Breaking the Bank
BCG’s Kilian Berz explains how banks continue to struggle 15 years after the global financial crisis—and what they can do to recover.
The So What from BCG
This Boston Consulting Group podcast series looks around the corner of today’s big business and social issues. The goal—the so what—is to make sense of today and prepare busy leaders and executives for the day after tomorrow.
Award-winning British journalist Georgie Frost interviews the leading thinkers and doers at BCG on the trends, developments, and ideas that will shape and disrupt the future. Topics range from global warming, COVID-19, business resilience, and social inequity to the influence of digital technology on everything. This is not your typical business strategy podcast.
The Electric Vehicle Revolution Isn’t Dead—It’s Just Recharging
Brian Collie, BCG’s global leader for the automotive and mobility sector, explains that price and range anxiety remain as barriers to adoption of electric vehicles. Even so, recent BCG research in the US found that nearly 40% of surveyed consumers are considering a switch to electric for their next vehicle. To tap into that demand, manufacturers need to lower their cost structure—they currently lose $6,000-$30,000 per car—and work with partners.
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Recent Episodes
Catastrophic Cyber Risk and Crown Jewels
BCG’s Paul O’Rourke explains why organizations should rethink their approach to cybersecurity.
Imagining a New World Order
BCG’s Daniel Azevedo explores a possible shift in economic power to the Global South.
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Gender Equality in Africa Has Been Set Back a Generation
BCG’s Zineb Sqalli and Phillipa Osakwe-Okoye discuss the hurdles thwarting success in closing the gender gap.
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Cost Efficiency in Uncertain Times
BCG’s Paul Goydan explains why organizations need to be lean.
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What You Don't Know About a Quarter of Your Workforce
BCG’s Brad Loftus and Hillary Wool talk about why disabilities are so misunderstood in the workplace.
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People Will Be the Unsung Heroes of the AI Revolution
BCG’s Allison Bailey explores how AI will affect the workforce.
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How CEOs Spend Their Time
CBRE’S CEO Bob Sulentic and BCG’s Jeff Hill discuss strategies for clearing the clutter out of your day.
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Is It Time for a New You in the New Year?
BCG’s Sreyssha George discusses building a personal brand.
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How Marketing Can Change Your Mind
BCG’s David Ratajczak discusses how human psychology can level the playing field between big and small brands.
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Meet Our Host
Georgie Frost is an award-winning freelance finance broadcaster and journalist. She began her career as a sports journalist at the Guardian Media Group before hosting sports shows on BBC Radio. In 2014, she created a daily finance-based talk radio show on Share Radio, winning honors as the financial broadcaster of the year and as one of the top five best new presenters in the UK at the APA Awards. She has written for the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Mail and appeared as a sports and financial commentator in national newspapers as well as on ITV, Sky Sports Mix, and BBC One. She has written and hosted the Daily Mail’s “This is Money” podcast for the past ten years.
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