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Putting an end to hustle culture w/author Reshma Saujani
“It’s not about fixing women. It’s about fixing the system,” says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms. As the au…
4 years, 7 months ago
Transforming an idea into a movement overnight, w/Black Women For Black Lives co-founder Tokunbo Koiki
Watching the news out of Ukraine, Tokunbo Koiki saw alarming reports of African and Caribbean students struggling because of racism to flee the count…
4 years, 7 months ago
The logistical challenge of supporting refugees, w/Flexport.org founder Susy Schöneberg
“My big call to action would be to support existing organizations,” says Susy Schöneberg, the founder and head of Flexport.org, the nonprofit arm of …
4 years, 7 months ago
An all-out cyber war, w/Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha
“We have to assume that cyberattacks will happen,” says Bipul Sinha, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Rubrik. He joins Rapid Response to discuss the dra…
4 years, 7 months ago
Global markets react to Russia's war on Ukraine, w/Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a new level of disruption to an already fragile global trade system. Sara Menker, the CEO of Gro Intelligence, …
4 years, 8 months ago
On the ground in Ukraine, w/Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, the CEO of Mercy Corps, an NGO on the front lines of the Ukrainian crisis, provides an inside look on how they’re helping addre…
4 years, 8 months ago
Make mistakes to make progress, w/GM's Gerald Johnson
General Motors’ Gerald Johnson shares the process and progress of trying to accomplish two daunting goals: an all-electric vehicle future, and to bec…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ukraine reverberations, Theranos, and more, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian
“We should expect more volatility,” Reid Hoffman tells Rapid Response host Bob Safian in the first Need to Know session of the year, covering news an…
4 years, 8 months ago
Invest in first principles, w/Betterment CEO Sarah Levy
It may appear off-brand for Betterment, a digital investment adviser, to acquire a cryptocurrency investing platform. But CEO Sarah Levy explains tha…
4 years, 8 months ago
Be confident enough to show your vulnerability, w/former Merck CEO Ken Frazier
Ken Frazier, the longtime CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck, was one of the few Black CEOs at the top of Corporate America. Now as an adviser at Gene…
4 years, 8 months ago