Restaurateur John McDonald offers a grounded approach to hospitality
In this episode of The Committed Innovator, we talk with John McDonald, the founder and CEO of Mercer Street Hospitality, which owns Lure Fishbar in New York City and Chicago, among other restaurants and bars. McDonald spoke with McKinsey Senior Partner and innovation leader Erik Roth about maintaining success and equilibrium in the notoriously difficult hospitality industry. Related insights: What’s on the menu? Revenue growth techniques for restaurants Cooking up extraordinary growth for restaurants during a downturn Taking fear out of innovation How to take the measure of innovation Fielding high-performing innovation teams Explore our collection of Committed Innovator episode transcripts on McKinsey.com: Strategic Growth & Innovation See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Closing the gap between innovation and go-to-market, with AWS’s Jelena Joffe Weil
McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth speaks with Jelena Joffe Weil, the founder and worldwide leader of the Venture Innovation program at AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing arm, about how AWS works to close the gap between innovation and go to market for start-ups and large enterprises. The global hyperscaler is known for helping businesses grow and scale rapidly, but it also helps start-ups and established enterprises find each other to engage in open, or collaborative, innovation. Related insights: Driving innovation with generative AI Taking fear out of innovation How to take the measure of innovation Fielding high-performing innovation teams Explore our collection of Committed Innovator episode transcripts on McKinsey.com: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/inside-the-strategy-room-podcast/strategic-growth-and-innovation Discover our latest insights and join more than 92,000 influential professionals who are part of our LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/mckinsey-strategy-&-corporate-financeSee www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Child and adolescent mental health as proving ground for innovation
In this episode of The Committed Innovator, McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth speaks with the founder, president, and medical director of the Child Mind Institute in New York City, Dr. Harold Koplewicz. At a time of increasing concerns globally about child and adolescent mental health, the institute is working to use advanced imaging technologies and AI to help revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric illness, and psychological and learning disorders. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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Helping India’s e-commerce leapfrog into the future
McKinsey innovation leader Erik Roth speaks with Shiprocket cofounder and CEO Saahil Goel about how he built his e-commerce logistics company into a highly successful platform that is helping launch new entrepreneurs all over India. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
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March Capital’s Wes Nichols talks about innovating on the frontlines of technological change
Rapid technological innovation heightens opportunity for investors. Serial entrepreneur and investor Wes Nichols shares the factors he looks for in but choosing the right start-ups and entrepreneurs to back. Nichols is best known for starting MarketShare, the marketing resource allocation software solution. Today he is a partner at March Capital, the growth-stage venture capital firm that focuses on enterprise technology companies. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information
Unsung heroes of innovation and deeply experienced innovators discuss their triumphs, trials, and lessons learned with Erik Roth, the global leader of McKinsey's Growth and Innovation practice.
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