From Crystal Pepsi to Cool Ranch Doritos: Lessons from David Novak
David Novak, co-founder and former CEO of Yum! Brands, joins host Jeff Berman to share lessons from scaling one of the world’s largest restaurant companies. Hear how his focus on listening, team recog...
12 Sep 202432min
Rapid Response: 2024 is the most significant time in human history (Encore)
We are biologically wired to focus on the near-term, and that’s often a good thing. But in this moment — with global conflict, fast-evolving tech, and climate change dominating our present — we need t...
10 Sep 202430min
Drybar founder Alli Webb’s messy truths
Drybar co-founder Alli Webb turned her side hustle as a hair stylist into a business concept now thriving nationwide. She talks with host Jeff Berman about scaling Drybar, launching and then selling a...
5 Sep 202430min
Rapid Response: Will.i.am is using AI to re-make radio
While some artists complain that AI uses their music as training data, Will.i.am argues that it’s no different than Prince and Michael Jackson taking inspiration from James Brown. Will joins Rapid Res...
3 Sep 202429min
Reddit’s Steve Huffman: Online platforms ‘can’t just sit on their hands’
Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, joins host Reid Hoffman to share scale lessons from building one of the internet’s most influential platforms. It took nearly two decades for Reddit to rea...
29 Aug 202436min
Rapid Response: How Campus won over Sam Altman & Shaq, with founder Tade Oyerinde
With student loan debt at record highs, higher education is at a crossroads. Campus is an all-online community college that’s built a business model around competitive pricing, resources for students ...
27 Aug 202423min
Blitzscaling bourbon: How Fawn Weaver built Uncle Nearest whiskey
Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, joins host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from building one of the fastest-growing spirit brands in history. Hear how a photo in the newspape...
22 Aug 202434min
Rapid Response: CNN’s Van Jones on Kamala’s glow-up, AI “wetware,” Elon Musk, and more
As the Democratic National Convention gets underway, CNN’s Van Jones still can’t quite believe Vice President Harris’s glow-up from “cringe” to a Beyonce-like star. The political analyst and entrepren...
20 Aug 202427min
