Susan Wojcicki discovered that great opportunities aren't always easy to recognize. But Wojcicki had a knack for not only recognizing great opportunities but seizing them and executing upon them with immediacy. Her first big opportunity came when she left her job at Intel to become Google's 16th employee.
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Aug 2018
Estée Lauder - “Dedication”
As a teenager, Estée Lauder gained valuable business experience working in her father's hardware store and learned important business principles of dedication, determination, and discipline. Inspired by her uncle, a chemist who created beauty products and fragrances, Lauder reali ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 2018
Indra Nooyi - “Taking Risks”
She’s one of the most powerful women in modern business. Current Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi’s design thinking, calculated risks, and clever strategy brought PepsiCo into the 21st century. We examine how Indra balances motherhood and a high-powe ... Show More
1h 4m
Jul 2018
The Skinny Confidential Returns!
Bloggers and podcasters Lauryn Evarts & Michael Bosstick are back in the studio to talk about making Woo For Play, how they manage to not kill each other, their high-level planner game, and play a game that pits them in hypothetical situations about kicking your sleeping friends. ... Show More
50m 3s
Oct 2018
"The Disappearing Financier" - Alfred Loewenstein
A shrewd, confident businessman, achieving a net worth of over 12 million pounds in the 1920s, but would his business dealings eventually lead to his downfall? Subscribe now to our new podcast HOSTAGE, featuring the riveting story of Patty Hearst's abduction by the Symbionese Lib ... Show More
46m 1s
May 2021
Leaky Pipeline: The fight that revolutionized cinema sound
In the late 80s, a small French company found a way to pair analog film with pristine digital audio. But getting their system into theaters would involve a long legal battle, hiding out in a Vegas bathroom, and a last-ditch meeting with a famous director. Their struggle is part o ... Show More
30m 46s
Jan 2022
How to Self Publish a Book and Earn Passive Income with Rachel Richards
In a recent article on CNBC, more than half or 51% of Americans have less than three months' worth of emergency savings. The pandemic has definitely made a mark on savings, and in my opinion, really shown that you need more than 3 months worth of savings in your “all hell broke l ... Show More
45m 48s
Jun 2022
Best of Business Wars Daily | Wardrobe Changes | 8
Big fashion brands are trying to diversify their customer base, and also lure consumers to tailored in-person shopping experiences — but it doesn't always go as planned. On this episode, we're joined by Alana Hope Levinson, a freelance culture writer and editor and host of the we ... Show More
40m 26s
Jun 2021
How Women Can Create a Roadmap to Achieve Money Goals| Jacqui Kearns
Women have been disproportionally impacted by the pandemic and in general trail men when it comes to financial literacy, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. You see, women, we want to become hands-on with our money, grow our wealth, and know all the things. Thanks to Jacqui Ke ... Show More
34m 52s