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Leveraging the trampoline effect, w/Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman
Revenue for Morning Brew's booming e-mail newsletter operation dried up when the pandemic hit, but its next-generation audience remained devoted. Mor…
5 years, 7 months ago
The business of democracy, w/Leadership Now CEO 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, 7 months ago
Died and reborn, w/Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
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, 7 months ago
A prescription for healthy growth, w/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, 8 months ago
Wartime leadership, with Nike CEO John Donahoe
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, 8 months ago
Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse
Maintaining high performance in business has become harder than ever, between health challenges, economic obstacles, and political uncertainty. But w…
5 years, 8 months ago
Public-private opportunities, w/Defense Innovation Unit director Mike Brown
Call him the unofficial U.S. ambassador to Silicon Valley. As director of the Defense Innovation Unit within the U.S. Department of Defense, Mike Bro…
5 years, 8 months ago
Iterating under pressure, w/Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot
The pandemic era has ushered in a new wave of food insecurity, with some 50 millions Americans hungry for food aid. How could Feeding America, a nati…
5 years, 8 months ago
Why we need to think again, w/author and professor 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,…
5 years, 9 months ago
Aggressive sustainability, w/Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich
Expectations for solar are high under a Biden administration, says Lynn Jurich, CEO of the solar power company Sunrun. While Sunrun's stock price has…
5 years, 9 months ago