEO Transitions, & Empathy at Work with Kristy Friedrichs (New Relic, Bain)

8 | Starting with Product-Led (PLG) vs Sales-Led Business Models: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls and Traps (Deep Dive)

7 | How to Build Efficient Product-Led (PLG) & Self-Serve Business Models (Deep Dive)

6 | How Transformative Leaders Navigate Complexity with Carrie Holtz (Alix Partners, PwC)

5 | Why Customer Segmentation Unlocks Faster Revenue Growth (Unlike ICPs & Personas) (Deep Dive)

4 | Maximizing Good Revenue: Why You Need to Fix Pricing & Positioning at the Same Time (Deep Dive)

3 | Why B2B Sales Strategies Fall Short (and How to Fix It) (Deep Dive)

2 | How to Build Strong Pricing & Monetization for Revenue Growth (Deep Dive)

1 | Good Revenue is Worth More than Bad Revenue (Deep Dive)

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Who should we know?

We welcome nominations for the show. Our guests are senior executives and experienced leaders focused on:

  • Balancing short term needs with long term vision

  • Customer-centric business models & aligned incentives

  • Leading through business pivots or inflection points

  • Key insights and takeaways as founder, serial acquirer, executive, advisor

  • Major corporate milestones such as an IPO, M&A, or taking a firm private