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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