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[Harvard Business School](/podcasts)
[](/podcasts/2021/05/05-from-failure-to-14b-with-quintin-e-primo-iii)
In this episode, our host, Denise Silber, takes a deep dive into Quintin E. Primo III’s life in business, from his success as a young HBS grad at Citibank to the collapse of his first entrepreneurial venture and finally to executing $14 billion in real estate transactions.
[](/podcasts/2021/3/3/-unique-insights-on-leadership-and-search-with-helene-reltgen-egon-zehnder)
Founded by an HBS grad, Egon Zehnder is the world's largest privately-held executive search firm. In this episode, host Denise Silber interviews EZ senior partner Helene Reltgen, an HBS MBA with fascinating insights on leadership skills, digital transformation, becoming a board member, diversity, and coaching.
[](/podcasts/2021/2/17/how-to-lead-and-thrive-in-challenging-times)
In this episode, Host Philip Guarino interviews HBS-graduate and strategy expert Cveti Yotova who discusses remote work in a post-pandemic world and how leaders can build and deploy strategies that ensure better engagement, satisfaction, and performance.
[](/podcasts/2021/1/20/-how-to-turn-a-winning-business-school-pitch-into-a-unicorn-with-dr-lissy-hu-hbs-mba)
How do you launch a billion-dollar health tech business coming out of business school without prior business or tech experience? In this episode, host Denise Silber interviews Dr. Lissy Hu, a Harvard MD MBA, whose winning HBS business competition idea for solving a healthcare system problem, turned into a going concern acquired at $1.3B in 2020.
[](/podcasts/2021/1/20/on-leadership-with-ceo-4-term-us-governor-and-people-lover-john-lynch)
Can leading a manufacturing business and governing a state in the US, have much in common, when the operations and bottom line are so different? In this episode, host Denise Silber discusses leadership with John Lynch, a Harvard MBA who became the successful CEO of Knoll and went on to be a four-term Governor of New Hampshire.
[](/podcasts/2020/12/07/big-wisdom-on-small-business-from-amazing-aussie-bill-lang)
In this episode, our host Denise Silber is joined by Bill Lang, Harvard MBA, inspiring entrepreneur, and small business advisor from Australia. Drawing on his extraordinary international track record from Silicon Valley to China, Bill discusses growing your business wherever it may be.
[](/podcasts/2020/11/11/elevated-economics-the-societal-shifts-forcing-business-to-change)
In this episode, our host Philip Guarino is joined by Richard Steel, CEO of Parsec Ventures. Richard discusses why businesses and investors will have no choice but to adapt to changing consumer habits, given that consumers have already become more conscious of environmental, social, and governmental issues.
[](/podcasts/2020/11/04/why-data-science-must-inherently-be-interdisciplinary)
In this episode, our host Philip Guarino is joined by Mark Watson III, Founder and Managing Partner of Aquila Capital Partners. Mark discusses how he transformed a $300 million company nearing insolvency into a $3 billion multinational firm.
[](/podcasts/2020/8/19/is-chairman-of-a-fortune-500-your-goal)
Can you become Chairman of the Board of a Fortune 500 corporation by spending your entire post-MBA career in that one firm? Yes! In this episode, host Denise Silber interviews guest, Charles “Chuck” E.Bunch, a Harvard MBA who became Chairman & CEO of PPG Industries (#180 of the Fortune 500).
[](/podcasts/2020/7/22/archie-norman-the-mega-turnaround-specialist)
Marks & Spencer, the 136 year old global British retailer, was already in the midst of a turn-around strategy when lockdown hit. In this timely episode, host Denise Silber and guest, Archie Norman (MBA ‘79), Board Chairman of Marks & Spencer, discuss the current company crisis, the way forward, and his insights as a veteran of mega turnarounds.
[](/podcasts/2020/7/6/upbpwp91b5pew1vgia62yubjvgg1h5)
In this very open conversation between two classmates, our host Denise Silber is joined by Henry Whitlow, an HBS alumnus, successful entrepreneur, and volunteer in community development. Henry speaks about the difficulty of being Black at Harvard, in business, in life.
[](/podcasts/2020/6/29/the-business-of-humor-with-emmy-award-winning-comedy-writer-and-entrepreneur-joe-toplyn)
Join host, Denise Silber, and guest, Joe Toplyn – four-time Emmy winning comedy writer, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and inventor of an AI that generates original jokes – as they discuss the fact that while succeeding in comedy is challenging, with an entrepreneurial mindset, professional opportunities can be limitless.
[](/podcasts/2020/6/26/building-a-cinema-empire-how-mexicos-cinpolis-conquered-the-world)
In this episode of HAE Invites, our host Philip Guarino is joined by Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, CEO of Cinépolis. Philip and Alejandro Ramírez Magaña talk about Cinépolis’ spectacular growth from a leading Mexican cinema chain to become the world’s third largest cineplex firm.
[](/podcasts/2020/6/22/when-a-harvard-alum-is-the-ceo-of-moderna-therapeutics-in-the-race-for-the-covid-19-vaccine)
In this episode, Denise Silber, host of HAE Invites, interviews the CEO of Moderna Therapeutics (MRNA), one of the most strategic and observed life science companies of the COVID crisis. In December 2018, Moderna became the largest biotech IPO in history. Now in 2020, they are called upon to do what has never been done before, to accelerate the development of a vaccine for a new disease.
[](/podcasts/when-a-value-based-healthcare-data-startup-works-with-the-nhs-with-dr-nasrin-hafezparast)
Join Denise Silber in this episode of HAE Invites as she speaks with Dr. Nasrin Hafezparast, co-founder and CTO of Outcomes Based Healthcare, about how her company is improving the lives of 56 million people in the UK. Tune in as she talks about how they analyze their data and why they aren’t considered as an AI healthcare company, why they zeroed in on the “hire slow, fire fast” approach for the team members they work with, and OBH’s plans to improve healthcare systems in other countries
[](/podcasts/angel-investing-101-with-maurice-gopikian-of-harvard-alumni-angels)
In this episode of HAE Invites, Philip Guarino interviews Maurice Gopikian, investor, serial entrepreneur, and founder and president of Harvard Angels France about how he helps startups connect with the right investor and what it takes to be a part of their Angel network. He also discusses why it's important to create connections that can help you change or start a new career and the things that founders need to consider when approaching a potential investor for his company. Stay tuned.
[](/podcasts/when-casino-loyalty-marketing-gives-us-a-win-in-healthcare)
In this episode of HAE Invites, Denise Silber speaks with fellow Harvard alumnus Sunny Tara about how he came up with the idea of applying the things he learned from working in the casino industry to the healthcare industry.
[](/podcasts/the-driving-force-of-innovation-with-denise-silber-and-philip-guarino-hosts-of-hae-invites)
In this episode of HAE Invites, Denise Silber and Philip Guarino talk about what led them to be a part of the persistent global movement to make things better through innovation. Tune in to learn more about HAE Invites, the people they will be bringing into their show, and how these individuals are changing the business landscape with the work they do.
