The McDonald's Invasion | New Beginnings | 1
George Cohon gives up his career as a Chicago attorney to open the first McDonald’s fast food restaurant in Canada. As George moves up the McDonald’s corporate ladder, a chance meeting with members of...
12 Jan 202337min
Exxon in Crisis | The Accident | 1
In 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground off the coast of Alaska. More than ten million gallons of crude oil gushed out of its shattered holds into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound....
8 Dec 202238min
Animating Pixar | The Benefactor | 1
Ed Catmull’s dream is to make the first ever computer-animated movie. But in 1986, Ed’s world is turned upside down when tech icon Steve Jobs purchases the animation studio he helped create. As co-fou...
3 Nov 202236min
Driving Chrysler Through Inflation | The Crash | 2
Lee Iacocca takes charge at Chrysler and finds a company on the brink of collapse. But his attempts to turn the automaker around are undermined by a new and unforeseen global economic crisis.To listen...
6 Okt 202237min
Driving Chrysler Through Inflation | A Ford Man | 1
During a time of rising inflation, Lee Iacocca rises through the ranks of the Ford Motor Company, eventually becoming its President. But reaching the top brings him into conflict with the erratic and ...
29 Sep 202240min
Beating Rockefeller | God and Money | 1
In the 19th Century, J.D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil vanquishes the competition on its way to the top of the oil industry. Rockefeller is truly untouchable, until two rival competitors from overseas j...
25 Aug 202235min
Taking Microsoft Into the Cloud | Crossroads | 1
A young engineer carves his path to becoming Microsoft’s third CEO, determined to launch a technological and cultural revolution that will change the company and the world. Want to listen to the remai...
21 Juli 202235min
Southwest | Preparing for Takeoff | 1
Grounded by lawsuits waged by its competitors, the newly-conceived Southwest Airlines struggles to stay in business in the 1960s. But the company’s co-founder, Herb Kelleher, refuses to give up on his...
16 Juni 202236min
