This week, Masters of Scale is bringing back one of our favorite episodes. It’s Reid Hoffman’s conversation with Ron Howard, the legendary director, producer, actor, and co-founder of Imagine Entertainment. In this episode, Ron shares how he manages the balance between staying true to his vision, while also embracing change. It’s a crucial topic for many rea ... Show More
Nov 22
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
1 h
Apr 2025
Ron Howard: “Understand the entertainment value of an idea.”
Ron Howard is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning film director. With work spanning from comedies like Splash and Parenthood to critically acclaimed dramas like Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon and A Beautiful Mind, he is one of the most popular and prolific film ... Show More
34m 20s
Dec 2024
The Gladiator of Acting: Denzel Washington | 60 Minutes: A Second Look
It's rare that 60 Minutes interviews someone once, practically unheard of to interview the same person three times, but that's what happened with Denzel Washington. As he prepares to star in one of the most anticipated films of the year, Gladiator II, we look back at his journey ... Show More
39m 30s
Feb 2025
Scott Galloway & Tim Armstrong // CMO Podcast Alumni Reunion
<p>This May, Jim will celebrate six years of The CMO Podcast. He has had the opportunity to welcome over 330 marketing leaders to this show, many of whom have become friends, and of each other. Well in 2025, we are looking to lean more into this community, by hosting reunions, i ... Show More
50m 45s
Jun 2025
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on Longevity in Hollywood
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are the Oscar winning director and producer behind some of Hollywood's most memorable movies like A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13 and The Da Vinci Code. The duo, who co-founded Imagine Entertainment in 1985, sat down with WSJ's Ben Fritz at the Future ... Show More
28m 13s
Oct 2
One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another
<p>Over the course of his three-decade career, the director Paul Thomas Anderson has dramatized the nineteen-seventies porn industry (“Boogie Nights”), the Californian oil boom (“There Will Be Blood”), and a mid-century London fashion house (“Phantom Thread”). Now he’s trained hi ... Show More
48m 44s
Feb 2025
PAUL REISER: Recipe to ‘Mad About You’ Success, Power of Naivety & Connection Through Comedy
Paul Reiser (Mad About You, Aliens) joins us this week to share his experience in this industry from developing household classics like Mad About You, to keeping a finger on the pulse by appearing in current hits like The Boys, to reinvigorating his passion and career in standup ... Show More
1h 11m
Oct 17
Marc Andreessen on the State of Film and Hollywood
<p>Hollywood is going through a major cultural and creative reset, and Marc Andreessen thinks it’s long overdue.</p><p>In this episode of Monitoring the Situation, Marc joins Erik Torenberg and Katherine Boyle to dissect the past decade of filmmaking, from the rise of “the messag ... Show More
1h 7m