The Circuit with Emily Chang

National Basketball Association superstar & Thirty Ink Chief Executive Officer Stephen Curry has a lifelong habit of betting on himself and winning big. When he was first drafted by the Golden State Warriors, there were no signs he would become one of the greatest shooters of all time and lead the club’s transformation into an NBA dynasty. Sixteen seasons in, Curry shows no signs of slowing down. Earlier this year, he added Olympic gold to his trophy cabinet and he’s been busy building a growing business portfolio. Now Curry is betting on himself again, working alongside Under Armour to build a label that may one day rival Nike's Jordan. Emily Chang speaks with Curry about how Silicon Valley helped shape his business approach, his long shots on and off the court and aspirations to own a basketball team one day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily Chang meets AMD CEO Lisa Su on the heels of her tenth year anniversary as CEO. They discuss her career, the bets she’s making to compete in a fast paced technology race between Intel and Nvidia, her long view on China, and her passion for fast cars. Chang and Su visit the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas to meet Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team boss Toto Wolff and star driver Lewis Hamilton for a closer look at AMD’s technology inside the Mercedes cars.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is used to beating expectations. Raised in a small fishing village in the South of France, Simo grew up watching her family take big swings at sea to feed her local town. Inspired with entrepreneurial dreams of her own, Simo was the first of her family to hustle her way out of Sète and into an elite business school in Paris. She rose through the ranks at eBay, Facebook, and then nabbed the ultimate job as the CEO of Instacart, all before the age of 40. She’s currently laser focused on transforming Instacart from a grocery delivery company into a grocery technology company, while battling challenges with the gig economy, rising food prices, and competition from Walmart and Amazon. In an international journey from France to San Francisco, Emily Chang speaks with Simo about her roots, her path, and how she’s delivering Instacart’s next chapter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Superagent and Endeavor & TKO CEO Ari Emanuel has forged a career making big, risky bets on the future of content and distribution. Over the past four decades he has grown his start-up agency into a multi-billion dollar empire that spans the worlds of fashion, TV, live events, sports and the arts. His latest gamble is on live combat sports, bringing together the UFC and WWE to form sports juggernaut TKO. Emily Chang sits down with Emanuel to discuss his journey from mailroom to media mogul, the shifting landscape of TV and Hollywood and what’s next for his company as it prepares to go private.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Meta, joins journalist Emily Chang to discuss Meta's groundbreaking push in AI with Llama 3.1. They explore the clash between open-source and closed models in the AI landscape. Zuckerberg shares insights on fostering innovation and creating a diverse AI ecosystem. The conversation takes a personal turn as Emily visits Zuckerberg's retreat, where he teaches her wakesurfing. Together, they navigate the implications of AI on social interactions and the future of technology.

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan discusses YouTube's growth strategy, creator economy, and crackdown on AI generated content. Topics include YouTube's role in media, revenue growth, evolution from cat videos to live sports, creator economy with various revenue streams, YouTube algorithm, managing screen time and AI for children, policies on AI disclosure, combatting misinformation and deepfakes, and CEO's vision for YouTube's future growth and innovation.

Chris Williams, CEO of Pocket.Watch, discusses the lucrative world of kids' entertainment on YouTube, highlighting the success of Ryan Kaji. They explore merchandising, brand deals, and the influence of AI on young creators in this insightful podcast.

Anduril Industries' founder, Palmer Luckey, discusses disrupting defense industry with autonomous weapons. They cover AI in finance, Anduril's cost-effective weapons, ethical concerns in defense tech, navigating political alignments, and the ambitious future of warfare.

Google & Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai discusses the future of search, challenges in technology innovation, AI training models, sustainability, AI competition among tech giants, Google's investment in AI chips, global impacts of AI development, and reflections on company reorg and success.

GM CEO Mary Barra discusses transforming the company to a tech giant with electric drive and autonomous cars. The challenges faced during crises, cultural transformation, balancing gas & electric vehicles, and GM's strategy for the future are highlighted in this insightful podcast.