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From founding the viral fashion brand Nasty Gal to inspiring and living the #Girlboss movement, Sophia Amorusoâs ideas tend to catch fire quickly. She joins host Jeff Berman to share her âaccidentalâ entrepreneurial journey â building an e-commerce brand with nearly $100 million in revenue and then starting Girlboss Media â all with no formal business training. Now, Sophia is focused on supporting and teaching a new generation of entrepreneurs, as Managing Partner of the early-stage venture fund, Trust Fund, and the online community Business Class.
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The Black List has reshaped Hollywood by identifying overlooked screenplays from Argo to The Kingâs Speech that have become commercial and artistic successes. Now, founder Franklin Leonard is opening The Black Listâs successful model to the book industry. He shares what Hollywood and publishing have in common: a bottleneck in talent discovery, and billions in missed revenue from untapped audiences. Leonard is already linking novelists to Hollywoodâs ever-growing appetite for adaptations. His insights apply to many industries, from the cost of making knee-jerk assumptions to the importance of finding risks worth taking.
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Leaders like Bill Gates, Airbnbâs Brian Chesky, and Pixarâs Lindsey Collins shared big ideas at the first-ever Masters of Scale Summit in 2022. In this episode, host Jeff Berman guides you through the best scale lessons shared at the event.
More blockbuster insights from iconic business leaders are coming in our 2024 Masters of Scale Summit, October 22-24 in San Francisco. You can check out the lineup and learn more about taking part: mastersofscale.com/summit
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While EAâs pursuit of 1 billion users may sound ambitious at first, once you hear CEO Andrew Wilson explain the developersâ strategy to get there, the 1 billion mark starts to almost sound conservative. Wilson returns to Rapid Response to shed light on EAâs recent announcements around a community-driven app, and plans to unleash new AI tools for creators and gamers alike. Wilson also shares the inside story behind the companyâs high-stakes FIFA rebrand, how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu shapes his business leadership, and more.
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Host Reid Hoffman has always been impressed with the way Dr. Rana el Kaliouby thinks about AI. Sheâs an AI scientist, co-founder of Affectiva, an investor and author who has spent decades building toward more emotionally intelligent technology. Now, sheâs joining the Masters of Scale podcast family with a new show: Pioneers of AI. In this episode, Reid gets to the heart of Ranaâs core interests in AI and business. Then he passes the mic to Rana so she can ask Reid her biggest questions about where the AI revolution is headed next.
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While ShĆgun, Hacks, and Baby Reindeer bask in their success at The Emmys, the awards reveal deeper lessons about TVâs future. Janice Min, co-founder and CEO of The Ankler, guides us through the key storylines, from Disney to HBO to Netflix. We also dig deep on Taylor Swiftâs endorsement of Kamala Harris and what it says about the politics of celebrity in 2024 â for stars and for CEOs.
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David Novak, co-founder and former CEO of Yum! Brands, joins host Jeff Berman to share lessons from scaling one of the worldâs largest restaurant companies. Hear how his focus on listening, team recognition, and taking big swings helped grow a fast food empire to a $32 billion market cap. He also reveals lessons from the infamous Crystal Pepsi campaign, how he came up with Cool Ranch Doritos, and what fuels his mission to develop the next generation of leaders. His latest book is: âHow Leaders Learn.â David also has a podcast: "How Leaders Lead."
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We are biologically wired to focus on the near-term, and thatâs often a good thing. But in this moment â with global conflict, fast-evolving tech, and climate change dominating our present â we need to also prioritize long-term impacts. Futurist Ari Wallach joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to dive into our biological and business motivations around what he calls âfuturing.â Host of the new PBS docuseries, A Brief History of the Future, Wallach shares lessons from the longest-standing corporations on Earth, why he views AI as âimmortal algorithms,â and how business leaders must embrace the moral imperative of their business as a core KPI.
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Drybar co-founder Alli Webb turned her side hustle as a hair stylist into a business concept now thriving nationwide. She talks with host Jeff Berman about scaling Drybar, launching and then selling a hair care product line, and how she thinks about franchising. Alli also reflects on getting personal in her memoir The Messy Truth, and why sheâs doing things differently in her new endeavor, a massage concept called Squeeze.
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While some artists complain that AI uses their music as training data, Will.i.am argues that itâs no different than Prince and Michael Jackson taking inspiration from James Brown. Will joins Rapid Response to talk about his investments in the âdawn of intelligent media,â including his new app RAiDIO.fyi â AI technology that he contends will be pre-installed in every car of the future. Will shares surprising lessons from his MBA studies at Harvard, why developers are like rappers, how he works with Mercedes, and more.
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Steve Huffman, co-founder and CEO of Reddit, joins host Reid Hoffman to share scale lessons from building one of the internetâs most influential platforms. It took nearly two decades for Reddit to reach its IPO, persevering through ownership changes, swings in popular sentiment, and shifts in the siteâs identity. Steve guides Reddit with a deep belief in the power of online communities, and he dives into how he tackles challenges â like AI and misinformation â while staying true to Redditâs values.
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With student loan debt at record highs, higher education is at a crossroads. Campus is an all-online community college thatâs built a business model around competitive pricing, resources for students (like giving them a laptop and paying for home internet), and compensating professors well above the national average. The start-up also achieves high graduation rates, while maintaining an impressive bottom line. Campus founder and Chancellor Tade Oyerinde shares how he wooed investors like Sam Altman and Shaq, and has won-over major partners from Forever 21 to Arizona State University and Butler University.
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Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, joins host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from building one of the fastest-growing spirit brands in history. Hear how a photo in the newspaper inspired Fawn to uncover a forgotten legacy, break into the whiskey business, and craft a billion-dollar brand.
Fawnâs book Love & Whiskey is available here: https://loveandwhiskeybook.com/
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As the Democratic National Convention gets underway, CNNâs Van Jones still canât quite believe Vice President Harrisâs glow-up from âcringeâ to a Beyonce-like star. The political analyst and entrepreneur joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to discuss his new initiative, Dream Machine, which aims to make AI more accessible for multicultural communities. Jones also shares his thoughts on the evolution of Elon Musk, the vital issues that he believes are being neglected in the campaign maelstrom, and why this may be the most significant year in US history since 1968.
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A pioneer in the gig economy, Leah Solivan joins host Jeff Berman to share scale lessons from founding Taskrabbit. Hear how a need for dog food on a snowy night grew into a global business acquired by IKEA. She also reveals how her experience as an entrepreneur is shaping her next act as an early-stage investor.
Leah has a new podcast of her own in the works: Breaking Precedent
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We were saddened to hear of the passing of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki last Friday, following her battle with lung cancer. In honor of this iconic Silicon Valley leader, host Reid Hoffman offers a remembrance and a chance for listeners to hear the wisdom she shared in her 2020 episode. She talked with Reid about how to establish your companyâs true north â and stay the course even amid challenges.
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Is this the craziest non-pandemic summer travel season ever? The Points Guyâs Brian Kelly joins Rapid Response to talk about how Boeingâs safety issues are impacting flying habits, the CrowdStrike outage and Deltaâs response, Southwestâs major pivot, and more. Plus: the airline industry's best-kept secrets and insider deals right now.
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Chairman of OpenAI, former co-CEO of Salesforce, and co-creator of Google Maps â those are just a few roles Bret Taylor has played in his Silicon Valley career. Reid Hoffman talks with Bret about OpenAI's world-shaping mission, why he founded Sierra and got back in the start-up game, and how business leaders should be using AI now.
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Women are losing sleep, falling behind at work, suffering pain, and struggling in their relationships â all because we donât talk enough about menopause or treat its symptoms. Midi Healthâs Joanna Strober founded her company to tap the vast underserved market for this area of womenâs health, which is finally getting mainstream attention. Strober shares with Rapid Response host Bob Safian the stakes of ignoring perimenopause and menopause, how she endured bias in fundraising to eventually secure $100 million, and why she isnât shy about leaning into controversy.
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In our fast-paced working life, how can we make networking more impactful? In this episode (first published August 2023) the acclaimed film and television producer Brian Grazer talks with host Reid Hoffman about the value of sustained, genuine curiosity. Youâll hear how Brian founded Imagine Entertainment with his longtime creative partner, Ron Howard, and how iconic names like Warren Beatty and Jay-Z were injected with Brianâs curiosity. Brian shares the unique practices that have helped him find true collaborators, deepen human connections, and, ultimately, scale his business.
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