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Fashion suppliers and brands are facing significant economic and geopolitical challenges. Hear McKinsey senior partner Achim Berg speak with executive editor Roberta Fusaro about findings from McKinsey’s The State of Fashion 2022 report. They cover the concurrent effects of the many challenges facing both suppliers and brands, including the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and inflation.

After, the state of anxiety tends to get a bad rap. But in our second segment, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, author and professor of psychology and neuroscience at Hunter College, shares why anxious feelings deserve respect.

State of Fashion report: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/state-of-fashion

State of Fashion technology report: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/state-of-fashion-technology-report-2022

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Capital projects could receive around $130 trillion dollars over the next five years. Most of the investment will go to renew and decarbonize critical infrastructure. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, hear McKinsey senior partners Steffen Fuchs and Christoph Schmitz speak with executive editor, Roberta Fusaro about how executives and organizations will need to adapt their current spending strategies to take advantage of this unique funding moment.
After, hear senior partner Dymfke Kuijper’s rookie moment when she shares how *seeking perfection prevented her from finding it.
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By 2060, 30 percent of the US labor force will be Latino. It's a massive cohort, that given greater support, could potentially create economic opportunities not just for individuals and families in this demographic but also for the whole country. McKinsey senior partner Lucy Pérez joins executive editor Roberta Fusaro in conversation.

Following, we'll hear from McKinsey data scientist Nimit Patel about how when he came to McKinsey he was encouraged to take a "random walk."



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Successful digital transformations may not be as elusive as you think. Kate Smaje and Rodney Zemmel, global leaders in McKinsey’s Digital practice, join McKinsey Global Publishing’s Lucia Rahilly to explore what digital success looks like—and what stands in the way.

Then, in an Author Talks excerpt, Amy Webb, futurist and author of the new book, The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology, describes how synthetic biology could open the door to “bespoke” children, significantly longer life spans, and subterranean societies.

Author Talks: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks
The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology: https://amywebb.io/books

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Converging disruptions have sent food prices soaring—and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s six breadbasket regions, risks tilting the food system into a global food supply crisis. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Daniel Aminetzah, leader of McKinsey’s Chemicals and Agriculture Practices, and partner Nicolas Denis talk with global editorial director Lucia Rahilly about the vital roles Ukraine and Russia play in the global food system, as well as what is at risk as the war continues. This conversation was recorded on April 4, 2022.

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Sven Smit, senior partner and chair of the McKinsey Global Institute, discusses the humanitarian and economic effects of the war in Ukraine with Lucia Rahilly, McKinsey’s global editorial director. This conversation was recorded on March 21, 2022.