Episode 01
What is Value Creation?
In this episode, we bust the biggest myths around value creation –from blind cost-cutting to flashy tech fixes. True value isn’t cosmetic. It’s measurable, strategic, and sustainable. Using our 3P framework (Product, Process, People) and the 5C test (Revenue, Margin, Capital, Capability, Culture), we decode what real transformation looks like.
Episode 02
Where Do You Look For Value?
In this episode, we go beyond buzzwords to uncover hidden value in businesses. Most leaders chase the obvious – cost cuts and dashboards – but real value is often buried in silent inefficiencies. Learn how to spot value creation opportunities using a structured diagnostic approach trusted by top consultants and private equity firms.
Episode 03
Building Value Creation Plans That Actually Work
In this episode, we analyse why most transformation roadmaps collapse by Q2. If you're a PE-backed operator, transformation leader, or boardroom strategist, this is your blueprint. Learn why most value creation plans fail and how to design execution-proof roadmaps using a proven pyramid model.
Episode 04
Execution Excellence
A great plan is useless unless brought to life with discipline, visibility, and ownership. We break down why 70% of transformations fail. Execution isn’t a stage; it’s your system to win. Build your rhythm, track what matters, celebrate weekly wins—and watch your value creation accelerate. Don’t just plan—execute!
Episode 05
Change Management that sticks
If execution wins the race, change management keeps the wheels on. In high-pressure PE environments, rapid change often leaves teams behind, causing initiatives to stall. This episode breaks down why change fails in PE-backed firms and how to make it stick—through belief, behavioral incentives, and local champions.
Episode 06
Sophisticated Cash & Treasury Management
Revenue may excite boards, but cash funds transformation, buffers volatility, and fuels M&A moves. Learn how to weaponize cash through working capital optimization, centralized treasury architecture, and 13-week rolling forecasts.
Episode 07
​Operational Excellence as a Competitive Moat
Anyone can cut costs. Few can build a moat that pays dividends every quarter. Operational excellence isn’t about squeezing costs till your teams squeal — it’s about embedding a mindset that compounds advantage.
Episode 08
Digital & AI-Powered Transformation
How many “digital strategy” decks are actually just glorified app wish lists? Tech prioritization starts with outcomes. Not logos. Not shiny platforms. Outcomes. Digital’s not about being cool. It’s about being useful.
Episode 09
Buy-and-Build & Bolt-On Integration
Today, we’re diving into a strategy that private equity loves almost as much as Excel macros—Buy-and-Build, with a spotlight on bolt-on integration. Now, we’ve all heard the phrase “go big or go home,” right? Well, in PE, the game is “go big and make sure the plumbing works.” Because buying companies is easy. Integrating them?
Episode 10
​Talent and Leadership as Value Creation Levers
In private equity, value isn’t just in the balance sheet—it’s in the org chart. This episode dives into how top PE firms turn leadership, culture, and talent pipelines into measurable EBITDA uplift. From predictive C-suite assessments to incentive alignment, mid-management upskilling, and culture-driven performance, we explore real case studies where the right people strategy drove outsized returns.
Episode 11
ESG as a Source of Value Not Just Compliance
Forget greenwashing—this is ESG as a profit engine. We break down how sustainability initiatives deliver real returns: ESG-linked financing lowering cost of capital, procurement practices improving margins, waste management adding millions in savings, and LP storytelling boosting fundraising credibility.
Episode 12
Data Analytics as a Performance Multiplier
Analytics isn’t just about reporting—it’s about deciding faster, predicting better, and scaling what works. In this episode, we unpack how PE firms and portfolio companies use real-time dashboards, predictive models, churn analytics, and dynamic pricing to unlock new value.
Episode 13
Preparing for Exit Multiple Expansion Strategies
When it’s time to sell, buyers aren’t just looking at your balance sheet—they’re buying your future story. In this episode, we break down how to engineer multiple expansion, turning a 7x EBITDA exit into a 10x+ outcome.
Episode 14
Pricing Power Strategic Pricing as a Lever for EBITDA Expansion
From value-based pricing to dynamic models, bundling strategies, and inflation pass-through, we explore practical frameworks and real-world examples from PepsiCo, Adobe, Delta Airlines, Microsoft, P&G, Netflix, Tesla, and Caterpillar. If you’re driving a turnaround or transformation, this episode gives you actionable steps to elevate your pricing game and sustain profitable growth.
Episode 15
Cost Optimization - Smart Cuts that Protect Growth
​From Zero-Based Budgeting to process re-engineering, supply chain optimization, automation, and strategic workforce reshaping, we break down actionable tools for turnaround leaders. Featuring insights from recent moves by Unilever, Kraft Heinz, Maersk, Nike, JPMorgan Chase, British Airways, Siemens, and Toyota, this episode gives C-suite executives a playbook for building a lean, agile, and competitive organization.
Episode 16
Working Capital Optimization — Unlocking Cash for Growth
In this episode of The Value Creation Playbook, we reveal practical strategies to unlock trapped cash and fuel growth—without raising new capital. We cover Accounts Receivable acceleration, dynamic discounting, Accounts Payable optimization, supply chain finance, and inventory discipline—all backed by recent business examples from Dell, GE, Walmart, PepsiCo, Siemens, Adidas, Best Buy, Caterpillar, and Ford.
Episode 17
Commercial Excellence — Driving Growth Through Sales Effectiveness & Channel Strategy
In this episode of The Value Creation Playbook, we unpack how C-suite leaders can drive top-line growth during a turnaround by sharpening sales effectiveness, optimizing channel strategy, and unlocking high-impact revenue levers.
Episode 18
Tech Modernization — ERP, Cloud & Data Infrastructure to Enable Scale
In this episode of The Value Creation Playbook, we explore how C-suite leaders can use technology modernization as a catalyst for turnaround success. From ERP transformations to cloud adoption and modern data infrastructure, we examine real-world success stories from Mondelez, Carrier Global, FedEx, Pinterest, Unilever, Siemens, and Domino’s Pizza.
Episode 19
Customer Experience as a Driver of Growth & Retention
​From journey mapping to personalization at scale, and from omnichannel integration to service recovery, you’ll learn practical strategies backed by real-world examples from Delta, Shopify, Marriott, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Nike, Zappos, Ritz-Carlton, and Adobe. This is your playbook for turning CX into an EBITDA engine.
Episode 20
Portfolio Rationalization and Adjacencies
In Episode 20 of our Product Strategy & Innovation series, we explore how smart companies grow not by doing more — but by doing less, better. This episode breaks down the discipline of portfolio rationalization and adjacency expansion, showing how leaders prune clutter, map strategic growth, and focus innovation for impact.