In this insightful discussion, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder and CEO of Bumble, shares her expertise on marketing strategies that truly resonate. She emphasizes the power of happy customers as organic marketers through word-of-mouth. Whitney delves into the evolution of marketing, highlighting the shift from traditional ads to personal branding. She advocates for innovative, unconventional tactics rooted in strong customer connections. This conversation also tackles the importance of timing and inclusivity, making a case for women's representation in marketing narratives.

Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder of Bumble and the first self-made female billionaire on the planet. In this episode, she reveals after leaving Tinder in explosive circumstances, the injustices she faced drove her on to build a better kind of dating app. A firm believer that the way to connect with people is by being authentic and being vulnerable, Whitney reveals she routinely shares with her staff her struggles with anxiety and when she’s not feeling on top of things. The only path to human connection lies through honesty, and Whitney breaks the mould to be as transparent with her employees as she can.In one of our rawest and most emotional conversations with CEOs yet, Whitney reveals that she wanted to be the boss not because she wanted to, but because she thought the nature of her character meant she couldn’t work for anybody else.Whitney:Instagram: http://bit.ly/3UUZR0PTwitter: http://bit.ly/3UWNstjFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whitney Wolfe Herd, CEO of Bumble, shares her experience leading the company during the pandemic and the challenges of first-time motherhood. She discusses the role of social media in the loneliness epidemic and her fascination with AI in love. The podcast explores Bumble's response to the pandemic, including virtual first dates and adapting to virtual lifestyles. It also touches on navigating gender and sexuality, creating a safe space, and the importance of customer feedback.

Pinky Cole shares her inspiring story of rebuilding her vegan fast food chain after a devastating fire. Nuseir Yassin discusses turning his social media travelog into a successful business. Whitney Wolfe Herd talks about the future of dating.

Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd discusses AI as a matchmaker for love-seeking daters. Tech companies' $180B stock buybacks trend is analyzed. Other topics include Northern Lights, Jim Simons' legacy, and upcoming financial updates.

Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of Bumble, discusses the role of AI in relationships and the importance of integrating feminine values into technology. She emphasizes the importance of women's involvement in AI development to avoid biased outcomes and improve women's lives. The speaker also explores the intersection of activism and capitalism in business and believes that trust and transparency are crucial in the age of AI. Bumble's mission to empower women and AI's potential to improve the dating experience without replacing genuine human connections are highlighted.

Whitney Wolfe Herd is the Founder and CEO @ Bumble, changing the way people date, find friends, and the perception of meeting online, for the better. Women make the first move. Over an incredible 6 year journey, Whitney has scaled Bumble to a community of over 100 million across six continents. Bumble has facilitated an incredible 1.8 billion first moves as of 2021 and so many more by now. Prior to founding Bumble, Whitney was the Co-Founder and VP of Marketing @ Tinder. In Todays Episode with Whitney Wolfe Herd We Discuss: 1.) Founding Bumble: How Whitney made her way into the world of startups with her co-founding Tinder? What happened when Whitney left Tinder in a very public way? How did that and the scrutiny that came with it, impact her? How did she change? 2.) CEOship 101: What does "High Performance" mean to Whitney? What are the biggest benefits and biggest downside of transparency? What are the few things that as a leader, you cannot be transparent about them? What does it mean to truly listen as a leader? What are the biggest mistakes leaders make when it comes to listening? 3.) Risk and Pressure in Leadership: What is the single moment of highest pressure Whitney has been through in the Bumble journey? How does Whitney deal with pressure as a leader today? How has that changed? How does Whitney approach risk as a leader today? What is too risky? How does Whitney think through her own decision-making framework? 4.) Whitney: The Mother and Wife What does Whitney believe makes a truly successful marriage? How does Whitney not lose an inch of performance as a public markets CEO and also be an amazing mother to two children under the age of 2? What does Whitney know now that she wishes she had known when she started Bumble? As a leader and mother, what gets easier with time, what gets harder? Items Mentioned in Today's Episode with Whitney: Whitney's Favourite Book: Shantaram

Founder of Bumble dating app, Whitney Wolfe Herd, discusses how small tweaks can lead to big breakthroughs. Topics covered include empowering women through dating apps, understanding cultural differences in marketing, and reshaping behavior in dating. With cameo appearances by Steve Spohn and Marissa Mayer.

Women in business share their stories of overcoming hurdles - Karen Brady on equality in the boardroom, Whitney Wolfe Herd on Bumble's success by prioritizing women, Trinny Woodall on starting a successful business in midlife, Reshma Saujani on empowering women to believe in their abilities.

Whitney Wolfe Herd (@whitwolfeherd) is the founder and CEO of Bumble, one of the fastest-growing social networking apps in the world. She launched Bumble in 2014 as the only dating platform where women make the first move, and in three years, her vision has led to Bumble's growth to more than 28 million users worldwide in 144 countries.Bumble launched Bumble BFF in 2016 as a friend-finding feature and Bumble Bizz for professional networking in 2017. Whitney was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list and has recently been on the covers of not just Fast Company, but also Forbes and Wired.Please enjoy!This podcast is brought to you by Soothe.com, the world's largest on-demand massage service. Because I've been broken so many times, I have body work done at least twice a week — so I have a high bar for this stuff. I do not accept mediocrity, and I wouldn't expect you to, either.After much personal testing, I can affirm that Soothe delivers a hand-selected, licensed, and experienced massage therapist to you in the comfort of your own home, hotel, or office in as little as an hour. I was amazed at the quality of service and convenience. Think of it as Uber for massages, available in fifty cities worldwide. Download the app at Soothe.com and use code TIM25 to get $25 off your first massage.This podcast is also brought to you by FreshBooks. FreshBooks is the #1 cloud bookkeeping software, which is used by a ton of the start-ups I advise and many of the contractors I work with. It is the easiest way to send invoices, get paid, track your time, and track your clients.FreshBooks tells you when your clients have viewed your invoices, helps you customize your invoices, track your hours, automatically organize your receipts, have late payment reminders sent automatically and much more.Right now you can get a free month of complete and unrestricted use. You do not need a credit card for the trial. To claim your free month and see how the brand new FreshBooks can change your business, go to FreshBooks.com/Tim and enter "Tim Ferriss" in the "how did you hear about us" section.Bonus: People constantly ask me "How can I get a four-hour workweek with a service business?" I tell them to download and read Breaking the Time Barrier by FreshBooks — it's free.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.