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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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago
Rapid Response: Expand your definition of leadership, w/CNBC's Julia Boorstin
Despite only 8% of Fortune 500 companies with women CEOs, women leaders more often utilize leadership skills that are perfectly suited for the curren…
3 years, 9 months ago
Brand while you build, w/Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal & Dave Gilboa
Some aspects of your brand will be defined by what customers tell you; others, by what you tell them. In their stories of how they scaled Warby Parke…
3 years, 9 months ago
Rapid Response: Why design matters more than ever, w/PepsiCo Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini
Design is more than aesthetics. It is an essential competitive tool for an age of perpetual disruption. PepsiCo Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini sh…
3 years, 9 months ago
Let waypoints guide you, w/Aurora's Chris Urmson
To complete an audacious journey, you need to set short, achievable goals — or waypoints — to avoid getting wildly lost. But waypoints also need to b…
3 years, 9 months ago
Rapid Response: Why we need to think again, w/Adam Grant
As we grapple with pandemic-charged change in business and as a society, we’ve become more fractured, more divisive, and more vulnerable. Adam Grant,…
3 years, 10 months ago