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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This year delivered whiplash: geopolitics, tariffs, and technology all shifting at once. And heading into 2026, the disruption isn’t easing up. In this special episode, host Bob Safian distills five hard-won lessons from Rapid Response this year on how to lead when the ground won’t stop moving. You’ll hear standout moments from Brian Chesky, Clara Shih, Marc Lore, José Andrés, and more, with practical takeaways for turning uncertainty into advantage.
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