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On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.
Episodes
- 2026 / 4 / 9Humanize AI before it dehumanizes us, with Dr. Rana el Kaliouby at SXSWAI is moving fast. But are we really keeping humans at the center? In this special live Rapid Response, recorded on stage at South by Southwest, host Bob Safian sits down with AI scientist, founder of...
- 2026 / 4 / 7The âmost stressedâ wellness CEO, with Calmâs David KoWhat happens when the CEO of one of the worldâs biggest wellness apps says itâs time for a change? David Ko of Calm joins Rapid Response just after announcing his departure as CEO for a candid conversation...
- 2026 / 4 / 2How to think faster and talk smarter, with Matt AbrahamsMatt Abrahams knows what it takes to win over a crowd, close a deal, or inspire a team. The renowned communication expert and Stanford business school lecturer shares his science-backed strategies for...
- 2026 / 3 / 31The internet is breaking. So whatâs next? with Cloudflareâs Matthew PrinceAI bots are on track to outnumber humans online by 2027. No one has a better line of sight into that shift than Matthew Prince â his company, Cloudflare, routes more than 20% of all internet traffic. Speaking...
- 2026 / 3 / 26Arthur Brooks on how to build a meaningful lifeArthur Brooks is a bestselling author and Harvard professor best known for his work on the science of happiness. He joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the insights at the heart of his new book: The Meaning of...
- 2026 / 3 / 24Crisis at Hormuz, and your $160b tariff refund clock, with Flexportâs Ryan PetersenWhen global trade buckles, Ryan Petersen is the person executives call. The founder and CEO of Flexport returns to Rapid Response to offer a real-time account of the Strait of Hormuz crisis â what he's seeing...
- 2026 / 3 / 19Futurist Amy Webb: Trends are not enoughAmy Webb, futurist and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group, held a funeral for her famous annual trend report at SXSW this year. She explains to host Jeff Berman why convergences are the new critical unit...
- 2026 / 3 / 17The C-suite is messier than you think, with Maryam BanikarimCareer disruption is accelerating across the economy â and few people have navigated it more boldly than Maryam Banikarim. The former CMO of Univision, Gannett, and Hyatt, and host of The Messy Parts podcast,...
- 2026 / 3 / 14How Shantanu Narayen transformed AdobeShantanu Narayen announced this week that he will step down after nearly two decades as CEO of Adobe. In this conversation first published in early 2025, Narayen talked with host Reid Hoffman about how he led...
- 2026 / 3 / 12FanDuel CEO Amy Howe: âMy whole career has been sliding doors momentsâBefore taking on the role of FanDuel CEO, Amy Howe faced unprecedented uncertainty while leading Ticketmaster through a global pandemic. Howe talks with host Jeff Berman about navigating fierce competition,...
- 2026 / 3 / 10Stop waiting for clarity. Unfreeze and act, with Accentureâs Julie SweetAI disruption and geopolitical upheaval are forcing business leaders to make high-stakes decisions â fast. Accenture CEO Julie Sweet joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to share what she's hearing from her...
- 2026 / 3 / 5Your Rich BFF dishes on dopamine spending and the new money minefield, with Vivian TuWhy does uncertainty make us less rational with money? And who should we trust for financial advice online? Vivian Tu, financial educator and CEO of Your Rich BFF, joins Rapid Response to break down todayâs...
- 2026 / 3 / 3Rapid Recap: Iran, Anthropic vs. Pentagon, Paramountâs win, and moreGeopolitics is back at the top of every business leader's agenda â and the signals are coming fast. Host Bob Safian sits down with Rapid Response producer Alex Morris to cut through the noise and decode the...
- 2026 / 2 / 26Hailey Bieber, AI and fast launches: how e.l.f. Beauty is winningTarang Amin took the helm of e.l.f. Beauty at a pivotal moment and helped turn it from industry underdog to category disruptor, with a retail footprint spanning Sephora, Target, Dollar General, and H&M â...
- 2026 / 2 / 24Unrivaled is rewriting the business of womenâs basketballWomen's sports are continuing to thrive. Record-breaking WNBA viewership, a flood of new brand investment, and now Unrivaled: the women's basketball league built by players, for players. Commissioner Micky...
- 2026 / 2 / 19Inside the business of hosting the Super BowlThe Bay Area is in the midst of something unprecedented: playing host to the NBA All-Star Game, Super Bowl, and FIFA World Cup games back-to-back-to-back. It usually takes years of planning and expert...
- 2026 / 2 / 17Uncovering the $7 trillion reputation economyCorey duBrowa spent much of his career advising some of the worldâs most scrutinized leaders â from Howard Schultz at Starbucks and Marc Benioff at Salesforce to Sundar Pichai at Google. Now, as CEO of global...
- 2026 / 2 / 12DraftKingsâ next big bets, with CEO Jason RobinsPrediction markets. AI. Super Bowl ads. Hear how DraftKings co-founder and CEO Jason Robins is placing bets on the future. Robins talked with host Jeff Berman just ahead of the Super Bowl in San Francisco...
- 2026 / 2 / 10Super Bowl ads, Bad Bunny, and the business of cultural risk, with Autodeskâs Dara TresederThe Super Bowl LX ad blitz was a big budget highwire act â from Anthropic's shot at OpenAI to Lady Gaga's homage to Mr Rogers, and Dunkin's nostalgia-fueled celeb fest. Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder returns to...
- 2026 / 2 / 7GaryVee on how to make Super Bowl ads that are actually funnyGary Vaynerchuk of VaynerMedia has produced more than a dozen Super Bowl ads for brands. In 2026, his hilarious "Will Shat" spot for Kellogg's Raisin Bran features actor William Shatner with a fiber-forward...
- 2026 / 2 / 5How Zoom grew 30x almost overnightEric Yuan saw frustrated customers and wanted to make the product he worked on better â but couldnât convince his bosses. So he struck out on his own and founded a competitor: Zoom. Yuan talks with host Jeff...
- 2026 / 2 / 3Padma Lakshmiâs secret to authentic leadership? Stop trying.TV host, producer, author, and UN Goodwill Ambassador Padma Lakshmi joins Rapid Response with candid advice for business leaders on speaking out, showing courage, and staying true to themselves, particularly...
- 2026 / 1 / 31Possible: Amjad Masad on vibe coding, AI agents, and the end of boilerplateOn this episode of Possible, Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger sit down with Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, to explore how AI is fundamentally changing who gets to build software and what that means for...
- 2026 / 1 / 29How to break through a fear of failure, with Fawn Weaver & Van JonesAfter blitzscaling one of the fastest-growing spirit brands in history, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey founder Fawn Weaver is reflecting on how to build not just a company, but a meaningful life. She talked...
- 2026 / 1 / 27Reid Hoffman on AIâs new tune, Davos, and the need for CEO courageAs global leaders disperse from the World Economic Forum, LinkedIn co-founder and tech investor Reid Hoffman joins Rapid Response to break down the biggest challenges and opportunities facing business today,...
- 2026 / 1 / 24Reid Hoffman & Inflection AIâs Sean White on designing AI that makes us better humansAt Masters of Scale Summit in October of 2025, Reid Hoffman and Dr. Sean White, CEO of Inflection AI, discuss how to design responsible AI systems, build smarter AI-fueled businesses, and the potential for...
- 2026 / 1 / 22How to make smarter changes, with cognitive scientist Maya ShankarCognitive scientist Maya Shankar has made a career of cleverly using insights from behavioral economics to fuel her work in the Obama White House and in Silicon Valley. She talks with host Jeff Berman about...
- 2026 / 1 / 20Anti-polarizing strategies from a purple city, with OKC Mayor David HoltMayors are unique leaders in America, often more loved and less polarized than state or federal politicians, with a different mandate and metric for success. Mayor of Oklahoma City, David Holt, is also the...
- 2026 / 1 / 15How to save a magazine, with The Atlanticâs Nicholas ThompsonWhen Nicholas Thompson took over as CEO of The Atlantic five years ago, the iconic magazine was in financial trouble. Now, its profitable and subscriber and revenue numbers are growing. Thompson joins host...
- 2026 / 1 / 13The AI agents in your wallet, with Mastercard CEO Michael MiebachWhat did the latest holiday shopping season reveal about consumer confidence as the year begins? Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach joins Rapid Response to unpack the signals heâs seeing across global spending â...
- 2026 / 1 / 10How Baby2Baby stepped up as LA wildfires ragedOne year ago, as devastating wildfires tore through Los Angeles, nonprofit Baby2Baby was on the ground helping. We're revisiting the conversation Co-CEOs Norah Weinstein and Kelly Sawyer Patricof had on stage...
- 2026 / 1 / 8The $800M exit that started with a single muffinSimple Mills started with its founder Katlin Smith tinkering with almond flour muffin recipes in her apartment kitchen. Over the next decade, she built a better-for-you food powerhouse. Smith talks with host...
- 2026 / 1 / 6Business world predictions for 2026As we turn from reflection to whatâs ahead for a new year, Rapid Response presents host Bob Safianâs predictions for the most pressing issues business leaders could face in 2026. Join Bob and producer Alex...
- 2026 / 1 / 1The science of fresh startsTo kick off 2026, weâre revisiting our conversation with behavioral scientist Katy Milkman. The Wharton professor and bestselling author of âHow to Changeâ sits down with host Jeff Berman to share proven ways...
- 2025 / 12 / 30Pioneers of AI: Mark Cubanâs investment strategy in this new era of techMark Cuban has spent decades as a serial entrepreneur and investor, with one of the best track records on the planet (including celebrity status on ABCâs Shark Tank). In this episode of Pioneers of AI, Cuban...
- 2025 / 12 / 25How to unlock your teamâs creative potentialTo get the most out of your talent, you need to create an environment that allows them to thrive. Nobody knows this better than Indra Nooyi, who spent 12 years as the CEO of PepsiCo. Her drive to support...
- 2025 / 12 / 23Resurrecting dire wolves is just the beginning for Colossal Biosciencesâ Ben LammIn this encore episode of Rapid Response, we revisit a scientific breakthrough that set the internet ablaze: The âde-extinctionâ of the dire wolf. While many celebrated Colossal Biosciencesâ announcement, the...
- 2025 / 12 / 18The Salesforce CFO who left to save livesAfter serving as Chief Legal Officer and then CFO at Salesforce, Amy Weaver sought a new challenge. She is now CEO of Direct Relief, which she tells host Jeff Berman is "the largest, most efficient, most...
- 2025 / 12 / 16Lessons of Rapid Response for 2026This year delivered whiplash: geopolitics, tariffs, and technology all shifting at once. And heading into 2026, the disruption isnât easing up. In this special episode, host Bob Safian distills five hard-won...
- 2025 / 12 / 11Make the office a destination, not just an obligationWith over two billion in annual revenue and nearly 7,000 employees, Gensler has cemented itself as a global icon in architecture and design. Host Jeff Berman talks with co-CEO Elizabeth Brink and global...
- 2025 / 12 / 9Kara Swisher takes on big tech, from Apple to NvidiaCan ChatGPT dethrone Gemini? Is Tim Cook capable of leading Apple into the next wave of AI? As 2025 winds down, journalist and podcast host Kara Swisher joins Rapid Response to cut through the noise and...
- 2025 / 12 / 6A warning for business leaders: Aspiring autocrats tank economiesHow does a country sliding toward autocracy affect its economy? Political scientist and author Barbara F Walter offers data-driven insights about why the murky middle ground between democracy and autocracy is...
- 2025 / 12 / 4The business behind OnlyFans, with CEO Keily BlairIn less than a decade, OnlyFans says it has grown into a business earning $7 billion a year. The digital platform is known for letting its 4 million creators share exclusive â often NSFW â content with more...
- 2025 / 12 / 2Embrace the multihyphenate career, with Chiefâs Alison MooreA recent New York Times headline â âDid Women Ruin the Workplace?â sparked a firestorm across social media. Bob Safian welcomes a leader pushing back on this notion with data and nuance: Alison...
- 2025 / 11 / 27Replay: Dinner table wisdom with Danny MeyerDanny Meyer is best known as the founder of Shake Shack and the legendary restaurants of his Union Square Hospitality Group in New York City. He joined host Jeff Berman in 2024 for the first Masters of Scale...
- 2025 / 11 / 25Beyond the Parade: Macyâs navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolutionThis Thursday marks the 99th annual Macyâs Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Macyâs Inc. chairman and CEO Tony Spring joins Rapid Response with a behind-the-scenes preview of what to expect. Itâs been a tumultuous...
- 2025 / 11 / 22Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sportsWhat does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Kris Brown, president of Brady, the nationâs...
- 2025 / 11 / 20How to be 'fearless' in the AI age, with Fei-Fei Li and Reid HoffmanThe brilliant computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is often called the Godmother of AI. She talks with host Reid Hoffman about why scientists and entrepreneurs need to be fearless in the face of an uncertain...
- 2025 / 11 / 18AI: The new frontier for mental health support?In recent weeks, OpenAI faced seven lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT contributed to suicides or mental health breakdowns. To spotlight the controversial relationship between AI and mental health, host Bob...
- 2025 / 11 / 13The future of crypto, with Coinbaseâs Emilie ChoiWhen Emilie Choi first left Linkedin to go work at a crypto company called Coinbase, her old colleagues thought she made a big mistake. But after surviving a crypto winter, sheâs become a key figure in the...