Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsSpencer Rascoff is a New York Times bestselling author who co-founded four tech companies, invested in over 50, and was CEO of Zillow for a decade. His first start-up, Hotwire, sold to Expedia for $685 million, and his second start-up, Zillow, is now a real estate colossus, worth around $10 billion dollars. Now, he’s cofounded dot.LA, a media company covering the cutting-edge LA tech scene. Hear Spencer speak with CEOs, start-up founders, venture capitalists, and prominent thought leaders about how to manage, how to lead, and how to win in business.
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Mattel CEO On Leveraging the Power of Brands -- Barbie and More
January 21, 2021 11:30 - 25 minutes - 57.8 MBYnon Kreiz served on the board of Mattel before stepping in as CEO in 2018. Hear about how Mattel is leverage its massive brand portfolio across multiple platforms, from toys to films, how Mattel is working towards environmental sustainability and the priority Mattel places on DEI. Also, hear the answer to a burning UNO game question hotly debated in Spencer’s family.
For Beauty Counter Founder, Gregg Renfrew, It’s Not Just Makeup, It’s A Movement
January 07, 2021 11:30 - 30 minutes - 69.2 MBA free-flowing conversation packed with entrepreneurial lessons with serial entrepreneur, Beauty Counter founder, Gregg Renfrew. Hear what to look for in an investor, ideas about scaling, her passion for multi-channel business -- and why people should get rid of non-stick pans.
Cameo’s Custom-Crafted Celebrity Videos Is The New Autograph
December 17, 2020 11:30 - 24 minutes - 55.4 MBCameo’s highly-anticipated 2017 launch tanked. Its only talent was furious. But the startup persisted, and through grit has grown massively. Hear Steven Galanis, founder and CEO of Cameo, share the colorful story of the young company’s turnaround, how Galanis breaks down the best way to handle employee dysfunction and how he built up Cameo’s roster of tens of thousands of celebrities and influencers ready to send custom-crafted messages.
Bill Gurley Drops Knowledge: Startups, Venture Capital And Scaling
December 03, 2020 11:30 - 50 minutes - 115 MBBill Gurley, Legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist, is a general partner at Benchmark and famously known for investing early in trailblazing companies including Uber, GrubHub, my company, Zillow and so many others. Hear a conversation he and I had at the recent dot.LA Summit where we discuss marketplace-based companies, how work-from-home will accelerate business opportunity and why startups, though they might be attached to their autonomy, should pick up the phone when a big company c...
The Chainsmokers Grow Into Venture Capitalists
November 12, 2020 11:30 - 33 minutes - 77.5 MBHuge musical success is not enough for the electronic musical group, The Chainsmokers, made of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart. As part of their hunger to grow and learn, they've started their VC firm, Mantis, where they focus on investing in Seed and Series A startups. Hear about how they see the similarities between building startups and making music, the value add they give to companies beyond their fame and reach, how they write their songs and the why behind what might be considered a contro...
Lessons Learned During Zullily’s Rocketship Rise
October 29, 2020 10:30 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MBHow tough is it to infuse a retail website with entirely new products every day? Very. Nonetheless, that’s what Zulilly, an ecommerce site that sells unique retail brands primarily to women, did when it went live in 2010. Ultimately, Zullily sold for $2.4 billion in 2015. Hear Darrell Cavens, founder and former CEO of Zulilly, Spencer and Harvard Professor Jeffrey Rayport discuss the why behind Zulilly’s astonishing success and some granular lessons learned born of a company that grew incred...
Lessons Learned During Zulily’s Rocketship Rise
October 29, 2020 10:30 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MBHow tough is it to infuse a retail website with entirely new products every day? Very. Nonetheless, that’s what Zulily, an ecommerce site that sells unique retail brands primarily to women, did when it went live in 2010. Ultimately, Zulily sold for $2.4 billion in 2015. Hear Darrell Cavens, founder and former CEO of Zulily, Spencer and Harvard Professor Jeffrey Rayport discuss the why behind Zulily’s astonishing success and some granular lessons learned born of a company that grew incredibly...
Turnaround Expert, Brad Stewart, On The Next Steps At Fair
October 15, 2020 10:30 - 23 minutes - 54.8 MBIt’s not easy to turn around a company. But some executives seek out that challenge. An experienced turnaround expert, Brad Stewart is the relatively new CEO of Fair, an app to lease used, affordable cars for as long as desired. Brad started out in management consulting before becoming CEO of then-struggling XO Jet. After seven successful years at XO Jet, Brad now brings to Fair a wealth of experience. Hear his insight on the steps he takes to fix companies, the unique issues facing Fair and...
How Outer Aims to Disrupt the Outdoor Furniture Industry
October 01, 2020 10:30 - 27 minutes - 63.5 MBYears of work experience, largely solving business problems for his family, gave Jiake Liu a fundamental understanding of how to run a successful business. It also fed his entrepreneurial thirst and ultimately led to his cofounding and leading Outer, an outdoor furniture and lifestyle company. Hear some hard-earned lessons from Jiake about startups, his Shark Tank pitch day experience and how he maintains investor relationships even if they pass on investing -- like Spencer did.
Online Retailer, Behold, Uses AI To Craft Bespoke Outfits
September 17, 2020 10:30 - 22 minutes - 52.5 MBToo many fashion options is a pain point Terry Boyle, cofounder and CEO of Behold, aims to solve with his newly launched retail platform. Hear how Terry, who’s been in fashion tech for over ten years with most of that time spent at the venerable Nordstroms, is competitively positioning and running his trailblazing company.
Online Retailer, Behold, Uses AI To Craft Bespoke Outfits
September 17, 2020 10:30 - 24 minutes - 55.5 MBToo many fashion options is a pain point Terry Boyle, cofounder and CEO of Behold, aims to solve with his newly launched retail platform. Hear how Terry, who’s been in fashion tech for over ten years with most of that time spent at the venerable Nordstroms, is competitively positioning and running his trailblazing company.
All Voices Allows Employees To Share Feedback Anonymously
September 03, 2020 12:30 - 16 minutes - 38.4 MBInspired in the midst of the MeToo awakening, Claire Schmidt founded All Voices. It’s a platform that allows employees to anonymously share feedback with company administration without fear of reprisal. Hear Schmidt, CEO, share the problems All Voices is trying to solve, how the communication process works -- and an early lesson learned that forced All Voices to quickly make a radical pivot. And yes, All Voices uses All Voices!
GoodRx Makes Unpredictable Prescription Drug Prices More Affordable
August 20, 2020 10:30 - 31 minutes - 72.1 MBOn a mission to improve healthcare for every American, by offering steeply discounted prescription drugs, Doug Hirsch, cofounder and CEO of GoodRx, speaks with Spencer about how he built the business with a slow and steady attitude, how paranoia keeps him on his toes -- and why naivete is an entrepreneurial strength.
Age Of Learning Supplements Kids’ Remote Education
August 06, 2020 10:30 - 18 minutes - 41.9 MBSunil Gunderia, Chief Strategy Officer of Age of Learning, says two-thirds of America’s fourth graders are not proficient in english language arts or math despite the $700 billion spent on K-12 education. This disparity spurred the creation of Age of Learning, whose flagship product, ABC Mouse, has 30 million young learners on the platform since its launch in 2010. Hear Gunderia describe the Age of Learning business model, how it’s expanding during the time of Covid and what diversity, equit...
Why Buy Costly Outdoor Gear When Arrive Outdoors Lets You Rent It?
July 23, 2020 15:01 - 25 minutes - 58.5 MBStripped of their outdoor gear before their move to Los Angeles, Rachelle Snyder and her husband, Ross Richmond, arrived, surrounded by tantalizing outdoor adventure, but unprepared to enjoy it -- and nowhere to turn. That problem led them to cofound Arrive Outdoors, a company that rents camping, hiking and skiing gear and attire. Hear Rachelle dig into the details of partnering with brands, how best to service the consumer -- and why running the business with her husband works.
How Is It That Tech Markets Are Booming While the Economy Reels?
July 09, 2020 07:30 - 32 minutes - 74.6 MBWith so many people out of work, how is it the stock market is soaring? To make sense of it all, listen to Spencer as he speaks with John Scuorzo and Zaheed Kajani, both senior managing directors at Evercore, a global independent investment banking advisory firm. This is an edited version of a webinar that took place on June 23, 2020.
The Messy Business Of Disrupting A Legacy Business
June 25, 2020 07:30 - 29 minutes - 67.4 MBNo matter how challenging, if given the choice, Jason Kilar, founder of Hulu and current CEO of WarnerMedia, would willingly disrupt the way television and film was distributed, all over again. Listen to Kilar’s account of contextualizing business during the burgeoning days of the internet, the early, tumultuous times at Hulu, his predictions about where media and entertainment are heading -- and a missed opportunity Jason wishes he had captured.
Can L.A. Tech Learn Inclusion Lessons From The Entertainment Industry?
June 11, 2020 15:49 - 34 minutes - 78 MBDuring the past decade, the Hollywood entertainment industry has worked towards more inclusivity in their ranks and storytelling. Can Los Angeles Tech employ those learnings? Angela Robinson and Alexandra Kondracke are film and television writers, producers and directors, known for their work on Professor Marston and The Wonder Women, True Blood, Hung and The L Word. They’re also founders of Time’s Up, a movement that aims to create a safe and equitable society free of sexual harassment. In ...
Enormous Rockets Made By Printers
May 28, 2020 07:30 - 28 minutes - 65 MBLed by Tim Ellis, Relativity Space is radically upending the aerospace industry by manufacturing rockets using 3D printers. Hear Spencer and Tim dig into Relativity’s engineering feats, its vision for the future of humans in space, what the cutting-edge company values above all, and how in the not-too-distant future Relativity hopes to send a 3D printer to Mars to print rockets there.
Why L.A. Is Now A Tech Capital – A Conversation With Brian Lee
May 14, 2020 07:30 - 31 minutes - 71.8 MBLos Angeles has come a long way in the 20 years that Brian Lee has built up startups. Brian co-founded LegalZoom in 2001, ShoeDazzle with Kim Kardashian in 2008, and The Honest Company with Jessica Alba in 2012. Now, Brian is co-founder and managing director of BAM Ventures, an early stage fund and startup studio, based in Los Angeles. Hear Spencer and Brian, recorded at the Montgomery Summit earlier this year, discuss Los Angeles’ evolution as a tech hub. They dig into the exciting state o...
The Pain And Promise of Crisis
April 30, 2020 10:30 - 24 minutes - 56.1 MBManaging through crisis is difficult, but great leaders and great companies are created during challenging times. Spencer grappled with crises at two companies he cofounded, Hotwire and Zillow. Hear him and Katie Curnutte, former SVP of Communications at Zillow and now a partner at Kingston Marketing Group, discuss how to manage a company through the strain of calamity while keeping a steady eye on the big picture and the opportunities that can arise.
Rear Admiral Michael Wettlaufer
November 15, 2018 08:30 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBEarlier this year, Spencer had an opportunity through the Navy’s Distinguished Visitors Program to visit the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier. During his time aboard the ship, Spencer met Rear Admiral Michael Wettlaufer, who’s spent 32 years serving in the Navy. Throughout his career, Admiral Wettlaufer has received multiple medals for his service, logged 3,500 flying hours, flown 49 different aircraft types and made over 800 arrested landings. To say he’s a brave and accomplished le...
Nick Huzar: Co-founder and CEO of OfferUp
October 25, 2018 07:30 - 25 minutes - 23 MBNick Huzar is co-founder and CEO of OfferUp, the largest mobile marketplace in the U.S. The company has reinvented the model for local, peer-to-peer commerce, and its engagement metrics are incredible. In 2017, the company reported that it had over 60 million downloads and 43 million users who use the platform as frequently as popular social media apps. Today, OfferUp is one of the highest valued private companies in the Pacific Northwest, officially gaining “unicorn” status. In this episode...
Russell Wilson: Quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Entrepreneur
September 25, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this episode, Russell Wilson joins Spencer at Zillow Group’s Seattle headquarters for a live recording in front of employees. Russell is the starting quarterback for the Seahawks, leading the team to its first Super Bowl win in 2014. He’s also one of the NFL’s most charitable athletes. Russell founded the Why Not You Foundation, which has raised millions to support Strong Against Cancer and other children’s charities. When he’s not on the field or engaged in philanthropy, Russell is also ...
Van Jones, CNN host and nonprofit founder
August 30, 2018 08:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBVan Jones hosts his own show on CNN, and he’s the founder of The Dream Corps, an accelerator that supports economic and environmental innovation. Its #YesWeCode initiative aims to help 100,000 young people from underrepresented backgrounds find success in the tech sector. Van is an important voice on social justice and STEM education, and Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world. In this episode, Van joins Spencer at Zillow Group’s New York office for a live...
Stewart Butterfield, Co-founder and CEO of Slack
August 09, 2018 08:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBStewart Butterfield is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Slack, a collaboration hub beloved by more than eight million daily active users. In this episode, Spencer joins Stewart at Slack’s San Francisco headquarters to discuss their recent partnership with Atlassian, Slack’s unique origin story, managing through growth and adversity, and how Slack is fundamentally changing communication at work.
From the Vault: John MacFarlane, Founder and Former CEO, Sonos
July 13, 2018 08:00 - 28 minutes - 12.8 MBJohn MacFarlane served as CEO of Sonos from 2002 to 2017 and was instrumental in building the company’s loyal customer base. Just last week, Sonos filed to go public in a $100 million initial public offering, and the company is on track to do $1 billion in revenue this year alone. In this episode, John discusses Sonos’s decision to partner with competitors like Google and Amazon, why he stepped down as CEO and why it’s important to be relentlessly progressive.
Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq
July 05, 2018 08:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBAdena Friedman is president and chief executive officer of Nasdaq, which operates the second-largest stock exchange in the world by market cap. Named one of Forbes’ most powerful women, Adena built her career at Nasdaq, starting as an intern straight out of an MBA program. Outside of a three-year stint as chief financial officer at The Carlyle Group, she’s been with Nasdaq ever since. In this episode, Spencer joins Adena in New York City to discuss the power of mentorship, the future of the U...
Emily Chang: Author, “Brotopia” & Host/Executive Producer, Bloomberg Technology
June 21, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBEmily Chang is a best-selling author and host and executive producer of Bloomberg Technology. Earlier this year, she made waves with her book “Brotopia,” an expose on how sexism became pervasive in Silicon Valley, despite its utopian ideals. Drawing on interviews with some of tech’s biggest names, Emily shines a bright light on a big problem. In this episode, Emily joins Spencer at Zillow Group’s San Francisco office to discuss her inspiration for the book, how the tech community got to this ...
From The Vault: Brad Tilden, CEO of Alaska Airlines
May 31, 2018 08:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBAlaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden is in the midst of his "what's next" agenda following the company's successful acquisition of Virgin America. Acquisitions, no matter how well executed, are almost always tough on companies. But the commonalities between Alaska and Virgin - their focus on customers and building alignment among employees - lays the foundation for the former competitors to work together and adopt the best features of both airlines as they move forward under a single brand.
Stuart Miller, Executive Chairman, Lennar Corporation
May 24, 2018 07:05 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBWhat will the home of the future look like? Imagine built-in Wi-Fi, voice-activated digital assistants and other technological innovations that will render older homes obsolete before long. Earlier this month, the nation’s largest homebuilder, Lennar, took a big swing in this direction, announcing that all of its new homes will include smart locks, Wi-Fi, thermostats and lights — all controlled by Amazon Alexa. In this episode, Lennar’s former CEO Stuart Miller, who now serves as its executiv...
From the Vault: Robert Carlock: Emmy Winner & Co-Creator of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
May 17, 2018 07:02 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBComedy writer and producer Robert Carlock's spectacular career includes writing and producing credits on iconic shows such as "Saturday Night Live," "Friends" and "30 Rock." Most recently he co-created the Netflix original series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,". As a leader in a creative field, Robert doesn't rely on data to make decisions. Instead, he draws largely from his intuition and simply knowing what's going to be funny. And untethering creativity is a lesson all companies and industries...
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber
May 15, 2018 07:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBDara Khosrowshahi is CEO of Uber, a company that’s become a household name for transportation. Uber’s dominance hasn’t come without controversy, however. Uber’s reputation as an innovator has often been overshadowed by negative revelations about its culture. In 2017, Dara left his role as CEO of Expedia to take over the reins at Uber from founder Travis Kalanick. His mission: Get the company on the path to cultural reform, profitability and, eventually, IPO. In this episode, Dara and Spencer ...
From the Vault: Eric Holder: Former U.S. Attorney General
May 03, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBWe revisit our conversation with Eric Holder. Eric knows a thing or two about introspection. In his current role, companies tap the former U.S. Attorney General to ask difficult questions and help businesses improve everything from diversity to how they work with foreign governments. With the democratization of information and the rise of social media, today's leaders and companies can no longer hide behind a great PR team. According to Holder, "Companies can always be introspective in the sa...
Cindy Whitehead, CEO and founder, The Pink Ceiling
April 26, 2018 07:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBIt’s no wonder Fortune Magazine called Cindy a “tireless force of nature.” She’s the entrepreneur behind the first-ever FDA approved drug to treat decreased libido in women, and she’s built two businesses from the ground up, selling them for over $1.5 billion. After securing FDA approval for ADDYI, dubbed “female Viagra” by numerous media outlets, Cindy founded The Pink Ceiling, an incubator and venture capital firm dedicated to helping women-focused businesses. In this episode, she and Spenc...
Arianna Huffington: Founder, Thrive Global & Co-Founder, The Huffington Post
April 11, 2018 07:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBArianna Huffington needs little introduction. The author of 15 books, including best-sellers Thrive and The Sleep Revolution, Arianna has been named to Time Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People and Forbes’ Most Powerful Women list. In 2016, she stepped down from her namesake Huffington Post (now HuffPost) to launch Thrive Global, which aims to eliminate the stress and burnout that leave so many of us in survival mode. Arianna also joined Uber as its first woman board member, advocat...
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Founder & Chairman of theBoardlist
March 15, 2018 07:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBSukhinder is a serial entrepreneur and longtime technology executive who had stints at both Google and Amazon. In 2015, she founded theBoardlist, a talent marketplace for leaders to find highly qualified women to join their boards. Among startups, 57 percent have no women in executive positions. On boards, more than three-quarters of privately funded tech companies have no women, and the picture is even worse among public companies. In this episode, Sukhinder discusses why the tech community ...
Satya Nadella: CEO of Microsoft
March 01, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBCompanies that transform our lives with one innovation (like Microsoft Windows) often find it difficult to repeat the same feat because everything - from product to revenue to culture - is built on top of that one big idea. This is the challenge Satya Nadella faced when he took over the reins at Microsoft. How could he ensure that the 43-year-old company seized new opportunities and warded off potential threats? The answer: Build the ability to hit refresh into the culture by focusing on miss...
Eric Holder: Former U.S. Attorney General
November 09, 2017 01:30 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBEric Holder knows a thing or two about introspection. In his current role, companies tap the former U.S. Attorney General to ask difficult questions and help businesses improve everything from diversity to how they work with foreign governments. With the democratization of information and the rise of social media, today's leaders and companies can no longer hide behind a great PR team. According to Holder, "Companies can always be introspective in the same way that we can be as individuals an...
Bill Gurley: Venture Capitalist and General Partner at Benchmark
June 30, 2017 00:30 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBThe companies within Bill Gurley's investment portfolio have some clear similarities: great user-generated content, a reliance on the network effect and a "power to the people" mentality, meaning they put consumers first. But companies don't succeed solely because of their business model or mission - they also need strong leadership. According to Bill, great leaders tend to be unafraid, innately curious and bold. He looks for these qualities in the founder pitching the investment opportunity ...
Joel Spolsky: CEO of Stack Overflow
June 16, 2017 00:30 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBAs a founding member of several successful companies (Fog Creek, Trello) in the software development space, you could say that Joel Spolsky knows a bit about developers. On his popular online forum, Stack Overflow, developers ask more than 8,000 questions a day to a community of roughly 40 million developers who visit the site every month. Joel talks about software developers with a reverence normally reserved for philosophers: "Every day, developers get a chance to make a decision that's goi...
John MacFarlane: Co-founder of Sonos
June 02, 2017 00:30 - 28 minutes - 13 MBWhen John MacFarlane and his co-founders started Sonos in 2002, they knew nothing about audio or hardware. They simply had an inspiring mission: Fill every home with music. And they knew that the future of music wasn't CDs - it was wireless, digital and connected. In order to stay competitive in an industry that's changing, you have to lead with disruption and never stop improving, and it's this commitment to continuous improvement that has propelled Sonos to outsell some of the world's bigge...
Robert Carlock: Emmy Winner & Co-Creator of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
May 18, 2017 00:30 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBComedy writer and producer Robert Carlock's spectacular career includes writing and producing credits on iconic shows such as "Saturday Night Live," "Friends" and "30 Rock." Most recently he co-created the Netflix original series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," now entering its third season. As a leader in a creative field, Robert doesn't rely on data to make decisions. Instead, he draws largely from his intuition and simply knowing what's going to be funny. And untethering creativity is a lesso...
Sheryl Sandberg: COO of Facebook
May 11, 2017 00:30 - 17 minutes - 7.8 MBDubbed Silicon Valley's "oddest couple" by The New York Times, together Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg have driven Facebook's astronomical growth and supported one another along the way. The keys to their successful COO-CEO partnership: open communication, commitment to their relationship and shared values.
General David Petraeus
April 20, 2017 00:30 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBWith a storied career that includes leading coalition forces and counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus definitely knows a thing or two about leadership. According to Petraeus, effective leaders don't dictate the tactics; they establish the mission, boundaries and direction, then empower the team to determine the best route. Great leaders also understand that, sometimes, big ideas need to evolve — whether they're running a military operation or pri...
Brad Tilden: CEO of Alaska Airlines
April 06, 2017 00:30 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBAlaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden is in the midst of his "what's next" agenda following the company's successful acquisition of Virgin America. Acquisitions, no matter how well executed, are almost always tough on companies. But the commonalities between Alaska and Virgin - their focus on customers and building alignment among employees - lays the foundation for the former competitors to work together and adopt the best features of both airlines as they move forward under a single brand.
Kevin Demoff: COO of the Los Angeles Rams
March 23, 2017 21:29 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBWith managing a relocation, a mammoth real estate development and significant leadership changes on the coaching staff, L.A. Rams COO Kevin Demoff has a had a tumultuous couple of years. So how does he measure his organization's success? It's all about confidence in the coaching leadership - from the players, the front office and the fans.
Brandon Beck: CEO of Riot Games
March 09, 2017 01:30 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBGaming is big business - a fact that perhaps no one knows better than Brandon Beck, co-founder and CEO of Riot Games. Riot's League of Legends is an eSports juggernaut and ushered in a new era of competitive gaming where events draw tens of thousands of spectators and hundreds of thousands more via streaming. Riot hires exclusively gamers, something Brandon admits can be a pain point, but a policy that's essential in understanding League's audience and creating a product that will keep player...
Jared Grusd: CEO of The Huffington Post
February 14, 2017 01:30 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBNearly a year and a half ago, The Huffington Post's legendary founder Arianna Huffington recruited Jared Grusd from his role as head of strategy at Spotify to lead Huff Post as she transitioned to her newest business venture. Jared spent an entire year with Arianna learning the ins and outs of her vision for Huff Post and unpacking its core identity and the key drivers of its success. Jared's role, as he put it, was to "figure out the next chapter."
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker
December 16, 2016 01:30 - 21 minutes - 9.94 MBDuring her 27 years in the private sector, Secretary Penny Pritzker started five companies, led dozens of businesses and served on the boards of big corporations like Hyatt Hotels, LaSalle National Bank and the William Wrigley Company. When she answered President Obama's call to serve her country, Pritzker's arena switched from private to public, but her objectives and challenges as a leader didn't change.