Joe Rogan Doesn’t Need An MBA But His Media Business Might
Forbes' 2026 ranking of the world's highest-paid podcasters puts the combined earnings of the top 20 at $638 million. Joe Rogan leads with $82 million. A 2023 Morning Consult survey found that 57% of Gen Z would like to become influencers. If the next generation of media companies is being built by individuals with microphones and cameras, who is teaching the business of it?
Where Should Harvard Business School Build An International Campus?
The FT reported that Harvard Business School spent part of last year working out how to teach its MBA somewhere other than Boston, holding talks with schools in Europe and Canada. Harvard says the trigger was the threat to international student visas, that the threat receded, and that nothing further is under way. Let's say the file never got closed. Where in the world does an M7 school put its second home?
MIT Sloan #1 In The QS MBA Ranking 2027, While Dartmouth Tuck Is #55
MIT Sloan is #1 for the first time in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2027. Harvard is #2 and Stanford GSB, while Wharton slumps to #4. There are three UK schools in the top ten, but no Asia schools in the top 20. Tuck is #55, slightly ahead of a little-known school in the UAE, while INSEAD's diversity rank is #131. Another day, another MBA ranking.
The 15 Podcasts Every MBA Should Listen To
Podcasts are one of the best lessons for business students. The most interesting people in strategy, finance, marketing and entrepreneurship are all now talking into microphones, for free, at length, and often more candidly than they would in a lecture hall or an annual report. Here are the 15 podcasts BlueSky Thinking has chosen to enrich your business knowledge, with details of what each is good for, where to start, and episodes to start with.
The FT Exec Ed Ranking 2026 Draws A New Global Map of Leadership Training
The FT Executive Education 2026 rankings are live, European schools dominate while US schools have largely dropped out, and Latin America and India are emerging as major players. In a world reshaped by AI, disrupted supply chains and accelerating change, executive education matters more than ever.
Can the MBA Make You Joyful?
Joy is not a word that appears very often on business school websites. Transformation, yes. Leadership, constantly. Impact, inevitably. But joy? A new study pushes back against that instinct, describing a 'pedagogy of joy' which might be what transformation feels like from the inside.
Before You Just Do It, Ask What an Equity Stake Really Means for Your Career
The graphic design student who came up with the Nike Swoosh was paid $35 for her work. Three years later when Nike went public, the CEO Phil Knight gave her 500 shares. She never sold a single share, and they are now worth a small fortune. The upside of equity compensation can be extraordinary. So can the downside.
Can Anyone Actually Value SpaceX?
SpaceX is targeting a valuation of $1.75 trillion which would put it above every S&P 500 company except Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. Was it a coincidence that Elon Musk chose April Fool’s Day to file confidentially for what could be the largest initial public offering in history?