Cold Call
Hosted by Brian Kenny · HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
4.6from 298 ratings
- 300
- Episodes
- 76
- Transcribed
- 298
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About Cold Call
Cold Call distills Harvard Business School's legendary case studies into podcast form. Hosted by Brian Kenny, the podcast airs every two weeks and features Harvard Business School faculty discussing cases they've written and the lessons they impart.
- Publisher
- HBR Presents / Brian Kenny
- Category
- business · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Sept 2016
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
76 of 300 episodes have a transcript.
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How the CEO of Rolls-Royce Turned an Underperforming Company Around
13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Restructuring Mobile Game Giant Supercell for a Turnaround
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Getting Your Boss to Buy into Your Strategy (from “Coaching Real Leaders”)
Inside a recent episode
How the CEO of Rolls-Royce Turned an Underperforming Company Around
Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Rolls Royce in its past had flirted with being close to bankruptcy. The government had bailed it out because there's two major aircraft manufacturers in the world, Rolls Royce and GE. So it's not a company that has a real risk of ever going fully belly up. So I think that created a sense of complacency. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Cold Call
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nitin Nohria
- Jeffrey Rayport
- Henry McGee
- Andrew Yan
- Julian De Freitas
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 193 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 105 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 97
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Questions about Cold Call
Who hosts Cold Call?
Brian Kenny host the show. Published by HBR Presents / Brian Kenny.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Cold Call take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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