#223 Great Stories and Gritty Advice for 2025
Grit30 Dec 2024

#223 Great Stories and Gritty Advice for 2025

On this special episode of Grit, we look back at some of the coolest stories and best advice our guests have shared in 2024.

Chapters:

  • (00:49) - David Risher on his Amazon easter egg & moving on
  • (07:02) - Jason Kilar on bouncing between relevance & irrelevance
  • (15:13) - Eoghan McCabe on "re-founding" the company he started
  • (22:59) - Mark Fields on battling with Trump & running to the fire
  • (29:41) - John Hanke on intensity and balance
  • (38:00) - Rony Abovitz on whether losing he's bitter about losing Magic Leap to COVID
  • (47:42) - Mark McLaughlin on sacrificing personal time
  • (57:39) - Taylor Francis on building culture

Listen to all of these episodes:
#201 CEO Lyft, David Risher: The Ride
#214 Former CEO Hulu & WarnerMedia Jason Kilar: No Labels

#191 CEO & Co-Founder Intercom, Eoghan McCabe: Second Beginning
#209 Former President & CEO Ford, Mark Fields: All Cylinders
#203 CEO Niantic, John Hanke: Buried Ships
#212 Founder Magic Leap & SynthBee Rony Abovitz: Underdog
#202 Chairman of Qualcomm, Mark McLaughlin: The Right Pitch
#189 Co-Founder Watershed, Taylor Francis: Worthy Missions

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