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Bonus: Stephen Colbert on DonorsChoose (The Complete Interview)
In June of 2020, executive producers June Cohen and Jordan McLeod sat down with comedian Stephen Colbert to discuss how, as host of The Colbert Repor…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rapid Response: How Main Street retailers are out-pivoting big-box giants, w/Faire’s Max Rhodes
Small, independent store owners have been perpetually hit by waves of disruption: from malls to big box stores to e-commerce giants. But Max Rhodes, …
3 years, 3 months ago
Build the right incentives, w/VIPKid’s Cindy Mi
Businesses run on incentives — from attracting customers with great prices, to drawing in talent with great salaries. But incentives aren’t something…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rapid Response: Risking an iconic brand — and $40b — in a race to go all-electric, w/Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius
How do you reinvent a world-renowned automaker for an all-electric future? At Mercedes-Benz, CEO Ola Källenius has set the jaw-dropping goal to put f…
3 years, 3 months ago
Need to Know: Elon Musk at Twitter, Bob Iger’s return to Disney, FTX’s bankruptcy, and more, w/Reid & Bob
Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian sit down once more to discuss how today’s hot-button stories are impacting business. The co-hosts address the key trends …
3 years, 3 months ago
Disney’s Bob Iger: How acquisitions become an ecosystem, part 2
From Pixar to Marvel to Lucasfilm, Disney's Bob Iger defied expectations, acquiring world-renowned brands and meshing them seamlessly with the House …
3 years, 3 months ago
Disney’s Bob Iger: How acquisitions become an ecosystem, part 1
For any distinctive brand or business, it can be a challenge to expand reach without diluting what makes you special. No one has a keener understandi…
3 years, 3 months ago
How to unite a team around a shared mission: A story from Yo-Yo Ma on Spark & Fire
What can an entrepreneur learn from a world-class musician? How to create a world-class team, and unite around a clear mission. In this special cross…
3 years, 4 months ago
Rapid Response: Don’t be a unicorn, be a dragon, w/Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet
The tech industry and its investors have been captivated by the spell of the Unicorn for too long — and the ambitious goal of a billion-dollar valuat…
3 years, 4 months ago
Nike’s Phil Knight: How to sell without selling
Great branding is about identity — and it’s about matchmaking too. No one knows this better than the legendary co-founder of Nike, Phil Knight. When …
3 years, 4 months ago