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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Christa Quarles: CEO of OpenTable
November 16, 2016 01:30 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBAbout this episode's guest: CEO of OpenTable, which was founded nearly 20 years ago Previously CFO of Playdom, which was acquired by Disney in 2010 Left "armchair quarterbacking" on Wall Street for the gaming industry Topics covered in this episode: Broadening the scope of possibilities through technology Balancing a simultaneously mature and entrepreneurial environment Being an innovator in a traditional industry
Aaron Levie: CEO of Box
October 20, 2016 00:30 - 34 minutes - 16 MBAbout this episode's guest: Founded Box at age 20 with three friends from high school. Prolific user of social media, with 678,000+ followers. Known for wearing bright-colored sneakers. Topics covered in this episode: Why Levie chooses to be outspoken politically. How the future of work is changing. Which types of companies will and won't be disrupted -- and why. The benefits of being a publicly traded company. Differences between the San Francisco and Seattle tech and venture capital scenes....
Sallie Krawcheck: CEO of Ellevest
September 07, 2016 00:30 - 28 minutes - 13 MBWith her longstanding Wall Street career (Citigroup, Merrill Lynch) and unique perspective as a woman in a predominantly male industry, Sallie Krawcheck is tackling a question that has mystified investment banks for decades: how to successfully market wealth management services to women. As CEO of digital financial investment platform Ellevest, she sees diversity as the greatest advantage in cracking the code. Krawcheck encourages each employee to bring their "whole self" to work, and emphasi...
Scott Svenson: CEO of MOD Pizza
August 09, 2016 00:30 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MBScott Svenson believes in second chances. The serial entrepreneur's latest venture, MOD Pizza, embraces what he calls "enlightened capitalism." Yes, the company aims for profitability, but not at the expense of its greatest asset -- its employees. Many MOD Squaders find the fresh start that they need at the company, earning a level of trust that in turn creates a great customer experience.
Michael Corbat: CEO of Citigroup
July 19, 2016 00:30 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBCitigroup CEO Michael Corbat believes that physical office space plays an important role in shaping a company's culture. In fact, you won't find the corner offices traditionally associated with the financial services industry in Citi's NYC headquarters. Instead, the space is completely open and modern, creating multiple "collision points" that foster a culture of collaboration. In this episode, Corbat explains how making the job feel personal helps attract and retain talent, especially millen...
Dick Costolo: Entrepreneur and Former CEO of Twitter
June 21, 2016 06:44 - 18 minutes - 8.29 MBListen. Decide. Communicate. These three steps form Dick Costolo's model for open communication and honesty in the workplace. It's a lesson he instilled as CEO of Twitter and one that he carries with him as he builds his new company's culture from scratch. In this episode, Costolo shares more about his management style, the invaluable experience gained from repeat entrepreneurship and the characteristics that make teams truly great.
Introducing ‘Office Hours with Spencer Rascoff’
June 15, 2016 12:47 - 1 minute - 650 KBWhen a couple of CEOs get in a room together, what do they talk about? Listen in as Zillow Group's Spencer Rascoff has the kinds of conversations that can only happen when peers get real: tackling tough questions, sharing hard-won insights, defining what leadership means in the digital age. And maybe even revealing the people behind the title.