Rapid Response: Delta CEO Ed Bastian: Turbulence, recovery, and risk
With 75% of U.S. customers saying they'll soon be vaccinated, Delta is embracing a new phase, opening up middle seats as of May 1. CEO Ed Bastian bet at the start of the pandemic that focusing on cons...
8 Apr 202135min
Beyond Meat's Ethan Brown: How to teach your customer
As the founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, Ethan Brown has spent years navigating misconceptions about plant-based foods. But smart entrepreneurs listen instead of arguing. Only by obsessing over what cus...
5 Apr 202143min
Rapid Response: The trampoline effect, w/ Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman
Revenue for Morning Brew's booming email newsletter operation dried up when the pandemic hit, but its audience remained devoted. Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman, who started the business with co-found...
1 Apr 202131min
Mark Cuban: What investors really look for
No one knows the fundraising game better than Mark Cuban, serial entrepreneur, investor, and star of Shark Tank. For founders, identifying the right source of capital, under the right terms, can provi...
30 Mar 202142min
Rapid Response: The business of democracy, w/Leadership Now's 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 and good for democracy, says Daniella Ballou-Aares, c...
25 Mar 202132min
Disney’s Bob Iger: How acquisitions become an ecosystem, part 2
From Pixar to Marvel to Lucasfilm, Disney's Bob Iger defied expectations, acquiring world-renowned brands and meshing them seamlessly with the House of Mouse. In Part 2 of our epic conversation with I...
23 Mar 202128min
Airbnb's Brian Chesky: "We died and were reborn." A special Rapid Response
Headlines last April predicted death for Airbnb. How could it survive a pandemic that stopped their core business cold? As the business cratered (in 8 weeks, they lost 80% of revenue), CEO Brian Chesk...
16 Mar 202141min
Tyra Banks: Personal brand power
To succeed in the modern business environment, you need to strut your stuff: to cultivate a personal brand that supports career growth. No one represents this better than Tyra Banks. As a model, a pro...
9 Mar 202142min
