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 General Catalyst and co-founder of the social impact organization OneTen, he’s re-shaping how business addresses racial and health equity. He joins host Bob Safian to discuss crisis adjustment, the positive side of ... Show More
Yesterday
How to beef up your business, with ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero
After his first VC-backed business flopped, ButcherBox CEO and founder Mike Salguero turned lessons learned the hard way into the fuel that built his subscription meat delivery business. Salguero joined host Jeff Berman to reveal how a blend of clean ingredients, clever marketing ... Show More
35m 44s
Jul 25
Possible: Satya Nadella on making human and token capital compound
In this recent episode of Possible, Reid Hoffman sits down with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella fresh off Microsoft Build 2026. The conversation goes wide: how AI is reshaping work, business, and society—and why the transformation sweeping through software development today is only a ... Show More
1 h
May 2023
159. Voices of CEO Excellence: Merck’s Ken Frazier. Episode 1
<p>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. <br><br>Now Merck’s former executive c ... Show More
42m 20s
May 2022
How great leaders innovate -- responsibly | Ken Chenault
In times of uncertainty, leaders have a responsibility to inspire hope. Sharing hard-won wisdom, business leader Ken Chenault talks about what it takes to enact positive, enduring change -- and why it's more important than ever to invest in responsible innovation that uplifts peo ... Show More
35m 52s
Dec 2020
Race at Work: Lessons in Diversity and Culture from Mastercard
Race at Work is an HBR Presents podcast hosted by Porter Braswell about the role race plays in our careers and lives. In this episode, he speaks with Donna Johnson, former chief diversity officer at Mastercard, about leading the charge on changing company culture and how diversit ... Show More
25m 11s
Feb 2020
From “Fish Out of Water” to Wall Street Changemaker
Sean Legister, a vice president in the Global Markets Division, talks about overcoming imposter syndrome on the Goldman Sachs trading floor and what led him to start Breakfast Bites, a monthly fireside chat connecting black colleagues with senior leaders. Legister tells podcast h ... Show More
31m 31s
May 2022
How great leaders innovate -- responsibly | Ken Chenault
In times of uncertainty, leaders have a responsibility to inspire hope. Sharing hard-won wisdom, business leader Ken Chenault talks about what it takes to enact positive, enduring change -- and why it's more important than ever to invest in responsible innovation that uplifts peo ... Show More
13m 22s
Sep 2023
How to Be A Great Leader with Frank Blake
<p>On today's episode of the podcast, I'm sharing a conversation I had back in 2018 with Frank Blake. We discuss the virtues of patience and listening, the importance of focusing on the customer, and the pitfalls that companies can fall into with their R&D efforts. Fr ... Show More
44 m