Rapid Response

Rapper and musician Iggy Azalea wants you to know that her crypto token $MOTHER isn’t just another ‘pump and dump’ celebrity crypto play. She believes in the future of cryptocurrency and the potential for fostering a new engaged community of followers — or ‘stans’ as she calls them. Azalea sits down with Rapid Response host Bob Safian to reveal why she retired from music and made the pivot into cryptocurrency, as well as founding an online gifting platform and telecommunication company. For any business looking to strengthen their brand around human connection, Iggy shares valuable advice for taking advantage of this digital age.

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Gender equity suddenly cuts both ways in 2024: Some argue that men are being unfairly demonized, while data shows a continuing gap in opportunity for women. Live from the Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Jessi Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast, leads a thought-provoking panel with the CEO of Lean In, Rachel Thomas; the chief diversity officer at Meta, Maxine Williams; and the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, Reshma Saujani. They get real on meritocracy in the workplace and who gets ahead, whether it’s truly harder to be a white man in 2024, and more, offering a sobering reality check on corporate diversity programs.

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How do you cultivate loyalty, from investors to team members and, of course, customers? Business leaders have long debated this. Host Bob Safian invites two guests to weigh in with their secrets to brand and company loyalty. Chewy CEO Sumit Singh has built his pet-centric business around customer service and care. And seasoned CEO Sarah Robb O’Hagan has led at Exos, Equinox, Nike, and more – all brands with deep reliance on genuine connections. Hear their conversation recorded live at the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco. 

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Following Donald Trump’s victory in this week’s US presidential election, Reid Hoffman (a major donor to Vice President Harris’ campaign) is figuring out where business, tech, and his own energy go from here. Hoffman joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to share his reaction to the election and what the outcome means for Silicon Valley, the overall economy, and more. Despite being a vocal critic of Trump, Hoffman is committed to driving US prosperity over the next four years, assuring “we’re all in this boat together”.

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In this special 2-for-1 episode, we offer two segments of rapid-fire fun from the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit. First, Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian for a gamified session on capturing consumer attention that delivers lessons on the power of joy, building celebrity, and competing with stalwarts like McDonald’s. Then, ocean storyteller and entrepreneur Philippe Cousteau Jr. has 10 minutes to convince Safian (as a faux VC) to invest in our oceans — encouraging that the future of humanity lies not in the stars, but much closer to home. 

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Who is listening in and tracking our digital activity? And is it really necessary? Recorded live at the 2024 Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Rapid Response host Bob Safian sits down with Signal president Meredith Whittaker to discuss privacy, trust and digital surveillance, from governments and from companies. Whittaker argues that we should question what she sees as extreme data collection by big tech, and she rejects the notion that encrypted apps like Signal are responsible for enabling bad actors. Meredith also shares why she helped organize protests at Google, the philosophy that inspired Signal's founder Moxie Marlinspike, and more.

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As conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, Rapid Response host Bob Safian led a discussion live on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit between two experienced leaders with close knowledge of the region. World Central Kitchen’s CEO Erin Gore has been providing food relief in Gaza and beyond, and Daniel Lubetzky leads the Builders Movement, an organization committed to overcoming extremist thinking and division around the world. (He’s also the founder of Kind Snacks.) Both share how their organizations are protecting people in harm’s way, and finding ways to stay motivated in an increasingly volatile climate.

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Anyone can build wealth, argues Codie Sanchez, investor and founder of Contrarian Thinking: You’ve just got to play the game the right way. Sanchez has built a massive following across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram by offering unconventional financial advice, particularly to younger people. Codie joins Rapid Response to break down the biggest misconceptions about personal finance, the pitfalls of get-rich-quick schemes, and what she admires — and critiques — about billionaires. Outlining a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to reshape our financial futures, Sanchez mixes fun with hard-truths in a quest to expand financial freedom.

Codie's book "Main Street Millionaire," coming this December, is available for pre-order: https://codiesanchez.com/book/

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Leonardo da Vinci is a thoroughly modern figure, even if he lived hundreds of years ago. So says Ken Burns, the legendary documentary filmmaker on topics from the Civil War to Muhammad Ali. Burns joins Rapid Response to talk about his new, upcoming project on da Vinci and what leaders in 2024 can learn from his interdisciplinary approach. Burns also opens up about the challenges of creative integrity in a world influenced by AI, the advantages of avoiding shortcuts, and how studying history reveals key lessons for tackling modern problems.

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How much should we tip? Legendary restaurateur Danny Meyer returns to Rapid Response to assess an inflection point in customer expectations and experiences around that and other questions. The founder of Union Square Hospitality Group and Shake Shack shares his hard-earned lessons from unsuccessfully challenging the tipping norm, plus why he sees right now as a golden age for new restaurants. Hear how AI is poised to redefine hospitality–and his best advice for securing a reservation at that hard-to-get-into spot.

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