What do a small town doctor, a hair stylist, and the executive director of an independent movie theater have in common? They all run businesses that play key roles in their local economies, however small those businesses might be. These three p

Running a contemporary art museum is a balancing act

Feb 10th, 2020 20m 6s

Joanne Heyler, founding director of the Los Angeles contemporary art museum The Broad, takes Kai on a tour of the vaults where the collection that’s not on display is kept. They discuss both how art can reflect the economy and the business of r

Janet Yellen and David Malpass on global economic slowdown

Feb 5th, 2020 27m 31s

Despite unprecedented economic expansion in the U.S., the global economy is slowing down. On today’s episode, a wide-ranging conversation on what’s standing in the way of economic growth with Janet Yellen, former Chair of the Federal Reserve, a

AMC’s Sarah Barnett on legacy TV in the streaming era

Jan 22nd, 2020 15m 54s

This season, you have a record 532 scripted TV shows to choose from. Netflix, Apple and cable networks are spending billions on marquee talent, intellectual property and reboots, some of them with the help of big data. AMC, however, is trying s

How Feeding America provides 4 billion meals a year

Dec 18th, 2019 12m 55s

About one in nine Americans lacked access to affordable nutrition last year, according to the USDA. Enter Feeding America, a network of tens of thousands of food banks, meals programs and more. CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot talked with us about

Habitat for Humanity’s Jonathan Reckford on the business of helping

Dec 11th, 2019 14m 19s

Since Jonathan Reckford became the CEO for Habitat for Humanity in 2005, the nonprofit housing organization has grown to help nearly 30 million people improve their housing conditions. “An interesting hybrid between a global corporation and a d

How Baby2Baby turned one photo into thousands of diapers

Dec 3rd, 2019 14m 30s

Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein knew they wanted their nonprofit, Baby2Baby, to do big things to help kids living in poverty. But they didn’t realize that a photo featuring Jessica Alba and Nicole Richie at one of their first events w

For Lisa Kaz, the LA Auto Show is a family business

Nov 25th, 2019 15m 33s

Not long after Lisa Kaz graduated college with a computer science degree, she joined her grandfather in the auto show business. Today she’s the CEO of the LA Auto Show and the conference that happens immediately before, AutoMobility LA. She tal

David Nussbaum of America’s Test Kitchen on working with cooking superstars

Nov 20th, 2019 11m 45s

David Nussbaum knows whatever he’s doing with “America’s Test Kitchen” is working when he attends events with hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison. “You’d think I was with Michelle Obama and the ex-president,” he said. America’s Tes

Ford and Jim Hackett’s big bet on an electric Mustang

Nov 18th, 2019 26m 15s

When Jim Hackett became CEO of Ford Motor Co. in 2017, he pledged to make the automaker leaner and invest more in electrics and hybrids. The Mach-E, an electric Mustang SUV, is the first look at that investment and Ford’s strategy to take their

For “The Walking Dead’s” Scott Gimple, a story needs sadness to make the happiness real

Oct 30th, 2019 29m 29s

Scott Gimple was the showrunner for five seasons of “The Walking Dead” before becoming chief content officer for the entire franchise. And in that time, the series has become a content universe, with a spinoff series, video games and both a mov

Powerhouse producer Eva Price on the business of Broadway

Oct 18th, 2019 14m 16s

Eva Price quit her job at ABC News at 26 to chase her dream of becoming a theater producer. Fifteen years later, with three Tony Awards, more than 18 Broadway credits and a place on the Broadway League’s board of governors, she’s a theater pow

Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Ed Stack on taking a stand

Oct 7th, 2019 13m 44s

When Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack took over the family business, it was only two stores. Now the company has over 700 stores, making it one of the biggest sports retailers in the country. Stack recounts all this, as well as the company’s

Dany Garcia runs one of the most influential companies you probably haven’t heard of

Sep 25th, 2019 17m 35s

Competitive bodybuilding, The Rock, and how you build an enterprise around a person: a conversation with Dany Garcia, CEO of The Garcia Companies.

What if all learning happened online?

Sep 18th, 2019 13m 11s

Coursera is one of the largest companies offering “MOOCs” — that is, massive open online courses. Launched in 2012 by two Stanford professors, Coursera partnered with universities to offer college courses for free. In the years since, Coursera

How the CEO of Slack uses Slack

Aug 28th, 2019 24m 43s

Slack is a workplace messaging platform that allows users to communicate with co-workers across the country, share files instantaneously and react to news about free doughnuts with the perfect GIF. Since its launch in 2013, it’s been popularize

Would you drink whiskey made by Pabst?

Aug 15th, 2019 15m 27s

Pabst Brewing company is perhaps best known for Pabst Blue Ribbon or PBR, a beer the 175-year-old company has sold for over a century. But while the beer name and its signature blue ribbon label may have stayed pretty much the same for decades,

Hearst’s Steven Swartz on going digital and diversifying

Jul 23rd, 2019 19m 18s

Hearst was founded in 1887 by William Randolph Hearst, it started out as a single newspaper, the San Francisco Examiner. Now, Hearst is one of the largest media companies in the world, with holdings in dozens of magazines, newspapers, and telev

Poshmark’s Manish Chandra talks resale at scale

Jul 11th, 2019 11m 40s

Poshmark is an app where you can either buy items from other users or try to sell unwanted items like clothes, handbags, shoes, or home decor. Think of eBay, but with more social aspects where people could follow each other’s “closets,” and com

How to build a streetwear brand without selling out

Jul 3rd, 2019 13m 22s

The word “streetwear” might summon a few images in your head — Kanye West and his high-end Yeezy sneakers, stylish Supreme T-shirts and more. But once upon a time, streetwear was less a mainstream fashion statement and more of an expression of

The CEO of Lands’ End knows exactly who his customers are

Jun 19th, 2019 11m 8s

Lands’ End is a 56-year-old American company that made its name in the catalog business. In the digital age though, it’s had to adapt. Jerome Griffith became CEO in 2016. At the time, the company needed a change after years of declining sales a

The co-CEOs trying to disrupt scrubs

Jun 5th, 2019 17m 17s

Health care employs more people in the United States than any other industry. About 11% of all all private-sector workers work in health care. Heather Hasson and Trina Spear’s company Figs is out to reinvent and disrupt the uniforms that many o

The brains behind “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

May 22nd, 2019 28m 58s

Amy Sherman Palladino and her husband, Dan Palladino, are deep in production for season three of their hit show on Amazon, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” It’s the story of Midge Maisel as she pursues a career in stand-up comedy in 1960s New York.

Delta CEO Ed Bastian on why he’s spending big on airports

May 15th, 2019 21m 48s

When we last talked with Ed Bastian in 2016, he had only just been appointed CEO of Delta Air Lines. This time we caught up with him at Los Angeles International Airport as he stepped off a flight from Atlanta. He talked about the company’s pla

Jane Rosenthal is a film producer with a side gig as a CEO of the Tribeca Film Festival

Apr 24th, 2019 21m 45s

Running the Tribeca Film Festival is Jane Rosenthal’s side hustle. Rosenthal co-founded it with her producing partner, Robert De Niro, in the aftermath of 9/11 when few visitors wanted to make their way downtown. Her more than 50 credits includ