Rapid Response
The pace of change in our culture is unprecedented and shows no signs of slowing. So what is most important to pay attention to when striving to innovate, create, and lead? From the team behind Masters of Scale, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today's top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 341
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Embrace tension, w/former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty
Hard challenges demand that we embrace tension. Former CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty argues that, right now, business has a responsibility to deploy what her new book calls Good Power — from putting skill…
00:25:54 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Finding windows of opportunity, w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian
With deserted airports, vaccine and mask mandates, and pandemic-prompted staff departures behind it, Delta Air Lines is once again soaring, recently sharing $563 million in profits with its employees…
00:27:19 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Kickstart your users from passive to passionate, w/Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor
To breathe fresh life into an established platform, Kickstarter’s new 33-year-old CEO Everette Taylor is shaking things up – and he’s unapologetic if it makes people uncomfortable. From bold new prod…
00:25:54 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
ChatGPT and AI’s inflection point, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian
Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian sit down once more to discuss how today’s hot-button stories are impacting business. And right now, there's no hotter topic than ChatGPT and the race to bring transformati…
00:32:56 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Betting on the Super Bowl, w/FanDuel CEO Amy Howe
Sports gambling is on track to grow into a $40 billion industry in the U.S., with FanDuel the lead player. CEO Amy Howe explains why the Super Bowl is so important to the company’s aspirations, even …
00:25:02 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Turning point for a climate-crisis solution, w/Climeworks' Christoph Gebald
The carbon-capture industry notched a breakthrough in early 2023, when Climeworks became the first company to be third-party certified for taking carbon out of the air and mineralizing it underground…
00:27:18 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Stay versatile, w/Lululemon Athletica CEO Calvin McDonald
While many retail businesses have struggled to cope with a wave of disruptions — from pandemic to supply chains to inflation — Lululemon has continued to scale, even when retail sales elsewhere dippe…
00:24:26 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Finding untapped value in multicultural consumers, w/Blavity CEO and AfroTech founder Morgan DeBaun
While media companies from CNN to Buzzfeed have faced layoffs, one digital network focused on Black millennials has continued to forge ahead. Morgan DeBaun, CEO of Blavity, which reaches some 100 mil…
00:32:30 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
How to cultivate a new industry, w/Upside Foods CEO Uma Valeti, MD
When the FDA blessed Upside Foods’ grown-from-cells chicken as safe to eat, it was a coming-of-age moment for cultivated meat. Upside founder and CEO Uma Valeti, MD, shares his journey of convincing …
00:27:06 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
10 unforgettable moments of 2022
Masters of Scale presents 10 must-hear moments from 2022! This special episode gathers the most valuable, lesson-packed, insight-filled moments from the past year across Masters of Scale and Masters …
00:30:45 |
Tue 27 Dec 2022
The rise of the “wisdom worker,” w/Modern Elder Academy’s Chip Conley
As we live and work longer, leaders need to redefine how they think about attracting and developing intergenerational talent. Modern Elder Academy's Chip Conley is at the forefront of this mindset sh…
00:25:17 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
How Main Street retailers are out-pivoting big-box giants, w/Faire CEO Max Rhodes
Small, independent store owners have been perpetually hit by waves of disruption: from malls to big box stores to e-commerce giants. But Max Rhodes, co-founder and CEO of the $12 billion online whole…
00:29:42 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
Risking an iconic brand — and $40b — in a race to go all-electric, w/Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius
How do you reinvent a world-renowned automaker for an all-electric future? At Mercedes-Benz, CEO Ola Källenius has set the jaw-dropping goal to put fossil-fuels in the rear-view mirror by 2030 — ahea…
00:28:33 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
Elon Musk at Twitter, FTX’s bankruptcy, and more, w/Reid Hoffman & Bob Safian
Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian sit down once more to discuss how today’s hot-button stories are impacting business. The co-hosts address the key trends that all entrepreneurs should be up to speed on, f…
00:33:29 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Don’t be a unicorn, be a dragon, w/Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet
The tech industry and its investors have been captivated by the spell of the Unicorn for too long — and the ambitious goal of a billion-dollar valuation has done more harm than good. Instead, founder…
00:30:08 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
Expand your definition of leadership, w/CNBC's Julia Boorstin
Despite only 8% of Fortune 500 companies with women CEOs, women leaders more often utilize leadership skills that are perfectly suited for the current business climate. Julia Boorstin, who created CN…
00:24:27 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Why design matters more than ever, w/PepsiCo Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini
Design is more than aesthetics. It is an essential competitive tool for an age of perpetual disruption. PepsiCo Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini shares his 5-point system for sparking creativity at…
00:32:34 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
Rally a team in turmoil, w/Las Vegas Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan
As a new leader, how do you honor an established brand while trying to shepherd it into the next era? Las Vegas Raiders’ president Sandra Douglass Morgan took the helm amid a front office scandal and…
00:24:04 |
Thu 13 Oct 2022
Mastering the hybrid workplace, w/author Priya Parker
Hybrid, remote, in-person, a little bit of everything? Work has transformed into a giant experiment. Priya Parker, expert facilitator and author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matter…
00:30:30 |
Thu 06 Oct 2022
How Covid lessons get tested by inflation, w/restauranteur Danny Meyer
After slashing his NYC restaurant team from 2,400 people to just 45 in the teeth of the pandemic, Danny Meyer has rebuilt Union Square Hospitality Group back to its former size. But in his fifth appe…
00:32:18 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
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