Hosted by BCG Managing Director & Partner Sanjay Chari, the series explores leadership, purpose, and the human side of growth through candid conversations with CEOs, founders, and thinkers from across the region.
Rather than soundbites or scripts, each episode creates space for honest reflection: how leaders navigate complexity, learn from experience, and make decisions when the playbook isn’t clear.
Discussions move from personal stories to practical insights, offering ideas listeners can apply to their own work and leadership.
Rather than soundbites or scripts, each episode creates space for honest reflection: how leaders navigate complexity, learn from experience, and make decisions when the playbook isn’t clear.
Discussions move from personal stories to practical insights, offering ideas listeners can apply to their own work and leadership.
Recent Episodes
What Great CEOs Do Differently Today
In Ep.5, Rich Lesser, Global Chairman of BCG and former CEO, reflects on leading the firm through a decade of disruption—and shares why long-term vitality, government engagement, and the ability to outlearn change define leadership today.
What Great CEOs Do Differently Today
In Ep.5, Rich Lesser, Global Chairman of BCG and former CEO, reflects on leading the firm through a decade of disruption—and shares why long-term vitality, government engagement, and the ability to outlearn change define leadership today.
In Ep.5, Rich Lesser, Global Chairman of BCG and former CEO, reflects on leading the firm through a decade of disruption—and shares why long-term vitality, government engagement, and the ability to outlearn change define leadership today.
Tale of Four Davos: Insights From a Week With World Leaders
In Ep.4, Rich Lesser, Global Chairman of BCG and former CEO, joins Sanjay following the World Economic Forum in Davos to reflect on leadership resilience, AI’s shift to real-world impact, rising geopolitical fragmentation, and the business-driven momentum behind climate action.
Tale of Four Davos: Insights From a Week With World Leaders
In Ep.4, Rich Lesser, Global Chairman of BCG and former CEO, joins Sanjay following the World Economic Forum in Davos to reflect on leadership resilience, AI’s shift to real-world impact, rising geopolitical fragmentation, and the business-driven momentum behind climate action.
Leadership Lessons That Only Experience Teaches
In Ep. 3, John Gualtieri, Managing Director of Officeworks Australia, reflects on a long career in retail, sharing lessons shaped by experience—from learning the value of listening to simplifying decisions to leading authentically through change.
Leadership Lessons That Only Experience Teaches
In Ep. 3, John Gualtieri, Managing Director of Officeworks Australia, reflects on a long career in retail, sharing lessons shaped by experience—from learning the value of listening to simplifying decisions to leading authentically through change.
Convenience Redefined
In Ep.2, Fiona Hayes, CEO of 7-Eleven Australia, discusses how one of the country’s most iconic brands is evolving—from Slurpees to fuel to AI-enabled operations—and what leadership looks like in a business that never stands still.
Convenience Redefined
In Ep.2, Fiona Hayes, CEO of 7-Eleven Australia, discusses how one of the country’s most iconic brands is evolving—from Slurpees to fuel to AI-enabled operations—and what leadership looks like in a business that never stands still.
Leading Under Pressure—Lessons That Last
In Ep.1, Grant McCabe, Managing Partner of BCG Australia & New Zealand, joins Sanjay to discuss what leadership looks like when the pressure is high and certainty is low—and how trust and judgment are built over time.
Leading Under Pressure—Lessons That Last
In Ep.1, Grant McCabe, Managing Partner of BCG Australia & New Zealand, joins Sanjay to discuss what leadership looks like when the pressure is high and certainty is low—and how trust and judgment are built over time.
Meet the Host
Sanjay Chari is a Managing Director & Partner at BCG, based in Australia. He works closely with CEOs and senior leadership teams across a range of industries to navigate complexity, drive transformation, and deliver sustainable growth.
His work focuses on helping organizations make better decisions balancing strategy, execution, and the human dynamics of change.
Through Business and Beyond, Sanjay brings those conversations into the open, creating space for leaders to share practical lessons, personal experiences, and the thinking behind how they lead and grow over time.
His work focuses on helping organizations make better decisions balancing strategy, execution, and the human dynamics of change.
Through Business and Beyond, Sanjay brings those conversations into the open, creating space for leaders to share practical lessons, personal experiences, and the thinking behind how they lead and grow over time.
