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Rapid Response: The trampoline effect, w/ Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman
Revenue for Morning Brew's booming email newsletter operation dried up when the pandemic hit, but its audience remained devoted. Morning Brew CEO Ale…
5 years, 4 months ago
Mark Cuban: What investors really look for
No one knows the fundraising game better than Mark Cuban, serial entrepreneur, investor, and star of Shark Tank. For founders, identifying the right …
5 years, 4 months ago
Rapid Response: The business of democracy, w/Leadership Now's Daniella Ballou-Aares
In recent months, business leaders have been pressed to take public positions on politics in ways they never have before. That's good for business an…
5 years, 4 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 …
5 years, 4 months ago
Airbnb's Brian Chesky: "We died and were reborn." A special Rapid Response
Headlines last April predicted death for Airbnb. How could it survive a pandemic that stopped their core business cold? As the business cratered (in …
5 years, 5 months ago
Tyra Banks: Personal brand power
To succeed in the modern business environment, you need to strut your stuff: to cultivate a personal brand that supports career growth. No one repres…
5 years, 5 months ago
Rapid Response: A prescription for healthy growth, with FIGS Co-CEO Heather Hasson
How does a start-up geared to healthcare workers balance giving back during Covid with the desire for growth? FIGS, an emerging lifestyle brand for m…
5 years, 5 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…
5 years, 5 months ago
Nike’s CEO John Donahoe on wartime leadership (Rapid Response)
When he became CEO on the eve of the pandemic, Nike's John Donahoe starting game plan revolved around listening and being out in the marketplace. But…
5 years, 5 months ago
Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson: The secret to big leaps
Successful daredevils aren't really winging it, even if it looks that way from the outside. They have a method. No one knows this better – or does th…
5 years, 5 months ago