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 Harley-Davidson set a foundation for the long term, w/CEO Jochen Zeitz
Even an 118-year-old company needs an entrepreneurial jolt. When Jochen Zeitz took over as CEO of motorcycle maker Harley Davidson in early 2020, he moved quickly to restructure the business – even i…
00:23:26 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Inside J.Crew's "purpose-led" pivot, w/CEO Libby Wadle
"We have to reignite the energy and the fire and the love," says CEO Libby Wadle of J.Crew Group, which launched Madewell Forever this week, a dynamic bet on sustainability. The resale platform, in p…
00:23:48 |
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Scaling a mission w/TAAF president Sonal Shah
"Hate is not a one community issue," says Sonal Shah, president of The Asian American Foundation, a nonprofit launched by business leaders in May, dedicated to addressing discrimination against Asian…
00:27:23 |
Thu 15 Jul 2021
How BuzzFeed bounced back, w/co-founder and CEO 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 d…
00:28:01 |
Thu 08 Jul 2021
Tapping into generosity (via Bitcoin), w/Charity Water CEO 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 n…
00:29:09 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
Fighting through headwinds, w/Marriott 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 …
00:27:06 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Crypto craziness, ransomware attacks, and "smart risks", w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian
"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 convers…
00:32:46 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Why business must be a force for good, w/former AMEX 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 pas…
00:26:51 |
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Fashioning a greener closet, w/Rent the Runway CEO Jenn Hyman
Fashion became secondary amid Covid lockdowns. Sweatpants-only life pressed apparel-subscription service Rent the Runway into layoffs and furloughs. But as co-founder and CEO Jenn Hyman explains, the…
00:31:32 |
Thu 10 Jun 2021
The promise and peril of engineering biology, w/Ginkgo Bioworks co-founder Reshma Shetty
Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine would not have scaled without Ginkgo Bioworks. Reshma Shetty, co-founder and COO of Ginkgo – slated to go public via SPAC acquisition at a reported $15 billion valuation – …
00:27:14 |
Thu 03 Jun 2021
Upskilling and the war for talent, w/Guild Education CEO Rachel Carlson
How do you win the post-pandemic war for talent? Send your frontline workers to online school. That's the pitch that Rachel Carlson has made – successfully – to big businesses from Chipotle to Disney…
00:29:41 |
Thu 27 May 2021
Why real estate matters more than ever, w/Compass CEO Robert Reffkin
"We may not be able to survive this," remarked Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO of real estate platform Compass, after pandemic lockdown rules essentially outlawed U.S. home selling. Yet today the hou…
00:28:07 |
Thu 20 May 2021
Inside Google’s Pandemic Safety Squad, w/Chief Health Officer Dr. Karen DeSalvo
Google search may be the world’s most powerful public health platform. Dr Karen DeSalvo, Google's chief health officer, has built a team of doctors, scientists and clinicians who – alongside engineer…
00:32:17 |
Thu 13 May 2021
Surviving a close shave, w/Harry's co-CEO Andy Katz-Mayfield
Harry's took a one-two punch in 2020 – right on the chin. First, the federal government blocked a $1.37 billion acquisition of the shaving and consumer products company; then Covid-19 lockdowns hit. …
00:24:21 |
Thu 06 May 2021
A crucible moment for Instacart, w/founder & CEO Apoorva Mehta
Five years of growth in five weeks. That's how Covid-19 lockdowns accelerated Instacart's business last spring. Now, a year later, the company faces another "crucible moment," says Instacart CEO Apoo…
00:22:28 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
A pandemic is not a business model, w/Blue Apron CEO Linda Findley Kozlowski
With the pandemic, cooking at home got a renewed boost, and meal kit outfits saw a rise in demand. But a year in, the trend toward at-home dining now faces a new inflection point. We're talking with …
00:25:42 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Can bankruptcy save movie theaters? w/Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor
"It's 12 months of no meaningful revenue," says Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor. "And then last weekend was phenomenal." Taylor returns to the podcast to explain why the hip, culture-forward movie…
00:23:46 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
GameStop, SPACs, and vaccines, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian
"The future is sooner and stranger than you think," Reid Hoffman tells Rapid Response host Bob Safian in a frank, unfiltered conversation about the lessons of 2021 so far. "The rulebook will be chang…
00:34:51 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Turbulence, recovery, and risk, w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian
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 con…
00:35:11 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Leveraging the trampoline effect, w/Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman
Revenue for Morning Brew's booming e-mail newsletter operation dried up when the pandemic hit, but its next-generation audience remained devoted. Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman, who started the busi…
00:31:45 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
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