Market Outsiders

By Management Consulted

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Episodes: 96

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Welcome to Market Outsiders — where business news meets real insight, fast. Two days per week, the Management Consulted leadership team breaks down one major story through a business lens, helping you spot what really matters behind the headlines.


Episode Date
Build-A-Bear Should Be Dead. So Why Is It Thriving?
Feb 16, 2026
Jennifer Garner’s IPO Bet on Once Upon a Farm
Feb 09, 2026
Boeing Didn’t Win the Race – It Just Survived It
Jan 28, 2026
Why Capital One Bought Brex at a $7B Discount
Jan 26, 2026
The Business of College Football
Jan 21, 2026
Saks Is Bankrupt. Now What?
Jan 16, 2026
Ford’s Surprise Comeback: Why $50K Cars Still Sold
Jan 07, 2026
Who Really Wins When Weed Goes Mainstream? (December 19, 2025)
Dec 19, 2025
Did Thrive Market Just Ditch Its Profit Engine? (December 10, 2025)
Dec 10, 2025
Netflix’s $72B Warner Bros Gamble (December 8, 2025)
Dec 08, 2025
Why Best Buy Is Winning When Everyone Expected It to Die (November 26, 2025)
Nov 26, 2025
Why Bath and Body Works Lost Its Scent With Shoppers (November 20, 2025)
Nov 20, 2025
Can Panera’s Turnaround Plan Actually Work? (November 18, 2025)
Nov 18, 2025
What Ending the Penny Mint Means for Prices (November 13, 2025)
Nov 14, 2025
Inside the Company Powering the AI Boom (November 11, 2025)
Nov 11, 2025
Why Holiday Hiring Is Down But Sales Aren’t (November 7, 2025)
Nov 07, 2025
BONUS: How the Government Shutdown Grounded America’s Flights (November 6, 2025)
Nov 06, 2025
Can Pinterest Survive the AI Shopping Revolution? (November 6, 2025)
Nov 06, 2025
PayPal plugs into ChatGPT for E-Commerce (October 29, 2025)
Oct 29, 2025
Did UPS outgrow Amazon? (October 28, 2025)
Oct 28, 2025
Why Retailers Are Betting on Pokémon and Taylor Swift Cards (October 21, 2025)
Oct 21, 2025
16,000 Jobs Cut to Save the CPG Giant Nestlé (October 17, 2025)
Oct 17, 2025
How Walmart Keeps Prices Low (October 16, 2025)
Oct 16, 2025
The Secret Behind Delta’s Record Profits and Sky-High Margins (October 10, 2025)
Oct 10, 2025
Why Private Markets Suddenly Want Your Money (October 8, 2025)
Oct 08, 2025
Why Warren Buffett Just Bet $10 Billion on Chemicals (October 2, 2025)
Oct 02, 2025
The Future of Claire’s and Mall Retail (September 29, 2025)
Sep 29, 2025
How the NFL Turned Media Contracts Into Its Biggest Business Lever (September 26, 2025)
Sep 26, 2025
Labubu Dolls and the Business of Scarcity (September 24, 2025)
Sep 24, 2025
Another Credit Card Fee Increase? Why Amex Increased the Platinum Fee to $895 (September 18, 2025)
Sep 18, 2025
Ram Shelves Electric Pickups - Were They Doomed From the Start? (September 15, 2025)
Sep 15, 2025
How Jolie Turned Your Showerhead Into a Subscription Business (September 11, 2025)
Sep 11, 2025
The Booming Business of Sports Betting (September 8, 2025)
Sep 08, 2025
Saks on Amazon Signals Luxury in Crisis (September 3, 2025)
Sep 03, 2025
Kraft Heinz Breakup Signals the End of Scale at All Costs (September 2, 2025)
Sep 02, 2025
The $1B Water Park Empire and Why Private Equity Wants In (August 29, 2025)
Aug 29, 2025
NVIDIA’s Record Earnings and Business Model Breakdown (August 28, 2025)
Aug 28, 2025
Dr. Pepper Bets $18B on Coffee War with Nestlé (August 27, 2025)
Aug 27, 2025
Target Falters, TJ Maxx Shines as Powell Weighs His Next Move (August 20, 2025)
Aug 20, 2025
Why Chili’s Is Winning While Other Restaurants Struggle (August 18, 2025)
Aug 18, 2025
What Record Stock Buybacks Signal (August 11, 2025)
Aug 11, 2025
When Growth Isn’t Enough: Inside Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut’s Earnings Miss (August 5, 2025)
Aug 05, 2025
Starbucks Ditches Pickup-Only Stores - Smart Move or Big Mistake? (July 31, 2025)
Jul 31, 2025
Starbucks Profits Crash 47% - Why the Market Still Believes in the Turnaround (July 30, 2025)
Jul 30, 2025
Inside Garrett Popcorn’s Slow Line, Fast Profits, and Untapped Growth (July 29, 2025)
Jul 29, 2025
Inside Tesla’s Futuristic Diner Experiment in Los Angeles (July 24, 2025)
Jul 24, 2025
McDonald’s Snack Wrap Comeback Drives Sales Surge (July 23, 2025)
Jul 23, 2025
Why Coca‑Cola Beat Earnings but Shares Still Slipped (July 22, 2025)
Jul 22, 2025
Amex’s Profit Jump and the Credit Card Strategy Driving It (July 18, 2025)
Jul 18, 2025
PepsiCo Pops Despite Headwinds – What Earnings Reveal About F&B Battles (July 17, 2025)
Jul 17, 2025
Goldman’s 22% Profit Surge and the Trading Boom Behind It (July 16, 2025)
Jul 16, 2025
NVIDIA’s China Comeback Fuels Market Rally Despite Rising Inflation (July 15, 2025)
Jul 15, 2025
Nissan’s Cash Crunch and Goldman's First AI Coder (July 11, 2025)
Jul 11, 2025
Inside Ferrero's $3.1 Billion Play for WK Kellogg (July 10, 2025)
Jul 10, 2025
Why Meta Just Bet $3.5B on Ray-Ban (July 9, 2025)
Jul 09, 2025
Target and Walmart Just Declared War on Amazon Prime Day (July 8, 2025)
Jul 08, 2025
Fast Casual Gets Smarter as Loyalty Becomes the New Growth Engine (July 7, 2025)
Jul 07, 2025
The Jobs Market Just Beat Expectations Again (July 3, 2025)
Jul 03, 2025
The Skill AI Can’t Replace & Home Depot’s Power Play (June 30, 2025)
Jun 30, 2025
Delaware in Decline? How States Are Competing to Win Corporate Business
Jun 24, 2025
What This Weekend in the Middle East Revealed About Oil, Markets, and Risk (June 23, 2025)
Jun 23, 2025
Can Home Depot Stop QXO’s $5B Hostile Takeover of GMS? (June 20, 2025)
Jun 20, 2025
Meta’s $100M Power Play, My Kids' Startup Lessons, and What the Fed Won’t Say (June 18, 2025)
Jun 18, 2025
Chase Sapphire Reserve Fee Hike: Smart Strategy or Customer Risk? (June 17, 2025)
Jun 17, 2025
Inside Starbucks’ Turnaround and the Jobs Data You’re Not Hearing About (June 16, 2025)
Jun 16, 2025
Why Oil Spiked 10% And What Dumplings Teach Us About Business (June 13, 2025)
Jun 13, 2025
Inflation Expectations vs. Reality: Decoding the Market’s Mixed Signals (June 11, 2025)
Jun 11, 2025
Paramount’s 3 CEOs and 18K Employees?! | The Real Power of Private Markets (June 10, 2025)
Jun 10, 2025
Jobs Day Delivers - Why the Market’s Stronger Than Headlines Say (June 6, 2025)
Jun 06, 2025
Why Kimberly-Clark Is Selling Tissues - and What Europe’s Rate Cut Really Means (June 5, 2025)
Jun 05, 2025
Dollar General’s Surprise Strength - and What It Really Means (June 4, 2025)
Jun 04, 2025
Hims & Hers Goes to Europe (June 3, 2025)
Jun 03, 2025
Wrigley Field's Business Model and Why Farmers Are Hosting Weddings (June 2, 2025)
Jun 02, 2025
Meta Enters the Defense Game and United/JetBlue Make a Deal (May 30, 2025)
May 30, 2025
NVIDIA Beats and Avocado Supply Spurs Demand (May 29, 2025)
May 29, 2025
No, McKinsey Didn’t Just Lay Off 10% Of Its Staff – What Actually Happened (May 28, 2025)
May 28, 2025
Southwest Ends Free Bags - Last Day to Get Yours! (May 27, 2025)
May 27, 2025
Bitcoin Goes Up and OpenAI Makes a Big Acquisition (May 23, 2025)
May 23, 2025
Nike Backtracks & Why You Should Care About U.S. Bond Yields (May 22, 2025)
May 22, 2025
Target Tanks & Capital One / Discover Merger Finalized (May 21, 2025)
May 21, 2025
Home Depot Keeps Prices Steady - or Does it? (May 20, 2025)
May 20, 2025
Moody's Downgrade & U.S. Treasury Yields Hit 5% (May 19, 2025)
May 19, 2025
What's Going On With The U.S. Housing Market? (May 16, 2025)
May 16, 2025
Walmart Raises Prices and Lessons from the Rodeo (May 15, 2025)
May 15, 2025
Microsoft and Nissan Layoffs: Why Now and What Does it Mean? (May 14, 2025)
May 14, 2025
Inflation Eases & McDonald's Struggles: What’s Behind the Numbers? (May 13, 2025)
May 13, 2025
U.S./China Trade Tensions Thaw - What's Next? (May 12, 2025)
May 12, 2025
Art as a Volatility Hedge & Unpacking the U.S./UK Trade Deal (May 9, 2025)
May 09, 2025
Fed Rate Hold and Tariff Troubles (May 8, 2025)
May 08, 2025
Fed Decision Looms and Trade Tensions Ease (May 7, 2025)
May 07, 2025
Navigating the Fed's Interest Rate Decisions (May 6, 2025)
May 06, 2025
Oil Prices Plummet and How Emotions Drive Markets (May 5, 2025)
May 05, 2025
What the April Jobs Report REALLY Says (May 2, 2025)
May 02, 2025
U.S. GDP Decline Myths & McDonalds' Earnings Report (May 1, 2025)
May 01, 2025
Decoding the UPS Layoffs (April 30, 2025)
Apr 30, 2025
What Adidas Prices & Unemployment Say About the U.S. Economy (April 29, 2025)
Apr 29, 2025