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The TV MBA

Business lessons from popular culture

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The TV MBA

Business lessons from popular culture

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Description

What can dealmakers learn from The Godfather? Can you use Bridget Jones' Diary as a guide to career development? And what is Breaking Bad if not the ultimate manual for side hustlers?

The TV MBA explores the working styles, leadership qualities and business strategies of some of the most iconic characters in TV and film. Referencing hundreds of well-loved scenes, characters and plot lines in pop culture, the book pulls out key management, careers and leadership lessons that can be enjoyed and absorbed by everyone – from graduate trainees and CEOs, to pop culture enthusiasts and cinephiles.

Tackling themes ranging from emotional intelligence, teamwork dynamics and climbing the corporate ladder to disrupting markets, crisis management, and toxic cultures, Rhymer Rigby offers a unique blend of entertainment and business wisdom.

Whether it's Patrick Bateman's personal branding in American Psycho, Mulder and Scully's working relationship in The X-Files, how Professor Dumbledore deals with staff turnover at Hogwarts, or the fundamental failures of risk management in the Alien franchise, The TV MBA casts an eye over celebrated characters and scenes pulling out lessons and insights that apply to the real-world business environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why business lessons are everywhere.

Chapter 1: Mob films
Chapter 2: Reality TV
Chapter 3: Rom coms and romance
Chapter 4: Business to business
Chapter 5: Crime time
Chapter 6: Swords and sorcery
Chapter 7: Space and beyond
Chapter 8: Horror
Chapter 9: Action
Chapter 10: Character franchises

Product details

Published 29 Oct 2026
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Pages 240
ISBN 9781350601703
Imprint Bloomsbury Business
Dimensions 234 x 156 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Rhymer Rigby

Rhymer Rigby is a journalist and author based in t…

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