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
An epic energy shift is underway, with Cipher News’ Amy Harder
The energy industry – from fossil fuels to clean power – is poised for major change. From US president-elect Donald Trump’s support for oil and gas to Big Tech’s rising support for nuclear power to t…
00:31:07 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
How Cost Plus Drugs is revolutionizing pharma, with CEO Alex Oshmyansky
With the help of co-founder Mark Cuban, Cost Plus Drugs CEO Alex Oshmyansky is radically re-engineering the pharma marketplace and dramatically cutting the price for many prescription drugs. Oshmyans…
00:28:53 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Why Apple defies gravity and AI is God, with Guy Kawasaki, host of Remarkable People
Apple defies gravity, and AI is Divine. That’s how Guy Kawasaki, who worked closely with Steve Jobs and is now chief evangelist at Canva and host of the podcast Remarkable People, describes the state…
00:25:47 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
What a Trump second term means for business, with Ian Bremmer
Potential tariff wars, market movements, allies in big tech … About two months out from Trump’s return to office, there’s rampant speculation about the new administration’s impact on the business wor…
00:37:56 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Iggy Azalea on crypto’s biggest myths and mistakes
Rapper and musician Iggy Azalea wants you to know that her crypto token $MOTHER isn’t just another ‘pump and dump’ celebrity crypto play. She believes in the future of cryptocurrency and the potentia…
00:31:50 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
The mirage of workplace meritocracy, with Hello Monday’s Jessi Hempel, Meta’s Maxine Williams, Lean In’s Rachel Thomas, and Girls Who Code’s Reshma Saujani
Gender equity suddenly cuts both ways in 2024: Some argue that men are being unfairly demonized, while data shows a continuing gap in opportunity for women. Live from the Masters of Scale Summit in S…
00:28:05 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
Cultivate loyalty at every level, with Chewy’s Sumit Singh and former Exos CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan
How do you cultivate loyalty, from investors to team members and, of course, customers? Business leaders have long debated this. Host Bob Safian invites two guests to weigh in with their secrets to b…
00:21:30 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Reid Hoffman on Trump's election and what's next
Following Donald Trump’s victory in this week’s US presidential election, Reid Hoffman (a major donor to Vice President Harris’ campaign) is figuring out where business, tech, and his own energy go f…
00:31:58 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Rapid fire fun: Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole + ocean educator Philippe Cousteau Jr., live from the Masters of Scale Summit
In this special 2-for-1 episode, we offer two segments of rapid-fire fun from the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit. First, Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian for a gamified se…
00:29:36 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
Fighting for privacy, with Signal’s Meredith Whittaker
Who is listening in and tracking our digital activity? And is it really necessary? Recorded live at the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Rapid Response host Bob Safian sits down with Si…
00:18:30 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
Lessons from Gaza & Israel, with World Central Kitchen’s Erin Gore and Builders Movement's Daniel Lubetzky
As conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, Rapid Response host Bob Safian led a discussion live on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit between two experienced leaders with close knowledge…
00:38:18 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
How to build wealth in 2024, with Contrarian Thinking’s Codie Sanchez
Anyone can build wealth, argues Codie Sanchez, investor and founder of Contrarian Thinking: You’ve just got to play the game the right way. Sanchez has built a massive following across TikTok, YouTub…
00:28:41 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci, AI, and the future of storytelling
Leonardo da Vinci is a thoroughly modern figure, even if he lived hundreds of years ago. So says Ken Burns, the legendary documentary filmmaker on topics from the Civil War to Muhammad Ali. Burns joi…
00:28:00 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
From tipping to AI, a new era for restaurants, with Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer
How much should we tip? Legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer returns to Rapid Response to assess an inflection point in customer expectations and experiences around that and other questions. The founde…
00:27:35 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
How Wikipedia will survive AI with CEO Maryana Iskander
Wikipedia is among the top ten most-visited websites in the world, and it’s been a pillar of online knowledge for more than 20 years. The site’s parent nonprofit, Wikimedia Foundation, wants it to st…
00:27:30 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Marc Benioff says Salesforce can beat Microsoft in AI, here’s why
Salesforce is launching a new fleet of tools for AI agents called Agentforce, and CEO Marc Benioff contends it will change the business world forever. Benioff joins Rapid Response to take us inside S…
00:29:04 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
How mobile voting can save democracy, with Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures
As early voting begins in the US presidential election, there is a nascent movement afoot that would reshuffle future contests from local school boards to Washington DC – and it revolves around our s…
00:26:55 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Why social media’s not solely behind the loneliness epidemic, with Charlie Health's Carter Barnhart
Epidemic levels of loneliness can increase cases of anxiety and depression, and Carter Barnhart, founder of the virtual mental health platform Charlie Health, says the problem defies simple explanati…
00:25:59 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
A new script for the book biz and Hollywood, with The Black List’s Franklin Leonard
The Black List has reshaped Hollywood by identifying overlooked screenplays from Argo to The King’s Speech that have become commercial and artistic successes. Now, founder Franklin Leonard is opening…
00:26:08 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
From users to investors, how Google’s ad trial impacts you, with Arielle Garcia
As Google’s high-profile antitrust trial reaches the end of week three, the future of its gargantuan ad business is in flux. Check My Ads’ Arielle Garcia has been in every court session to cover the …
00:27:07 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
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