Great Business Stories
Great Business Stories

Great Business Stories

Caemin and Keith

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A great business story thoroughly researched and brought to life by Caemin & Keith in each hour-long episode, released on the 1st of every month

Recent Episodes

LIBOR Exposed: How the real scandal was buried
DEC 1, 2024
LIBOR Exposed: How the real scandal was buried

this is such a fascinating story for so many different reasons- we have traders who were found guilty and sent to jail in the UK for a crime that that apparently wasn’t a crime

We have senior bankers caught on tape talking about collusion and openly manipulating the interest rates and yet they weren’t even charged and we have regulators who knew everything that was going on who had solid eveidence to go after senior bankers yet chose to stitch up those further down the line.

This story goes to the heart of everything that is wrong with the financial sector which is why I love it, hope you do too




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59 MIN
The MySpace Meltdown: Murdoch, Missteps, and the Lost Battle for Social Media
NOV 1, 2024
The MySpace Meltdown: Murdoch, Missteps, and the Lost Battle for Social Media

In this episode we dig down into the very beginnings of social media, where MySpace was streets ahead of everyone else.

And then Rupert Murdoch, the most famous, the most feared and perhaps one if not the  most successful media tycoons of the 20th century enters the fray and I don’t know about you, but any business story that has Rupert Murdoch in it is going to be a cracker.


Article: The Myspace Meltdown: Murdoch, Missteps, and the Lost Battle for Social Media


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62 MIN
Ackman vs. Icahn: The Herbalife Battle That Shook Wall Street
SEP 30, 2024
Ackman vs. Icahn: The Herbalife Battle That Shook Wall Street

Welcome to todays episode "Ackman vs. Icahn: The Herbalife Battle That Shook Wall Street"- now shook might be too strong a word- but it definitely gripped Wall Street and the business media as billionaire hedge funders Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn publicly feuded when Ackman took a short position on Herbalife and Icahn took the other  side of the bet.


https://gbspod.com/blog/ackman-vs-icahn-the-herbalife-battle-that-shook-wall-street

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68 MIN
The BlackBerry Revolution: What Went Wrong?
SEP 1, 2024
The BlackBerry Revolution: What Went Wrong?

In the episode we look at how 2 very different, diametrically opposed men came together and built a tiny Canadian wireless company into a huge success, and in doing so transformed the way people did business.


And Blackberrys weren’t just transformative, they were loved. 


The company was just hitting its stride when the rug was pulled from underneath them by Steve Jobs with the launch of the iPhone in 2007. 

But as always, what’s really interesting here are the main characters involved, how they built up the company, the pitfalls they encountered but also the nuances- it’s not as straightforward as you’d think- for example did you know that the iPhone captured just 1% of the smartphone market in its first full year, and that the iPhone wasn’t even the best selling phone at Christmas 2008, it was outsold by a Blackberry. And indeed Blackberry kept growing and reached its peak 4 years after the launch of the iPhone- this is a cracking story and I hope you enjoy it.


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67 MIN
Sumner Redstone’s Battles & Billion Dollar Deals
AUG 1, 2024
Sumner Redstone’s Battles & Billion Dollar Deals

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Link to the story on our blog: https://app.podcastpage.io/settings/great-business-stories/blog/edit/sumner-redstones-battles-billion-dollar-deals

Redstone, who died in 2020 is one of the most interesting and successful media moguls of the the 20th century - he bought MTV before it took off, he bought CBS and Paramount studio.

We examine how he built his business from a handful of cinemas to a media empire

We dig into the huge deals he got involved in

We ask if he was a true visionary or a hugely ambitious opportunist

We look at how his dysfunctional and fractured relationship with his family led to the dynasty-like soap opera that probably eclipsed his business successes.

Also, this episode was recorded in 2023 so before Paramount was sold.

And just to let you know, at the start  of the podcast we mention our main sources- there’s a link at the bottom of this podcast that brings you to our blog where the main sources are highlighted at the top of the article, and there’s links to some really great photos there that are relevant to this story.


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64 MIN