Sept. 24, 2026 · show notes

ABOUT THIS EPISODE

How Dave Harvey built a decision-making playbook for an unpredictable industry

In aviation, everything from fuel prices to world events can change the plan overnight. Dave Harvey has spent his career making decisions in that uncertainty. In this episode, the longtime Southwest Airlines executive and former Chief Commercial Officer at Wheels Up joins host Jim Freeze to talk about what it takes to make a decision without perfect information: knowing your options, committing when the time is right, and staying ready to adapt as conditions change.

Business

Management

English

United States

Use API to fetch this episode in JSON

IN THIS EPISODE

# jim freeze

# dave harvey

Edit these tags

SHOW NOTES 🔗

00:00:10Introductions

00:01:31From operator to advisor: A career shaped by change

00:05:21Making Southwest more business-travel friendly

00:08:03Building alignment: How milestones unlocked investment

00:10:51Preparing for constant volatility in aviation

00:13:37Controlling the uncontrollable: Fuel hedging and scenario planning

00:16:45Balancing AI, real-time data and human judgment

00:19:14Leadership lesson: Decide with conviction, then adapt

TRANSCRIPT 🔗

Are you the producer of this podcast? Add a podcast transcript

Need Audio-to-Text? Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds

SEARCH PAST EPISODES

Search past episodes of Right Decisions, Right Now.

Embed this search bar to your website

OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST

Welcome to Right Decisions, Right Now

Oct. 14, 2025

Right Decisions, Right Now is a podcast where we explore the choices that define a leader’s career. In each episode, Anaplan’s CMO, Jim Freeze, sits down with executives from various industries to unpack pivotal decisions — bold breakthroughs, tough calls under pressure, and the moments that shaped…

00:01:18

SAVE

CLIP

How A Financial Transformation Leader Reimagined Gap and CVS Health

Dec. 4, 2025

What does it take to create lasting financial change? Kim Castro, recently retired Financial Transformation Leader with experience at Gap and CVS Health, shares how she fostered a more efficient and impactful financial organization at both companies. She explains how to set the strategic tone for a…

00:15:40

SAVE

CLIP

How Zevia’s CEO Applied High-Stakes Strategy to Relaunch a CPG Company

Nov. 6, 2025

What does it take to rebuild a brand and bring it into the mainstream? Amy Taylor, CEO of Zevia, shares how she joined the company at a pivotal moment and led its transformation into a household name. Drawing on lessons from her time as Red Bull’s CMO, including the high-stakes Stratos Project, Tay…

00:14:47

SAVE

CLIP

How Medium Went from Financial Crisis to Focused Innovation

Nov. 20, 2025

What does it take to turn a company around? Tony Stubblebine, CEO of Medium, shares how he brought Medium from the brink of financial collapse into the innovative, successful content platform it is today. He reveals how he balanced cost-cutting with the need for innovation, the importance of a stro…

00:14:12

SAVE

CLIP

How Citi Went from Idea to Impact with the Launch of Spring

Nov. 13, 2025

What does it take to launch a new business inside one of the world’s largest financial institutions? Vineeth Subramanyam, Managing Director, Global Head of Spring by Citi, shares the story behind creating and scaling Spring, a platform designed to unlock enterprise value for Citi’s customers. He ex…

00:15:37

SAVE

CLIP

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Anaplan, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.