Grit & Growth
Latest Episodes
From Local Startup to Pan-African Success: The Beem Story
Starting a business and growing it are challenging enough. But expanding globally, across the entire African continent with 54 very different countries, increases the difficulty exponentially. That’s what Taha Jiwaji, CEO and founder of Beem, is experien
Season 4 Trailer
Welcome back to Grit & Growth from Stanford Graduate School of Business. In Season 4, youll hear tales of entrepreneurial trials and triumphs, obstacles and opportunities, and, of course, plenty of grit and growth. Plus, we share insights from Stanford f
Short Takes: Trailblazing the Internet of Things in Bangladesh
Meet Mir Shahrukh Islam, cofounder and CEO of Bondstein Technologies Ltd. in Bangladesh. He created his IoT, or internet of things, company at a time when very few in Bangladesh even knew the term. Today, that future-focused, risk-taking spirit still defi
Short Takes: Where Science Meets Culture
Meet Raj Prakash, cofounder of Zifo, a science informatics company in India. While growing revenues is on almost every entrepreneurs mind, Prakash believes building a thriving culture should be too. Hear how creating a great place to work is helping his
Short Takes: Pioneering a Holistic Approach to Speech Therapy in Kenya
Meet Grace Macharia, a speech and language therapist and founder of SLT Support in Nairobi, Kenya. She created a social enterprise with a mission to support not only her patients, but also the profession of speech therapy in Kenya as a whole.
Introducing the If/Then podcast from Stanford GSB
If/Then is a new podcast from the Stanford Graduate School of Business that we think will be of great interest to Grit & Growth listeners. This episode features Stanford GSB Professor Jonathan Levav analyzing the premise, “If we want to generate better id
Short Takes: Growing a Family and a Business
Meet Sakshi Kapahi, head of Omam Consultants, an HR consultancy in India, and a mother on a mission to balance home and work life for herself and her employees. Hear about Kapahis journey the hurdles and highlights as she grew both her family and the
Workplace Friction: How to Make the Right Things Easier and the Wrong Things Harder
Welcome to Grit & Growths masterclass on friction the good, the bad, and the ugly. Robert Sutton, Stanford professor in the School of Engineering and best-selling author, has stories and strategies to help you identify the causes of friction, eliminat
Fail It 'til You Nail It: Masterclass on Embracing the Upside of Down
Stanford GSB professor shares insights on how to create a growth mindset and environment of psychological safety to remove the stigma of failure and increase your success.
Creating a Culture of Healthy Debate
Does your team tell you what you need to hear? Or just what you want to hear?