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What the Equinox CEO knew about lifestyle branding before the rest of us

Jan 23, 2017
Equinox CEO Harvey Spevak used to have to "defend against whether the gym business was a fad business." His fitness empire includes fitness clubs and Soul Cycle.
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DSC Logistics CEO wants to 'crack through the top' for women in corporate leadership

Dec 20, 2016
Ann Drake says things are getting better for women in the workplace, but there's more to be done.
Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics.
Mary Rafferty

How JCPenney changed when Marvin Ellison became CEO

Nov 22, 2016
JCPenney's CEO was tasked with making the department store profitable again. He says they will be soon.
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A multi million dollar company that sells one thing

Nov 3, 2016
Brooks Running doesn't have the name recognition of Nike or other big shoe-makers, and that's by design.
Jim Weber, CEO of Brooks Running.
Brooks Running

How YouTube became YouTube, told with YouTube videos

Oct 24, 2016
CEO Susan Wojcicki talks about running YouTube and watching Palo Alto — her hometown and the city at the heart of Silicon Valley — grow.
Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, talks with Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal.
Thomas Hsu/Internet Association

Ford CEO Mark Fields on self-driving cars and Henry Ford

Oct 12, 2016
Ford Motor Company's CEO has futuristic plans for the auto giant.
President and CEO of Ford Motor Co. Mark Fields arrives at a press event for CES 2016 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Nasty Gal creator on building a media empire

Oct 4, 2016
Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss brand extends to books, a podcast, and a Netflix show.
Cover art from Sophia Amoruso's book "Nasty Galaxy."
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Don't call National Geographic 'stodgy'

Sep 27, 2016
National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Susan Goldberg talks about why this is the best time for visual storytelling.
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Keeping traditional morning news alive, without the TV

Sep 26, 2016
TheSkimm brings the news to your inbox with its fast-growing daily newsletter.
Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, founders of theSkimm.
theSkimm

The guy who helps Chinese investors make it in Hollywood

Sep 21, 2016
Dominic Ng is the CEO of East West Bank and the surprising go-between for Chinese investors in the U.S.
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