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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.

Episodes

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A crucible moment for Instacart, w/founder & CEO Apoorva Mehta

29 Apr 2021
22m
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A pandemic is not a business model, w/Blue Apron CEO Linda Findley Kozlowski

22 Apr 2021
25m
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Can bankruptcy save movie theaters? w/Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor

15 Apr 2021
23m
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GameStop, SPACs, and vaccines, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian

13 Apr 2021
34m
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Turbulence, recovery, and risk, w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian

08 Apr 2021
35m
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Leveraging the trampoline effect, w/Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman

01 Apr 2021
31m
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The business of democracy, w/Leadership Now CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares

25 Mar 2021
32m
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Died and reborn, w/Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

16 Mar 2021
41m
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Airbnb’s survival during the COVID-19 pandemic serves as a masterclass in crisis leadership and corporate resilience. When revenue plummeted by 80% in eight weeks, CEO Brian Chesky navigated the collapse by prioritizing stakeholder values over short-term business outcomes. By implementing generous severance packages, c...

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A prescription for healthy growth, w/FIGS co-CEO Heather Hasson

04 Mar 2021
26m
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Wartime leadership, with Nike CEO John Donahoe

25 Feb 2021
30m
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Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse

18 Feb 2021
26m
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Public-private opportunities, w/Defense Innovation Unit director Mike Brown

16 Feb 2021
32m
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Iterating under pressure, w/Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

11 Feb 2021
30m
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Why we need to think again, w/author and professor Adam Grant

04 Feb 2021
30m
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Aggressive sustainability, w/Sunrun CEO Lynn Jurich

28 Jan 2021
30m
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Ten months of pain and hope, w/restaurateur Danny Meyer

21 Jan 2021
29m
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What the pandemic has cost women, w/Ellevest co-founder and CEO Sallie Krawcheck

14 Jan 2021
31m
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2020: The Year in Review w/Reid Hoffman & Bob Safian

22 Dec 2020
48m
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Why Salesforce Bought Slack, w/Salesforce president Bret Taylor

17 Dec 2020
31m
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Why take on a turnaround, w/Magic Leap CEO Peggy Johnson

10 Dec 2020
27m
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