Leadership lessons for the new year (Airbnb's Brian Chesky, José Andrés, Meta's Clara Shih & more)
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
About Clara
- VP of Business AI at Meta, leading global AI for business monetization as of 2025.
- Former CEO of Salesforce AI; led Einstein & Agentforce applied AI initiatives.
- Founder & former CEO of Hearsay Social, an influential AI-driven SaaS startup.
- Author of 'The Facebook Era,' a pioneering work on social media and business.
- Marshall Scholar and Mayfield Fellow; early career at Google and Salesforce.
About José
- Founder of World Central Kitchen, serving over 300M meals to disaster-affected areas by 2025.
- Renowned chef and restaurateur; owner of two-Michelin-starred minibar by José Andrés.
- Named co-chair of White House Food Conference and farm bill panel (as of 2022).
- James Beard Award-winning author and culinary innovator.
- Launched initiatives in over 6 continents, providing rapid relief in war and disaster zones.
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