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The Operations Leadership with Gautam Basu podcast provides insights for today’s business leaders on creating value through operations improvement, process excellence, digital innovation, and leadership.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Operations Leadership with Gautam Basu podcast provides insights for today’s business leaders on creating value through operations improvement, process excellence, digital innovation, and leadership.
Operations Leadership is hosted by Aalto University. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 40: Future of Operations: Outlook 2031" (5 June 2026, 37 minutes), "Episode 39: Behind the Numbers: Insights from M&A Due Diligence" (19 May 2026, 73 minutes), and "Episode: 38: Field Notes, AI ROI Reckoning: Why Most AI Deployments Still Aren’t Hitting the P/L" (12 May 2026, 36 minutes).
Operations Leadership publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for Operations Leadership is 47%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Operations Leadership requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Operations Leadership's contact route on record: verified email.
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Aalto University hosts Operations Leadership, a business podcast with 40 episodes published.
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Operations Leadership
In this episode, Gautam looks into the future of operations. He digs deep into the six forces that will reshape operations in the next 5 years and why 89% of organizations are still running industrial age operating...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Michael Hardy (PwC Deals Partner) based in Helsinki. In our conversation, we dive deep into the M&A due diligence process, linkages between the finance and operations in a transactions...
Operations Leadership
In this episode, we cut through the AI hype to ask the question most vendors don’t want answered: why are 80% of supply chain AI deployments still invisible on the P&L? Drawing on fresh 2026 research, we diagnose the...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Wayne Marhelski, a former US Air Force veteran and operations executive with over three decades of experience transforming manufacturing businesses across defense, aerospace, and nuclear...
Operations Leadership
In this episode, we analyze the strategic shift from resilience to Total Value. Leading organizations are moving beyond disruption management toward enterprise-wide value maximization. The practical vehicle is supply...
Operations Leadership
In this episode, Gautam unpacks the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the largest disruption to global energy supply since the 1970s oil crisis. This crisis has profound implications for chokepoint exposure, commodity...
Operations Leadership
In this episode, we analyze the recent case of Anthropic AI solution being designated as a supply chain risk by the US Pentagon. This case has profound implications for vendor dependency, contract governance, and supply...
Operations Leadership
In this episode, we have returning guest William Bundy (Partner at McKinsey & Co). We discuss how private equity firms have evolved their operating groups into structured capabilities that systematically drive value...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Hadi Ghanbari (Assistant Professor at Aalto University’s Business School). In this interview, we discuss cyber-attacks which target supply chains, including the types of attackers, motivation...
Operations Leadership
Our guest for this episode is Sami Miettinen (author, investment banker, & host of the Neuvottelija podcast). In this interview, Sami dives deep in the art & science of negotiation and why negotiation is a superpower...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Mikko Möttönen (Professor of Quantum Technology at Aalto University / VTT). During our conversation, he discusses how quantum computing differs from classical computing, specific industry...
Operations Leadership
Our guest for this episode is Katri Kauppi (Associate Professor of Logistics at Aalto University). In this interview, we discuss the particulars of principal-agent problems and her current research on value based...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Karl Buschmann (Adjunct Policy Advisor for RAND & Strategic Advisor for CSCMP). In this interview, Karl provides us with insights on how geo-politics, public policy, trade regulations impact...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Linda Dunn (Professor of Practice at Georgetown University). In this interview, she talks about the lessons learned in during her long & distinguished career, importance of financial literacy for...
Operations Leadership
Our guest for this episode is Tony Wood (CEO CF & Society of Leadership Fellows at Windsor Castle). In this interview, we discuss the concept of an agentic worker & how they can be deployed alongside human teams to...
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Our guest for this episode is Dr. Stefan Holmberg (Partner at Optilon & Leader of Swedish Roundtable for the Council of Supply Chain Mgmt. Professionals). In this interview, Dr. Holmberg discusses Sweden’s unique...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Dr. Teemu Lehto (EVP of QPR Software). He is an expert in the the area of process mining. In this interview, we dig deeper in what process mining is; its origins, blending data science & process...
Operations Leadership
Our guest for this episode is Pekka Maki, who is a legendary boxing coach and trainer to multiple world & European champions. In this interview, we discuss the process, preparation, due diligence, & risks in producing...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is Dr. Terry Esper (Professor of Logistics at Ohio State University & Chair of the Council for Supply Chain Management Professsionals). He is accomplished academic scholar and leader in the SCM...
Operations Leadership
This episode’s guest is William Bundy (Partner at McKinsey & Co). He is an acclaimed expert in operational value creation in the private equity (PE) industry. Will provides us with rich insights on how PE firms have...
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CEO CF & Society of Leadership Fellows at Windsor Castle, Mission Bible Church Costa Mesa
PwC
Anthropic
McKinsey & Co
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