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 theories with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO of Compass, Indra Nooyi, former CEO of Pepsico, Jessica Alba, founder of The Honest Company, Beth Ford, CEO of Land O'Lakes, iconic ... Show More
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Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sports
<p>What does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Kris Brown, president of Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. Together, they explore how sp ... Show More
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Steve Klinsky, New Mountain Capital – Private Equity Titan | #489
Today’s guest is Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm with over $37 billion in assets under management. Steve began his time in private equity when he co-founded Goldman Sachs’ Leverage Buyout Group back in 1981 when there were very few pr ... Show More
56m 15s
May 2023
159. Voices of CEO Excellence: Merck’s Ken Frazier. Episode 1
As CEO of Merck, Ken Frazier gained the respect of his employees, shareholders, and the broader community - both through the company’s performance during his 11-year tenure and also through his handling of several tests of his leadership. Now Merck’s former executive chairman, he ... Show More
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#CEO 10: You’re a CEO, But Don’t Think You Need Sales Skills Huh? w/ Jim Hemmer
Sales is an integral part of any business, but rarely associated with the CEO’s role. Sales are bottom lines only, right? Wrong. Engineer, turned breakout salesperson, turned powerful CEO, Jim Hemmer shares his journey to the chair, and dares you to think sales at the top doesn’t ... Show More
57m 49s
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Best of Business Wars Daily | Big Tech's Next Frontier Is Home Buying | 7
<p>While the housing market continues its hot streak, technology is disrupting the industry on every level. On this episode, we're joined by Business Wars writer Natalie Robehmed and comedian Ed Herro to look back at some of our best real estate stories from our sister show, Busi ... Show More
34m 13s
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🍨 “The Best Deal in History” — Ben & Jerry’s Unilever deal, undone. MrBeast’s Amazon game show. Nvidia CEO’s wild origin story
<p>Unilever is spinning off its $9B ice cream biz into a separate company, they’re unwinding Ben & Jerry’s 24 years after they acquired it — We’re looking at how Ben & Jerry managed to get rich and stay king.</p><p>The biggest YouTuber on earth, MrBeast, is partnering wit ... Show More
22m 25s
May 2023
SaaStr 660: CRO Confidential: 3 Secrets For Early-Stage Startups To Acquire Customers With CoSell.io Co-Founder & Co-CEO Brendon Cassidy
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this week's episode of CRO Confidential, host Sam Blond wraps up the founder-led sales series with one of the most accomplished sales leaders in the world, Ben Cassidy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cassidy was Blond's VP of ... Show More
41m 31s