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Bold Names

by The Wall Street Journal
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About the show

WSJ’s Bold Names brings you conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. Hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims speak to CEOs and business leaders in interviews that challenge conventional wisdom and take you inside the decisions being made in the C-suite and beyond.

Latest episodes

  • McDonald's CEO on Going Viral, the Big Arch and the Fast-Food Value War

    April 10, 2026 · 25 min

    When McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski took a small bite out of a big burger on camera, the internet—and his rivals—pounced. But in an era where CEOs are the face of the brand, is there such a thing as bad publicity? In this episode of Bold…

  • Roses, Revenue, and Retention: Hinge’s Strategy for a $1 Billion Year

    April 3, 2026 · 27 min

    For years, dating app Hinge’s slogan has been “Designed to be Deleted” — a bold mission for a company on track to hit $1 billion in annual revenue in the coming years. In this episode of Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Hinge’s…

  • The Five Step 'Algorithm' Driving Tesla’s Success

    March 27, 2026 · 27 min

    What is the trick behind the Elon Musk school of management? In this episode of Bold Names, host Tim Higgins sits down with Jon McNeill, the former president of Tesla and current GM board member, to deconstruct the operating system that…

  • Southwest’s $1 Billion Pivot: CEO Bob Jordan on Bag Fees And Other Changes

    March 20, 2026 · 26 min

    Southwest Airlines was built on three pillars: low fares, friendly service, and a quirky "sit anywhere" policy. But in a post-pandemic market, the rules are changing. On the latest episode of the Bold Names podcast, CEO Bob Jordan joins…

  • The SEAL Turned CEO: Brandon Tseng on the AI-Powered Future of War

    March 13, 2026 · 29 min

    Former Navy SEAL and Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng is building the autonomous drones that are redefining global defense.This week on Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Tseng to discuss how Shield AI’s Hivemind software is…

  • The AI Agent in Your Pocket: Qualcomm’s CEO on the Future of Mobile

    March 6, 2026 · 25 min

    The smartphone is everywhere, but its next evolution won’t look like the apps we use today. In this episode of Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon to discuss the seismic shift from apps to AI agents…

  • Can Zillow’s 'Super App' Fix a Broken Housing Market?

    February 27, 2026 · 26 min

    "Depressed." That’s how Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman describes the current state of the U.S. housing market. With sales hitting 30-year lows and a deficit of nearly 5 million homes, the American dream of homeownership feels further away than…

  • Why Cigna’s CEO Is Confident We Can Fix American Healthcare

    February 20, 2026 · 23 min

    How do we fix the American healthcare system? On this episode of Bold Names, we ask David Cordani, the chairman and CEO of one of America’s biggest health insurers – the Cigna Group. He says rising healthcare costs are driven by two…