podcast

Masters of Scale

by WaitWhat

Ford's Jim Farley on beating China, and the storm nobody sees coming

25.08.2026 • 00:28:23

With the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and fuel prices still elevated, few auto executives are feeling the pressure more acutely than For...

How Barnes & Noble made a comeback, with CEO James Daunt

20.08.2026 • 00:32:54

CEO James Daunt has now rescued two iconic bookstore chains: Barnes & Noble and Waterstones. He joins host Jeff Berman to discuss the turnarounds,...

What the jobs report isn't telling you about AI & the workforce, with Upwork’s Hayden Brown

18.08.2026 • 00:30:03

Few leaders have a better real-time read on how AI is actually reshaping the workforce than Hayden Brown. As CEO of Upwork, the platform where 18 mill...

Pioneers of AI: Why AI conversations are always one-sided

15.08.2026 • 00:39:19

Is it possible for us to ever wholeheartedly trust a machine the way we would a human? According to Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist ...

Know which rules to break, with MTV co-founder Tom Freston

13.08.2026 • 00:31:35

Tom Freston is a cofounder of MTV and former CEO of Viacom. He joined host Jeff Berman to dig into the wild stories and meaningful lessons from his li...

Rapid Recap: Google’s exodus, Spider-Man’s odyssey, Taco “Hell”, and more

11.08.2026 • 00:29:58

What’s the business story of the summer thus far? SpaceX’s stumble post-IPO? AI security breaches? Ongoing tension surrounding the Strait of Hormuz? H...

Always be the challenger, with Savannah Bananas founder Jesse Cole

06.08.2026 • 00:28:39

Jesse Cole loved baseball. He also knew most people thought it was too long and boring. So he disrupted America’s pastime by putting on a yellow tux -...

The new rules of brand building, with Wieden+Kennedy CEO

04.08.2026 • 00:30:08

For decades, Wieden+Kennedy has defined the brands that shape culture. Now, as economic uncertainty, AI, and shifting consumer expectations rewrite th...

How to beef up your business, with ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero

30.07.2026 • 00:35:44

After his first VC-backed business flopped, ButcherBox CEO and founder Mike Salguero turned lessons learned the hard way into the fuel that built his ...

Serena Williams on winning in business

28.07.2026 • 00:25:56

Serena Williams doesn't just defy convention on the court. She’s also applying her competitive mindset to entrepreneurship and venture investing, rece...