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Bonus: Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, w/Reid, Bob & Sir Richard Branson
Reid’s personal advice on the most important success factor for any scale leader: your mindset. Talking with editor-at-large Bob Safian, Reid shares …
4 years, 7 months ago
Make it epic, w/will.i.am
What can entrepreneurs learn from a genre-crossing, multi-platinum musician? How to take a big opportunity — and leverage it into something epic. Fro…
4 years, 7 months ago
Rapid Response: How Harley-Davidson set a foundation for the long term with CEO Jochen Zeitz
Even an 118-year-old company needs an entrepreneurial jolt. When Jochen Zeitz took over as CEO of motorcycle maker Harley Davidson in early 2020, he …
4 years, 7 months ago
The beauty of emphasizing the obvious, w/Birchbox's Katia Beauchamp
Unconventional ideas define entrepreneurship: They fuel dreams but also spur naysayers and obstacles. Katia Beauchamp, co-founder and CEO of Birchbox…
4 years, 7 months ago
Rapid Response: Inside J.Crew's purposeful pivot, with CEO Libby Wadle
"We have to reignite the energy and the fire and the love," says CEO Libby Wadle of J.Crew Group, which launched Madewell Forever this week, a dynami…
4 years, 7 months ago
Strategy Session: When should founders step aside? Where can you find investors? Were pandemic pivots harmful?
When should you hire your replacement as CEO? Is blitzscaling still the best strategy, in today's context of uncertainty? What are the best fundraisi…
4 years, 7 months ago
Rapid Response: Scaling a mission w/TAAF's Sonal Shah
"Hate is not a one community issue," says Sonal Shah, president of The Asian American Foundation, a nonprofit launched by business leaders in May, de…
4 years, 8 months ago
How to find your big idea w/Spanx's Sara Blakely
To find your big idea? Look for it. And look for it. And be ready to act. Spanx founder Sara Blakely was actively seeking a business idea when she th…
4 years, 8 months ago
Rapid Response: How BuzzFeed bounced back, w/Jonah Peretti
Millennials and Gen Z want different experiences, different content, different opportunities. But catering to those distinct needs wasn't enough, say…
4 years, 8 months ago
How to accelerate expertise, with Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments, chair of Starbucks
To move at the speed of opportunity, you need to accelerate expertise. Mellody Hobson is co-CEO of Ariel Investments, the first Black-owned asset man…
4 years, 8 months ago