Six business lessons of 2025 (Brian Chesky, Marc Benioff, Dara Treseder, will.i.am) | 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
About will.i.am
- Founding member & lead of multi-Grammy-winning group Black Eyed Peas.
- Original partner in Beats, acquired by Apple for $3B in 2014.
- Founder of consumer-tech company i.am+; raised $117M+ in VC funding.
- Produced & performed 2011 Super Bowl halftime show.
- Pioneered AI-powered media via Radio.fyi; partnered with Mercedes in 2024.
About Dara
- CMO at Autodesk; former CMO at Peloton, Carbon, and GE Business Innovations & GE Ventures.
- Named to Forbes CMO Hall of Fame in 2024; first Black woman inductee.
- Board chair of the Public Health Institute and board member at Robinhood.
- Expert in AI-powered marketing, brand strategy, and cultural leadership.
- Pioneered ROI-driven creative and authenticity in global brand campaigns.
About Marc
- Chair, CEO, and co-founder of Salesforce, global CRM and enterprise cloud leader.
- Led Salesforce to $38B revenue in 2024; world's largest enterprise applications company.
- Pioneered the 1-1-1 philanthropic model; over $1B donated and 100K nonprofits served.
- Owner and co-chair of TIME since 2018, promoting media trust and social impact.
- Named one of the world's most influential business leaders by TIME and Forbes.
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We’ve rounded up the most definitive business lessons of 2024, as heard on Rapid Response. Drawn from standout guests like will.i.am, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, Salesforce’s Marc Benioff, and more, these moments not only offer takeaways from tech to entertainment, they provide a roadmap for challenges ahead in 2025. Our curated collection of insights in leadership and creative problem-solving is drawn from a half-dozen of our favorite conversations, with lasting lessons to navigate uncertainty and drive success.
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