The Peloton journey has been one seriously wild ride. From can’t raise money to one of Tiger Global’s first venture investments, to pandemic darling to the stock being down 85% in 6 months... there’s never a dull moment in this company’s history. And guess who’s leading the pack for its next chapter: that’s right, THREE-TIME ACQUIRED SUPERHERO, the one and only Barry McCarthy. We had to tell this story.

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 Links:

• Barry’s Hill School interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uwcSbe6YoE
• Episode sources:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qs4DwVFBTMCyEt7Xxlby6iRCpOs0aRTOWPLjrbFQO8Q/edit?usp=sharing

 Carve Outs:

• Barry’s planning framework from the Hill School interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uwcSbe6YoE
• Switched On Pop on James Bond’s Spycraft Sound:  https://switchedonpop.com/episodes/james-bond-spycraft-sound-billie-eilish-hans-zimmer-daniel-craig

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