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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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Tapping a new generation of consumers, w/The Drone Racing League president Rache...

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Be relentless, so your team can be fearless, w/Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McG...

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Jan 27, 202230:12pending

Lessons of Omicron, w/Wellcome Trust director Sir Jeremy Farrar

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Jan 20, 202228:17pending

How to decarbonize your business, w/Kleiner Perkins partner John Doerr

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Jan 13, 202229:49pending

How flexibility creates momentum, w/Crate & Barrel CEO Janet Hayes

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Dec 16, 202126:56pending

How GoFundMe has facilitated $15 billion in giving, w/CEO Tim Cadogan

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Re-founding Instacart, w/CEO Fidji Simo

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Metaverse mania, the great resignation, and more, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian

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How to turn intentions into action, w/15 Percent Pledge founder Aurora James

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Nov 18, 202133:35pending

Run toward AI, w/former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

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How Peloton keeps pushing through resistance, w/CEO John Foley

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Nov 4, 202131:01pending

The truth about what we watch, w/Nielsen CEO David Kenny

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Oct 28, 202131:35pending

Launching a $500 billion startup, w/ Jet.com founder and NBA owner Marc Lore

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Overcoming institutional hurdles, w/U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee CEO Sara...

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Oct 14, 202133:58pending

Urgent lessons from a cyberattack, w/SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna

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Oct 7, 202129:11pending

How to scale tech responsibly, w/former Google ad chief Sridhar Ramaswamy

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Sep 30, 202127:18pending

How to lead for enduring impact w/Spelman College president Dr. Mary Schmidt Cam...

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Applauding the drama of the digital age, w/BroadwayHD CEO Bonnie Comley

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Sep 16, 202126:29pending

When to build the company before the product, w/Aurora CEO Chris Urmson

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Sep 9, 202130:00pending

When you should require vaccinations w/restauranteur Danny Meyer

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Sep 2, 202131:34pending

How Electronic Arts grows a metaverse, w/CEO Andrew Wilson

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Aug 26, 202133:35pending

How mission fuels risk-taking, w/Illumina CEO Francis deSouza

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Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset, w/Reid Hoffman and Sir Richard Branson

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How Harley-Davidson set a foundation for the long term, w/CEO Jochen Zeitz

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Inside J.Crew's "purpose-led" pivot, w/CEO Libby Wadle

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Scaling a mission w/TAAF president Sonal Shah

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Jul 15, 202127:23pending

How BuzzFeed bounced back, w/co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti

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Tapping into generosity (via Bitcoin), w/Charity Water CEO Scott Harrison

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Fighting through headwinds, w/Marriott president Stephanie Linnartz

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Jun 24, 202127:06pending

Crypto craziness, ransomware attacks, and "smart risks", w/Reid Hoffman and Bob...

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Jun 22, 202132:46pending

Why business must be a force for good, w/former AMEX CEO Ken Chenault

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Jun 17, 202126:51pending

Fashioning a greener closet, w/Rent the Runway CEO Jenn Hyman

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Jun 10, 202131:32pending

The promise and peril of engineering biology, w/Ginkgo Bioworks co-founder Reshm...

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Jun 3, 202127:14pending

Upskilling and the war for talent, w/Guild Education CEO Rachel Carlson

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May 27, 202129:41pending

Why real estate matters more than ever, w/Compass CEO Robert Reffkin

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May 20, 202128:07pending

Inside Google’s Pandemic Safety Squad, w/Chief Health Officer Dr. Karen DeSalvo

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May 13, 202132:17pending

Surviving a close shave, w/Harry's co-CEO Andy Katz-Mayfield

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May 6, 202124:21pending

A crucible moment for Instacart, w/founder & CEO Apoorva Mehta

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Apr 29, 202122:28pending

A pandemic is not a business model, w/Blue Apron CEO Linda Findley Kozlowski

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Apr 22, 202125:42pending

Can bankruptcy save movie theaters? w/Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor

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Apr 15, 202123:46pending

GameStop, SPACs, and vaccines, w/Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian

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Apr 13, 202134:51pending

Turbulence, recovery, and risk, w/Delta CEO Ed Bastian

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Apr 8, 202135:11pending

Leveraging the trampoline effect, w/Morning Brew CEO Alex Lieberman

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Apr 1, 202131:45pending

The business of democracy, w/Leadership Now CEO Daniella Ballou-Aares

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Mar 25, 202132:36pending

Died and reborn, w/Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

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Mar 16, 202141:56pending

A prescription for healthy growth, w/FIGS co-CEO Heather Hasson

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Mar 4, 202126:04pending

Wartime leadership, with Nike CEO John Donahoe

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Feb 25, 202130:57pending

Winning and losing, w/Vanderbilt University coach Jerry Stackhouse

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Feb 18, 202126:12pending

Public-private opportunities, w/Defense Innovation Unit director Mike Brown

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Iterating under pressure, w/Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

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