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, has repeatedly found ways to recast the unconvent...
27 Heinä 202132min
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 dynamic bet on sustainability. The resale platform, in pa...
22 Heinä 202123min
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 fundraising options if you can't access a major VC firm? How...
20 Heinä 202126min
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, dedicated to addressing discrimination against Asian ...
15 Heinä 202127min
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 thought of Spanx. Then she moved fast, found help in ...
13 Heinä 202140min
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, says BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti; the di...
8 Heinä 202128min
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 management firm in the United States, as well as board...
6 Heinä 202136min
Rapid Response: Tapping into generosity (via Bitcoin), w/Charity: Water's Scott Harrison
The art of promotion can advance any enterprise, as Scott Harrison demonstrated even during the pandemic. As founder and CEO of Charity Water, Scott faced fundraising trouble a year ago but now the no...
1 Heinä 202129min
