Podcasts by BCG

BCG’s Alex Friedman and Trish Stroman explain how companies can unlock growth by better serving half the population.

BCG’s Alicia Pittman explores how companies can prioritize their people while using AI to boost performance, coach talent, and build trust.

BCG's Justin Vincent explains how a sharper focus can drive results for consumer brands amid slowing growth.

BCG’s Vikram Aggarwal explores why medtech needs more than better devices—and how leaders can unlock the next generation of innovation.

BCG’s Tolu Oyekan discusses how the continent’s economy will be boosted by free trade and universal access to power.

BCG’s Neeraj Aggarwal explores how Asia will increasingly set the global agenda in areas long-dominated by the West.

BCG’s Marc Gilbert explores how multinational corporations could thrive in a world of competing trade blocs over the next decade.

BCG’s Julie Bedard, a Fellow at BCG Henderson Institute, shares why AI isn't a substitute for people.

The integrated health care company uses AI to improve care delivery in four main ways.

The enterprise resource planning company’s global head of AI shares his views on training AI agents.

The CEO shares how his nonprofit uses AI to think about upcycling goods as well as upskilling its employees and community members.

The financial services executive shares how his organization implements traditional and generative AI.

In Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate, Dani Rodrik proposes new modes of cooperation and policy experimentation to address our greatest global challenges.

In The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things that Last, Jimmy Wales explains how he turned an impossible idea—creating an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit—into a global institution.

In How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage, Ranjay Gulati argues that being bold is something you can learn—not a trait you have to be born with.

In The Land Trap: A New History of the World’s Oldest Asset, Mike Bird shows why land remains the ultimate currency of power.

Electric vehicles have revolutionized the automotive industry and created a sustainable circular economy. Today in 2050, the internal combustion engine is a relic of the past. At the Paulista Grand Prix in São Paulo, race car driver Bela Tanaka goes neck and neck with Rahul Gonzalez for a chance at the top 5.

Clothing recycling along with second-hand and rental markets have significantly decreased waste in the fashion industry. Today in 2050, every garment tells a story. This transparency about an item’s provenance empowers consumers to make responsible choices. At Tokyo Fashion Week, model Emiko Ikeda must decide if they should take a stand against unethical clothing manufacturing.

In 2050, mangrove forests are thriving across Southeast Asia’s shorelines, protecting coastal communities from flooding and erosion. The region is a world leader in nature-based solutions to climate challenges. Environmental scientist Danilo Manolo travels through a protected mangrove forest in a national park in Malaysia to halt an illegal logging operation.

Controlled-environment agriculture allows farmers to grow fruits and vegetables indoors all over the world and even on Mars. Vertical farms are interwoven into the fabric of our cities, and produce is grown in greenhouses in less densely populated areas. Farmer Louisette Thibault must contain a pest outbreak at indoor farming facilities in and around Montreal, Canada.