If you try to avoid risk, you actually risk total failure. Or worse: mediocrity. Take it from Shellye Archambeau. She led the most stunning Silicon Valley turnaround you’ve never heard of. She took the role of CEO for a failing tech company, months from bankruptcy. Through a series of calculated risks, she led it through a complex merger, a head-spinning piv ... Show More
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Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution
<p>This Thursday marks the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Macy’s Inc. chairman and CEO Tony Spring joins Rapid Response with a behind-the-scenes preview of what to expect. It’s been a tumultuous year for the legacy retailer, shaped by new tariffs, shifting consum ... Show More
23m 18s
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
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Feb 2024
The Hidden Influence of CFOs in Shaping Business Futures
Why are so many businesses being destroyed by the silent killers? When it comes to starting, growing, or maintaining a mature business, the worst thing that you can do is ignore your risk, because if you do these risks will become the silent killers of your business. Most people ... Show More
21m 24s
Feb 2024
Take Risks, Break Barriers: Shellye Archambeau
Shellye Archambeau knew as a teenager she wanted to grow up and become a CEO. But when Shellye started as an undergraduate at the Wharton School of Business in 1980, there were just two female CEOs of large corporations, and none of the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies were Black. D ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 2022
If You Don't Find Risk, Risk Will Find You
If you aren't pained by the risk involved in a potential career move, it's probably not a breakout opportunity. In fact, one of the riskiest things you can do in your career is try to eliminate risk altogether. Risk is omnipresent. You need to know how to evaluate it, and to buil ... Show More
27m 48s
Oct 2022
289: Linda Yates, Driving company growth through ventures
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 289, an episode with Linda Yates, the founder and CEO of Mach49, the leading growth incubator for global businesses with clients including Goodyear, Hitachi, Intel, JetBlue, Nestlé Purina, Prudential and Shell. ... Show More
1h 16m
Jun 2022
How to Manage Fear and High Stress with Bill Smith
Join us as our host, George Kamel, talks to Bill Smith, the founder of Shipt—a company he sold to Target for $550 million in 2017. He’s also the founder and CEO of Landing, his new venture. Bill shares the story of Shipt, including a dark time where he almost called it quits and ... Show More
34m 35s
Mar 2019
Bouncing Back From Failure
Failure is often seen as something negative, but it’s not always a bad thing. When one door closes, another opens. Or, if you’re like television and film producer Nina Jacobson, you make your own door, so to speak. Jacobson’s credits include The Hunger Games and Crazy Rich Asians ... Show More
37m 14s