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
Operating in a fishbowl w/76ers & Devils CEO Scott O’Neil
In sports, everyone has an opinion on every hire, every trade, every price change. That’s the reality – and also the privilege, says Scott O'Neil, CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils.…
00:33:11 |
Sat 09 May 2020
Crisis lessons from inside the ER, w/physician Dr. Bon Ku
In the Covid-19 storm, treating hospital patients requires constant iteration, creative information-sharing, and worst-case-scenario planning. Dr. Bon Ku, an ER physician and director of the Health D…
00:34:45 |
Thu 07 May 2020
Food security in a pandemic, w/Gro Intelligence founder and CEO Sara Menker
Will the U.S. run out of food? Can the world's food supply chains survive coronavirus? Sara Menker, founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, which parses 650 trillion agricultural data points daily, shar…
00:29:53 |
Tue 05 May 2020
On the frontlines of scale, w/AAMC CEO Dr. David Skorton
Hospitals are facing overwhelming challenges they weren’t equipped for – and in many cases, they’re now innovating their way toward solutions. Today we're talking with Dr. David Skorton, CEO of the A…
00:24:19 |
Sat 02 May 2020
Inside a pandemic pivot, w/Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary
What do you do when you can’t serve customers in cafes and carry on business as usual? You try unusual things, says Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary. Forced to close cafes and restructure teams, Panera is …
00:30:21 |
Thu 30 Apr 2020
A crisis leadership session, w/General Stanley McChrystal
Everyone's looking for a box of crisis tricks. But the hard truth is that it simply doesn’t exist, says retired General Stanley McChrystal. Instead of looking for a new style, McChrystal says, lead w…
00:37:23 |
Tue 28 Apr 2020
Pet adoptions: Up. Delivery business: Up, w/Chewy CEO Sumit Singh
Pet adoptions have soared during the coronavirus lockdown, as people seek companionship and solace. For Chewy, the pet-supply company, that’s driving unprecedented demand. Ultra-rapid growth has its …
00:27:53 |
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Neighbors are the frontline of support, w/Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar
A neighborhood is more than just the people who share a common address, says Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar. It’s every space that makes up your daily life. So Nextdoor is jumping in, rolling out new featu…
00:28:30 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
Build government back and better, w/Code for America founder Jen Pahlka
In the US, local governments are leading the response to COVID-19 – making decisions and gathering data at a speed and scale never before seen. And many of them are asking Jen Pahlka for help. The fo…
00:37:27 |
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Remote teams as an intentional choice, w/Xapo co-founder Wences Casares
Many of us will be working remote for a long time to come. So: How do you turn March's temporary scramble into a long-term benefit? Bitcoin pioneer Wences Casares runs a fully distributed company at …
00:15:51 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
In crisis, be more altruistic, w/DonorsChoose CEO Charles Best
People are altruistic – even more so in times of uncertainty. DonorsChoose CEO Charles Best has learned this through 20 years of leading his nonprofit through the terrorist attacks of 9/11, multiple …
00:18:12 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
Retail's fight to survive, w/Target CEO Brian Cornell
Every day in a pandemic is different, and that’s true for people and for corporations. CEO Brian Cornell has promised Target will keep its doors open. To do that, Target is becoming "a good student,"…
00:25:07 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
First, be human, w/Masters of Scale host Reid Hoffman
Can you blitzscale when the world grinds to a halt? How do you do right by your team AND your investors? What will the entrepreneurial world look like on the other side of this? In this special episo…
00:33:47 |
Sun 19 Apr 2020
“A pandemic doesn’t see money", w/TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot
TaskRabbit remains open for business, says CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot. As the magnitude and severity of the pandemic became clear – and as workers across the U.S. were furloughed and services cut – Task…
00:33:42 |
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Crisis data is the story of our times, w/Crisis Text Line founder Nancy Lublin
"Anxiety," "grief," "mom”: These are the words that matter at this extreme moment in time. That data comes from Crisis Text Line, whose online counselors are using both empathy and aggregated data to…
00:27:05 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
How to keep an essential business running, w/Lyft co-founder John Zimmer
Everything starts with transportation, says John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft. And even though ride sharing is sharply down, transportation remains key – for essential workers and for our…
00:27:20 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
Hourly workers are a 'hero class', w/Cue Ball investor Tony Tjan
Jobless claims are in the millions and climbing by the week. As businesses close indefinitely, the workforce—and especially hourly workers — face an astounding level of financial instability. At Bost…
00:38:09 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
A playbook for when there’s no playbook, w/Carbon CEO Ellen Kullman
How do you survive a crisis? You create your own trajectory, says Ellen Kullman. And she knows: In her former role, she became CEO of the chemical engineering giant DuPont in 2008, just ahead of the …
00:27:31 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
Crisis is pushing us back to our roots, w/Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
As the pandemic hit, Airbnb was preparing for an IPO. Within a matter of days, everything changed dramatically, as travel worldwide screamed to a halt. “I felt like I was captain of a ship and a torp…
00:34:24 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
The wrenching decision to layoff thousands, w/restauranteur Danny Meyer
In late March 2020, Danny Meyer laid off 2,000 people – that's 80 percent of staff at Union Square Hospitality Group, representing 20+ restaurants across the country. It was a heartbreaking decision …
00:34:35 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
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