Best Executivepresence Podcasts (2024)

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706: How to overcome career frustrations (with New York University’s Dr. Tessa West) 1:01:23

1h ago1:01:23

1:01:23

Welcome to an interview with the author of Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You, Dr. Tessa West. In her book, Dr. Tessa West helps you figure out the real reason you’re unhappy and shows you how to find a new position in which you’ll thrive, whether in a different role, company, or new industry altogether. Dr. Tessa West is Professor of Psy…

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477: Why Everything You Know About Public Speaking Is Wrong—And What You Should Be Doing Instead 53:14

35m ago53:14

53:14

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 477, an interview with Hollywood insiders and the authors of Briefly Speaking, Deborah Shames and David Booth. In this episode, we discuss effective communication and presentation strategies for individuals and business professionals. With their extensive experience coaching executives, celebrities, and leaders, D…

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705: What is Business Judgement (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 10:02

1h ago10:02

10:02

You cannot and will not improve your case skills from practicing case alone. "Case skills" refers to a variety of skills including body language, communication and especially business judgement. Business judgement effectively means your ability to make reasonable guesses/inferences in business situations. That largely comes from being well read. Th…

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476: Handling client's difficult questions (Strategy Skills classics) 15:10

1h ago15:10

15:10

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we address how to answer difficult questions raised by the client during an executive workshop or another type of client's executive group meeting. We start with discussing the right mindset any consultant requires to be able to effectively handle difficult questions from a client. We …

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704: Important Case Guidance (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 11:33

2h ago11:33

11:33

In our ongoing series of podcasts, we again introduce new advice about case interviews or sometimes view an old topic in a different manner. The objective of these podcasts is to explain concepts like MECE, 80/20, brainstorming, hypotheses etc in different ways so that as many listeners as possible will understand these concepts. We have seen some …

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475: 3.4 million followers minister on building a business and professional brand from the ground up 54:59

1h ago54:59

54:59

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 475, an interview with Dr. Sam Adeyemi (Ah Day yeh me), a global speaker, strategic leadership expert, minister, and author who has influenced millions of people on success and leadership through radio, television, conferences, and information products for more than 25 years. Atlanta-based Dr. Sam Adeyemi leads le…

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703: Myths about Management Consulting (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 12:30

1h ago12:30

12:30

This general podcast describes some of the common misconceptions applicants and even practicing McKinsey/BCG consultants have about their own firms. It will be useful to anyone who wants to understand some of the broad themes and misunderstandings about the profession. Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy…

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474: How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study? (Strategy Skills Classics) 13:03

4h ago13:03

13:03

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how accurate our financial model for the market entry strategy study is. Watch the video version here: How accurate was our financial model for the market entry strategy study? Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free down…

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702: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places (with Former McKinsey partner, Viva Ona Bartkus) 48:38

23h ago48:38

48:38

Welcome to an interview with the coauthor of Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places, Viva Ona Bartkus. In this book, they argue that by entering markets in the world’s frontline regions—areas stuck in cycles of violence and extreme poverty—businesses can actually create stability and expand oppor…

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473: MIT Professor Deborah Ancona on How Family Ghosts End Up in the Executive Suite 50:05

8d ago50:05

50:05

Welcome to Strategy Skills, episode 473—an interview with Deborah Ancona, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. In this episode, we explore "family ghosts," a rarely discussed topic that significantly impacts professional growth, behavior, and attitudes toward work. We discuss how to achieve your gre…

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701: How to Hold Networking Conversations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 9:43

16d ago9:43

9:43

Networking calls/coffee chats are tricky. You should not be following the advice found for general recruitment. We insist our clients network with partners so most of the advice we provide is for networking with McKinsey and BCG partners. The reality is that partners are best equipped, and most influential, to assess a unique profile and make a jud…

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472: Top-down view of energy (Strategy Skills classics) 9:28

18d ago9:28

9:28

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic about the top-down view of energy. It is crucial to provide boundaries when discussing sector-wide issues or the executives may get lost in the details and miss the key levers. Watch the video version here: Top-Down View of Energy Click here to see the full study and here to see the merger s…

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700: Sanity Checking Estimations in Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics) 6:41

8d ago6:41

6:41

Many candidates forget to sanity-check their calculations in a case. That is a bad idea. Without a sanity-check there is no way to meaningfully assess the accuracy of your answer. More important, how you perform the sanity check is the key. All sanity-checks must involve the reduction of the answer to a number that you can intuitively compare to yo…

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471: Management consulting storyboards (Strategy Skills classics) 20:40

8d ago20:40

20:40

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we share one of our more in-depth episodes taken as a sample video from one of our strategy studies. This episode is complimentary and available on iTunes, Youtube, Spotify, and many other podcast players. Watch the video version here: How do I build the storyboard and why is it done s…

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699: The Triggers Behind Customer Purchases (with Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane) 42:15

23d ago42:15

42:15

Welcome to an interview with an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker and authority in harnessing the instinctive mind to accelerate brand and business growth, founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. In this episode, continuing the discussion from her first interview, we delved deeper into the conventional marketing wisdom and instinctive behavior…

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470: Audemars Piguet & leadership (Strategy Skills classics) 15:40

13d ago15:40

15:40

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we explain how leadership is defined at great firms like McKinsey and BCG, and how we also manage leadership transition at FC. It will surprise you to see how different the mindset can be and that we think about these issues all the time. The most important role of a partner is to leav…

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698: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future (with co-founder of FLOODGATE, Mike Maples, Jr) 50:20

29d ago50:20

50:20

Welcome to an interview with the author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future, Mike Maples, Jr. In this book, Maples and coauthor Peter Ziebelman set out to discover the hidden forces that drive extraordinary start-up success. Pattern-breaking success, they reveal, demands a different mindset and actions to harness developments …

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469: Market trends analysis (Strategy Skills classics) 13:07

15d ago13:07

13:07

Let’s be honest. Most consultants simply go into Google and search for any reports / analyses to compile market trends/an industry analysis fact pack. In other words, they do not put much thought into it beyond ensuring they are not caught for plagiarism. This is because many consultants think of the market trends or industry analysis as an output …

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697: How to Quickly Build a 500k+ Social Media Following (with Eric Cogorno) 51:52

20d ago51:52

51:52

Welcome to an interview with golf coach, entrepreneur, and personal development enthusiast Eric Cogorno. In this episode, Eric shares the most effective tips and techniques that he uses to grow his business and followers. Eric took his business from $80K to $1.5 million revenue a year -- in less than five years. He has grown an audience of 500K+ fo…

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468: How to overcome career frustrations with New York University’s Dr. Tessa West 1:04:15

20d ago1:04:15

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Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 468, an interview with the author of Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You, Dr. Tessa West. In her book, Dr. Tessa West helps you figure out the real reason you’re unhappy and shows you how to find a new position in which you’ll thrive, whether in a different role, company, or new industry altogether. Dr. T…

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696: Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation (with Finnian Kelly) 52:45

22d ago52:45

52:45

Welcome to an interview with the author of Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation, Finnian Kelly. In this book, Finnian Kelly shares his step-by-step process for manifesting Intentionality into success. Through combining both scientific and spiritual principles, Finnian leads you through the…

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467: How to convert insights into strategy maps (Strategy Skills classics) 24:01

30d ago24:01

24:01

For this episode, let's revisit a Strategy Skills classic where we discuss how to convert insights into Strategy Maps. It is a powerful tool to create prescriptive / forecasting models to explain and predict strategy options. This is how to move from being a consultant to thinking and presenting like a partner. It is complimentary and available on …

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695: Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times (with Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes) 48:03

30d ago48:03

48:03

Welcome to an interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr. Rebecca Homkes. How would you stabilize your business to withstand and grow through market shocks, reset your strategy to take account of new realities and thrive through uncertainty? Survive, Reset, Thrive is a playbook fo…

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466: Former McKinsey partner on How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World's Toughest Places 50:16

27d ago50:16

50:16

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 466, featuring an interview with the coauthor of Business on the Edge: How to Turn a Profit and Improve Lives in the World’s Toughest Places, Viva Ona Bartkus. In this book, they argue that by entering markets in the world’s frontline regions—areas stuck in cycles of violence and extreme poverty—businesses can act…

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694: How to Build a "People-First" Culture (with Unicorn Founder and CEO of One Planet Group, Payam Zamani) 47:40

1M ago47:40

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Welcome to an interview with the author of Crossing the Desert: The Power of Embracing Life's Difficult Journeys, Payam Zamani. In this episode, Payam shares the most important lessons he learned from building a record-breaking billion-dollar IPO called AutoWeb, and how it fell apart. He took those early lessons and created his current company, One…

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465: The Triggers Behind Customer Purchases with Founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. 43:53

1M ago43:53

43:53

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 465, an interview with an award-winning marketer, TEDx speaker and authority in harnessing the instinctive mind to accelerate brand and business growth, founder and CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane. In this episode, continuing the discussion from her first interview, we delved deeper into the conventional marketing wi…

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693: Facts, Data, and Evidence: Knowing What to Trust or Can We Really Trust Evidence? (with Professor of Finance at London Business School, Alex Edmans) 49:26

1M ago49:26

49:26

Welcome to an interview with the author of May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases―And What We Can Do about It, Alex Edmans. In this book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples, he highlights the biases that cause us to mistake statements for facts, fac…

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464: Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future with co-founder of FLOODGATE, Mike Maples, Jr 51:59

1M ago51:59

51:59

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 464, featuring an interview with the author of Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future, Mike Maples, Jr. In this book, Maples and coauthor Peter Ziebelman set out to discover the hidden forces that drive extraordinary start-up success. Pattern-breaking success, they reveal, demands a different minds…

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692: Building an AI Meeting Assistant in Silicon Valley (with Co-Founder and CEO of Fireflies.ai, Krish Ramineni) 40:12

1M ago40:12

40:12

Welcome to an interview with the CEO of Fireflies.ai, Krish Rameni. In this episode, Krish took us back to the early days of starting their company, Fireflies.ai, and how they stayed motivated despite the challenges. He shared valuable advice from the lessons he learned throughout his career that will be useful for individuals who are starting thei…

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463: How to Quickly Build a 500k+ Social Media Following with Eric Cogorno 53:30

2M ago53:30

53:30

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 463, featuring an interview with golf coach, entrepreneur, and personal development enthusiast Eric Cogorno. In this episode, Eric shares the most effective tips and techniques that he uses to grow his business and followers. Eric took his business from $80K to $1.5 million revenue a year -- in less than five year…

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691: Solving for Why: Strategies for creating a career of purpose and meaning (with Dr. Mark G. Shrime) 51:22

1M ago51:22

51:22

Welcome to an interview with the author of Solving for Why: A Surgeon's Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose, Dr. Mark G. Shrime. Solving for Why is an inspiring memoir about finding the answer to life's biggest question—"Why?"—and about following that answer through remarkable, unlikely places on the road to fulfillment, purpose…

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462: Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation by Finnian Kelly 54:23

2M ago54:23

54:23

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 462, featuring an interview with the author of Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness, and Radical Self-Transformation, Finnian Kelly. In this book, Finnian Kelly shares his step-by-step process for manifesting Intentionality into success. Through combining both scientific and spiritual pr…

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690: Winning Mondays: Empowering Leaders and Teams (with Paul Epstein) 53:19

2M ago53:19

53:19

Welcome to an interview with the author of Better Decisions Faster: Unshakable Confidence When You Need It Most, Paul Epstein. In Better Decisions Faster, Paul draws from the green-light wisdom of Fortune 500 CEOs, Olympians, Shark Tank entrepreneurs, world-record holders, Ivy League professors, and Navy SEALs to reveal a revolutionary new system f…

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461: Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times (with Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes) 49:41

2M ago49:41

49:41

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 461, a follow-up interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr. Rebecca Homkes. How would you stabilize your business to withstand and grow through market shocks, reset your strategy to take account of new realities and thrive through uncertainty? S…

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