Masters of Scale

Rapid Response: Stay scrappy, deliver fast, w/Gopuff’s Yakir Gola

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Has Gopuff cracked the code of instant delivery — a field where even Amazon has struggled? Co-founder Yakir Gola talks about the challenge of owning...

Ford’s Bill Ford: The Refounder Mindset, part 1

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We often hear the story about the great leader who joins a legacy company and guides it through massive transformation. But massive transformation can...

Rapid Response: Protecting against the next bio threat, w/The Public Health Company's Charity Dean

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Charity Dean was one of the first public health officials to set the alarm on COVID. When she searched for a tool to forecast future bio threats, she ...

Airbnb's Brian Chesky: Do things that don’t scale

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of our five year anniversary of Masters of Scale, we're revisiting our first episode ever, featuring Airbnb's Brian Chesky.If you want your c...

Rapid Response: Rebooting global crisis response, w/ONE Campaign CEO Gayle Smith

30 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gayle Smith is the CEO of the ONE Campaign, the advocacy group founded by U2’s Bono — and last year, she was tapped by the U.S. State Department t...

Rapid Response: How Chief became a phenomenon, w/CEO Carolyn Childers

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amid pandemic disruption, Chief turned a small, NYC-based club for women executives into a national phenomenon with more than 12,000 members. Co-found...

Tyra Banks: Personal brand power

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To succeed in the modern business environment, you need to strut your stuff: to cultivate a personal brand that supports career growth. No one represe...

Rapid Response: Lessons from an entrepreneur in Ukraine, w/Alyona Mysko, CEO of Fuelfinance

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Alyona Mysko, the CEO of a B2B startup in Ukraine called Fuelfinance, as she walks us through the lessons she’s learned while leading her compa...

Bonus: Five surprising ways to rethink your hiring

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Learn the 5 mindsets that will reshape the way you hire, train, and retain — to build the team of superheroes that will power your business to scale...

Rapid Response: Supporting Ukraine's tech workers, w/Emburse CEO Eric Friedrichsen

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Don't let the roadblocks get in the way when there are people who need you desperately.” Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a B2B software pr...

Chobani's secret to scale: Tap into community, w/founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Your local community can be the power behind an epic scale story — because smart community investment always maximizes returns. No one knows this li...

Rapid Response: Inside "the most radical supply chain shift since World War II," w/Interos CEO Jennifer Bisceglie

02 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the sanctions that followed, have radically impacted supply chains around the world. Jennifer Bisceglie, CEO of In...

Rapid Response: How Airbnb.org is housing Ukrainian refugees, w/Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Airbnb’s charitable arm, Airbnb.org, has committed to offer free, temporary housing for up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. Airbnb co-founder Jo...

The secret power of onboarding, w/Canva's Melanie Perkins

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Onboarding isn't just about employees. The often overlooked step-by-step process — to join a product or company — lays the foundation for everythi...

Rapid Response: Putting an end to hustle culture, w/Reshma Saujani, author of Pay Up

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“It’s not about fixing women. It’s about fixing the system,” says Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms. As...

Daymond John, Part 2: How to partner like a shark

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Good partnerships transcend the transactional. In Part 2 of our two-part series featuring Daymond John, founder of FUBU and one of the original “sha...

Rapid Response: Transforming an idea into a movement overnight, w/Black Women For Black Lives co-founder Tokunbo Koiki

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Watching the news out of Ukraine, Tokunbo Koiki saw alarming reports of African and Caribbean students struggling because of racism to flee the countr...

Rapid Response: The logistical challenge of supporting refugees, w/Susy Schöneberg, head of Flexport.org

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“My big call to action would be to support existing organizations,” says Susy Schöneberg, the founder and head of Flexport.org, the nonprofit arm...

Daymond John, Part 1: How to partner like a shark

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you create authentic partnerships to build scale? In Part 1 of our two-part series featuring Daymond John, founder of FUBU and one of the origi...

Rapid Response: “We have an all-out cyber war right now,” w/Bipul Sinha, Rubrik CEO

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“We have to assume that cyberattacks will happen,” says Bipul Sinha, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Rubrik. He joins Rapid Response to discuss the ...

Rapid Response: How global markets are reacting to Russia's war on Ukraine, w/Sara Menker, CEO of Gro Intelligence

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents a new level of disruption to an already fragile global trade system. Sara Menker, the CEO of Gro Intelligence,...

Rapid Response: On the ground in Ukraine w/Mercy Corps’ Tjada D'Oyen McKenna

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tjada D'Oyen McKenna, the CEO of Mercy Corps, an NGO on the front lines of the Ukrainian crisis, provides an inside look on how they’re helping addr...

Stacey Abrams: How to harness risk

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For some entrepreneurs, risk is just part of the game. But for the reluctant entrepreneur, whose endeavors come as a response to a need they've i...

Rapid Response: Make mistakes to make progress, w/GM's Gerald Johnson

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

General Motors’ Gerald Johnson shares the process and progress of trying to accomplish two daunting goals: an all-electric vehicle future, and to be...

Need to Know, w/Reid & Bob: Ukraine reverberations, inflation volatility, lessons from Peloton, Theranos, Meta, & more

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“We should expect more volatility,” Reid Hoffman tells Rapid Response host Bob Safian in the first Need to Know session of the year, covering news...

Rapid Response: Invest in first principles, w/Sarah Levy, Betterment CEO

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It may appear off-brand for Betterment, a digital investment adviser, to acquire a cryptocurrency investing platform. But CEO Sarah Levy explains that...

Announcing the Masters of Scale Summit

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Go to summit.mastersofscale.com to learn how to join a pantheon of scale leaders gathering in San Francisco Oct. 18-20, 2022 at the Masters ...

Rapid Response: "Be confident enough to show your vulnerability," w/Ken Frazier (Merck/General Catalyst)

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ken Frazier, the longtime CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck, was one of the few Black CEOs at the top of Corporate America. Now as an adviser at Gener...

Strategy Session: How to make the most of tough pivots? What are the right growth targets? How do you best prepare for entrepreneurship?

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special edition of Strategy Session, Reid Hoffman answers five burning questions from our Masters of Scale Members. Each asks Reid a critical ...

Rapid Response: Scaling when you’re already at scale, w/Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As the global chip shortage unfolded last year, Qualcomm’s engineers quickly redesigned their products – an effort that tapped into “every possi...

What great founders do at night, w/Arianna Huffington

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To survive your entrepreneurial journey, you have to learn to recharge. Knowing when to turn the lights out may be the only way to keep the lights on....

Rapid Response: Tapping a new generation of consumers, w/The Drone Racing League's Rachel Jacobson

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With their eyes fixed on what’s next, the Drone Racing League has established a fresh fanbase, previously left untapped by professional sports. Pres...

Don’t predict the future. Create it, w/Net-a-Porter's Natalie Massenet

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve had a glimpse into the future, and you’re sitting on an idea that could change the world. Now what? Well, prepare for layers of resistance,...

Rapid Response: Be relentless – so your team can be fearless, w/Planned Parenthood’s Alexis McGill Johnson

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Faced with long odds, how do you keep your team motivated and moving forward? As a leader, Alexis McGill Johnson is focused on building hope. As the p...

The 4 core principles of crisis management, w/Ellen Kullman (DuPont, Carbon)

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To survive a crisis, you have to double down on who you already are as a company. This is something Ellen Kullman knows, having led DuPont through the...

Rapid Response: Lessons of Omicron, w/Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of Wellcome Trust

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Jeremy Farrar is UK’s pre-eminent scientific authority on Covid-19 and the chief executive at the research foundation Wellcome Trust. He joins R...

Always be recruiting, w/Paul English, co-founder of Kayak

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The more your business scales, the more tempting it is to delegate your company’s recruiting efforts. Resist that urge! You should always be recruit...

Lessons that matter most: What we’ve learned from 100 episodes of Masters of Scale

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What’s harder about entrepreneurship than most people realize? How do you overcome your own doubts? Can you really trust your team? In thi...

Rapid Response: How to decarbonize your business, w/John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Go for the megatons.” That’s John Doerr’s recommendation for how we need to combat the existential threat of climate change. D...

Leap before you look, w/Marc Lore (Jet.com)

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Lore is all too familiar with leaping into the unknown. He’s made leaps of faith as the founder of Diapers.com, Jet.com, the CEO of Walmart U.S...

Marc Andreessen: The 6 secrets of great timing

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As an early internet founder and iconic venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen has thought deeply about the role timing plays in a startup's success. Tim...

President Barack Obama: When the moment chooses you, part 1

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Politics and entrepreneurship have much in common: Both versions of scale leadership require strategic patience, hard work, a clear vision of a better...

Rapid Response: How flexibility creates momentum, w/Crate & Barrel CEO Janet Hayes

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Crate & Barrel CEO Janet Hayes has been on a mission to modernize the home decor company since she took over as CEO in August, 2020. When she firs...

Strategy Session LIVE!: How to protect yourself from copycat businesses? When should you seek funding? How to entice funders to invest in a niche business?

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This special rendition of Strategy Session stars small business owners who Masters of Scale fans might recognize. That’s because a number of them ha...

Rapid Response: How GoFundMe has facilitated $15 billion in giving, w/CEO Tim Cadogan

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

From the start of the pandemic, GoFundMe has served as a consistent global outlet for help. Since its inception, the for-profit crowdsourcing platform...

How redefining boundaries drives performance, w/former Unilever CEO Paul Polman

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Paul Polman joined Unilever as CEO in 2009, the consumer goods company – home to 400-plus brands including Dove soap, Ben & Jerry’s, and ...

Rapid Response: Re-founding Instacart, w/first-time CEO Fidji Simo

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This past summer, Fidji Simo departed from Facebook – where she stood among the highest-ranking female executives, serving as the head of their app ...

The case for bootstrapping, w/Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re returning to an episode of Masters of Scale featuring Ben Chestnut, the co-founder and CEO of Mailchimp. The email marketing platfo...

Three tools for happy, healthy gatherings, by Meditative Story

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us attempt to shift gears during the holidays, spend quality time with people we love, and refresh. But too often, we end up glued to our devi...

Need to Know, w/Reid & Bob: Metaverse mania, the great resignation, Facebook quandaries, and more

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reid Hoffman and Rapid Response host Bob Safian break down what you need to know right now about the most important issues and opportunities impacting...

Rapid Response: How to turn intentions into action, w/Aurora James, founder of the 15 Percent Pledge

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In May 2020, as companies began making promises about how they’d help Black-owned businesses in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, Aurora James l...

Build a better board, w/Mellody Hobson, Lisa Shalett, & Shishir Mehrotra

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Your board of directors can make or break you. In fact, Reid believes, the wrong board member can break your company faster than the right b...

Rapid Response: "You should be running toward AI," w/Eric Schmidt (frmr Google CEO)

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, breaks down his deep insights around artificial intelligence on Rapid Response. Schmidt, co-author of the new book...

Focus on the scale that your customers can’t see, w/Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Too often, companies only focus on the type of scale that’s visible: massive campuses, thousands of workers, offices around the globe. But as Land O...

Rapid Response: How Peloton keeps pushing through resistance, w/CEO John Foley

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Skepticism and doubt are no strangers to John Foley, the CEO of Peloton. As he says, it’s been part of the company’s DNA “since the first time I...

Rapid Response: The truth about what we watch, with Nielsen’s David Kenny

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you respond when your own users resist your data? That question is top-of-mind for Nielsen CEO David Kenny. For decades, Nielsen has measured r...

Ray Dalio: How to embrace conflict

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to improve any idea? Find someone who disagrees with it. This is something legendary investor Ray Dalio knows. But there’s a difference between...

Rapid Response: Launching a $500b startup, w/Jet.com's Marc Lore

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since stepping down as Walmart’s president of e-commerce at the beginning of the year, billionaire entrepreneur Marc Lore has had a busy year of big...

A masterclass in crowdsourcing, w/Duolingo's Luis von Ahn

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Crowdsourcing is more than a group of people interested in the same cause, it’s a way to tap skills – and scale – that you don’t have. And whe...

Rapid Response: Overcoming institutional hurdles, w/ U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the last year, Sarah Hirshland has had to face one daunting issue after another as the CEO of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee – each ...

The Honest Company’s Jessica Alba: Make your customer the star

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Alba’s approach in founding and building The Honest Company revolves around three letters: IRL, a useful acronym for “In Real Life.” Thi...

Rapid Response: SolarWinds: Urgent lessons from a cyberattack, w/ CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Last year, SolarWinds became the subject of a massive and sophisticated cyberattack, potentially affecting thousands of organizations. CEO Sudhakar Ra...

No data, no scale, w/Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

No matter what phase of growth you’re in, data is essential to scale. Take it from Sheila Lirio Marcelo, the founder and former CEO of Care.com, the...

Rapid Response: How to scale tech responsibly, with former Google ad chief and Neeva founder Sridhar Ramaswamy

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To compete against bigger players, you need a special edge. Sridhar Ramaswamy, who led Google’s huge ad business, is now going head-to head against ...

How to unlock your team’s creative potential w/ Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To get the most out of your talent, you need to create an environment that allows them to thrive. Nobody knows this better than Indra Nooyi who spent ...

Rapid Response: How to lead for enduring impact w/ Spelman’s Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Your ability to make quick decisions in the face of a crisis can define your career. That’s been the case for Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, president o...

Bonus: Five secrets to keeping your best employees

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Managing your team right now requires fresh thinking. Learn what motivates the best performance, and how to build creative teams in remote, ...

Rapid Response: In hard times, the show must go on, w/BroadwayHD’s Bonnie Comley

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

18 months ago, the lights went out on Broadway. What can you learn as this $16bn industry begins to re-light the lights? Tony-winning producer Bonnie ...

How setbacks create momentum w/ Robert Reffkin, Compass founder and CEO

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As dangerous as obstacles and setbacks may appear, they can also present opportunities. Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO of the real estate platform, C...

Rapid Response: When to build the company before the product, with Aurora CEO Chris Urmson

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Urmson has had to take a different approach in building his company Aurora, which develops self-driving technology. As opposed to creating and i...

Strategy Session: When to leave the trenches? Can you pivot without losing customers? Can co-founders stay aligned remotely?

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Host Reid Hoffman answers seven burning questions from a range of entrepreneurs facing universal and timeless challenges in this all-new Strategy Sess...

Rapid Response: When you should require vaccinations w/ Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“You have to preserve your energy because this year has been about pace,” says iconic restaurateur Danny Meyer in his fourth Rapid Response interv...

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella: Why we need re-founders

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To achieve massive scale, you don’t just need founders, you also need a re-founder – someone to come in at a later stage to keep the mission and c...

Rapid Response: How Electronic Arts grows a metaverse, with CEO Andrew Wilson

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hollywood may build stars, but gaming is "the biggest, fastest-growing entertainment medium in the world," says CEO Andrew Wilson of Electronic Arts. ...

Coming soon on Masters of Scale Season 9

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming August 31st: An all-new season of Masters of Scale, with iconic leaders and rising stars of scale companies. This season, Reid Hoffman trades t...

Rapid Response: How mission fuels risk-taking, with Illumina CEO Francis deSouza

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facing off with the FTC isn't for the timid. But when your mission and your business model are aligned, the hard decisions – about risk, about inves...

Bonus: Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, w/Reid, Bob & Sir Richard Branson

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reid’s personal advice on the most important success factor for any scale leader: your mindset. Talking with editor-at-large Bob Safian, Reid shares...

Make it epic, w/will.i.am

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What can entrepreneurs learn from a genre-crossing, multi-platinum musician? How to take a big opportunity — and leverage it into something epic. Fr...

Rapid Response: How Harley-Davidson set a foundation for the long term with CEO Jochen Zeitz

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Even an 118-year-old company needs an entrepreneurial jolt. When Jochen Zeitz took over as CEO of motorcycle maker Harley Davidson in early 2020, he m...

The beauty of emphasizing the obvious, w/Birchbox's Katia Beauchamp

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Unconventional ideas define entrepreneurship: They fuel dreams but also spur naysayers and obstacles. Katia Beauchamp, co-founder and CEO of Birchbox,...

Rapid Response: Inside J.Crew's purposeful pivot, with CEO Libby Wadle

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"We have to reignite the energy and the fire and the love," says CEO Libby Wadle of J.Crew Group, which launched Madewell Forever this week, a dynamic...

Strategy Session: When should founders step aside? Where can you find investors? Were pandemic pivots harmful?

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When should you hire your replacement as CEO? Is blitzscaling still the best strategy, in today's context of uncertainty? What are the best fundraisin...

Rapid Response: Scaling a mission w/TAAF's Sonal Shah

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Hate is not a one community issue," says Sonal Shah, president of The Asian American Foundation, a nonprofit launched by business leaders in May, ded...

How to find your big idea w/Spanx's Sara Blakely

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To find your big idea? Look for it. And look for it. And be ready to act. Spanx founder Sara Blakely was actively seeking a business idea when she tho...

Rapid Response: How BuzzFeed bounced back, w/Jonah Peretti

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Millennials and Gen Z want different experiences, different content, different opportunities. But catering to those distinct needs wasn't enough, says...

How to accelerate expertise, with Mellody Hobson, co-CEO of Ariel Investments, chair of Starbucks

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To move at the speed of opportunity, you need to accelerate expertise. Mellody Hobson is co-CEO of Ariel Investments, the first Black-owned asset mana...

Rapid Response: Tapping into generosity (via Bitcoin), w/Charity: Water's Scott Harrison

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The art of promotion can advance any enterprise, as Scott Harrison demonstrated even during the pandemic. As founder and CEO of Charity Water, Scott f...

Asking the uncomfortable questions, w/ Michael Seibel, Y Combinator

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Barreling full-speed ahead isn't always the key to scale. For Michael Seibel, managing director at Y Combinator and co-founder of Justin.tv and Social...

Rapid Response: Fighting through headwinds at Marriott, w/President Stephanie Linnartz

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With Marriott's business already reeling due to Covid, beloved CEO Arne Sorenson was lost to cancer earlier this year. Stephanie Linnartz, presid...

Need to Know, w/Reid & Bob: Crypto craziness, ransomware attacks, "smart risks" & more

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Will some people lose their shirts with crypto? Absolutely. Will new great industries be built upon this? Absolutely," Reid Hoffman tells Rapid Respo...

Rapid Response: Why business must be a force for good, w/former American Express CEO Ken Chenault

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Corporations can be a force for good – and they can also be very successful," says Ken Chenault, chair of investment firm General Catalyst and form...

J.J. Abrams: Make room for magic

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You can’t predict your next a-ha moment. but you can create favorable circumstances for serendipity to happen – for you, and for your team. No one...

The Complete Interviews from Masters of Scale

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The never-before-released, original and uncut conversations between host Reid Hoffman and Masters of Scale guests. Each intimate, unedited conversatio...

Rapid Response: Fashioning a greener closet, w/Rent the Runway's Jenn Hyman

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fashion became secondary amid Covid lockdowns. Sweatpants-only life pressed apparel-subscription service Rent the Runway into layoffs and furloughs. B...

Build the right flywheel, w/Teach for America / Teach for All's Wendy Kopp

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not every platform turns into a flywheel for scale. Wendy Kopp founded two networks that each became flywheels for change: Teach for America and Teach...

Rapid Response: The promise and peril of engineering biology, w/Ginkgo Bioworks Reshma Shetty

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine would not have scaled without Ginkgo Bioworks. Reshma Shetty, co-founder and COO of Ginkgo – slated to go public via SPAC...

5 essential moves for post-pandemic success, featuring Airbnb, Etsy, Sunrun, and more

29 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shift your mindset. Tighten your focus. Map your future. In this special episode, Reid Hoffman presents a five-step playbook for post-crisis success. ...

Rapid Response: Upskilling and the war for talent, w/Guild Education CEO Rachel Carlson

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you win the post-pandemic war for talent? Send your frontline workers to online school. That's the pitch that Rachel Carlson has made – succe...

Alex Rodriguez: How mentorship provides an edge

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Even all-star athletes are coached. So why not you? Alex Rodriguez, former professional baseball player, leaned into outside advice at the most challe...

Rapid Response: Why real estate matters more than ever, with Compass founder & CEO Robert Reffkin

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"We may not be able to survive this," remarked Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO of real estate platform Compass, after pandemic lockdown rules essentia...