Charles D. King has an ambitious north star: scale representation on and off-screen, and grow his company, MACRO, into a multi-billion dollar industry leader. He left his role as a partner at William Morris Endeavor to disrupt Hollywood in 2015, and since then, he and MACRO have seen success after success. They’ve made sixteen films and two tv shows, and have garnered fifteen Oscar nominations and three wins. And they’ve done it all while staying true to a rigorous vision for their partners and their creative work. In this conversation with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth, King shares his insights into the entertainment industry, his journey from Howard University Law to founder and CEO of MACRO, and his advice for emerging creators.

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Terry Crews stands out across industries for his work as an actor, athlete, and designer. But all this success masked deep insecurity, and a misguided belief about what was required of him as a man. He sits down with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth for a conversation about all of this, inspired by his new book, Tough: My Journey to True Power.  

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Dr. Tarika Barrett took over as CEO of Girls Who Code last year after the founder hand-picked her for the role. In this interview with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth, she shares the nonprofit's mission and vision, some key insights she’s gained while making tech more accessible to young women and non-binary people, and what she thinks it will take to close the gender gap in entry-level tech jobs by 2030.

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Bill Gates joins LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth to discuss his new book, How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, and addresses his predictions from the early days of quarantine, the systems that need to be put in place and his views on return to office.

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Toto Wolff is the most successful person in the history of Formula One. Since landing at Mercedes in 2013, he's transformed their F1 team into a relentless winning machine. In this conversation with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth, he holds forth on his journey, his business practices, including his infamous commitment to candor and transparency, and his hope for the next generation. 

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Kimberly Bryant spent decades building up her career as an engineer in corporate America – until she decided to leave it all behind to pursue her true passion. In 2011, she drained her retirement savings to launch Black Girls CODE, a non-profit focused on building community while teaching technology skills to Black school-age girls. Today, Black Girls CODE has trained nearly 20,000 girls and is a $40 million powerhouse whose backers include Google, MacKenzie Scott, and the Gates Foundation.

In this conversation with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth, Bryant discusses her inspiration for the non-profit, the challenges she faced as its leader, and her surprise suspension from the organization she founded.

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Mark Cuban invests in dozens of companies, but he’s never put his own name on one before. That changed with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. In this conversation, he tells LinkedIn’s Editor-in-Chief, Dan Roth, exactly why he wants to make commonly prescribed prescription drugs available as cheaply as he can, and what industries he thinks up-and-coming entrepreneurs should set their sights on.

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On the eve of his one-year anniversary as Marriott’s fourth-ever CEO, Tony Capuano joins LinkedIn’s Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth for a detailed conversation about the merging of business and leisure travel, pursuing a travel career during the Great Reshuffle, and what it’s like to walk a mile in the shoes of his predecessor, the late Arne Sorenson.

Entrepreneur, producer, and performer Gabrielle Union used to navigate from a place of fear, rather than strategy. She’s learned from that experience and grown into a multifaceted businesswoman who insists on sharing the benefits of her success. In this conversation with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth, she shares how her life experience brought her to this point and why “Lift as We Climb” is one of her core values as an entrepreneur.

Indra Nooyi, author of My Life in Full and the former CEO of PepsiCo joins LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth to talk about her drive, her fears, and why she believes growing--and fostering--the female workforce is an economic imperative.