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A new playbook for new times, w/Ford Foundation president Darren Walker
"This was like 1918, 1929 and 1968 in one week," says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. With the pandemic, economic crisis, and civil …
6 years, 4 months ago
Burning cash, accepting turbulence w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian
A surprisingly candid and upbeat interview on the industry hardest hit by the pandemic. Delta saw seat bookings fall to less than 5% of normal, had 4…
6 years, 4 months ago
How business can engage against racism, w/Shellye Archambeau
What can your business do right now in the struggle against racism? More than you think, says Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream, now a b…
6 years, 4 months ago
Going ventilator fast, w/GM CEO Mary Barra
GM is now reopening auto plants, after shutting them in March, temporarily reducing pay for 69,000 employees, and making a fast pivot to produce mask…
6 years, 4 months ago
Record-high audience, record-low revenue, w/Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti
BuzzFeed audience is at record highs. But the pandemic's economic effects have crushed the bottom line. BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti sha…
6 years, 4 months ago
How to revive the food industry, w/restauranteur Danny Meyer
"Being the first to close is one thing. But I don't want to be the last to open,” says iconic restaurateur Danny Meyer in his second Rapid Response i…
6 years, 5 months ago
How "startup DNA" helped One Medical respond to COVID, with CEO Amir Rubin
Since One Medical’s IPO in January, CEO Amir Rubin has been forced to constantly adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, as healthcare needs, expectations…
6 years, 5 months ago
How Warby Parker makes decisions in uncertainty, w/ CEO Neil Blumenthal
"It's like getting hit in the face over and over and over,” says Warby Parker co-CEO Neil Blumenthal. But “crisis brings out clarity.” At Warby, plan…
6 years, 5 months ago
Leading with your gut, w/Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky
Tapping both personal experience and intuition, Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky has embraced action amid uncertainty. Before the pandemic reached full t…
6 years, 5 months ago
Future-proofing, w/Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg
Data streaming, videoconferencing – even phone calls are way up at Verizon amid Covid-19, as digital interaction steps in for IRL. But boom times don…
6 years, 5 months ago