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Flexport's Ryan Petersen: Debunking myths about global trade & tariffs | Masters of Scale Summit

About Dara

  • CMO at Autodesk; owns global marketing, digital revenue & e-commerce P&L
  • First Black exec inducted into Forbes CMO Hall of Fame
  • Named one of Forbes' World's Most Influential CMOs
  • Past marketing leader at Peloton, Carbon, GE, Apple & Goldman Sachs
  • Robinhood board member; Harvard cum laude, Stanford MBA

About Ryan

  • Founder and CEO of Flexport, used by 10,000+ companies to move billions in goods
  • Built ImportGenius, a leading global trade data provider
  • Dubbed tech's "hurricane reporter" for global trade
  • Created industry-leading logistics tech, including AI customs audits

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In conversation with Rapid Response host Bob Safian at @MastersofScale_ Summit in October, Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen assesses the five biggest myths around trade and tariffs today, advises about avoiding jail, and what he calls “dumb competition.”

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