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Award-winning business advice from Silicon Valley and beyond. Iconic CEOs, from Nike to Netflix, Starbucks to Slack, share the strategies that helped them grow from startups into global brands — and to weather crisis when it strikes.
Our two formats help tell the complete story of how a business grows, survives and thrives, and the mindsets of growth that keep leaders in the game.
On each episode of our classic format, host Reid Hoffman — LinkedIn cofounder, Greylock partner and legendary Silicon Valley investor — proves an unconventional theory about how businesses scale, asking his guests to share their stories of entrepreneurship, leadership, strategy, management, fundraising. You’ll hear the human journey too — failures, setbacks, learnings.
From our Rapid Response format, you can expect real-time wisdom from business leaders in fast-changing situations. Hosted by Bob Safian, past editor in chief of Fast Company, these episodes tackle crisis response, rebuilding, diversity & inclusion, leadership change and much more.
Categories: Business
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Being authentic defines strong leadership. Bozoma Saint John has continually challenged expectations, moving purposefully across multiple roles, from Uber’s chief brand officer to Netflix’s CMO, from Pepsico to Apple, from working for celebrated director Spike Lee to working for iconic Hollywood talent agent Ari Emmanuel. The wall between the personal and professional is artificial, Boz argues, and a barrier to leading what she calls The Urgent Life in a new book. The best leaders tap into their emotions and listen to their instincts, she says, which helps to drive a team and a business forward. Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.com/ Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at http://eepurl.com/dlirtX See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Previous episodes
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394 - Rapid Response: Live with urgency, w/Bozoma Saint John, former Netflix CMO Thu, 16 Mar 2023
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393 - 62. The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon) Tue, 14 Mar 2023
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392 - Rapid Response: Compassion in the face of crisis, w/Mercy Corps CEO Tjada McKenna Thu, 09 Mar 2023
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390 - Rapid Response: Embrace tension, w/former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty Thu, 02 Mar 2023
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389 - 127. Dare to make unexpected moves, w/David Droga of Droga5 and Accenture Song Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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388 - Rapid Response: Finding windows of opportunity, w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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387 - 46. Make it epic, w/will.i.am Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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386 - Rapid Response: Kickstart your users from passive to passionate, w/Kickstarter’s Everette Taylor Thu, 16 Feb 2023
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385 - Need to Know: ChatGPT and AI’s inflection point, w/Reid & Bob Tue, 14 Feb 2023
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384 - Rapid Response: Betting on the Super Bowl, w/FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Thu, 09 Feb 2023
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383 - Strategy Session: How to balance innovation with your core business? How to help others tell the story of your product? How to sell an audacious vision to risk-averse stakeholders? Tue, 07 Feb 2023
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382 - Rapid Response: Turning point for a climate-crisis solution, w/Climeworks' Christoph Gebald Fri, 03 Feb 2023
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381 - 126. When to seek advice and when to ignore it, w/LearnVest & Inspired Capital’s Alexa von Tobel Tue, 31 Jan 2023
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380 - Rapid Response: Stay versatile, w/Lululemon Athletica CEO Calvin McDonald Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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379 - 6 leadership traps and how to avoid them Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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378 - Rapid Response: Finding untapped value in multicultural consumers, w/Blavity CEO and AfroTech founder Morgan DeBaun Thu, 19 Jan 2023
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377 - 87. J.J. Abrams: Make room for magic Tue, 17 Jan 2023
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376 - Rapid Response: How to cultivate a new industry, w/Upside Foods CEO Uma Valeti, MD Thu, 12 Jan 2023
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375 - 125. Cisco's John Chambers: The essential playbooks — and when to use them Tue, 10 Jan 2023
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374 - 49. Ray Dalio: How to embrace conflict Thu, 05 Jan 2023
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373 - 5 ways to keep your brand relevant Tue, 03 Jan 2023
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372 - Rapid Response: Loneliness at work, w/Noreena Hertz, author of The Lonely Century Thu, 29 Dec 2022
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371 - 10 unforgettable moments of 2022 Tue, 27 Dec 2022
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370 - Rapid Response: Danny Meyer on the wrenching decision to do layoffs Thu, 22 Dec 2022
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369 - 124. The co-founder effect, w/Rothy's Stephen Hawthornthwaite and Roth Martin Tue, 20 Dec 2022
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368 - Rapid Response: The rise of the “wisdom worker,” w/Modern Elder Academy’s Chip Conley Thu, 15 Dec 2022
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367 - Bonus: Stephen Colbert on DonorsChoose (The Complete Interview) Tue, 13 Dec 2022
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366 - Rapid Response: How Main Street retailers are out-pivoting big-box giants, w/Faire’s Max Rhodes Thu, 08 Dec 2022
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365 - 123. Build the right incentives, w/VIPKid’s Cindy Mi Tue, 06 Dec 2022
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364 - Rapid Response: Risking an iconic brand — and $40b — in a race to go all-electric, w/Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius Fri, 02 Dec 2022
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363 - Need to Know: Elon Musk at Twitter, Bob Iger’s return to Disney, FTX’s bankruptcy, and more, w/Reid & Bob Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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362 - 79. Disney’s Bob Iger: How acquisitions become an ecosystem, part 2 Sat, 26 Nov 2022
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361 - 77. Disney’s Bob Iger: How acquisitions become an ecosystem, part 1 Wed, 23 Nov 2022
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360 - How to unite a team around a shared mission: A story from Yo-Yo Ma on Spark & Fire Mon, 21 Nov 2022
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359 - Rapid Response: Don’t be a unicorn, be a dragon, w/Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet Thu, 17 Nov 2022
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358 - 70. Nike’s Phil Knight: How to sell without selling Tue, 15 Nov 2022
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357 - Rapid Response: Expand your definition of leadership, w/CNBC's Julia Boorstin Thu, 10 Nov 2022
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356 - 122. Brand while you build, w/Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal & Dave Gilboa Tue, 08 Nov 2022
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355 - Rapid Response: Why design matters more than ever, w/PepsiCo Chief Design Officer Mauro Porcini Thu, 03 Nov 2022
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354 - 121. Let waypoints guide you, w/Aurora's Chris Urmson Tue, 01 Nov 2022
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353 - Rapid Response: Why we need to think again, w/Adam Grant Thu, 27 Oct 2022
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352 - 45. LIVE! Patience or speed? Both. w/Tory Burch Tue, 25 Oct 2022
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351 - Live! Angela Ahrendts, Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi & Eric Schmidt talk culture at the first Masters of Scale Summit Sat, 22 Oct 2022
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350 - Rapid Response: The promise and peril of engineering biology, w/Ginkgo Bioworks Reshma Shetty Thu, 20 Oct 2022
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349 - 21. How to do good and do good business, w/Starbucks' Howard Schultz Tue, 18 Oct 2022
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348 - Rapid Response: Rally a team in turmoil, w/NFL Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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347 - 120. Think like an intrapreneur, w/Mach49's Linda Yates Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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346 - Rapid Response: Mastering the hybrid workplace, w/Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering Thu, 06 Oct 2022
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345 - 5 ways to build your tolerance for risk Tue, 04 Oct 2022
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344 - Rapid Response: How Covid lessons get tested by inflation, w/Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer Thu, 29 Sep 2022