Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions
Hosted by Jimmy Allen · Bain & Company
5.0from 12 ratings
- 22
- Episodes
- 12
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions
Before a strategy becomes a success story, it's a judgement call. Now in its second season, Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions gets inside the decisions that defined some of the world's greatest leaders - a bet the market couldn't yet see, a crisis that put the organisation's purpose to the test, and the courage to keep showing up even when you don't have the answer. How do you stay close to the frontline as the organisation scales? What does AI mean for the thing you have spent years building? How do you transform the company without breaking what makes it great? Hosted by Jimmy Allen, Advisory Partner at Bain & Company, bestselling author and leader of Bain's Global CEO Forum, each episode is a candid, in-depth conversation with leaders from Mars, The Economist Group, Khan Academy, and more. Each episode is built around one real story, one defining moment, and the lessons that come from living through it. Dense with insight and designed for leaders who listen with a pen in hand, the series explores the outer game of markets, technology and growth, and the inner game of energy, humility and courage, and what it takes to master both. The question this season isn't just what the CEO should do. It's who does the CEO need to become? Join the Conversation: https://www.bain.com/founders-mentality/ https://www.bain.com/insights/topics/ceo-agenda Links: Bain & Company LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/bain-and-company/) Bain & Company X (https://x.com/BainandCompany) Jimmy Allen LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-allen-3442b/) About the Host: Jimmy Allen is an Advisory Partner at Bain & Company with over 35 years’ experience advising leading organizations. He’s the author of multiple best-selling books on growth and leadership and the host and founder of Bain’s Global CEO Community Forum. Jimmy is a regular speaker at global business events, including the World Economic Forum, and serves on the Botswana Economic Advisory Council. Outside of consulting, Jimmy started his own record label (Abubilla Music) in 2008 and supports Singing Wells, a project dedicated to preserving Kenyan village music. Bain & Company: Founder’s Mentality: The CEO Sessions is brought to you by Bain & Company, a global consultancy trusted by the world’s most influential business leaders. With decades of experience guiding organizations through growth, transformation, and leadership development, Bain’s executive insights offer what it takes to lead at scale.
- Publisher
- Bain & Company
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Sept 2025
- Latest episode
- 13 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
22 episodes in the feed.
13 Oct 2026
Bruno Lasansky, Localiza&Co: The Perfect Storm Playbook
29 Sept 2026
Michelle Zatlyn, Cloudflare: Protect the Steady State, Disrupt What’s Next
15 Sept 2026
Poul Weihrauch, Mars: Purpose Is Easy Until It’s Tested
Who has been a guest on Founder's Mentality: The CEO Sessions
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- Bruno Lasansky
- Michelle Zatlyn
- Poul Weihrauch
- Lara Boro
- Sal Khan
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
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