Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:55:13 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2623485 en-us © 2026 Operational Velocity yes 9f3fd106-6e58-5862-b037-0308a27e7481 gautam.basu@truenorthsearch.io Gautam Basu episodic false Operational Velocity is a podcast about the business system that converts inputs into cash, decisions into margin, and operational discipline into returns that compound over time. This series is built around one key thesis: the way a business operates determines what it returns. The show works through four main lenses: 1) value creation through operations, 2) operations-first leaders, 3) technology as operational leverage, and 4) PE and the operating model. Each lens is a different way of seeing the same truth; every financial metric you care about has an operational driver sitting upstream of it. In essence, EBITDA margin, free cash flow, and return on capital employed are all operational outcomes. This series is hosted by Gautam Basu (PhD, MBA). 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Gautam Basu gautam.basu@truenorthsearch.io https://storage.buzzsprout.com/v89d6vv0mk31px3pkxa9upttyeb1?.jpg Ep. 1 Introduction to Operational Velocity This is the introductory episode of Operational Velocity, where host Gautam Basu (PhD) lays out the thesis that underpins everything Operational Velocity is: cash flow is an operational outcome, not a financial one. That every metric your board cares about (e.g.) EBITDA margin, free cash flow conversion, return on capital employed has an operational driver sitting upstream of it. The episode works through four lenses: value creation through operations, operations-first leaders, technology as operational leverage, and what private equity has taught us about operational urgency. Each lens is a different way of seeing the same truth. Case studies include Zara's supply chain as a margin strategy, Tim Cook's operational transformation of Apple, Alan Mulally's colour-coded discipline at Ford, and the real reason Lou Gerstner saved IBM. Plus a critical look at if AI technology is creating genuine operational leverage in 2026. 

]]> This is the introductory episode of Operational Velocity, where host Gautam Basu (PhD) lays out the thesis that underpins everything Operational Velocity is: cash flow is an operational outcome, not a financial one. That every metric your board cares about (e.g.) EBITDA margin, free cash flow conversion, return on capital employed has an operational driver sitting upstream of it. The episode works through four lenses: value creation through operations, operations-first leaders, technology as operational leverage, and what private equity has taught us about operational urgency. Each lens is a different way of seeing the same truth. Case studies include Zara's supply chain as a margin strategy, Tim Cook's operational transformation of Apple, Alan Mulally's colour-coded discipline at Ford, and the real reason Lou Gerstner saved IBM. Plus a critical look at if AI technology is creating genuine operational leverage in 2026. 

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