Tom Gardner
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979 appearances
13 recordings
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first heard Oct 2025
last heard 16 Aug
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Last little portion of the question.
I mean, what a time we live in that the largest technology companies with the highest levels of cash flows and the strongest balance sheets in human history are actually thinning their staff.
We're seeing the workflows change and we're seeing employment levels change even at the most prosperous companies.
So what is this indicating?
What will it mean for consumer spending?
How do you think about it within the context of MasterCard?
Last question.
Running a company with a market cap of $500 billion, with as much change, this isn't...
well, every business is going through so much change, but I would say having gotten to know leadership at Starbucks over the last 25 or 30 years, there's a lot of continuity of what they're doing every day.
They know what product they're putting out.
There's not as much, as many different decisions to be made on acquisitions all the way through to the technologies you're choosing, your workforce, et cetera.
What is your approach to personal health to sustaining yourself
And your leadership team, because obviously the top 15 people at MasterCard are connected into the business 24-7, in some ways have to be.
So what is your approach to unplugging, to sustaining this level of output?
Obviously, we're very happy and hope you'll be CEO for the next 25 years.
So how are you going to do that?
Same.
I mean, that's a commitment we'll hold each other accountable to.
Michael, thank you so much for this time.
We began investing in MasterCard more than...
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