PODCAST · business
Skydeck
by Harvard Business School
The Harvard Business School alumni podcast
Episodes
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How a Crash Set an Alaskan Bush Pilot on a New Course
In the early 1980s, Art Warbelow barely survived a plane crash in the Alaska wilderness. It forced a reckoning that ultimately led him to HBS.
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The Businesswoman Who Secretly Ran a Gelatin Empire
Author Rachel Greenfield (MBA 1981) on Rose Knox, who quietly took over Knox Gelatin in 1908 after her husband died and grew it into an iconic American brand
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Love, Money, and the Modern Prenup
Libby Leffler (MBA 2017), founder of First, on why couples are talking more openly about finances before saying “I do”
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My Favorite Professor
Alumni on the teachers that changed their trajectories
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Compass Points
The recipients of the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award on the advice that’s directed their careers—and lives
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Yes, And: How Improv Can Make You a Better Leader
Debra Schifrin (MBA 2007) harnesses the hard skills of playful performance
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Courage Can Save Us
Marine veteran Rye Barcott (MBA/MPA 2009) on what it will take for America to last another 250 years
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Rewriting the Script: Reese Witherspoon's Entrepreneurial Leap to Impact
Presenting an episode of The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu, a new show from HBS
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The Moments That Made Me
Recipients of the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award on the people and experiences that defined them
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The Power of Oversharing
Professor Leslie John on the ROI of TMI
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How Spycraft Helped Create Switzerland’s Luxury Watch Market
Aaron Stark (MBA 2017) uncovers the unlikely lessons from an industrial espionage event of historic proportions
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Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
In this episode from 2023, Chris Marinak (MBA 2008), then the Chief Operations and Strategy Officer at Major League Baseball, discusses building and nurturing an organizational culture of innovation—and what his experience at MLB can teach any business leader.
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How AI is Shaping the Future of Journalism
Axios COO Allison Murphy (MBA 2014) on how AI is influencing their strategy—and upending the industry’s business model
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Making Community College a ‘Bold First Choice’
At One Million Degrees, CEO Aarti Dhupelia (MBA 2005) is supercharging the experience of thousands of students
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Why We’re Going Dry
Entrepreneur Pat Dooling (MBA 2010) on the cultural movement fueling the non-alcoholic market
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Best of 2025
Recommendations from the year in media from HBS alumni, students, faculty, and staff
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Can Tech Solve Health Care’s Workforce Crisis?
Ascend Learning CEO Lissy Hu (MD/MBA 2014) on how AI can help address a generational challenge
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Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission
Former Army helicopter pilot Matthew Brady (MBA 2016) discusses his battlefield experience—and how it shaped his approach to business
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Taylor Swift, CEO
Author Sinead O'Sullivan (MBA 2017) on what every leader can learn from the pop star’s billion-dollar strategy
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My First Job
Alumni on their early experiences with the working world
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Strength in Suffering
Author and physician John Travers (MBA 2002) on the bedside lessons in human resilience
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Crafting Your Life
Professor Leslie Perlow on how to find more joy in your life by being more intentional with your time
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Back to the Future
Scott Anthony (MBA 2001) on how historical examples of disruptive innovation can help us hunt for the next big thing
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Play with Purpose
Commanders’ owner and 26North founder Josh Harris (MBA 1990) on why anchoring leadership in personal passion and civic responsibility is a winning strategy
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The Vinyl Revival
Caren Kelleher (MBA 2010) on why records are reclaiming their place in a world of streaming
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Slice of Life
What fighter pilot-turned-pizza perfectionist Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) can teach entrepreneurs about the power of passion
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If I Knew Then
With the advantage of hindsight, this year’s recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award offer some words of wisdom and key takeaways from their HBS experience
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Challenge Accepted
Recipients of the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award describe a time when life put them to the test—and what came out of it
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The Working Parent Revolution
Bright Horizons CEO Stephen Kramer (MBA 1997) on what modern parents really want from their workplace
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What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
Taylor Becker (MBA 2025) shares personal anecdotes and life lessons from his collaboration with the late finance icon Byron Wien (MBA 1956)
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Joy to the World
How Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010), CEO of East Boston Social Centers, is making joy a priority in his community—and what his work can teach every organization
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How to Judge Your Next Job
Michael Horn (MBA 2006) and Associate Professor Ethan Bernstein—coauthors of the new book Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career—on how to make sure your next career move is the right one
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Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Former Continental Airlines CEO Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) recounts the radical ideas and relentless negotiations that transformed the airline industry
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The Musts of 2024
Alumni recommendations from the year in media
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Solving the Underemployment Crisis
More than half of college grads are underemployed. In this excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, Stephen Moret (MBA 2011) discusses the root causes of this trend—and what policymakers and the private sector can do to address it.
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Negotiating Peace in Canada's Largest Rainforest
How Wally Eamer (MBA 1979) helped end a bitter, decades-long conflict between loggers, environmentalists, government officials, and First Nations
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How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) on what it will really take to adapt to the realities of climate change
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My Worst Job
Alumni share life-altering lessons from the labor force
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The Making of a Streaming Sensation
Author and producer Jeff Norton (MBA 2003) on how his show Geek Girl became a Netflix hit—and what it tells us about success in the streaming era
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Basket Chase
Baskits president and CEO Robin Kovitz (MBA 2007) on the tactics and the trials of her “acquisition entrepreneurship” journey
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Quantum Leap
John Levy (MBA 1979) thinks his startup can make quantum computing an accessible superpower for business—and he is racing tech’s biggest names to make a long-promised future a reality
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Reddit’s Rise
COO Jen Wong (MBA 2004) on how she grew revenues without compromising community
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Surviving the Iditarod
Adventurer Sunny Stroeer (MBA 2011) is always hunting for her limit. Would she find it while skiing 1,000 miles through the Alaskan wilderness?
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How To Have Effective Conversations
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Charles Duhigg (MBA 2003) on the rules of real talk
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On the Job
Recipients of the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award share takeaways from early experiences in the working world
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Origin Stories
Recipients of the 2024 Alumni Achievement Award reflect on how their early life shaped them—personally and professionally
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Mission Control
Space entrepreneur Peter Platzer (MBA 2002) on the process of finding your purpose
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In Harmony
Born in Korea, Michael Kim (MBA 1990) spent his formative years in the US. As his novel ‘Offerings’ heads for the big screen, Asia’s “godfather of private equity” reflects on time, legacy, duty, and the unexpected connections between fiction and finance.
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
Cancer will impact nearly one in two people in their lifetime. Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) has battled it twice—and has lessons for anyone in the fight.
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The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Author Anne Morriss (MBA 2004) on how companies can tackle complex issues with essential speed
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