World's Greatest Business Thinkers Podcast

The Business Case for Doing Good: Jo Fairley on Purpose, Profit and Product Quality

9.6K views · 1w ago · 58:47

Guest: Jo Fairley

The biggest business opportunities often begin with a problem nobody else has thought to solve. In this episode of World’s Greatest Business Thinkers, host Nick Hague speaks with Jo Fairley, keynote speaker and co-founder of Green & Black’s and Beauty Bible, about building purpose-driven businesses that challenge conventions and create lasting value.

Topics: Early Signs of an Entrepreneurial Mind · Turning Doubt Into a Driving Force · Lessons in Leadership From an Early Editorship · Spotting a Category Before It Existed · Why Belief in a Product Simplifies Everything · Embedding Purpose Into the Business Model

Why Blitzscaling Works: Startup Growth, Network Effects & Competitive Advantage | Chris Yeh

12K views · 3w ago · 57:31

Guest: Chris Yeh

Get in touch at matt@ or book directly at Summary What makes blitzscaling work, and when does rapid growth become a bad strategy?

Topics: From Bookworm to Accidental Entrepreneur · Defining Blitzscaling: Speed Over Efficiency · How to Recognize a Winner-Take-Most Market · Airbnb's Cereal Gamble and the Power of Tenacity · Why WeWork's Growth Strategy Failed · Knowing When to Stop Blitzscaling

Are Your Hiring Practices Filtering Out Your Best Talent? I Maureen Dunne

23K views · 1mo ago · 1:17:59

Guest: Maureen Dunne

Get in touch at matt@ or book directly at Summary What if the 15–20% of the workforce that is neurodivergent could become one of your organization’s greatest sources of innovation?

Topics: Neurodiversity Is a Design Problem, Not a Deficit · Stop Hiring for Interview Performance, Assess Real Job Skills · Manager Training and Environment Design Beat Accommodations Alone · Psychological Safety: The Foundation of Inclusion · Rethink Your Recruitment Pipeline and Hiring Practices · Pattern Matching Bias: The Silent Talent Filter

How to Perform Under Pressure Without Losing Yourself | Ben Crowe

13K views · 1mo ago · 1:33:04

Guest: Ben Crowe

Get in touch at matt@ or book directly at Summary What if the secret to peak performance wasn't about working harder, but about removing the masks we wear and connecting to what truly matters? In this episode of World’s Greatest Business Thinkers, host Nick Hague sits down with Ben Crowe, Director at Mojo Crowe, elite performance coach, and author of Where the Light Gets In, to explore what really drives extraordinary performance.

Topics: Purpose-Driven Leadership: The Nike Blueprint for Organizational Excellence · Separate Identity from Outcome: The Two Scorecards Framework · Play, Purpose, and Potential: The Three Intrinsic Motivations · Richmond Tigers: How Vulnerability Transformed an Organization · Ted Lasso's Real-World Parallels: Authenticity, Storytelling, and Connection · Belief vs. Confidence: Why Existential Belief Wins Under Pressure

The Future of Business Isn't AI: It's Culture | Grant McCracken

7.5K views · 2mo ago · 1:13:51

Guest: Grant McCracken

Get in touch at matt@ or book directly at Summary What if the future of business isn't about spotting trends, but understanding the deep cultural currents shaping them? In this episode of World’s Greatest Business Thinkers, Nick Hague is joined by Grant McCracken, Cultural Anthropologist, author, and Founder and CEO of Tailwind Radar, to explore the cultural forces shaping the future of business.

Topics: The Return of the Artisan Economy: Why Culture Drives Business Strategy · Cruelty-Free Capitalism: The Human Connection Economy · The Micropolitan Movement: Where AI Creates Opportunity · Authenticity Without Orthodoxy: Avoiding Craftwashing · Tailwind Radar: Reading Culture Like Weather Systems · The Anti-Wellness Trend: From Perfect to Deliberately Feral

Kim Scott Explains Radical Candor and the Secret to Great Leadership

19K views · 3mo ago · 1:12:08

Get in touch at matt@ or book directly at Summary What if the feedback culture you're desperate to build is actually being blocked by bias you don't even see? Leadership is not a choice between empathy and accountability; it demands both. In this episode of World’s Greatest Business Thinkers, Nick Hague speaks with Co-founder of Radical Candor and bestselling author Kim Scott about the principles behind her books Radical Candor and Radical Respect.

Topics: From Soviet Russia to Silicon Valley: Kim Scott's Eclectic Journey · The Origin Story: A Stranger, a Puppy, and "It's Not Mean, It's Clear" · Radical Candor Framework: Care Personally + Challenge Directly · Why Honest Feedback Feels Like Existential Dread · Radical Respect: The Foundation That Makes Candor Possible · Distinguish Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying: Three Different Problems