Airbnb’s Brian Chesky: How Icons will reinvent Airbnb + lessons from Jobs & Disney | Rapid Response
About Brian
- Co-founded Airbnb and serves as CEO since 2008
- Scaled Airbnb to 5M+ hosts in 240+ countries by 2024
- Led Airbnb through recovery from 80% pandemic revenue loss in 2020
- Pioneered human-centered, design-led leadership in tech culture
- Valued Airbnb at $100B+ at IPO in December 2020
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As Rapid Response begins a twice-weekly cadence, @airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky returns to reveal how the company’s new Icons initiative points toward a surprising new chapter ahead. Host Bob Safian gets Chesky to open up about the mental struggles of being a high-profile CEO, plus the inside story behind Airbnb’s recent ad campaign targeting hotels.
The pair cover so much, we’ve split the episode into two parts. You can find Part 2 on the Rapid Response YouTube channel. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out!
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