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
How Chief became a phenomenon, w/CEO Carolyn Childers
Amid pandemic disruption, Chief turned a small, NYC-based club for women executives into a national phenomenon with more than 12,000 members. Co-founder and CEO Carolyn Childers joins Rapid Response …
00:30:02 |
Thu 21 Apr 2022
Lessons from an entrepreneur in Ukraine, w/Fuelfinance CEO Alyona Mysko
Meet Alyona Mysko, the CEO of a B2B startup in Ukraine called Fuelfinance, as she walks us through the lessons she’s learned while leading her company in a war. Her experience — which sometimes requi…
00:26:43 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Five surprising ways to rethink your hiring
Learn the 5 mindsets that will reshape the way you hire, train, and retain — to build the team of superheroes that will power your business to scale. Hear real-world advice and great stories from Rei…
00:32:11 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
Supporting Ukraine's tech workers, w/Emburse CEO Eric Friedrichsen
“Don't let the roadblocks get in the way when there are people who need you desperately.” Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a B2B software provider, has navigated around risks and financial cost…
00:25:51 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
Inside "the most radical supply chain shift since World War II," w/Interos CEO Jennifer Bisceglie
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the sanctions that followed, have radically impacted supply chains around the world. Jennifer Bisceglie, CEO of Interos, a risk-management firm focused on supply cha…
00:21:38 |
Sat 02 Apr 2022
How Airbnb.org is housing Ukrainian refugees, w/Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia
Airbnb’s charitable arm, Airbnb.org, has committed to offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joins Rapid Response to discuss how the co…
00:28:29 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
Putting an end to hustle culture w/author Reshma Saujani
“It’s not about fixing women. It’s about fixing the system,” says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms. As the author of the new book Pay Up: The Future of Women a…
00:32:10 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Transforming an idea into a movement overnight, w/Black Women For Black Lives co-founder Tokunbo Koiki
Watching the news out of Ukraine, Tokunbo Koiki saw alarming reports of African and Caribbean students struggling because of racism to flee the country. The news both outraged and inspired her to tak…
00:32:10 |
Sat 19 Mar 2022
The logistical challenge of supporting refugees, w/Flexport.org founder Susy Schöneberg
“My big call to action would be to support existing organizations,” says Susy Schöneberg, the founder and head of Flexport.org, the nonprofit arm of the logistics firm Flexport. Schöneberg and her te…
00:29:51 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
An all-out cyber war, w/Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha
“We have to assume that cyberattacks will happen,” says Bipul Sinha, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Rubrik. He joins Rapid Response to discuss the dramatic escalation of cyberthreats in the wake of Ru…
00:27:39 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Global markets react to Russia's war on Ukraine, w/Gro Intelligence CEO Sara Menker
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a new level of disruption to an already fragile global trade system. Sara Menker, the CEO of Gro Intelligence, a data research firm with deep insights on global …
00:21:23 |
Sat 12 Mar 2022
On the ground in Ukraine, w/Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, the CEO of Mercy Corps, an NGO on the front lines of the Ukrainian crisis, provides an inside look on how they’re helping address the needs of refugees. Mercy Corps began scenar…
00:27:57 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Make mistakes to make progress, w/GM's Gerald Johnson
General Motors’ Gerald Johnson shares the process and progress of trying to accomplish two daunting goals: an all-electric vehicle future, and to become the world’s most inclusive company. One thing …
00:33:32 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
Ukraine reverberations, Theranos, and more, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian
“We should expect more volatility,” Reid Hoffman tells Rapid Response host Bob Safian in the first Need to Know session of the year, covering news and business topics impacting entrepreneurs right no…
00:50:05 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
Invest in first principles, w/Betterment CEO Sarah Levy
It may appear off-brand for Betterment, a digital investment adviser, to acquire a cryptocurrency investing platform. But CEO Sarah Levy explains that Betterment, positioned around its long-term dive…
00:30:31 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
Be confident enough to show your vulnerability, w/former Merck CEO Ken Frazier
Ken Frazier, the longtime CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck, was one of the few Black CEOs at the top of Corporate America. Now as an adviser at General Catalyst and co-founder of the social impact o…
00:33:53 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
Scaling when you’re already at scale, w/Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon
As the global chip shortage unfolded last year, Qualcomm’s engineers quickly redesigned their products – an effort that tapped into “every possible capacity we could find,” says CEO Cristiano Amon. T…
00:27:15 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
Tapping a new generation of consumers, w/The Drone Racing League president Rachel Jacobson
With their eyes fixed on what’s next, the Drone Racing League has established a fresh fanbase, previously left untapped by professional sports. President Rachel Jacobson, formerly an NBA executive, r…
00:24:27 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Be relentless, so your team can be fearless, w/Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson
Faced with long odds, how do you keep your team motivated and moving forward? As a leader, Alexis McGill Johnson is focused on building hope. As the president of Planned Parenthood, Johnson is prepar…
00:30:12 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Lessons of Omicron, w/Wellcome Trust director Sir Jeremy Farrar
Sir Jeremy Farrar is UK’s pre-eminent scientific authority on Covid-19 and the chief executive at the research foundation Wellcome Trust. He joins Rapid Response to discuss the latest learnings of th…
00:28:17 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
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