Rapid Response
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The pace of change in our culture is unprecedented and shows no signs of slowing. So what is most important to pay attention to when striving to innovate, create, and lead? From the team behind Masters of Scale, Rapid Response features candid conversations with today's top business leaders navigating real-time challenges. Hosted by the former editor-in-chief of Fast Company, Bob Safian.
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The “most stressed” wellness CEO, with Calm’s David Ko
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Humanize AI before it dehumanizes us, with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby at SXSW
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The internet is breaking. So what’s next? with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince
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Mar 31, 202634:46pending
Most Innovative Companies 2026: Who’s in, who’s out, with Fast Company’s Amy Far...
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Mar 27, 202627:03pending
Crisis at Hormuz, and your $160b tariff refund clock, with Flexport’s Ryan Peter...
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Mar 24, 202629:49pending
Business History: From Tyrant to Tech Empire
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Mar 21, 202648:36pending
The GLP-1 economy is here, with Ro’s Zach Reitano
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Mar 20, 202630:03pending
The C-suite is messier than you think, with Maryam Banikarim
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Mar 17, 202631:09pending
The Oscars 2026 mark a big shift for Hollywood, with The Ankler’s Janice Min
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Mar 13, 202628:00pending
Stop waiting for clarity. Unfreeze and act, with Accenture’s Julie Sweet
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Mar 10, 202630:15pending
Logitech’s CEO treats AI like a board member
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Mar 6, 202627:27pending
Rapid Recap: Iran, Anthropic vs. Pentagon, Paramount’s win, and more
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Mar 3, 202628:15pending
Remarkable People: How social media is rewiring childhood, with Jonathan Haidt
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Feb 27, 20261:02:04pending
Unrivaled is rewriting the business of women’s basketball
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Feb 24, 202621:00pending
Hailey Bieber, AI and fast launches: how e.l.f. Beauty is winning
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Feb 20, 202631:08pending
Uncovering the $7 trillion reputation economy
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Feb 17, 202632:48pending
Masters of Scale: How to save a magazine, with The Atlantic’s Nicholas Thompson
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Feb 13, 202638:27pending
Super Bowl ads, Bad Bunny, and the business of cultural risk, with Autodesk’s Da...
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Feb 10, 202631:38pending
Your Rich BFF dishes on dopamine spending and the new money minefield, with Vivi...
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Feb 6, 202638:07pending
Padma Lakshmi’s secret to authentic leadership? Stop trying.
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Feb 3, 202629:45pending
Super Bowl Kickoff: What $150b in sports bets is doing to America
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Jan 30, 202629:56pending
Reid Hoffman on AI’s new tune, Davos, and the need for CEO courage
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Jan 27, 202637:06pending
AI music is Grammy eligible… for now, with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr...
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Jan 23, 202626:52pending
Anti-polarizing strategies from a purple city, with OKC Mayor David Holt
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Jan 20, 202631:11pending
“Nothing is simple” about massive US healthcare shifts right now
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Jan 16, 202632:40pending
The AI agents in your wallet, with Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach
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Jan 13, 202624:58pending
The costliest wildfire, and the lessons we’re ignoring, with MS NOW’s Jacob Sobo...
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Jan 9, 202629:41pending
Business world predictions for 2026
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Jan 6, 202627:17pending
Nuclear fusion and the new energy arms race, with CFS’ Bob Mumgaard
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Jan 2, 202625:19pending
Pioneers of AI: Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in this new era of tech
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Dec 30, 202540:48pending
Masters of Scale: How to make sense of today’s market, with Andrew Ross Sorkin
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Dec 26, 202523:53pending
Resurrecting dire wolves is just the beginning for Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lam...
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Dec 23, 202533:31pending
AI in 2026: hype, whiplash, and… home robots? with Dr. Rana El Kaliouby
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Dec 19, 202532:29pending
Lessons of Rapid Response for 2026
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Dec 16, 202524:36pending
Can philanthropy rescue local journalism?
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Dec 12, 202527:41pending
Kara Swisher takes on big tech, from Apple to Nvidia
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Dec 9, 202536:05pending
Hollywood’s AI rampage, with The Ankler’s Janice Min
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Dec 5, 202530:05pending
Embrace the multihyphenate career, with Chief’s Alison Moore
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Dec 2, 202527:07pending
Labubu, FOMO, and the live shopping boom, with Whatnot’s Grant LaFontaine
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Nov 28, 202522:18pending
Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution
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Nov 25, 202523:18pending
Rebuilding American courage and character, with General Stanley McChrystal and B...
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Nov 21, 202524:23pending
AI: The new frontier for mental health support?
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Nov 18, 202529:36pending
Inside Sesame Street’s toughest year yet, with CEO Sherrie Westin
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Nov 14, 202529:49pending
How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, wi...
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Nov 11, 202527:31pending
What Ken Burns’ The American Revolution warns us about today
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Nov 7, 202532:29pending
Branding truths and tariff myths, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder & Flexport’s Rya...
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Nov 4, 202529:11pending
Inside a crisis turnaround, with The Honest Company and the National Women’s Soc...
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Oct 31, 202526:53pending
Chobani & Patagonia CEOs break down where values meet profit
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Oct 28, 202527:26pending
How AI redefines your workplace, with Meta’s Clara Shih, Box’s Aaron Levie, and...
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Oct 24, 202530:28pending
The New York Times ‘will not be cowed’, with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien
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Oct 21, 202525:15pending
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