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The TV MBA
What can CEOs learn from The Sopranos? 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? 
 
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, Hagrid’s induction process in Harry Potter, 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.

The TV MBA

  • Rhymer Rigby

    What can CEOs learn from The Sopranos? 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.
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  • Book Details

    Imprint: Bloomsbury Business
    Publication Date: 29-10-2026
    Format: Paperback | 234 x 156mm | 240 pages
  • About the Author

    Rhymer Rigby is a journalist and author based in the United Kingdom. He has written columns for the Financial Times and the Times and contributed to titles ranging from GQ and Conde Nast Traveller to the Guardian and Management Today. Whilst he mainly covers business, he has also written on topics ranging from spending three days trapped in a blizzard in the Andes with no loo roll to eating deep fried tarantulas in Cambodia.
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