Deep Purpose
Episodes
Introducing 'HBS Think Big, Buy Small' Season Two
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re sharing a special episode from season 2 of Think Big, Buy Small, the podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Think Big, ...
Introducing 'Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators'
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are sharing the first episode of the new podcast Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators. Recently called a “best podcast of the week”...
Introducing HBS Think Big, Buy Small
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode from Think Big, Buy Small, the chart-topping entrepreneurship podcast from our friends at Harvard Business School. Think ...
Helena Foulkes: The Power of Asking “What Could Go Right?”
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Research has repeatedly shown that we are hard-wired to worry. Whether we worry about our own survival, our family and friends, or our future, it can ...
Behind the CEO Who Wants to “Keep Commerce Human”
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our increasingly virtual world, it can feel like many of our lives take place remotely. When Josh Silverman took the helm at Etsy in 2017, however,...
Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair: Building the Courage to Lead
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the decades of progress women have made in the workplace, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions at companies across the globe. ...
From the Frontlines to the C-Suite: How Penny Pennington Discovered Her Purpose at Edward Jones
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Few CEOs can claim that they started in entry-level positions at the companies they now lead. Penny Pennington is one of those few, rising from financ...
What it Takes to Lead a Successful Turnaround in Health Care
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a veteran leader in the healthcare sector, José (Joe) E. Almeida, Chairman, President & CEO of Baxter, has made a lot of tough decisions. He led t...
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach on Driving the Future of the Digital Economy
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s really in a payment? During his career at Mastercard, Michael Miebach has strived to understand how payment solutions make a difference in pe...
How Anne Mulcahy Turned Xerox Around – and What Came After
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
During the 2000s, Anne Mulcahy was faced with the seemingly unsurmountable challenge of saving Xerox, rising to the position of CEO after her predeces...
Entrepreneur Harsh Shah Debates the Exit Strategy: Is it Selling Out or Building Value?
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harsh Shah and his firm’s co-founders faced a once-in-a-lifetime quandary: should they sell the incredibly successful e-commerce venture they worked...
From Rags to (Shared) Riches: How James Mwangi Democratized Financial Access Across Africa
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Mwangi made a courageous decision to leave a comfortable, big-city banking job to rescue Equity Building Society, a local financial institution ...
Piloting Alaska Airlines with Compassion
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To pilot Alaska Airlines, CEO Ben Minicucci draws on his Italian immigrant roots and Canadian military training, which was put to the test during a tr...
How Levi Strauss & Co.’s Harmit Singh Finds Purpose in Profit
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Chief Financial & Growth Officer of the Levi Strauss & Co. clothing brand, Harmit Singh makes tough decisions by sticking to a clear set of val...
Making Global Sustainability Personal at Bühler
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The global food supply chain is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental challenges. Many companies avoid these issues...
How Framebridge Founder Susan Tynan Managed Risk While Making an Impact
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan (Harvard Business School MBA 2003) to found Framebridge, a custom framin...
Saving BlackBerry: CEO John Chen Explains How to Make the Hard Calls
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Chen was hired to save an iconic smartphone company that ran out of juice. BlackBerry had gone from being a corporate world must-have to a global...
Former Unilever CEO Paul Polman on Business as a Force for Social Change
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Polman is the legendary former CEO of Unilever and a global leader in combating climate change and promoting corporate responsibility. Reflecting...
Deep Purpose Season 2
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati is back with a new season of Deep Purpose. This time he’s exploring the qualities it takes to become...
McKinsey's Climate Consulting
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus Deep Purpose release, we are sharing an episode of the HBS podcast Climate Rising with host Professor Mike Toffel. In this episode, Da...
Anand Mahindra: The Rise Philosophy at The Mahindra Group
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The core purpose of The Mahindra Group is to help people “rise.” Company leader Anand Mahindra says the “rise” philosophy guides how this spra...
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta Aims to Lead the Best Bank in the World
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like many winning businesses, DBS (formerly known as The Development Bank of Singapore) is obsessed with the customer experience. CEO Piyush Gupta say...
Why Brazil’s Nubank Founder David Vélez Plans to Give Away Billions
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Vélez is a founder of the world’s biggest digital bank: Nubank in Brazil. Vélez tells Professor Ranjay Gulati that he started his remarkable...
Dilhan Pillay Leads Temasek Holdings’ Ongoing Purpose Journey
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Temasek Holdings is an investment firm owned by the Government of Singapore with a diverse, global portfolio. It owns energy companies and a major air...
How Higher Purpose Guides CEO Sim Tshabalala of Africa’s Standard Bank Group
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In South Africa, CEO Sim Tshabalala of Standard Bank Group worked his way up from the country’s largest Black township to lead one of Africa’s lar...
Arcos Dorados Founder Woods Staton: The Importance of Core Principles
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Arcos Dorados (Golden Arches in English) is the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee. It has restaurants across Latin America and the...
Mumzworld Founder Mona Ataya: Empowering Women in the Middle East
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mumzworld is the largest online baby store in the Middle East. It was created by Mona Ataya, one of the most influential businesswomen in the region. ...
How Mudassir Sheikha’s Rideshare Company Careem Became a Unicorn in the Middle East
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A near-death experience led Mudassir Sheikha and his business partner to a deep sense of purpose in creating the rideshare company Careem. They wanted...
Unilever CEO Alan Jope Maintains a Long History of Doing Good
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Jope of Unilever leads a company with a historical commitment to doing good. This massive company sells more than 400 brands. It started back in ...
Walgreens-Boots Alliance Leader Rosalind Brewer Inspires Joy through Better Heath
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the CEO of Walgreens-Boots Alliance, Roz Brewer leads a large and diverse company in a challenging business sector that is critical to the well-bei...
Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati Introduces Deep Purpose Podcast
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deep Purpose is a series of captivating conversations with Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati and top global CEOs about how courageous le...