693: Facts, Data, and Evidence: Knowing What ...

This general podcast describes some of the common misconceptions applicants and even practicing McKinsey/BCG consultants have about their own firms. It will be useful to anyone who wants to understand some of the broad themes and misunderstandings about the profession. Here are s ...  Show more

For this episode, let's revisit a Case Interview & Management Consulting classic where we discuss why you should bring energy to the interview. Lots of candidates leave it to the interviewer to determine the energy levels, tone and mood of the call. That is a bad idea. In our exp ...  Show more

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 522, an interview with the author of Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son, Lionel Barber.

In this episode, Lionel discusses his career and insig ...

In this episode, Clay explores When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein, the gripping story of the rise and fall of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM).  Founded by Wall Street’s brightest minds, including Nobel Prize-winning economists, LTCM generated astronomical returns using c ...  Show more

We think facts are always helpful because they're the truth but that's only half the story when it comes to our finances. Alex Edmans is an economist and Professor of Finance at the London Business School. His book ‘May Contain Lies’ explains how our biases are exploited and what ...  Show more

My guest today is Ben Hunt. Ben spent a decade in academia as a Political Science professor at New York University before starting a couple of his own software companies, which he later sold. Ben then decided to conquer financial markets, serving as the Chief Risk Officer and ...