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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 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 Jul 202129min
Asking the uncomfortable questions, w/ Michael Seibel, Y Combinator
Barreling full-speed ahead isn't always the key to scale. For Michael Seibel, managing director at Y Combinator and co-founder of Justin.tv and Socialcam, action sometimes needs to take a back seat to...
29 Jun 202134min
Rapid Response: Fighting through headwinds at Marriott, w/President Stephanie Linnartz
With Marriott's business already reeling due to Covid, beloved CEO Arne Sorenson was lost to cancer earlier this year. Stephanie Linnartz, president of Marriott International, shares how she and new C...
24 Jun 202127min
Need to Know, w/Reid & Bob: Crypto craziness, ransomware attacks, "smart risks" & more
"Will some people lose their shirts with crypto? Absolutely. Will new great industries be built upon this? Absolutely," Reid Hoffman tells Rapid Response host Bob Safian, in a new, unfiltered conversa...
22 Jun 202132min
Rapid Response: Why business must be a force for good, w/former American Express CEO Ken Chenault
"Corporations can be a force for good – and they can also be very successful," says Ken Chenault, chair of investment firm General Catalyst and former longtime CEO of American Express. During the past...
17 Jun 202126min
