Episodes
The leaders shaping our world.
Video Sonic CEO Clifford Hudson: The evolution of advertising in fast food
The former Sonic chairman and CEO on the board member who taught him what a brand was, the officers who tried to shut down a 30 percent ice cream store, and why he never mastered anything.
Video Showrunner CEO Shane Snow: Journey from journalist to entrepreneur
Shane Snow built a company on the idea that most rules are old solutions to problems that no longer exist.
Video G2 CEO Godard Abel: On building trust and relationships
On the CEO.com Podcast, Abel described the customer who couldn't find him, the founder who wouldn't write reviews, and the meeting where Marc Benioff decided to buy his company.
Video Culinary Crafts Founder Mary Crafts: On releasing fear and building a love-based life
Mary Crafts, the entrepreneur behind Utah's premier catering company, opens up about the fear that secretly fueled her early success, the Post-it note that changed her life, and how summiting Kilimanjaro at 65 helped her build a truly love-based existence.
Video Patriot Group International President Al Buford: Serving something bigger than ourselves
The Patriot Group International president on Ranger leadership, private-sector speed, and the two Afghan sisters who moved into his son's bedroom.
Video Aunt Flow CEO Claire Coder: How to make the world better for people with periods
Claire Coder built Aunt Flow out of a U-Haul storage unit, a waitressing job, and a question nobody else had bothered to ask.
Video Stance CEO Jeff Kearl: On Skullcandy, Stance, and becoming a founder whisperer
Jeff Kearl built two consumer brands by finding categories where every product looked the same.
Video SwoonMe CEO Tanvi Gupta: Dating in the metaverse
SwoonMe founder Tanvi Gupta on why she hid the photos, what happened when users finally saw each other, and where the company went next.
Video All In Together CEO Lauren Leader: On political and business leadership
The All In Together founder on why women who can survive a PTA meeting can survive a campaign, and what happens when they don't run.
Video Divvy CEO Blake Murray: Building a multi-billion-dollar FinTech company
The Divvy founder on the pizza franchise that failed, the bank meeting that worked, and the layoffs he still can't talk about easily.
Video Cotopaxi CEO Davis Smith: How to build a business that creates impact
Davis Smith sold pool tables on eBay, raised $40 million in Brazil, and watched that company fail before he figured out how to make a business do what he wanted it to do.