Consumer & Media
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 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 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.