The Importance of Headphones

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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine co-founded Beats Electronics in 2006. The company was inspired by hip hop to break out of his own self-imposed silo that equated selling product with selling out. Dr. Dre hated the sound of these earbuds, he's hearing his kids play sound on crappy computers,. And little earbuds that are giving away for free.

With guest host Angela Ahrendts (Burberry, Apple). To innovate, you need to build an instinct to smash through barriers — especially the ones that terrify you. Music industry legend Jimmy Iovine has done this throughout his career working with legendary artists like John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Dr. Dre, working in innovative tech like Beats Electronics and Apple Music, as well as in his groundbreaking work educating the next generation of creatives.

In the final installment of this two part series, we learn how fear is the tailwind that Jimmy has harnessed to break down barriers and drive creative breakthroughs.

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