This Is Working with Daniel Roth

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.

Johnny C. Taylor Jr, the CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), joins LinkedIn Editor in Chief Daniel Roth to talk about how the HR position has gained respect and urgency in the last 18 months and what comes next.

Makeup expert and longtime entrepreneur Bobbi Brown waited for the clock to run out on her 25-year non-compete with cosmetics giant Estée Lauder. As soon as it did, in October 2020, she launched her new makeup company, Jones Road Beauty. She joins LinkedIn editor-in-chief Daniel Roth for a lively conversation about family, tenacity, and starting a new business in the midst of a pandemic.

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky sits down with editor-in-chief Daniel Roth to share his non-linear career path, his belief in the power of a skill-driven employment landscape, and the lessons he’s learned from steering a 16,000+ person company during a global pandemic. 

Tamron Hall, EMMY Award-winning journalist and host of LinkedIn’s #RESHUFFLE series, sits down - in person! - with LinkedIn editor-in-chief Daniel Roth for a look at how the pandemic affected The Tamron Hall Show, and to share her thoughts on the future of work.

Robert Downey Jr. gained worldwide fame as an actor, producer, and pop-culture icon. His Marvel contract completed, he’s embarking on a new career: venture capitalist and green business champion. He joins LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Daniel Roth to lay out his vision.