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
Can Rivian avoid the EV speed bumps? with founder and CEO RJ Scaringe
As demand declines for EVs, and Tesla’s Elon Musk wields power in the new Trump administration, electric automaker Rivian is taking this time to adapt its business and expand its brand. Rivian’s foun…
00:31:33 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Musk’s DOGE agency and the real need to declutter government, with Jen Pahlka
As former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Jen Pahlka helped to create the US Digital Service (USDS) to upgrade the government’s tech capabilities. Today, the USDS houses Elon Musk’s Department of…
00:25:49 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
From Nike to Bud Light to Tubi: Lessons from the Super Bowl 2025 ads, with Autodesk's Dara Treseder
Super Bowl LIX had a clear winner on the field, but victory for brands was more hard-won. Sure, plenty of ad spots were star-studded, from Seal to David Beckham to Ben and Casey Affleck, but to what …
00:28:44 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Return-to-office: What leaders are getting wrong, with Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei
As many organizations throughout the business landscape implement return-to-office mandates, the debate around RTO’s impact on performance and culture intensifies. Harvard Business School professor F…
00:26:28 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is here to put the brand back on top
Amid higher costs, longer wait times and waning sales, Starbucks is ready for a brand refresh. The company’s new CEO, Brian Niccol joins Rapid Response to reveal how Starbucks plans to go back to its…
00:30:07 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Brian Chesky on Airbnb's emerging reinvention
After 17 years, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky is hitting ‘reset’ — reinventing the business from the ground up and expanding the brand in unexpected ways. Chesky joins Rapid Response to explain why now is th…
00:37:44 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Reid Hoffman on AI ‘Superagency'
As Chinese AI developers send shockwaves through Silicon Valley, and Elon Musk spats with President Trump over AI policy, Reid Hoffman returns to Rapid Response to explore today’s AI landscape, and t…
00:26:27 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Netflix’s wins, Meta’s shifts, and Changemakers, with CNBC’s Julia Boorstin
From Netflix’s new blockbuster earnings report to controversial moves announced by Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, tech and media are navigating seismic shifts amid a rapidly evolving political and cultural …
00:27:57 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Redefining work-life balance, with Neha Ruch
As return-to-office policies reignite the perennial debate over work-life balance, a cultural shift is underway. Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled and author of The Power Pause, is leading the ch…
00:29:34 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
The business world braces for Trump’s inauguration, with Zeno Group’s Barby Siegel
In anticipation of Monday’s presidential inauguration, businesses around the world are crafting their response and gearing up for four years of change. Barby Siegel, CEO of global communications agen…
00:28:00 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
When disaster strikes: On the ground amid LA wildfires
Wildfires have forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes in the Los Angeles area, and killed at least 24 people. In what will likely be the most costly disaster in U.S. history, thousan…
00:30:24 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
The luxury crisis rocking the fashion world, with The Business of Fashion’s Imran Amed
In recent months, the fashion industry has seen unprecedented price hikes, CEO turnovers, sustainability back-peddling, and more — culminating in what The Business of Fashion’s Imran Amed is calling,…
00:33:27 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
5 bold AI predictions for 2025, with Pioneers of AI host Dr. Rana El Kaliouby
Entering 2025, AI is poised to continue disrupting, redefining and supercharging the business world. AI expert and Pioneers of AI host, Rana El Kaliouby, joins Rapid Response to share five bold AI pr…
00:30:55 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
The best time for a full reset? It’s now, with Dan Heath
A new year is the perfect time to rethink work goals, habits, and systems. Dan Heath’s new book Reset is focused on simple yet profoundly transformative ways to do just that. The co-author of bestsel…
00:28:06 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
Replay: Plant-based foods need a makeover, with Peter McGuinness
In this special holiday replay, we share another standout conversation from 2024 featuring Impossible Foods’ Peter McGuinness. This year, sustainability initiatives rolled back across industries and …
00:29:41 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Replay: How Barstool Sports’ ex-CEO cooks up attention, with Food52’s Erika Ayers Badan
In this special holiday replay, we share a standout conversation of 2024 featuring ex-CEO of Barstool and current head of Food52, Erika Ayers Badan. She shares with Rapid Response why she made a dram…
00:31:22 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
Big Tech trends shaping 2025, with The Atlantic CEO Nick Thompson
This has been a defining year for Big Tech and media. Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic, joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to explore the dominance of companies like NVIDIA and Apple, the persona…
00:32:11 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Six lessons of Rapid Response for 2025
We’ve rounded up the most definitive business lessons of 2024, as heard on Rapid Response. Drawn from standout guests like will.i.am, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, Salesforce’s Marc Benioff, and more, these…
00:28:53 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Juan Soto, media deals, and more sports business, with Pablo Torre
It’s been a wild year in sports business, with the surge in popularity for women’s sports to the eye-watering deals in NBA broadcasting rights. Sports journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre, host of Pa…
00:36:17 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Bluesky’s bold plan beyond the ‘X-odus’, with COO Rose Wang
Millions of users have joined social media platform Bluesky in recent weeks, as an alternative to Elon Musk's X. It’s sparking new opportunities and challenges for Bluesky's tiny 20-person team, and …
00:32:04 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
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