Latest Implementation Podcast Episodes
#109 - Taylor James, SchermCo + Dr. Adrian Mims, Founder & CEO, The Calculus Project
Square Pizza - April 26, 2024 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg and Taylor James are in conversation with Dr. Adrian Mims, Founder & CEO, The Calculus Project. The Calculus Project partners with school districts, parents, teachers, and partners to accelerate learning in mathematics for B...
Fashioning the Perfect Fit With AI: Stitch Fix’s Jeff Cooper
Me, Myself, and AI - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsJeff Cooper parlayed his interest in neuroscience and human behavior into a career in data science and today works as a senior data science director for online retail subscription service Stitch Fix. Jeff joins Me, Myself, and AI to share how the company pairs human employees with intelligent tec...
669: Using Storytelling In Cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - April 15, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsStorytelling is a very powerful technique to ensure someone remembers you after an interview. In fact, even when we screen people at Firmsconsulting today, we use this technique I applied as a partner. The rule is simple: if I can remember your key messages from the interview the next day, I wou...
668: Digital strategy expert, Venkat Venkatraman. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - April 10, 2024 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future, Venkat Venkatraman. In Fusion Strategy, digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman and world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan offer a first-of-its-kind playbook th...
#108 - Leadership Institute + Reflections
Square Pizza - April 08, 2024 15:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJia Lin-Bothe, our Director of Family Empowerment, is in conversation with two special guests from SchermCo's family empowerment work. Keiba Young is a parent from one of our partner schools last year and attended the Parent Leadership Institute training in March 2023. In this episode: This ep...
667: Five phrases to avoid (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - April 08, 2024 12:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsCommunication and image in a case interview is governed by both what you say and how you say. It is true that how you say something tends to carry more weight. However, in some case, certain phrases should definitely be avoided because they cause much damage it is very hard to recover from them....
666: One of the world's leading experts on strategy and innovation, Vijay “VG” Govindarajan. How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - April 03, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the coauthor of Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future. In Fusion Strategy, world-renowned innovation guru Vijay Govindarajan and digital strategy expert Venkat Venkatraman offer a first-of-its-kind playbook that will help industr...
Solving Real User Problems With Generative AI: Slack’s Jackie Rocca
Me, Myself, and AI - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsLike many product leaders in the technology space, Jackie Rocca took a somewhat circuitous path to that role. After beginning her career in management consulting with Bain, she earned her MBA at Stanford and then worked at Google, where she helped launch YouTube TV. Now, she serves as vice presid...
665: Never start training with McKinsey cases (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - April 01, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsThis is a mistake common to most case interview candidates. They start with the McKinsey approach. This is a very, very bad idea. McKinsey cases are those were the interviewer leads the case. If you are only trained to do cases in this format, you will never learn how to lead a case. This is no ...
RB43: You don't own anything
Offline with the Radio Bros - March 31, 2024 22:00 - 54 minutesWe're back and finally got this recording produced. In this episode we've got a loooot of catching up to do... starting with a potential success story for Google's RCS, but not for the reasons you think. Then following it with an article about Discovery leaving the Playstation platform, we have...
#107 - Nicole Jarbo, Interim CEO, 4.0 Schools (Part II)
Square Pizza - March 29, 2024 14:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe Square Pizza Pod welcomes back a guest who last appeared on March 4, 2021, Nicole Jarbo. Nicole is the interim CEO of 4.0 Schools. 4.0 connects, coaches, and invests in people to test new learning spaces and tools with their communities. In this episode: Last Interview CEO of Goodbets C...
664: Chief evangelist of Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast, Guy Kawasaki, on Lessons from the world's most remarkable people
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 27, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the author of Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, Guy Kawasaki. In Think Remarkable, tech titan Guy Kawasaki teams up with Madisun Nuismer, producer of the Remarkable People podcast, to share invaluable knowledge from more than 40 ...
663: Vice President of SCADpro, Paul Stonick. The Business Value of Design and The Cost of Not Innovating
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 25, 2024 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with Paul Stonick, the Vice President of SCADpro—Savannah College of Art and Design’s in-house design, research, and innovation studio—which is generating innovative designs and products for the world's most influential brands, including Google, Amazon, and Apple. F...
662: Ex McKinsey and LBS lecturer, Dr. Rebecca Homkes, on high growth strategy
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 20, 2024 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times, Dr. Rebecca Homkes. Survive, Reset, Thrive is a playbook for leaders derived from the author's first-hand experience working with executive teams across industries from soft...
Driving Manufacturing Efficiency With AI: Pirelli’s Daniele Petecchi
Me, Myself, and AI - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsDaniele Petecchi didn’t realize how complex the process of producing tires was until he joined Pirelli, a company that’s been in the business of manufacturing tires for more than 150 years. But now, as head of data management and AI, he’s focused on leveraging the company’s wealth of data to meet...
661: Networking with more junior consultants (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 18, 2024 12:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWe use the terms junior consultants to loosely refer to anyone at the engagement manager level and below: senior associates, associates, consultants and analysts. Our history of working with so many clients indicates that the best results occur when networking directly with partners. There is no...
660: Professor of Neuroscience, Dr. Charan Ranganath, on Memory, Neuroscience, and Discovery
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 13, 2024 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the author of Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters, Dr. Charan Ranganath. In the book, Dr. Charan radically reframes the way we think about the everyday act of remembering. Combining accessible language with cutting-edge research, he r...
Bonus Episode: How Can Organizations Better Measure and Manage Artificial Intelligence?
Me, Myself, and AI - March 12, 2024 06:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsOn this bonus episode, we head to the World Bank offices in Washington, D.C., where hosts Sam and Shervin joined organizers Jonathan Timmis and Timothy DeStefano from the World Bank and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business for the day-long conference, “How is Artificial Intelligen...
659: How to Network with a Senior Partner (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 11, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsNetworking with a partner is counter-intuitive. It is much easier to network with a McKinsey / BCG partner for at least four reasons. First, partners always return emails. Second, partners are generally willing to take a call just to explore your profile. Third, partners are less hung up on thin...
#106 - Irene Shih, CEO, MMBay
Square Pizza - March 08, 2024 15:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Irene Shih, CEO, MMBay. Minds Matter Bay Area (MMBay) is an education nonprofit that connects driven and determined students from low-income families with the people, preparation, and possibilities to...
658: Former President of Nike's Consumer-Direct Division and Former Executive Vice President and COO of PepsiCo Discuss Strategies from Women Who've Made It—Christiana Smith Shi and Grace Puma
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - March 06, 2024 12:51 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the authors of Career Forward: Strategies from Women Who've Made It, Christiana Smith Shi and Grace Puma. In this book, the authors challenge negative stereotypes about female ambition, and urge women to be bold, follow their dreams, and seize the chance to lead “big...
657: Using Modern Technology to Scale Your Nonprofit Organization and Grow Your Community (with CEO of Churchome, David Kroll)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - February 28, 2024 13:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the Chief Executive Officer for Churchome, David Kroll. In this episode, David shares his career journey and transition from investment banking to becoming a pastor, highlighting his exposure to extreme success and the realization that money doesn't equate to happi...
Bonus Episode: Artificial Intelligence Podcasts With Jennifer Strong
Me, Myself, and AI - February 27, 2024 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsWhile Me, Myself, and AI is on winter break, we hope you enjoy this episode. Jennifer Strong, longtime journalist and creator of the SHIFT podcast, joins Sam and Shervin to talk about their favorite Me, Myself, and AI episode Find the additional podcasts mentioned in the episode below: SHIFT podc...
656: Winning with Data Science (with Harvard grad and Cerebral data science team leader, Akshay Swaminathan)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - February 26, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the author of Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders. This book is a compelling and comprehensive guide to data science, emphasizing its real-world business applications and focusing on how to collaborate productively with data science teams. The ...
#105 - Ali Medina, Executive Director, Oakland Public Education Fund
Square Pizza - February 23, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsWelcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Ali Medina, Executive Director of the Oakland Public Education Fund. The Oakland Public Education Fund is a nonprofit that leads the development of community resources in Oakland public schools so tha...
Bonus Episode: How Is Artificial Intelligence Transforming Manufacturing?
Me, Myself, and AI - February 20, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsOn this bonus episode, we head to the World Bank offices in Washington, D.C., where hosts Sam and Shervin joined organizers Jonathan Timmis and Timothy DeStefano from the World Bank and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business for the day-long conference, “How is Artificial Intelligen...
655: Taking resume feedback (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - February 19, 2024 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsTaking resume feedback is one of the most fundamental steps as you begin your application process and case interview preparation. If done badly, no matter how well you practice for cases, you will not get the interview. Feedback refers to two parts. First, is the philosophy around how you collec...
654: What's LOVE Got to Do With Leadership? (with Visionary Business Leader and Best Selling Author, Mark A. Mears)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - February 14, 2024 11:26 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsWelcome to an interview with the author of The Purposeful Growth Revolution: 4 Ways to Grow from Leader to Legacy Builder. In this book, you will learn to apply 4 holistic and revolutionary processes found in nature to help individuals, teams, and organizations find purpose, fulfill their true g...
653: Stressful interview situations (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - February 12, 2024 13:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsThis podcast examines the typical tell-tale signs candidates show when placed under stress in a case interview and offers suggestions on how to manage these situations. The key to managing this problem is not to reduce the stress, which may be impossible to do, but to change the way you show you...
652: Three phrases to annoy an interviewer (Case Interview & Management Consulting classics)
Case Interview Preparation & Management Consulting | Strategy | Critical Thinking - February 07, 2024 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsThere are three phrases which create trouble in an interview: “I think that…” and “In my opinion…” and “But, if I look at my friends…” Not only are they defensive, and arrogant, they are also clear indicators where you are struggling in a case interview. When you use them in the wrong context, a...
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