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Boss Files with Poppy Harlow

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CNN's Poppy Harlow explores the journeys of business and global leaders. In-depth interviews with leadership advice from entrepreneurs, CEOs and innovators about what it takes to rise to the top.

Episodes

YouTube CEO: Tackling Misinformation

YouTube has been navigating a giant, uncharted problem: What do you when some of the videos on your site contain harmful misinformation? Confronting this problem has become even more pressing as the US moves toward the presidential election, and as Americans turn to YouTube for public health guidance throughout the pandemic. CEO Susan Wojcicki explains what measures YouTube is taking to meet the challenge. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more ab...

Oct 12, 202058 min

3M CEO: Providing Protection for the World

3M is a multibillion-dollar manufacturing company best known for products like Scotch Tape and Post-It Notes. But over the last six months, they have been in the spotlight as the largest maker of N95 respirator masks, which are crucial for preventing the spread of Covid-19. 3M Chairman and CEO Mike Roman discusses his company’s strategy for meeting this new global demand and how they are planning for the future. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn m...

Sep 16, 202040 min

Delta CEO: Navigating the Coronavirus Crisis

As the coronavirus pandemic ravages the airline industry, Delta CEO Ed Bastian says he is leading the company through a defining moment. He opens up about how Delta is navigating the crisis, mandating masks on all flights and blocking middle seats. He also pledges as CEO to stand against racism and is committed to promoting more African-American executives throughout the company. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mo...

Jul 13, 202058 min

Airbnb CEO: The Future of Travel

Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky is no stranger to leading a company through a crisis. He launched the vacation rental company in 2008 during the middle of a global recession, and now he is guiding it through a decimated travel sector due to the coronavirus pandemic. He opens up about Airbnb's response to Covid-19, how it has impacted the company and where they can go from here. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Jun 11, 202035 min

Salesforce’s Marc Benioff: Capitalism Must Change

Salesforce Founder and CEO Marc Benioff is calling for a more compassionate capitalism amid Covid-19. He feels CEOs and businesses have the responsibility to think about all of their stakeholders, not just their shareholders. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 28, 202024 min

Bumble CEO: Dating in the age of Covid

How do you date during a global pandemic? Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and CEO of the dating app Bumble, says her company is helping their users answer that question and find connection from a distance. She talks about how this pandemic may permanently change the way people date, and how Bumble is positioning itself in a competitive market for dating services. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

May 14, 202032 min

From Homeless to the 1%: Advice from a Venture Capitalist

Arlan Hamilton, Managing Partner and Founder of Backstage Capital, knows what it's like to start a business in the face of extreme adversity. Before she founded her venture capital fund five years ago, she was living on food stamps and sleeping in airports. She's focused on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs - women, people of color, and LGBTQ founders - and is finding inventive ways to support the companies in her portfolio during the coronavirus.To learn more about how CNN protects li...

Apr 30, 202033 min

Kevin Love: Coping during Coronavirus

Cleveland Cavaliers player and five-time NBA all-star Kevin Love opens up about what he calls "the pandemic nobody is talking about" - mental health. He shares his personal struggles with anxiety and depression and why he is motivated to talk more openly about mental health, especially during the coronavirus pandemic when people are isolated from one another.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

Apr 23, 202036 min

Melinda Gates' Fight Against Covid-19

For years, Bill and Melinda Gates have been warning about the threat of a global pandemic. Now they are fighting as hard as they can to save lives as the world struggles to combat Covid-19. The Gates Foundation is making billions of dollars available, in part to develop eight different vaccines, hoping to find one that works. In an exclusive interview, Melinda warns of the impact the coronavirus has on the most vulnerable communities in the United States and the risk it poses in the developing w...

Apr 16, 202024 min

Digital Divide: Teaching Kids During Coronavirus

As the coronavirus pandemic has forced schools across the country to close, educators have scrambled to get their curriculum and their students online. Joe Holland, CEO of Teachers Pay Teachers, and Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, talk about how their organizations are supporting teachers, students, and parents during the coronavirus, and the particular challenges that students from lower socio-economic backgrounds face.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, vi...

Apr 09, 202032 min

How the Coronavirus Impacts America's Most Vulnerable

Coronavirus poses a higher risk for America's most vulnerable and nonprofit leaders are trying to help - including pregnant women and mothers with newborns, millions of people living in poverty, and children who depend on free meals from school. Christy Turlington Burns of Every Mother Counts, Wes Moore of the Robin Hood Foundation and Lauren Bush Lauren of FEED discuss the biggest challenges they face and what their organizations are doing to support those in need.To learn more about how CNN pr...

Apr 02, 202040 min

Land O'Lakes CEO: Food Supply Chain Remains Strong

Americans are alarmed by empty grocery shelves, but Land O'Lakes President and CEO Beth Ford expresses confidence in the nation's food supply chain and farmers. She recognizes challenges with distribution as states are enforcing stay-at-home orders and there is a surging food demand during the coronavirus outbreak.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 26, 202017 min

Coronavirus and the Restaurant Industry

As restaurants across the country are being ordered to shut down, large and small-business owners in the restaurant industry are trying to determine how they can sustain themselves during this time and what it means for their many employees who are suddenly out of work. Together, Chef Thomas Keller of the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group and Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group share how they are handling the crisis, establishing employee relief funds, and supporting their supply chains. ...

Mar 24, 202029 min

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg on Handling Coronavirus

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says her company is responding quickly to the challenges presented by the outbreak of COVID-19. She says Facebook is finding and removing false information about the virus from the platform, and that they are continuing to pay employees and contractors to ease their financial stresses during this period of uncertainty.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 19, 202028 min

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Found Her Dream Job

Cathy Engelbert left her job as CEO of Deloitte to become the first Commissioner of the WNBA. In her first year on the job, she's been able to negotiate a new contract for the players and is focused on making the league profitable. She also recounts her meeting with Kobe Bryant when she first took the job and all he meant to women in basketball. Produced by Haley Draznin, Zachary St Louis, Raj Makhija, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more ab...

Mar 09, 202045 min

Lime CEO: The Future of Mobility

Lime CEO Brad Bao has scaled the e-scooter company into a multibillion dollar business, but that hasn't come without challenges and concerns around safety, infrastructure and the environment. He opens up about lessons learned in his career, how his upbringing in China inspired his entrepreneurship, and why he wants to get more women in leadership positions and on the board. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more abou...

Feb 17, 202050 min

Shake Shack's Danny Meyer & Randy Garutti: Burgers & Business

**A live CNN podcast recording with Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer and CEO Randy Garutti** Danny Meyer, founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is known for New York City institutions like Union Square Café and Gramercy Tavern. In 2001, he founded Shake Shack in a park by accident and CEO Randy Garutti helped bring the company public in 2014. They are focused on creating an inclusive culture with wages, equality, four-day work weeks and a supportive community as a way to both attract...

Jan 20, 20201 hr 7 min

Eileen Fisher: Turning Business Into a Movement

Fashion designer Eileen Fisher launched her clothing brand in the 1980s with just $350 and has grown it into a $400 million company. She opens up about her decision to keep the company private and let her employees own nearly half of it. She shares her journey as a female founder and CEO, explains why she meditates every morning and discusses the importance of CEOs speaking out on social issues. She also gives her advice to working mothers and talks about the impact her own mother's struggles ha...

Jan 06, 202055 min

Carly Fiorina: Overcoming Fear

Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and 2016 Republican Presidential Candidate, says she is not afraid of anything anymore. She has faced discrimination, survived breast cancer and lived through the unimaginable loss of a child. She shares the leadership lessons she has learned from the c-suite to the debate stage, and what she thinks of the current political climate, impeaching President Trump and the state of the Republican party. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how...

Dec 16, 20191 hr 2 min

Ben Horowitz: "What You Do Is Who You Are"

Ben Horowitz, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, is out with a new book on company culture "What You Do is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture." He discusses how lessons learned from unexpected leaders can transform business, weighs in on workplace culture at Lyft, Uber and WeWork, and defends Facebook as it faces scrutiny from lawmakers. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Dec 02, 201954 min

ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis on Journalism, Motherhood and Minnesota

In a special *crossover* episode with ABC News No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis, CNN's Poppy Harlow is joined by her friend and fellow journalist Rebecca Jarvis. The two grew up in Minnesota together and both became journalists in New York City. Rebecca opens up about her career and her journey to motherhood. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN. Listen to CNN's Poppy Harlow as a guest on ABC News No Limits here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-limits-with-rebecca-jarvis/id1190147307To learn mor...

Nov 19, 201948 min

Fed's Mary Daly: From a Donut Shop to the Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President and CEO Mary Daly is the third woman among the 12 presidents of the Fed's regional banks. She has defied odds after dropping out of high school, earning a GED and PhD, and becoming a key player in crafting U.S. monetary policy. She's making income inequality a key part of her agenda and is calling out a "diversity crisis" in economics. As the Fed lowers rates for a third time this year, she stands by the decision and responds to President Trump's c...

Nov 18, 20191 hr 7 min

Lloyd Blankfein at CITIZEN by CNN: The New Business of Business

In a live interview at CITIZEN by CNN conference, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein discusses the state of capitalism, why he thinks the rich should pay more taxes and the impact of the 2020 election on the U.S. economy. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 201930 min

Salesforce's Marc Benioff: We Need a New Capitalism

Salesforce Founder, Chairman and co-CEO Marc Benioff is out with a new book "Trailblazer." He argues capitalism is dead and a new form of capitalism is needed. He calls for higher taxes on the wealthy and admits CEOs have largely gotten a pass. He also weighs in on big tech regulation and says Facebook must be broken up. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 17, 20191 hr 12 min

Microsoft's Brad Smith: Technology is a Tool and Weapon

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith has a warning for all of big tech and the Americans who depend on it. He explains why technology is both a tool and a weapon, argues a national privacy law is needed, and shares why he is so concerned about facial recognition technology. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 14, 201959 min

Cynthia Marshall: Rebuilding the Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall is the first African-American woman to lead an NBA team. She was hired by owner Mark Cuban to transform the organization's workplace culture after numerous reports of sexual misconduct were uncovered. She also opens up about her faith, motherhood, losing her child and beating cancer. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 30, 201955 min

Dick Parsons: Leading in Crisis

Dick Parsons' long career has largely been about turning around companies and organizations in the middle of a crisis - from Dime Bancorp to Time Warner to Citigroup and the Los Angeles Clippers to CBS. He opens up about why having a sense of humor was a big reason for his success in politics and business, his years at the White House and why he never ran for office, and perhaps the biggest challenge he is facing now as he battles cancer. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNNTo learn more about how CNN...

Sep 05, 20191 hr 6 min

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss: "Bitcoin Billionaires"

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, known from Facebook fame and "The Social Network," co-founded Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange. The twin brothers explain why they are open to joining Facebook's Libra Association despite previously suing Mark Zuckerberg, their efforts to get more women to join the cryptocurrency industry, and their assessment of the risks associated with bitcoin. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more ...

Aug 19, 20191 hr 1 min

The Age of Amazon: Margrethe Vestager

In a special CNN documentary "The Age of Amazon," European Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager, the EU's top antitrust official, explains why she has launched an investigation of Amazon. Watch the full documentary report "The Age of Amazon" on CNN Go. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 16, 201926 min

The Age of Amazon: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon

In a special CNN documentary "The Age of Amazon," JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon talks about his friendship with Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. He calls Amazon a "business miracle" and says it has made JPMorgan a "better company." Dimon also discusses his joint healthcare venture with Bezos and Warren Buffett. Watch the full documentary report "The Age of Amazon" on CNN Go. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more ...

Aug 16, 201932 min
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