Builders

Season 1, Episode 18 For our final episode of the 2018 year journalist, author, and public speaker Malcolm Gladwell and founder and author Steven Johnson, explore themes discussed in Johnson's latest book, ‘Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most’ presented in partnership with the Next Big Idea Club. Malcolm Gladwell is curator of the Next Big Idea Club, a book subscription community curated by some of the world’s leading thinkers: Gladwell along with Susan Cain (Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking), Adam Grant (Give and Take, Originals), and Daniel H. Pink (Drive, To Sell is Human). Together, these bestselling authors select each season's two most exciting new nonfiction books, and then we send them straight to you. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media and use #builderspodcast FB IG Twitter This episode of Builders was hosted and produced by Laila Oweda. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betaworks-builders/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betaworks-builders/support

Season 1, Episode 17 Former Vice Chair and CMO of GE, Beth Comstock, discusses how to manage innovation in large businesses and her new book ‘Imagine It Forward’ - Beth’s personal approach to mastering change in the face of uncertainty. Beth was interviewed by Shana Lebowitz from Business Insider. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media and use #builderspodcast FB IG Twitter This episode of Builders was hosted and produced by Laila Oweda. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betaworks-builders/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betaworks-builders/support

Season 1, Episode 16 2020 US presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, discusses why he believes we’re already in the 4th inning of automation and why it’s imperative we implement UBI (Universal Basic Income) sooner than later (or expect an economic disaster due to massive job loss). Tune in to this fascinating episode to hear more on the controversial topic of UBI and whether or not it is good for America. Andrew Yang also authored ‘Smart People Should Build Things’ and is founder and CEO of Venture for America, a NYC-based nonprofit organization focused on placing top-college graduates in startups for two years in emerging U.S. cities to generate job growth and train the next generation of entrepreneurs.  Want more? Read our companion piece post! Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! We appreciate all you faithful listeners out there. Follow us on social media and use our hashtag #builderspodcast for all things Builders! FB IG Twitter This episode of Builders was hosted and produced by Laila Oweda. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/betaworks-builders/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/betaworks-builders/support