Rapid Response
315 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsThe 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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Inside PayPal's $530M plan to close the racial wealth gap, with CEO Dan Schulman
July 11, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBThe pandemic has hurt many businesses – but PayPal isn't one of them. PayPal has boomed as e-commerce purchases have swelled, with the stock up more than 50% this year and a new demographic of the 50+ joining the platform. That doesn't mean though, that CEO Dan Schulman hasn't had a slew of adjustments and worries to manage. PayPal recently committed more than $500 million to support Black and minority-owned businesses, after facilitating some $1.9 billion in PPP loans to largely un...
What it will take for tech and Hollywood to be anti-racist, w/Color Of Change's Rashad Robinson
July 09, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBThere's no quick fix to 400 years of oppression, says Color Of Change president Rashad Robinson. One of the largest racial justice organizations in the US, Color Of Change works with decision-makers in business and government to enact systemic change. In 2020, Color Of Change has seen its membership swell — along with its impact. Rashad's group railed against Hollywood's reflexive pro-police agenda, forcing TV shows "Cops" and "Live PD" off the air, and launched the Stop Hate For Pr...
A new playbook for new times, w/Ford Foundation President Darren Walker
July 02, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB"This was like 1918, 1929 and 1968 in one week," says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. With the pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest all coming together after George Floyd's death, Walker found himself flooded with calls from CEOs struggling for how to respond. Walker's advice mixes clear-eyed messages — denying the trauma borne by communities of color is no longer option — with optimism about the opportunities ahead. At the Ford Foundation, they've accelerate...
A new playbook for new times, w/Ford Foundation president Darren Walker
July 02, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB"This was like 1918, 1929 and 1968 in one week," says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. With the pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest all coming together after George Floyd's death, Walker found himself flooded with calls from CEOs struggling for how to respond. Walker's advice mixes clear-eyed messages — denying the trauma borne by communities of color is no longer option — with optimism about the opportunities ahead. At the Ford Foundation, they've accelerate...
A new playbook for new times, w/ Ford Foundation President Darren Walker
July 02, 2020 10:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB"This was like 1918, 1929 and 1968 in one week," says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. With the pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest all coming together after George Floyd's death, Walker found himself flooded with calls from CEOs struggling for how to respond. Walker's advice mixes clear-eyed messages — denying the trauma borne by communities of color is no longer option — with optimism about the opportunities ahead. At the Ford Foundation, they've accelerate...
Burning cash, accepting turbulence w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian
June 27, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBA surprisingly candid and upbeat interview on the industry hardest hit by the pandemic. Delta saw seat bookings fall to less than 5% of normal, had 40,000 employees go on unpaid leave, and raised $14 billion in funding – all to withstand a cash burn that still stands at $30 million a day. To rebuild traveler trust, Delta CEO Ed Bastian has enacted a slew of new safety standards, including capping flight loads at 60 percent and using hospital-grade HEPA filters on board – in fact, Ba...
How business can engage against racism, w/Shellye Archambeau
June 19, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWhat can your business do right now in the struggle against racism? More than you think, says Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream, now a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom and Okta. She returns to the show with her all-too-rare perspective as a Black woman at the top of some of the world’s largest businesses. The struggle is a marathon, but businesses are uniquely poised to demand accountability and transparency from their communities. Whether you're a CEO or a citizen, S...
How business can engage against racism, w/Shellye Archambeau (MetricStream, Nordstrom, Verizon)
June 19, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBWhat can your business do right now in the struggle against racism? More than you think, says Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream, now a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom and Okta. She returns to the show with her all-too-rare perspective as a Black woman at the top of some of the world’s largest businesses. The struggle is a marathon, but businesses are uniquely poised to demand accountability and transparency from their communities. Whether you're a CEO or a citizen, S...
GM's Mary Barra: "Deep, profound sadness" and "going ventilator fast"
June 13, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBGM is now reopening auto plants, after shutting them in March, temporarily reducing pay for 69,000 employees, and making a fast pivot to produce masks and ventilators. But with the killing of George Floyd, things are hardly back to normal. Chair and CEO Mary Barra speaks to her “profound feeling of sadness,” but also to her optimism that the country and her company will bounce back. Though there is work to be done, says Mary, we're poised for transformation. See Privacy Policy at h...
Going ventilator fast, w/GM CEO Mary Barra
June 13, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBGM is now reopening auto plants, after shutting them in March, temporarily reducing pay for 69,000 employees, and making a fast pivot to produce masks and ventilators. But with the killing of George Floyd, things are hardly back to normal. Chair and CEO Mary Barra speaks to her “profound feeling of sadness,” but also to her optimism that the country and her company will bounce back. Though there is work to be done, says Mary, we're poised for transformation. See Privacy Policy at h...
BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: Record-high audience, record-low revenue
June 06, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBBuzzFeed audience is at record highs. But the pandemic's economic effects have crushed the bottom line. BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti shares how his company is making hard decisions to build long-term stability. “But the transition is painful,” he says. While BuzzFeed is leaning into food vertical Tasty, new e-commerce habits, and BuzzFeed News, he worries that businesses like his don't have more resources to support staffers of color. But, he says, there's a clarity of ...
Record-high audience, record-low revenue, w/Buzzfeed CEO Jonah Peretti
June 06, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBBuzzFeed audience is at record highs. But the pandemic's economic effects have crushed the bottom line. BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti shares how his company is making hard decisions to build long-term stability. “But the transition is painful,” he says. While BuzzFeed is leaning into food vertical Tasty, new e-commerce habits, and BuzzFeed News, he worries that businesses like his don't have more resources to support staffers of color. But, he says, there's a clarity of ...
Danny Meyer, 10 wks later: How to revive restaurants
May 30, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB"Being the first to close is one thing. But I don't want to be the last to open,” says iconic restaurateur Danny Meyer in his second Rapid Response interview. After shutting his iconic New York City restaurants, laying off 2,000 staffers (with hopes to re-hire) and returning a $10m PPP, Danny finds himself reconsidering nearly everything about his business model. Even before the coronavirus lockdown, the restaurant industry had a slew of “preexisting conditions,” Danny says. Now tho...
How to revive the food industry, w/restauranteur Danny Meyer
May 30, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB"Being the first to close is one thing. But I don't want to be the last to open,” says iconic restaurateur Danny Meyer in his second Rapid Response interview. After shutting his iconic New York City restaurants, laying off 2,000 staffers (with hopes to re-hire) and returning a $10m PPP, Danny finds himself reconsidering nearly everything about his business model. Even before the coronavirus lockdown, the restaurant industry had a slew of “preexisting conditions,” Danny says. Now tho...
How "startup DNA" helped One Medical respond to Covid, with CEO Amir Rubin
May 28, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBSince One Medical’s IPO in January, CEO Amir Rubin has been forced to constantly adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, as healthcare needs, expectations, and behaviors shifted. From telemedicine to Covid-19 testing, One Medical has leaned into existing advantages to scale quickly: standing up respiratory care clinics and testing centers; revamping virtual and in-person visits; vetting labs and data. One Medical is now helping other businesses identify new practices to safely bring empl...
How "startup DNA" helped One Medical respond to COVID, with CEO Amir Rubin
May 28, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBSince One Medical’s IPO in January, CEO Amir Rubin has been forced to constantly adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, as healthcare needs, expectations, and behaviors shifted. From telemedicine to Covid-19 testing, One Medical has leaned into existing advantages to scale quickly: standing up respiratory care clinics and testing centers; revamping virtual and in-person visits; vetting labs and data. One Medical is now helping other businesses identify new practices to safely bring empl...
How Warby Parker is making decisions in uncertainty, with CEO Neil Blumenthal
May 23, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB"It's like getting hit in the face over and over and over,” says Warby Parker co-CEO Neil Blumenthal. But “crisis brings out clarity.” At Warby, planning for the future has meant leaning into the present — from physical changes in their factory and stores that ensure social distancing to optimizing online vision tests. Blumenthal shares the complex factors they consider in deciding which stores to re-open and when, and relates the human challenge of inspiring their on-the-ground fac...
How Warby Parker makes decisions in uncertainty, w/ CEO Neil Blumenthal
May 23, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB"It's like getting hit in the face over and over and over,” says Warby Parker co-CEO Neil Blumenthal. But “crisis brings out clarity.” At Warby, planning for the future has meant leaning into the present — from physical changes in their factory and stores that ensure social distancing to optimizing online vision tests. Blumenthal shares the complex factors they consider in deciding which stores to re-open and when, and relates the human challenge of inspiring their on-the-ground fac...
Leading with your gut, w/Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky
May 21, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBTapping both personal experience and intuition, Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky has embraced action amid uncertainty. Before the pandemic reached full throttle, Lifeway stockpiled seven weeks worth of product, secured supply chains, and reached out to all their customers. Mask on, Smolyansky personally visited her Chicago warehouse, made in-person donations to the food pantry at Wrigley Field, and went to dozens of stores across the city searching for thermometers for her team. The cri...
Leading with your gut, with Lifeway Foods CEO Julie Smolyansky
May 21, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBTapping both personal experience and intuition, Lifeway CEO Julie Smolyansky has embraced action amid uncertainty. Before the pandemic reached full throttle, Lifeway stockpiled seven weeks worth of product, secured supply chains, and reached out to all their customers. Mask on, Smolyansky personally visited her Chicago warehouse, made in-person donations to the food pantry at Wrigley Field, and went to dozens of stores across the city searching for thermometers for her team. The cri...
Future-proofing Verizon, with CEO Hans Vestberg
May 16, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBData streaming, videoconferencing – even phone calls are way up at Verizon amid Covid-19, as digital interaction steps in for IRL. But boom times don't mean easy times for CEO Hans Vestberg, who moved over 100,000 employees remote in two weeks. As coronavirus hit and pressure on the Verizon network skyrocketed, Vestberg split his leadership team in two: one to deal with the specifics of the crisis and one to focus on pursuing present-and-future business goals. From new customer init...
Future-proofing, w/Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg
May 16, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBData streaming, videoconferencing – even phone calls are way up at Verizon amid Covid-19, as digital interaction steps in for IRL. But boom times don't mean easy times for CEO Hans Vestberg, who moved over 100,000 employees remote in two weeks. As coronavirus hit and pressure on the Verizon network skyrocketed, Vestberg split his leadership team in two: one to deal with the specifics of the crisis and one to focus on pursuing present-and-future business goals. From new customer init...
Operating in a fishbowl w/76ers & Devils CEO Scott O’Neil
May 09, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn sports, everyone has an opinion on every hire, every trade, every price change. That’s the reality – and also the privilege, says Scott O'Neil, CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. When the NBA dramatically shut down its season MID-PLAY, O'Neil's life changed in a very public way. He has faced new leadership challenges that include missteps, like the decision (and sudden reversal) of cutting employee salaries, and discoveries, like knowing it’s ok to tap out when ...
Operating in a fishbowl w/Philly 76ers & NJ Devils CEO Scott O’Neil
May 09, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn sports, everyone has an opinion on every hire, every trade, every price change. That’s the reality – and also the privilege, says Scott O'Neil, CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils. When the NBA dramatically shut down its season MID-PLAY, O'Neil's life changed in a very public way. He has faced new leadership challenges that include missteps, like the decision (and sudden reversal) of cutting employee salaries, and discoveries, like knowing it’s ok to tap out when ...
Crisis lessons from inside the ER, w/physician Dr. Bon Ku
May 07, 2020 12:58 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn the Covid-19 storm, treating hospital patients requires constant iteration, creative information-sharing, and worst-case-scenario planning. Dr. Bon Ku, an ER physician and director of the Health Design Lab at Jefferson University in Philadelphia, takes us inside the practice and mindset required to perform under extraordinary pressure. He offers on-the-ground business insights we can all learn from, as he looks toward the future and reflects on a possible second wave of infection...
Crisis lessons from inside the ER, with Dr. Bon Ku
May 07, 2020 12:58 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn the Covid-19 storm, treating hospital patients requires constant iteration, creative information-sharing, and worst-case-scenario planning. Dr. Bon Ku, an ER physician and director of the Health Design Lab at Jefferson University in Philadelphia, takes us inside the practice and mindset required to perform under extraordinary pressure. He offers on-the-ground business insights we can all learn from, as he looks toward the future and reflects on a possible second wave of infection...
Food security in a pandemic, w/Gro Intelligence founder and CEO Sara Menker
May 05, 2020 12:59 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWill the U.S. run out of food? Can the world's food supply chains survive coronavirus? Sara Menker, founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, which parses 650 trillion agricultural data points daily, shares eye-opening insights based on real-time facts. Learn about the hidden forces that impact what we see on shelves -- and why we might be worrying about the wrong things. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...
Food security in a pandemic, w/Sara Menker of Gro Intelligence
May 05, 2020 12:59 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWill the U.S. run out of food? Can the world's food supply chains survive coronavirus? Sara Menker, founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, which parses 650 trillion agricultural data points daily, shares eye-opening insights based on real-time facts. Learn about the hidden forces that impact what we see on shelves -- and why we might be worrying about the wrong things. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...
On the frontlines of scale: Hospitals. With Dr. David Skorton, AAMC
May 02, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBHospitals are facing overwhelming challenges they weren’t equipped for – and in many cases, they’re now innovating their way toward solutions. Today we're talking with Dr. David Skorton, CEO of the AAMC, the Association of American Medical Colleges. David isn’t a founder or an entrepreneur but he has a bird’s eye view of what health institutions are grappling with, how they need to rethink the way they operate, and what all of us – in any kind of organization – can learn from this m...
On the frontlines of scale, w/AAMC CEO Dr. David Skorton
May 02, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBHospitals are facing overwhelming challenges they weren’t equipped for – and in many cases, they’re now innovating their way toward solutions. Today we're talking with Dr. David Skorton, CEO of the AAMC, the Association of American Medical Colleges. David isn’t a founder or an entrepreneur but he has a bird’s eye view of what health institutions are grappling with, how they need to rethink the way they operate, and what all of us – in any kind of organization – can learn from this m...
Inside a pandemic pivot, w/Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary
April 30, 2020 12:58 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWhat do you do when you can’t serve customers in cafes and carry on business as usual? You try unusual things, says Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary. Forced to close cafes and restructure teams, Panera is leveraging its advantages (like a robust e-commerce system) to launch a slew of initiatives, from Panera Grocery to contactless delivery to Together Without Hunger, providing 500,000 meals to food banks across the U.S. It’s not the same Panera, says Chaudhary, but a Panera that will make...
Inside Panera’s pandemic pivot, with CEO Niren Chaudhary
April 30, 2020 12:58 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWhat do you do when you can’t serve customers in cafes and carry on business as usual? You try unusual things, says Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary. Forced to close cafes and restructure teams, Panera is leveraging its advantages (like a robust e-commerce system) to launch a slew of initiatives, from Panera Grocery to contactless delivery to Together Without Hunger, providing 500,000 meals to food banks across the U.S. It’s not the same Panera, says Chaudhary, but a Panera that will make...
A crisis leadership session, w/General Stanley McChrystal
April 28, 2020 12:59 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBEveryone's looking for a box of crisis tricks. But the hard truth is that it simply doesn’t exist, says retired General Stanley McChrystal. Instead of looking for a new style, McChrystal says, lead with the same things that motivate people on a normal basis: Be honest about the path ahead, communicate clearly and build your team up. With calm reassurance, he encourages founders to keep their eyes on the future. Prepare for the post-pandemic world now, so you and your team can spring...
A crisis leadership session with General Stanley McChrystal
April 28, 2020 12:59 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBEveryone's looking for a box of crisis tricks. But the hard truth is that it simply doesn’t exist, says retired General Stanley McChrystal. Instead of looking for a new style, McChrystal says, lead with the same things that motivate people on a normal basis: Be honest about the path ahead, communicate clearly and build your team up. With calm reassurance, he encourages founders to keep their eyes on the future. Prepare for the post-pandemic world now, so you and your team can spring...
Pet adoptions: Up. Delivery business: Up. What that means to Chewy’s Sumit Singh
April 25, 2020 15:13 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBPet adoptions have soared during the coronavirus lockdown, as people seek companionship and solace. For Chewy, the pet-supply company, that’s driving unprecedented demand. Ultra-rapid growth has its own set of challenges that CEO Sumit Singh is responding to by: hiring (at 13,000 employees, with plans to add another 6,000 to 10,000 by end of year.); setting up a COVID task team that meets daily; instituting health and safety checks; rolling out customer-facing innovations in a weeke...
Pet adoptions: Up. Delivery business: Up, w/Chewy CEO Sumit Singh
April 25, 2020 15:13 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBPet adoptions have soared during the coronavirus lockdown, as people seek companionship and solace. For Chewy, the pet-supply company, that’s driving unprecedented demand. Ultra-rapid growth has its own set of challenges that CEO Sumit Singh is responding to by: hiring (at 13,000 employees, with plans to add another 6,000 to 10,000 by end of year.); setting up a COVID task team that meets daily; instituting health and safety checks; rolling out customer-facing innovations in a weeke...
Neighbors are the frontline of support, w/Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar
April 24, 2020 17:56 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBA neighborhood is more than just the people who share a common address, says Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar. It’s every space that makes up your daily life. So Nextdoor is jumping in, rolling out new features like Help Maps and Groups so residents can connect and coordinate. Sarah says these products, some new, some in development pre-Covid, all help fulfill Nextdoor’s mission and help neighbors act as the frontline of support for one another. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...
"Neighbors are the frontline of support" w/Nextdoor's Sarah Friar
April 24, 2020 17:56 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBA neighborhood is more than just the people who share a common address, says Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar. It’s every space that makes up your daily life. So Nextdoor is jumping in, rolling out new features like Help Maps and Groups so residents can connect and coordinate. Sarah says these products, some new, some in development pre-Covid, all help fulfill Nextdoor’s mission and help neighbors act as the frontline of support for one another. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...
Build government back and better, w/Code for America founder Jen Pahlka
April 23, 2020 20:59 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn the US, local governments are leading the response to COVID-19 – making decisions and gathering data at a speed and scale never before seen. And many of them are asking Jen Pahlka for help. The founder and past chair of Code for America, she co-founded U.S. Digital Response, a nonpartisan group that matches experts with local governments to work on tech, comms and operations. She shares what she's seeing right now – and paints a bold, big-picture vision of what a modern governmen...
Build government back – better, w/Jen Pahlka (Code for America, USDR)
April 23, 2020 20:59 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn the US, local governments are leading the response to COVID-19 – making decisions and gathering data at a speed and scale never before seen. And many of them are asking Jen Pahlka for help. The founder and past chair of Code for America, she co-founded U.S. Digital Response, a nonpartisan group that matches experts with local governments to work on tech, comms and operations. She shares what she's seeing right now – and paints a bold, big-picture vision of what a modern governmen...
Remote teams as an intentional choice, w/Xapo co-founder Wences Casares
April 22, 2020 16:55 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBMany of us will be working remote for a long time to come. So: How do you turn March's temporary scramble into a long-term benefit? Bitcoin pioneer Wences Casares runs a fully distributed company at his unicorn bitcoin startup, Xapo. For Wences, remote work is an intentional choice, one that celebrates the creativity and freedom of being released from geographical boundaries – and turns remote work into a striking advantage. Hear Xapo's battle-tested guidelines for communication sty...
Let go of "geographical fencing" & find the best team — Xapo’s Wences Casares
April 22, 2020 16:55 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBYour team is likely working remote. Now what? Can you turn a temporary scramble into a long term benefit? Bitcoin pioneer Wences Casares runs a fully distributed company at his unicorn bitcoin start up, Xapo. For Wences, remote work is an intentional choice, one that celebrates the creativity and freedom of being released from geographical boundaries – and turns remote work into a striking advantage. His ideas on remote work, recorded with Reid Hoffman in December 2019 — but never b...
Remote teams as an intentional choice, w/Wences Casares of Xapo
April 22, 2020 16:55 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBMany of us will be working remote for a long time to come. So: How do you turn March's temporary scramble into a long-term benefit? Bitcoin pioneer Wences Casares runs a fully distributed company at his unicorn bitcoin startup, Xapo. For Wences, remote work is an intentional choice, one that celebrates the creativity and freedom of being released from geographical boundaries – and turns remote work into a striking advantage. Hear Xapo's battle-tested guidelines for communication sty...
“In times of crisis, people can be more altruistic” — DonorsChoose’s Charles Best
April 21, 2020 17:21 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBPeople are altruistic – even more so in times of uncertainty. DonorsChoose CEO Charles Best has learned this through 20 years of leading his nonprofit through the terrorist attacks of 9/11, multiple recessions, and now a pandemic. Charles knows how to listen to what grantees really need – and donors really want — and how to pivot to address changing needs. In the last few weeks, DonorsChoose has completely reimagined how it connects grantees with the resources they need, and built a...
In crisis, be more altruistic, w/DonorsChoose CEO Charles Best
April 21, 2020 17:21 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBPeople are altruistic – even more so in times of uncertainty. DonorsChoose CEO Charles Best has learned this through 20 years of leading his nonprofit through the terrorist attacks of 9/11, multiple recessions, and now a pandemic. Charles knows how to listen to what grantees really need – and donors really want — and how to pivot to address changing needs. In the last few weeks, DonorsChoose has completely reimagined how it connects grantees with the resources they need, and built a...
Target’s Brian Cornell: “I want to see retail survive this”
April 20, 2020 21:01 - 25 minutes - 23 MBEvery day in a pandemic is different, and that’s true for people and for corporations. CEO Brian Cornell has promised Target will keep its doors open. To do that, Target is becoming "a good student," says Brian, listening to experts, collaborating with CEOs, staying flexible, and meeting daily to make decisions on an ever changing list of priorities, the first of which is to keep both the team and the guests safe. To date, they’ve made a $300 million investment in pay and benefits, ...
Retail's fight to survive, w/Target CEO Brian Cornell
April 20, 2020 21:01 - 25 minutes - 23 MBEvery day in a pandemic is different, and that’s true for people and for corporations. CEO Brian Cornell has promised Target will keep its doors open. To do that, Target is becoming "a good student," says Brian, listening to experts, collaborating with CEOs, staying flexible, and meeting daily to make decisions on an ever changing list of priorities, the first of which is to keep both the team and the guests safe. To date, they’ve made a $300 million investment in pay and benefits, ...
Reid Hoffman: "First, be human.” Thoughts on the crisis from the host of Masters of Scale
April 19, 2020 19:52 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBCan you blitzscale when the world grinds to a halt? How do you do right by your team AND your investors? What will the entrepreneurial world look like on the other side of this? In this special episode, Reid Hoffman, sits on the other side of the mic with Rapid Response host Bob Safian — contextualizing the crisis and offering a hopeful viewpoint. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
First, be human, w/Masters of Scale host Reid Hoffman
April 19, 2020 19:52 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBCan you blitzscale when the world grinds to a halt? How do you do right by your team AND your investors? What will the entrepreneurial world look like on the other side of this? In this special episode, Reid Hoffman, sits on the other side of the mic with Rapid Response host Bob Safian — contextualizing the crisis and offering a hopeful viewpoint. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
“A pandemic doesn’t see money", w/TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot
April 18, 2020 16:57 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBTaskRabbit remains open for business, says CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot. As the magnitude and severity of the pandemic became clear – and as workers across the U.S. were furloughed and services cut – TaskRabbit leaned into the work they do: providing services to those who need them and empowering Taskers with new opportunities for income, including virtual tasks, and Tasks for Good, which connects vulnerable individuals in need with local volunteer Taskers. TaskRabbit was founded during ...