Columbia Bizcast

About Columbia Bizcast

Hear what drives the innovators, leaders, and thinkers of Columbia Business School in this podcast hosted by Fahad Ahmed '17.

Publisher

Columbia Business School

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Oct 2017

Latest episode

27 May 2025

Latest episodes

14 of 111 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   27 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   How Randy Garutti Built Shake Shack: Leadership Lessons from a Global Brand

   Former Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti discusses his journey from earning minimum wage to leading a global brand, sharing key leadership lessons in an interview with Professor Jorge Guzman.

2. 

   9 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Walmart’s Chief People Officer Donna Morris on the Future of Work

   Donna Morris, Walmart's Chief People Officer, explores with CBS Professor Stephan Meier how Walmart uses technology and upskilling to empower employees and reshape roles in today's evolving workplace; this is an interview.

3. 

   24 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Joseph Stiglitz on AI, Freedom, and Rethinking Capitalism

   In this episode of Columbia Bizcast, Columbia Business School Professor and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explores the true meaning of “freedom” in the age of AI. He explains how government, capitalism, and tech must evolve to protect democracy—not undermine it—and why progressive economic policies are key to ensuring innovation works for all.

Inside a recent episode

How Randy Garutti Built Shake Shack: Leadership Lessons from a Global Brand

Published 27 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Or maybe I'm not thinking about it right, and it's simpler in that. No, there was always our tagline, whatever I call it, became our mission from the beginning, was Stan for something good. It was kind of a double entendre because at that time, there was always a line of people standing online at Madison Square Park. You guys didn't live this, but if you went to the Shake Shack in 2004, 6, 8, it was probably 100 people online, 12 hours a day. Stan for something good became our mission, and it was never on purpose. Stan for something perfect. Stan for something great. Stan for something good. We just tried to do a little bit better than everybody else. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

113 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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