Rapid Response

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Empowering frontline leaders amid Trump’s massive global aid cuts, with War Child’s Dr. Samantha Nutt Jun 24, 2025

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Even after the fighting stops, the impact of war is felt for generations. Dr. Samantha Nutt, President of War Child USA and Canada, joins Rapid Response to share how the nonprofit is serving families in conflict zones around the world — from Sudan to Afghanistan, utilizing local leaders and community organizers to spark meaningful and long term change. In the wake of Trump’s sweeping USAID divestment, Dr. Nutt reveals how nonprofits are adapting to a new climate, and why she’s surprisingly optimistic about the future of American generosity.

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Remarkable People: Inside the personal data privacy crisis, with Sandra Matz Jun 22, 2025

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What can your Google searches reveal about your personality? In this episode of Remarkable People, Guy Kawasaki explores the fascinating world of psychological targeting with Sandra Matz, Professor at Columbia Business School. Matz shares eye-opening insights about how our digital footprints expose our deepest behaviors. She reveals how companies predict our personality through social media posts, explains the surprising link between language and emotional states, and discusses why data privacy isn't just about personal convenience—it's about protecting ourselves in an uncertain future. Whether you're concerned about data security or curious about what your online behavior reveals about you, this episode provides essential insights for navigating our increasingly digital world.

Listen to Remarkable People here: **https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827**

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Key branding takeaways from Cannes Lions 2025, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder Jun 20, 2025

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At the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, top agencies and brands vie for awards and hustle to close deals. As this year’s event draws to a close, Autodesk’s CMO Dara Treseder returns to Rapid Response to share the insider buzz — from creator-love to a surge in sports content. Treseder also reveals the way lauded campaigns are utilizing AI, and how brands everywhere are navigating a politically and socially polarized market.

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Reid Hoffman on Trump vs Musk, Zuckerberg’s “superintelligence”, and the next wave of AI Jun 17, 2025

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Amid global conflict, domestic unrest, and AI’s surging impact in all corners of business, it’s getting harder than ever to decipher noise from substance. To help us navigate this challenge, Reid Hoffman returns to Rapid Response, sharing valuable insights about Trump’s public spat with Elon Musk, the crisis in the Middle East, and how his new AI healthcare startup functions in the age of RFK Jr. Plus, Hoffman assesses Meta and Apple’s recent strategy to compete with OpenAI, and whether AI is realistically poised to spark a “white collar bloodbath”.

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Remarkable People: Dr. Fauci on lessons from the COVID crisis Jun 15, 2025

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the physician-scientist who helped steer America through its greatest public health challenges, joins Guy Kawasaki for an illuminating conversation on Remarkable People. From his early days combating the AIDS epidemic to leading the nation's COVID-19 response across seven presidential administrations, Dr. Fauci takes us behind the scenes of the most pivotal moments in modern public health. He shares untold stories about developing breakthrough vaccines, standing firm in the face of political pressure, and maintaining scientific integrity during times of crisis. With characteristic candor, Dr. Fauci reflects on his legacy as the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and offers vital insights about preparing for future global health challenges.

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Redefining how we all deal with money, with Block’s Amrita Ahuja Jun 13, 2025

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One stock recently impacted by a whirlwind of volatility is Block – the fintech powerhouse behind Square, CashApp, TIDAL Music, and more. The company’s COO & CFO, Amrita Ahuja, joins Rapid Response to share how her team is using new AI tools to find opportunity amid disruption, steadfast on Block’s mission to move money faster and reimagine how users everywhere sell, pay and save. Ahuja also shares lessons from the video game industry, Gen Z’s surprising approach to money, and what lessons she’s learned under tech icon Jack Dorsey.

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Trump’s impact on crypto future and your portfolio, with Unchained’s Laura Shin Jun 10, 2025

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While the first family engage in their own memecoin ventures, the crypto market is booming. Crypto expert and host of the podcast Unchained, Laura Shin joins Rapid Response to reveal the sector’s emerging economic, political and geopolitical implications. Shin also provides a primer on how to best experiment with crypto today, why Stablecoin is growing so fast, and what Coinbase joining the S&P 500 means for the industry’s future.

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Remarkable People: Alison Wood Brooks on cracking the conversation code Jun 08, 2025

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Brooks isn’t your typical academic. As the creator of Harvard’s provocatively titled “How to Talk Gooder” course, she brings a refreshing blend of rigorous research and practical wisdom to the art of conversation. Her new book Talk synthesizes years of research into actionable insights about how we can all become better communicators.

In this enlightening discussion, Brooks introduces us to her TALK framework – Topics, Asking questions, Levity, and Kindness. She challenges common misconceptions about conversation, revealing why small talk isn’t just meaningless chatter and why preparing conversation topics shows care rather than artificiality.

Listen to Remarkable People here: **https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827**

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United Airlines’ CEO on Newark, safety, Jet Blue and customer care Jun 06, 2025

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When a major air traffic outage briefly paralyzed operations at Newark Airport, United Airlines found itself at the center of the storm. CEO Scott Kirby joins Rapid Response to explain how the crisis unfolded — and why even he was surprised by the level of attention it received. Kirby shares his perspective on the state of U.S. air safety, United’s new partnership with JetBlue, and why the airline is backing what he calls “the plane of the future.” He also opens up about the rollout of Starlink Wi-Fi and gives exclusive insight into why United’s check-in deadlines have been in flux. It’s a candid look inside one of the world’s largest airlines, navigating turbulence in more ways than one.

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Sports biz at a crossroads, from the WNBA to the NCAA to ESPN, with Sarah Spain of Good Game Jun 03, 2025

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Sports business has never had higher stakes—for every league, every team, every streaming service, and every player. Sarah Spain, host of the podcast Good Game with Sarah Spain, longtime ESPN personality and sports journalist, joins Rapid Response to unpack the complexities behind the WNBA’s mainstream moment, the future of ESPN’s streaming, and the looming legal settlement that could transform college athletics forever. She argues that the men’s playbook isn’t the way forward for pro women’s leagues and breaks down how culture is key to any winning strategy—from the locker room to the C-suite.

You can find Sarah’s new book Runs in the Family here.

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