Business

Masters of Scale

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Business

About the show

Founders and CEOs explain how they grew their companies, with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and rotating hosts asking what actually worked.

On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.

Latest episodes

Don't be boring: KCRW's Jennifer Ferro on building a brand people love

October 1, 2026 · 34 min

Jennifer Ferro is the former board chair of NPR and president of Southern California’s iconic public radio organization: KCRW. Ferro talks with host Jeff Berman about how nearly two decades as the founder’s deputy taught her to lead, why…
Halloween meets GLP-1s: Hershey’s candy Super Bowl, with CEO Kirk Tanner

September 29, 2026 · 27 min

The second a brand like Hershey stops being culturally relevant, says its CEO Kirk Tanner, you should be worried. He joins Rapid Response to explain exactly what he's doing to make sure that never happens. Tanner also reveals why GLP-1…
Rapid Response: Stop creating businesses. Buy one instead, with Codie Sanchez

September 26, 2026 · 33 min

Own or be owned. That's Codie Sanchez's ultimatum for anyone serious about their financial future. The founder of Contrarian Thinking and author of the new book Own or Be Owned returns to Rapid Response to make her most impassioned case…
How to build a billion-dollar sports team from scratch, with Golden State Valkyries’ Jess Smith

September 24, 2026 · 37 min

When Jess Smith became employee number one for the Bay Area’s WNBA expansion team, the future was a blank slate. Now, the Golden State Valkyries brand is boasting a unicorn valuation in just its second season. Smith talks with host Jeff…
Rebranding in a war zone, with Prosper Global (formerly Mercy Corps)

September 22, 2026 · 27 min

The world has never faced so many humanitarian crises at once, and the systems built to respond to them are fraying. Tjada McKenna, CEO of Prosper Global — the organization long known as Mercy Corps — joins Rapid Response during UN General…
Brené Brown & Reid Hoffman on the skills every leader needs now

September 17, 2026 · 23 min

Author and researcher Brené Brown joined host Reid Hoffman on stage last year in San Francisco for the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit. She reveals insights about how to lead courageously, the underrated skills leaders need to thrive, and why…
Let’s Kill Sh*t: Axios CEO on simplifying your work-life in the AI era

September 15, 2026 · 33 min

AI isn't simplifying your life… Yet. It's mass-producing more options, more decisions, and more noise. Axios CEO Jim VandeHei returns to Rapid Response to make the case that the antidote isn't a better productivity app, it's a ruthless…
Rapid Response: On's 16-year overnight success: Zendaya, Federer, and outrunning competition

September 12, 2026 · 27 min

On built a $4 billion sports brand in 16 years with a garden hose, a Roger Federer dinner in Zurich, and a young designer who watched a Halloween YouTube video. Co-founder and co-CEO David Allemann joins Rapid Response to explain why the…