What can your business do right now in the struggle against racism? More than you think, says Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream, now a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom and Okta. She returns to the show with her all-too-rare perspective as a Black woman at the top of some of the world’s largest businesses. The struggle is a marathon, but busine ... Show More
Yesterday
How to save a magazine, with The Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson
When Nicholas Thompson took over as CEO of The Atlantic five years ago, the iconic magazine was in financial trouble. Now, its profitable and subscriber and revenue numbers are growing. Thompson joins host Jeff Berman to talk about the impressive turnaround, how media companies c ... Show More
37m 37s
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
Feb 2022
A Sky-Bound Merger, Naked Short Selling, & DEI Due Diligence
<p>Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines, the two largest low-cost carriers in the U.S., have agreed to <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/frontier-and-spirit-to-merge-creating-5th-largest-airline-in-us.html">merge in a $6.6 billion deal</a>, CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports. Fro ... Show More
28m 8s
Apr 2021
I'm Great at My Job. So Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?
When Shellye Archambeau walked into her first meeting as a board member of Verizon, she felt a moment of panic. "Do I actually belong at this table?" she remembers thinking. Shellye, one of the first Black women to work as the CEO of a tech company in Silicon Valley, has struggle ... Show More
28m 24s
Sep 2020
The Business of Becoming | Interview with BGV Talks
<p>This episode is an interview that I did with BGV Talks hosted by Shelly Bell, a series that features artists, entrepreneurs, and activists who share best practices and perspectives unique to their experiences. In this talk, we discuss everything from cancel culture to be ... Show More
20m 50s
Apr 2024
How to be effective up and down the org chart | Matt MacInnis (Rippling, Inkling, Apple)
Matt MacInnis is the COO at Rippling, an all-in-one HR, IT, and finance platform for businesses, which last raised $500M at a $11.25B valuation. Before Rippling, Matt was the co-founder and CEO at Inkling, a mobile learning platform that was acquired in 2018. He also held several ... Show More
1h 15m
May 2024
Prof G Markets: Bob Iger’s Bad Day, Trump Media’s Fraudulent Auditor, and Uber’s Venture Investments
Scott shares his thoughts on Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s latest earnings and what they mean for the streaming space. He then reflects on the implications of Trump Media’s auditing firm being charged with fraud. Finally, Scott and Ed discuss Uber’s Q1 earnings and why the ... Show More
43m 7s
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/593338/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>Alison Taylor of Ethical Systems and Jason Mudd discuss how to tackle ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) in the corporate communications world. </p><p><b>G ... Show More
