Soulaima Gourani

The Saturday Salon

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For six years straight, The Saturday Salon was kept as a well-kept secret within a private community of business leaders. After more than 300 informal, unfiltered conversations behind closed doors, we decided it was time to stop sitting on these insights by ourselves and open the doors to everyone. Hosted by AI entrepreneur, author and global corporate advisor Soulaima Gourani and her co-host, strategist Michele Wucker, this podcast cuts through the standard corporate noise to go deep on the issues that actually matter. Every week, we welcome magnificent guests - from world-class artists to gl...

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Soulaima Gourani

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Why AI Is Amplification, Not Automation: Chris Yeh | The Saturday Salon Ep. 5 05.07.2026 1:03:54

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with venture capitalist, author, and startup mentor, Chris Yeh. Together, they explore the productive tension between democracy and capitalism, the strategic pivot in the era of artificial intelligence, and what it truly means to survive the slot machine of ventur...

Surviving the Titanic Sub Tragedy: Christine Dawood’s 96 Hours | The Saturday Salon Ep. 4 03.07.2026 57:35

Welcome to this episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profoundly moving and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with psychologist, mother, and author, Christine Dawood. Together, they explore the raw architecture of grief, the non-linear rollercoaster of profound loss, and what it truly means to survive a tragedy watched by the entire world. From the agonizing 96 hours spen...

Why 80% of Founders Lose Control: Eric Ries | The Saturday Salon Ep. 3 15.06.2026 29:57

Welcome to this public episode of The Saturday Salon. In this far-reaching and deeply philosophical conversation, host Soulaima Gourani and co-host Michele Wucker sit down with Eric Ries, the legendary entrepreneur, pioneer of the Lean Startup movement, and author of the blockbusting bestseller, Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great . Together, they dive into...

How Herding Sheep at Age 5 Created a CEO: Ganzorig Ulziibayar | The Saturday Salon Ep. 2 07.06.2026 56:17

Welcome to this public episode of The Saturday Salon. In this far-reaching and deeply philosophical conversation, host Soulaima Gourani and co-host Michele Wucker sit down with Ganzorig Ulziibayar ("Ganzo"), one of Central Asia’s most prominent financial leaders, innovators, and education reformers. Together, they dive into the core thesis of his internationally best-selling book, Strategy Is Atti...

How a Bedtime Story Created a Virtuoso: Lera Auerbach | The Saturday Salon Ep. 1 01.06.2026 1:10:07

Lera Auerbach on Artistic Risk, Immigration, and the Language of Music | The Saturday Salon with Soulaima Gourani Welcome to the premiere public episode of The Saturday Salon. In this profound and far-reaching conversation, host Soulaima Gourani sits down with world-renowned virtuoso composer, conductor, pianist, and World Economic Forum Cultural Leader, Lera Auerbach. Together, they explore the c...