Episodes 23
Avg. Duration 1h 14m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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The leaders reshaping industries aren't following the playbook. They're rewriting it. Business Unbound brings you raw, unfiltered conversations with the visionaries, entrepreneurs, and executives who are breaking the rules and building the future, across continents, sectors, and industries.

Welcome to Business Unbound! Hosted by Florian Haufe, a business leader with 15+ years of experience in business transformation and consulting, this podcast brings you masterclass conversations with visionary leaders reshaping business globally.

Each episode features candid, in-depth interviews with executives, entrepreneurs, and innovators across tech, finance, defense, private equity, law, and beyond.

You'll discover the real stories behind success. Not generic advice, but actionable strategies, proven frameworks, and hard-won lessons from leaders who've navigated regulatory complexity, scaled ventures, led transformations, and reinvented careers across industries and continents.

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Senior executives, rising leaders, entrepreneurs, and ambitious professionals seeking to expand their thinking, unlock new perspectives, and thrive in an increasingly complex business world.

What to Expect:

Weekly episodes diving into guests' backgrounds, contemporary industry challenges, and personal business reflections that spark fresh ideas and real inspiration.

Launching January 12, 2026 with the first three interviews released simultaneously.

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Columbia Prof & Decision Expert: Why Leaders Make Bad Decisions and What to Avoid - Cheryl Einhorn

May 27, 2026 53m Transcript

Experienced leaders often mistake busy information gathering for sound judgment, yet the real failure point is usually earlier: bad problem framing, overreliance on familiar data, and confusing…

Former U.S. Counterintelligence Officer: How Great Leaders Upgrade Their Judgment - Dave Schoof

May 20, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

Leaders are not failing because they lack skill, they are failing because their mindset, operating system, and playbook no longer fit a polycrisis environment. Dave Schoof argues that the real…

25 Years in Internal Audit: How to Find out What's Really Happening in an Organization - Salih Islam

May 13, 2026 44m Transcript

Surface-level reports can hide operational reality, especially when bad news gets softened, delayed, and reframed before it reaches senior leaders. Salih Ahmed Islam, head of internal audit at…

Why Innovation Is a Management Problem, Not an Ideas Problem - Bruno Pesec

May 06, 2026 1h 9m Transcript

Innovation in large enterprises is usually a management problem, not an ideas problem. Bruno Pesec argues that leaders should look for the real signals of innovation, frustration, friction, slow…

Why Smart Leadership Teams Still Produce Confused Execution - Kathy Eastwood

Apr 29, 2026 1h 2m Transcript

Leadership execution fails less from bad strategy than from broken alignment, weak trust, and messages that get distorted as they move through an organization. Kathy Eastwood, founder and CEO of E…

Procurement Insider: Negotiate Logistics Costs When Markets Turn Chaotic - Harry Davies

Apr 22, 2026 1h 21m Transcript

Global transportation sourcing is not just about moving goods, it is about pricing risk, structuring contracts, and building resilience across a fragmented network of carriers, ports, customs…

How Consulting is Changing and Why AI is Disrupting the Traditional Model - Ben Appleton

Apr 15, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

Consulting is being reshaped by AI, but the real shift is not simply automation, it is the changing consulting pyramid, the rise of smaller senior-led teams, and a sharper focus on commercial gravity…

Biotech Insider: Why Most Companies Fail and What it Actually Takes to be Successful - Sarah Ahmed

Apr 08, 2026 1h Transcript

Biotech is a business built around uncertainty, where scientific hypotheses, capital allocation, and clinical trial execution collide.Sara Ahmed explains why most drug candidates fail, how biotech…

The Mindset Shift Every Business Leader Needs About AI ($3.6 Trillion Opportunity) - Amelia Green

Apr 01, 2026 1h 13m Transcript

Eighty-eight percent of organizations claim to use AI, yet only a third scale it beyond pilots. In this conversation, Amelia Green, founder of U-BI and a 25-year veteran of AI and digital…

From Problem Solver to System Builder: The Transformation from Engineer to CEO - Aline Daoud

Mar 25, 2026 57m Transcript

From procurement engineer to founder of an all-female construction company operating across five countries, Aline Daoud disrupted a male-dominated industry by proving that competence, trust, and…

Olympic Gold Champion: Be a Better Business Leader By Adopting Elite Athlete Principles - Rosie Popa

Mar 18, 2026 1h 10m Transcript

From Olympic gold medalist to corporate leader: Rosie Popa reveals how elite athletic principles unlock high-performance teams, navigate ambiguity, and build resilience through setback. In this…

He Left Billion Dollar Deals at Wall Street for Online Business Acquisitions - Dominic Sullivan

Mar 11, 2026 1h 26m Transcript

From billion-dollar corporate M&A to democratizing online business acquisitions, Dominic Sullivan reveals how anyone with capital can build wealth through buying proven, cash-flowing digital…

Oxford Lecturer & Entrepreneur Explains Unusual Principles of Business Success - Neri Karra Sillaman

Mar 04, 2026 1h 3m

From a refugee camp in Istanbul to supplying luxury fashion houses like Prada and Gucci, Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman's 25-year journey reveals what academic research keeps missing: immigrant-founded…

Self-Driving Cars Are Here! This Is What's Actually Happening (Insider's Perspective) - William Mee

Feb 25, 2026 1h 27m

Self-driving vehicles have moved beyond speculation. Thousands of passengers ride in autonomous vehicles daily across multiple cities, yet the industry remains far from mainstream adoption.In this…

This Happens When You Lead Only for the Next Quarter Instead of the Next Decade - Nicola Clement

Feb 18, 2026 1h 21m

Ranked #3 in Australia's top 50 e-commerce leaders, Nicola Clement has navigated a non-linear career across retail, aviation, fashion, and beauty—scaling online revenue from $250M to over $800M at…

Can you complete a PhD while in Top-Tier Consulting and Pivoting to PE CFO? Yes! - Dr Raphael Ruess

Feb 11, 2026 1h 18m

Completing a PhD while working full-time in top-tier consulting sounds impossible. Transitioning from advisory to a CFO role at a private equity-backed company seems equally daunting. Dr. Raphael…

Starting a Company? Founder Explains What You're Actually Getting Into (It's Hard!) - Ludmila Milla

Feb 04, 2026 1h 40m

In this episode of Business Unbound, serial entrepreneur and ultra-marathon runner Ludmila Milla shares the unfiltered reality of starting and scaling a company when there truly is no Plan B. From…

Struggling Business? Here's What a Seasoned CEO With 30+ Years Experience Would Do - James Lindstrom

Jan 28, 2026 1h 21m

When your business is bleeding cash and trust is eroding, what does a CEO with three decades of experience actually do?In this conversation, James Lindstrom, former CEO of Integrated Electrical…

Oil & Gas Executive Explains Why Fossil Fuels Still Dominate Other Sources - Domenico Sansalone

Jan 21, 2026 1h 23m

Fossil fuels still account for 80% of global energy demand, despite decades of investment in renewable energy, yet the narrative surrounding the energy transition paints a starkly different…

Investment Banker turned Investor: How to become a CEO without Starting a Company - Sean Smith

Jan 12, 2026 1h 36m

In 2024, Sean Smith walked away from investment banking and entrepreneurship to head straight into a world most professionals overlook: buying "boring" businesses instead of starting flashy ones.Sean…

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