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Join us for unconventional conversations about life and leadership in Out of Office, hosted by Mallika Kapur. Tune in to hear newsmakers talk about things they don't get asked about in the office. Their childhood. Dreams. Mentors. Favorite books. Failure. Triumphs. Down time. Family and love. Because all these influences make them who they are and define how they lead.
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BNP Asset Management CEO: Making Mistakes is a Law of Nature from 2023-06-29T04:07:54
Sandro Pierri had no clue what mutual funds were when he first ventured into the world of finance. Today, the boy who grew up in a small Italian village sits at the helm of BNP Paribas Asset Man...
ListenJohn Chambers: Former Cisco Chief on Leadership Lessons from a Child from 2023-06-01T10:00:18
A legend in the tech industry, the former CISCO CEO reveals why a chat with a young girl at a work function turned out to be a pivotal moment in his professional and personal life. In this candi...
ListenJulia Hartz: Eventbrite CEO on Activating Her Mamma Bear from 2023-05-11T07:00
At the start of the pandemic, Julia Hartz realized she might lose everything she had spent 14 years building. So the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite activated her mamma bear. She got fierce. Sh...
ListenBobbi Brown's Second Act: A Clean Makeup Brand That's Distinctly Bobbi from 2023-04-20T06:00
More than 30 years ago, a new mom, tinkered with creating lipsticks from her bedroom in a New York City suburb, found a chemist who manufactured it for her and they split the $15 earned per tube...
ListenCFA’s CEO on The World’s Toughest Exam and More from 2023-03-23T16:15:37
In the early days of her career, Marg Franklin took the formidable CFA exam. It didn’t go according to plan. An exhausted new mother, she dozed off, only to wake up two hours later. Eventually, ...
ListenOne Night in a Manila Slum Sparked a Global Movement from 2023-03-09T08:30:02
When Hugh Evans was 14, he spent one night in a Manila slum as part of a school trip.
Surrounded by crawling cockroaches and rancid garbage, he tossed and turned while his host, a local b...
A Celebrity Chef in Earthquake-Ravaged Turkey from 2023-02-24T10:50:28
Hours after the earthquake that flattened parts of Turkey and Syria, celebrity chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, José Andrés turned up in Istanbul. Since then, he’s been driving to the ...
ListenSixty Thousand on the Waitlist: Why Women Are Flocking to This Club from 2023-02-09T04:51:57
Carolyn Childers grew up in a town so small it had no traffic lights. Now, the club she co-foundered - Chief - connects more than 20,000 women in business across the US and has 60,000 more on th...
ListenLL Bean’s Great Grandson and Company Chairman Takes us Inside the Outdoor Business from 2022-12-08T08:15:23
Over 100 years ago, L.L. Bean combined leather with rubber to create a unique shoe that would keep his feet warm when he went fishing. The result? The Maine Hunting Shoe, a functional, innovativ...
ListenDropbox CEO: On Work, Guitars and Steve Jobs from 2022-11-24T06:10:33
Dropbox is best-known for its service that lets consumers easily sync files between computers. At least, that's how began 15 years ago. Today, it's a publicly-traded company worth more than $8 b...
ListenSerial Entrepreneur: The Many Lives of Marc Lore from 2022-09-29T16:41:21
Marc Lore founded two e-commerce startups and sold them for $550 million and $3.3 billion before spending the last five years running Walmart’s online business. Since announcing his departure fr...
ListenCatherine Powell: My Super Power? Vulnerability from 2022-09-08T12:01:55
Catherine Powell draws on her tenure at Disney - and now Airbnb - to explain how vulnerability translates into courage. The head of hosting at the rental giant talks candidly about how that's sh...
ListenJim Rogers: The Secret to Profitable Investing? Be Boring from 2022-08-04T15:59
Jim Rogers grew up poor in a town so small that his phone number consisted of one digit: 5. He was desperate to see the world. He gave himself a deadline: he would make a million by the age of 3...
ListenLavanya Chari: Crushing it with Empathy from 2022-07-21T08:00
“You are not aggressive enough.” That’s the feedback banker Lavanya Chari was given early in her career. Over the years, she learned that being empathetic does not mean being weak. And if you le...
ListenPatrick Spence: The CEO of Sonos on Supporting Underdogs and Fighting Giants from 2022-06-23T06:32:29
When Patrick Spence joined Research in Motion, few people had heard of the company. That was before it became a global sensation as the maker of BlackBerry. Remember the BlackBerry? Well, the de...
ListenKağan Sümer: Building Europe’s Fastest Unicorn from 2022-04-21T08:00
From bread-baking to DIY home renovation, many people started new activities during the pandemic. Kağan Sümer started a new company. Over the last two years, his rapid food delivery startup Gorilla...
ListenWomen at Work: An Honest Chat with Luminary’s CEO from 2022-03-31T08:00
The pandemic has been rough on everyone, but women in particular have suffered as they try to juggle Zoom calls with their endless responsibilities at home. More than two million American women hav...
ListenVISA CEO: On the 3 C’s of Leadership - and Stepping in to Lead a Church Choir from 2022-03-17T08:00
The CEO of Visa often talks about the 3 C’s of leadership: courage, curiosity and communication. He talks about the myriad influences that have shaped him over the years – being the eldest of seven...
ListenBring on a Four-Day Work Week. This Bank Has. from 2022-03-03T07:00
The CEO of British fintech company, Atom Bank, Mark Mullen moved his company to a four-day work week last year. Employees work fewer hours, for the same pay. It’s a bold move but, according to Mull...
ListenCirque du Soleil: Lessons from the Circus from 2022-02-17T12:59
The pandemic-induced carnage that swept through live entertainment didn’t spare one of the most recognizable names in the industry. Cirque du Soleil’s revenues went from millions to zero in two day...
ListenLeading in Crisis with Jim Murren from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International takes us back to a time he thought the world was coming to an end. He opens up about how he has navigated challenges: the financial crisis, a shoot...
ListenThe Bad Boy of Brexit? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Richard Tice, the Chairman of the Brexit Party talks about his upbringing, property, politics, and what he wants for Christmas.
ListenIntroducing “Out of Office,” A New Show From Bloomberg Live from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Get ready to get personal. Out of Office: Conversations about Life and Leadership, a new podcast series by Bloomberg Live, launches January 16 2020. Tune in to hear newsmakers talk about things the...
ListenAngus Thirlwell: Going Full Circle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Co-founder and CEO of chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat, Angus Thirlwell talks about going full circle, from growing up in the Bahamas to owning a cocoa plantation in Saint Lucia 30 years later. H...
ListenDan Schulman: Social Justice, Martial Arts, and No Suits, Please from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As a young boy, his mother pushed him around in a stroller through civil rights marches. That memory and his parents' activism played a key role in shaping the values of the President and CEO of Pa...
ListenJesper Brodin: Leading with Humanity, Humility, and Music from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This summer, IKEA employees from around the world formed a virtual band and performed together to beat the pandemic blues. On lead guitar was the CEO of Ingka Group, Jesper Brodin. Because that’s h...
ListenSteve Palmer: Tackling the Dark Side of Kitchen Culture from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Steve Palmer started off in the hospitality business, he routinely drank and took drugs on the job, during 18-hour, high pressure kitchen shifts. When he turned sober, he didn't know one perso...
ListenAndy Puddicombe: A Former Monk Takes Meditation to the Masses from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The co-founder of guided meditation app Headspace, Andy Puddicombe talks about the years he spent training to be a monk, how he ended up in Silicon Valley, and why he’s on a mission to take meditat...
ListenCeleste Burgoyne: Leadership, Representation, and a Daily Walk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fresh out of college, a job in retail was supposed to be a temporary gig until Celeste Burgoyne got a real job. Twenty years later, she’s the President of one of the most popular retailers, Lululem...
ListenJane Mosbacher Morris: Consumerism with a Conscience from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Passionate about using business as a force for good, Jane Mosbacher Morris left a career in counter terrorism to launch To The Market, a company that connects businesses to goods made in an ethical...
ListenJennifer Estabrook: A Life so Unusual, It’s a Movie from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The President of FILA, North America accepted this role when her predecessor died suddenly in 2019. She had no time to grieve. Jennifer Estabrook soldiered on as she always has since her mother aba...
ListenJohn Roa: Fame, Fortune and Nearly Dying Because of It from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A self-made entrepreneur, John Roa was riding high. In his early 30s, his days were packed with power meetings, parties, photo shoots and trips on private jets. It was the quintessential life of a ...
ListenErin Brockovich: Who Needs Superman? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Twenty years after a Hollywood film made her a household name, Erin Brockovich is continuing to fight for water safety. Her new book, Superman's Not Coming, argues the onus is on us, the people, to...
ListenGigi Chao: Take Me as I Am from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gigi Chao made international headlines when her father offered a one-billion-Hong Kong dollar marriage bounty to any man who would marry her. Her response? She penned a public letter in the newspap...
ListenMike Flewitt: What the Factory Floor Taught This CEO from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He likes working with cars and with people. But a headmaster’s son who used to restore bikes for friends in Liverpool, never imagined he would end up becoming one of the most influential people in ...
ListenA War Refugee's Daughter: Bo Young Lee (Rebroadcast) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Uber’s Chief D&I officer shares the dramatic story of her family’s escape from North to South Korea and how that’s shaped her attitude towards equality and acceptance. Plus, she opens up about lean...
ListenAsma Khan: Why This Chef Does Not Hire Men from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With no formal training and an all-women crew of South Asian immigrants in her kitchen, Asma Khan is redefining the culinary scene in the United Kingdom by serving up nostalgia-soaked dishes from h...
ListenAudrey Tang: Biology Should Not Determine One’s Destiny from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Digital Minister of Taiwan talks about the role technology and trust played in Taiwan’s handling of the pandemic. The world’s first openly transgender Minister, Audrey Tang opens up about her p...
ListenCherie Blair: I Am Not Prepared To Wait from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Leading lawyer, wife of a former British Prime Minister and committed campaigner for women's rights, Cherie Blair says she won’t wait for her granddaughters to become grandmothers to see equal oppo...
ListenAlfred Chuang: “The Greatest CEO” from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A young boy from Hong Kong who was denied a visa to attend high school in the US went on to have a wildly successful career as a technology executive and venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. Dubbe...
ListenJulie Deane: The Business That Started On A Kitchen Table from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Julie Deane wanted to send her children to a better school. To fund their education, she launched a business from her kitchen table with 600 pounds and help from Mum. Today, The Cambridge Satchel C...
ListenJayne-Anne Gadhia: Different or Difficult? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia has always challenged established norms. But by being different, she's often mistaken for being difficult. In this wide ranging conversation, one of the most successful women...
ListenIntroducing: Blood River, A New Podcast From Bloomberg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The killers of Berta Caceres had every reason to believe they’d get away with murder. More than 100 other environmental activists in Honduras had been killed in the previous five years, yet almost ...
ListenZach Sims: Everyone Must Code from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The thirteen-year-old boy who started his first business selling iPhone cases from China, is now the thirty-year-old CEO of Codecademy - one of the world's most successful online learning platforms...
ListenJane Goodall: Life Lessons from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sixty years ago, a young woman ventured into the Tanzanian forest and made a groundbreaking discovery: that wild chimps can use tools. It challenged conventional belief that this was uniquely human...
ListenIntroducing Foundering from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Adam Neumann had a vision: to make his startup WeWork a wildly successful company that would change the world. He convinced thousands of other people -- customers, employees, investors -- that he c...
ListenStrauss Zelnick: We Eat Last from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A smart young executive was once told he has no leadership skills. Today, he is a wildly successful business executive known for his grit, humility and serving others first. "We eat last," he says....
ListenMark Foster: Seize the Opportunity from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A prominent technology leader is a student of history. The son of artists. And an optimist. Mark Foster, the Senior Vice President of IBM Services talks about getting through the pandemic and share...
ListenJoey Wat: Factory Floor to Corner Office from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The CEO of Yum China on steering the restaurant chain through the pandemic. She kept stores open so customers could get a meal and employees could keep their jobs. Having worked in factories and as...
ListenGillian Tans: What Can Go Wrong? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Chairwoman of Booking.com talks about her journey from her first job, picking apples in the Dutch countryside, to her current role at one of the largest ecommerce companies in the world. She sh...
ListenAndy Hunter: The Unexpected Upside from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An online book selling platform has earned over $1.6 million for its network of indie book stores since the pandemic started, eating into Amazon’s business. The CEO of Bookshop.org Andy Hunter talk...
ListenKevin Rudd: A Prime Minister Reflects from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The 26th Prime Minister of Australia, usually based in New York, is enjoying a few months at home, close to the Queensland farm he grew up on. Now the head of a global think tank, Kevin Rudd reflec...
ListenBob Greenblatt: Do What No One Else is Doing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A young boy who grew up in the middle of corn fields dreamed of belonging to the razzle dazzle world of entertainment. Currently the Chairman of Warner Media Entertainment, Bob Greenblatt is the ki...
ListenKevin Sneader: Demystifying McKinsey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If it wasn’t for his job working at a student union bar, Kevin Sneader may never have landed one at the most powerful management consulting firm in the world. Now the Global Managing Partner, he te...
ListenPieter Elbers: The Crisis of a Century from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The CEO of a 100-year-old airline on navigating it through its worst crisis yet. From his early days supervising cargo loading to his current position as chief executive of the Dutch flag carrier K...
ListenJohn Vincent: Winning Without Fighting from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Co-founder and CEO of London based healthy fast-food chain Leon, John Vincent talks about his current priority - providing free hot meals to Britain’s frontline healthcare workers. He also opens up...
ListenAnkiti Bose: Powered by Purpose from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The co-founder of fashion technology startup Zilingo, one of Asia’s hottest unicorns, is refocusing her business to help close the jarring gap between demand and supply of protective apparel for he...
ListenJane Sun: Earning Zero from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The current pandemic has crippled the global travel and tourism industry and China’s largest online travel agency, Trip.com is feeling the heat. Its CEO, Jane Sun, responded by slashing her salary ...
ListenFrancis Suarez: Facing the Virus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Mayor of Miami, who tested positive for Covid-19 on dispelling myths, running the city from home and becoming the 'face of the virus.' The son of the first Cuban-born Mayor of Miami, he talks a...
ListenHumility, Hard Work and a Free Meal with CP Gurnani from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CP Gurnani used to watch his grandfather come home bone-tired and greasy after working at a peanut oil farm all day. Half a century later, the grandson of an immigrant sits at the helm of a five-bi...
ListenPut People First, the Numbers will Follow with Jennifer Morgan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this episode of Out of Office, the Co-CEO of SAP, Jennifer Morgan shares a secret for building a successful global business: focus on people. The first woman CEO on the Dax index feels a sense o...
ListenA Welcome Wake-up Call with Kathy Matsui from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Vice-Chair of Goldman Sachs Japan is the creator of the influential "womenomics" theory linking the advancement of women and economic development. But her early career in Japan had to overcome ...
ListenPioneering Parents with Sheila Patel from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management on growing up in a multi-cultural family in 1960s New York and how that shaped her to think about the world in a different way.
ListenA War Refugee's Daughter: Bo Young Lee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Uber’s Chief D&I officer shares the dramatic story of her family’s escape from North to South Korea and how that’s shaped her attitude towards equality and acceptance. Plus, she opens up about lean...
ListenThe Accidental Banker with Piyush Gupta from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
He wanted to join India’s foreign service, is a self-confessed history buff, and spends his free time bird watching. The CEO of DBS, voted the world’s best bank, Piyush Gupta speaks candidly about ...
ListenI Don't Need a Male Ally with Smriti Irani from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
India’s Minister of Women and Child Development on sweeping floors at McDonald’s, her meteoric rise to the highest corridors of political power, her days as the queen of Indian soap operas and why ...
ListenBeyond Diplomacy with Ted Osius from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The former US Ambassador to Vietnam and being a gay diplomat, renewing his vows with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and why he calls Hanoi home
ListenIntroducing “Out of Office,” A New Show From Bloomberg Live from 2019-12-10T15:39:36
Get ready to get personal. Out of Office: Conversations about Life and Leadership, a new podcast series by Bloomberg Live, launches January 16 2020. Tune in to hear newsmakers talk about things the...
ListenIntroducing “Out of Office,” A New Show From Bloomberg Live from 2019-12-10T15:39:36
Get ready to get personal. Out of Office: Conversations about Life and Leadership, a new podcast series by Bloomberg Live, launches January 16 2020. Tune in to hear newsmakers talk about things the...
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