Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz
Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz
Guy Raz | Luminary

Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

Society & CultureBusinessEnglish

From the creator of How I Built This, host Guy Raz invites you to listen in as he talks to leadership experts and the visionary leaders of some of the world's biggest brands. Along the way, you'll hear accounts of crisis, failure, turnaround, and triumph, as the leaders reveal their secrets on their way to the top. These are stories that didn't make it into their company bios, and valuable lessons for anyone trying to make it in business.
Finding Work That's Got a Mission: Ken Coleman
22 January 2025

Finding Work That's Got a Mission: Ken Coleman

Ken Coleman, known as “America’s Career Coach,” shares his wisdom on finding meaningful work and building connections to achieve your career goals. Drawing from his own journey—spanning a decade of diverse jobs before discovering his true passion in broadcasting—Ken offers practical advice from his books, The Proximity Principle and One Question. In this encore episode, he challenges listeners...
When the Best People Want to Be on Your Team: Peloton's Dara Tresedor
15 January 2025

When the Best People Want to Be on Your Team: Peloton's Dara Tresedor

As a child growing up in Ibadan, Nigeria, Dara Treseder was often reminded to keep her feet on the ground. But her mother urged her to dream big and pursue her ambitions—especially if they brought her fulfillment. That encouragement propelled Dara across the world, where she attended both Harvard and Stanford, charting a path defined by her desire to make a positive impact.Dara’s journey into...
A Key Way to Grow Your Confidence: Joe Keohane
08 January 2025

A Key Way to Grow Your Confidence: Joe Keohane

ENCORE EPISODE. Joe Keohane, a seasoned journalist and editor, believes that conversations with strangers can boost happiness, empathy, and even improve the world around us. In his book The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World, Joe dives into research with psychologists, anthropologists, and real-life encounters to uncover the profound impact of these connections....
Small Habits, Huge Rewards: B.J. Fogg
01 January 2025

Small Habits, Huge Rewards: B.J. Fogg

What drives lasting personal change? BJ Fogg, founder of Stanford’s Behavior Design Lab, challenges conventional wisdom with insights from his groundbreaking book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. Drawing from real-life experiments and research, Fogg reveals a practical system for building positive habits and breaking free from negative ones. In this episode, first aired in...
Price and Quality are Not Enough: Foot Locker's Ken Hicks
25 December 2024

Price and Quality are Not Enough: Foot Locker's Ken Hicks

When Ken Hicks took the helm as CEO of Foot Locker in 2009, the company was on the brink: the economy was in shambles, sales had cratered by nearly a billion dollars, and the decline of indoor malls spelled further doom. But within three years, Hicks led Foot Locker to a stunning $2 billion rebound. His strategy? A renewed focus on storytelling—connecting the brand to customers in a way that...
Define Success and Define Constraints: Etsy's Josh Silverman
18 December 2024

Define Success and Define Constraints: Etsy's Josh Silverman

Etsy was on the brink of collapse in 2017—its stock plummeting, cash reserves dwindling, and analysts predicting its demise. Enter Josh Silverman, a turnaround expert with a track record from Evite, eBay, and Skype. As Etsy’s CEO, Josh focused the team on one key metric, sparking a stunning recovery. How did he transform a failing creative marketplace into a thriving powerhouse? In this...
The Power of Radical Candor: Kim Scott
11 December 2024

The Power of Radical Candor: Kim Scott

"How do you build a team, inspire individuals to pursue their dreams, and scale that impact beyond just one group?" Kim Scott has wrestline with, and answering that question for the majority of her career. After navigating roles from a diamond business in Moscow to Silicon Valley startups and then leadership at Google, she developed 'radical candor'—a transformative management philosophy that...
Why Generalists Come Out on Top: David Epstein
04 December 2024

Why Generalists Come Out on Top: David Epstein

What makes someone excel—whether in sports, science, or life? David Epstein, author of The Sports Gene and Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, makes a compelling case for the power of breadth over early specialization. From his time as a walk-on track athlete at Columbia University to his time as a science writer and investigative reporter (at Sports Illustrated and ProPublica,...
Trust via Transparency: Marvel's Peter Cuneo
27 November 2024

Trust via Transparency: Marvel's Peter Cuneo

What does it take to rebuild a company from the brink of failure? In this conversation from 2020, Guy sits down with Peter Cuneo, the former CEO who famously guided Marvel Entertainment out of bankruptcy and onto a path that ultimately led to its $4.5 billion acquisition by Disney. They explore the career trajectory that got him, as he puts it “offically addicted to turn around challenges." And...
Mobilizing Talent When it Counts: Best Buy's Hubert Joly
20 November 2024

Mobilizing Talent When it Counts: Best Buy's Hubert Joly

In 2012, Best Buy was in deep trouble—a crisis so severe that Forbes declared, “Why Best Buy is Going Out of Business.” By March, the company reported a staggering $1.7 billion loss, and by April, its CEO had stepped down amid scandal. Enter Hubert Joly, a leader whose career had shaped him into essentially an elite relief pitcher of the business world. Armed with calm focus and a knack for...