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Radiate with Betty Liu
Hosted by Betty Liu · EN
Hosted by Bloomberg TV's Betty Liu, Radiate provides you with exclusive, unfiltered access to the world's most accomplished people in business, politics and society. Known for her insightful interviews on television, Betty brings those same dynamics into conversations with luminaries such as billionaire Steve Schwarzman, Charlie Rose, Wall Street pioneer Sallie Krawcheck, Andrea Jung and Trevor Burgess. What does it take to become a wildly successful entrepreneur or CEO? What is the path to success? What mistakes did people make and how did they overcome them? Betty and her guests answer all these questions and much more.
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Bob Nardelli - A Historic Career in Charge
Jul 26, 201600:23:20Tap to summarizeAmerican business legend Bob Nardelli is on Radiate this week to discuss his historic career. He first rose to a major leadership role as the CEO of GE Power Systems. He was then tapped to become the CEO of Home Depot and led the retailer through massive expansion. After that he served as Chairman and CEO of Chrysler. As a business leader he’s seen it all. Today he is founder and CEO of XLR-8 LLC, a private equity advisory firm. In this chat we go through Bob’s background at these legacy companies, what he’s done to remain relevant, and why he has such an amazing grasp on the marketplace. His wisdom will be invaluable to you as well. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate Stitcher - bit.ly/radiate-stitcher
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Spencer Rascoff - Always Learning How to Lead
Jul 19, 201600:20:05Tap to summarizeSpencer Rascoff is on the podcast this week. He’s an extremely talented entrepreneur who spent the majority of his career creating two big companies. The first was Hotwire, the first is Hotwire, which he started at the young age of 24. The second one was Zillow, the place where you go to find a home and figure out how much your neighbor’s home is worth. Spencer led Zillow through its IPO and 11 acquisitions. He also managed both of these companies through some pretty dark days, including the latest recession. He was named one of the 20 most powerful CEO’s under the age of 40 by Forbes and he’s the host of his own podcast “Office Hours.” There he talks shop with other CEO’s like Dick Costolo, formerly of Twitter. Spencer packs quite a punch in this interview and you are going to get a ton of insight from him. We are happy to announce that this week’s episode is brought to you by MasterCard Labs. Learn how this incredible technology firm is helping companies across the globe reach new potential through innovation and collaboration.
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Scott Galloway - Writing the Entrepreneurial Check
Jul 12, 201600:15:37Tap to summarizeThis week, Scott Galloway, a man who has made it his life work to cut through the noise and speak the truth about business. He’s the founder of several companies including L2 and Red Envelope, and a marketing professor at NYU. In this conversation, Scott talks about the lowest moments in his career, including being broke at age 39. He also shares his thoughts about what it takes to be an entrepreneur, which often means, writing some very big checks. You’re going to get inspired and learn a lot, from Scott Galloway. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate Stitcher - bit.ly/radiate-stitcher
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REPLAY: Kevin Ryan - The "Godfather" of NYC Startups
Jul 5, 201600:33:12Tap to summarizeThis week we have one of the best known entrepreneurs in America, Kevin Ryan. Kevin has founded several successful companies, including Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, Zola, and MongoDB. He also built DoubleClick into a multi-billion dollar enterprise that was later acquired by Google. If you have any inkling of starting your own business, you wanna listen closely to Kevin, because in this conversation, we discuss everything from how to pitch an investor like him, to how to hire the right talent. Kevin also talks about what it was like to sell his latest company, Business Insider for almost $450 million. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate Stitcher - bit.ly/radiate-stitcher
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Chet Kanojia - Battling the Big Guys
Jun 28, 201600:31:22Tap to summarizeHe once took on broadcast television networks and now he’s taking on the big guys who deliver the internet. Chet Kanojia is a four-time entrepreneur who’s just started his latest venture, Starry, which promises to deliver broadband to your home wirelessly. Chet’s previous venture, Aereo, battled the network giants before the Supreme Court over his promise to deliver television content on demand for free. No challenge is too small for Chet and his motivation for entrepreneurism is as pure as it gets. You’re going to really enjoy his insight. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate Stitcher - bit.ly/radiate-stitcher
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Lola Founders - Jordana Kier and Alexandra Friedman - Powerful Women Empowering Women
Jun 21, 201600:32:51Tap to summarizeIt’s the story of two young women entrepreneurs that have created one of the most buzzed about startups in New York City. Jordan Kier and Alexandra Friedman, the founders of Lola, a subscription service for feminine hygiene products. Not only did these two Dartmouth grads see an opportunity for a tampon delivery service, they saw a need to give women a better product as well. This long awaited service to women is getting lots of backing, including male investors liked famed NYC Venture Capitalist Kenny Lerer. From the outside, they make it look so easy, but as founders Alexandra and Jordana explain, it takes a lot of grit and hard work.
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Scott Kurnit - About Getting The Job Done
Jun 14, 201600:37:06Tap to summarizeEntrepreneur, Angel Investor, and one of the best CEO coaches around, Scott Kurnit joins us on Radiate. He’s founder of retail site Keep.com, but he’s most well-known for founding About.com, one of the very few web 1.0 companies that is still around today. In fact, About.com is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In this discussion Scott shares his experience going from the corporate world into the start-up world after he turned 40, and what learned in that transition after working for some huge firms like Prodigy, Showtime, and MCI. We also get into some of Scott’s lowest moments, including a couple of times he actually broke down, so I think you are going to learn a lot from him. A note of disclosure, Scott is an advisor to Radiate, Inc. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate Stitcher - bit.ly/radiate-stitcher
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Greg Norman - Being Number One
Jun 7, 201600:39:43Tap to summarizeHall of Fame golfer and entrepreneur, The Shark himself, Greg Norman joins us on Radiate this week. For golf fans everywhere, Norman is a legend. Before there was Tiger, before there was Jordan, there was Greg, who was the number one golfer in the world for 331 consecutive weeks with 90 tournament wins under his belt. But many may not realize he’s also one of the most successful retired athletes around as the founder and CEO of Great White Shark Enterprises, a conglomerate with interests in everything from golf courses to eyewear. In this episode, Norman talks about his success in sports and business, the struggles with running a massive company and yes, he talks about the stunning collapse at the Masters in 1996. It’s a very personal and extremely revealing discussion with a person who just can’t settle to be number two. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate Stitcher - bit.ly/radiate-stitcher
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Mario Gabelli - Legendary Value Investor
May 31, 201600:35:50Tap to summarizeLegendary Value Investor and GAMCO CEO Mario Gabelli joins us on Radiate this week to talk about his lifetime of experience on Wall Street. His investment firm has just under $40 billion in assets under management and when he talks, Wall Street listens. Now while we’ve recently featured a lot of entrepreneurs on our show, we wanted to make sure we brought something different for the thousands of college grads and MBA’s who are about to join a Wall Street firm. So here’s a valuable lesson in what it’s like to work for a guy who has worked his way up from practically nothing to become one of the top finance leaders in the world and some of the ways you can emulate his success.
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REPLAY: Steve Schwarzman: Lessons From the Billionaire's Office
May 24, 201600:27:11Tap to summarize***REPLAY*** This week we've got Steve Schwarzman, founder and CEO of Blackstone, and one of the country's wealthiest people. He's a philanthropist, a Wall Street deal maker, and owns a variety of companies through his private equity firm including; the Waldorf Astoria Hotels, theme parks like Lego Land and Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, and Crocs. But Steve wasn't born into money, he had to work his way up from the streets of Philadelphia to get to where he is today. In this conversation, we talk about a decision that changed his life at an early age, how he handles rejection, and what you can do to impress him. Learn more and subscribe to the podcast: Radiate Home - www.radiateinc.com/ Itunes - bit.ly/RadiatePodcast Google Play - bit.ly/PodcastRadiate
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