Deep Purpose

About Deep Purpose

Deep Purpose is a series of captivating conversations with Harvard Business School Professor Ranjay Gulati and top global CEOs about how courageous leaders unlock potential, proving that vast performance gains–and vital social benefits–are the payoffs when firms get purpose right.

Publisher

Harvard Business School Prof. Ranjay Gulati

Category

business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Sept 2022

Latest episode

22 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jun 2026

   Introducing 'HBS The Founder Mindset: The Curse of Optionality with Tim Ferriss'

   Today on Deep Purpose, we’re excited to share an episode from The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu, the new podcast from Harvard Business School Foundry. Hosted by entrepreneur and Harvard Business School senior lecturer Reza Satchu, The Founder Mindset features in-depth conversations with founders, investors, and leaders about the mindset, judgment, and decisions that shape extraordinary careers and companies. On this episode, Reza sits down with Tim Ferriss — entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, and host of The Tim Ferriss Show — to discuss experimentation, calibrated risk-taking, and the importance of learning faster than the competition. Tim reflects on how fear-setting helped shape his decision-making, why he views most opportunities as experiments rather than permanent commitments, and how curiosity, unconventional thinking, and continuous learning have guided his career across investing, writing, podcasting, and entrepreneurship. The conversation also explores optionality, commitment, personal impact, and why founders must learn to trust both their judgment and their willingness to act under uncertainty. Listen to more episodes of The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu and follow the podcast here: https://play.megaphone.fm/2gwuyq_gsiihi5s9mey3ka

2. 

   9 May 2025

   Introducing 'HBS Think Big, Buy Small' Season Two

   Today, we’re sharing a special episode from season 2 of Think Big, Buy Small, the podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Think Big, Buy Small explores an innovative approach to entrepreneurship: acquisition entrepreneurship. Through engaging conversations, this season delves into how to buy your own business, become your own boss, and scale it to new heights. In this episode, HBS professors Richard Ruback and Royce Yudkoff sit down with Nick Vandam, a former Army officer and elite athlete who took an unconventional path to business ownership by pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition. Nick shares what it’s really like to buy and run a small business, the tough lessons he learned, and why this path might be more accessible than you think. Listen to the complete season 2 of Think Big, Buy Small, and follow the podcast today: https://link.chtbl.com/B2cH36AX?sid=deeppurpose

3. 

   10 Dec 2024

   Introducing 'Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators'

   Today, we are sharing the first episode of the new podcast Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators. Recently called a “best podcast of the week” by The Guardian, Dealcraft is hosted by my HBS colleague, Jim Sebenius, who is a renowned negotiation expert and author. The show features interviews with the world’s greatest dealmakers and diplomats (like Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman) on their most challenging negotiations. And each episode, Jim shares fascinating deal stories and distills useful insights for listeners to apply in their toughest deals and disputes. In this specific episode of Dealcraft, you’ll hear how music industry super-lawyer John Branca was able to negotiate for Michael Jackson’s ownership of his master recordings… an almost unprecedented feat at the time. To listen to other episodes, follow Dealcraft: Insights from Great Negotiators here: https://link.chtbl.com/3CG3TbHY?sid=DeepPurpose

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

32,878,611

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

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

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

97

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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