Guests Gary Vaynerchuk, Bozoma Saint-John, and Rana el discuss the impactful business lessons from 2023, including the importance of experimentation, empathy-driven leadership, adapting to the modern workplace, and separating personal and professional identity on social media.

Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger discusses the company's AI ambitions, including the announcement of their first-ever AI PC. He shares insights on the impact of the AI surge on Intel, his four priorities for business leaders in navigating the transition to AI, and his leadership style in shaping the future of Intel.

Elan Lee, co-founder of Exploding Kittens Inc., joins Reid Hoffman to discuss how Exploding Kittens became one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns. They talk about the importance of creativity, diverse expertise, and cultivating a community through casual colleagues and partners. They also explore the challenges of fulfilling Kickstarter orders and the process of turning a project into a company. Additionally, they highlight the power of collaborating with unexpected sources and evaluating your network for potential co-creators.

Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and president of Walt Disney, shares insights on constantly tweaking and reinventing the rules for creative effectiveness. He discusses Steve Jobs' changing approach and the impact of Apple on the world. Catmull also highlights the birth of Pixar, their partnership with Disney, the success of Toy Story, and the evolution of the brain trust. He emphasizes the importance of reassessing and retooling the creative process to remove bottlenecks and engages listeners with effective strategies.

Web Summit's new CEO Katherine Maher discusses navigating a leadership crisis, restoring confidence, and calming partners like Amazon and Google. She shares lessons from her time at the helm of the Wikimedia Foundation and highlights the intertwining of politics and global events with business. The podcast also explores the challenges of running global consumer products, leadership styles, and strategies to engage with podcast listeners.

Scott Harrison, Founder of charity: water, reflects on the organization's rapid scale over the past five years. Topics include rebranding and partnership with Airbnb.org, providing clean water access, transparency and empowering customers, the success of Charity Water's birthday initiative, co-creation in refugee response, and strategies for encouraging reviews and sharing episodes.

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.

The true seed of scale is customer love, which you can’t buy, hack, or game. Sam Altman, former president of Y Combinator, scaled countless start-ups by focusing on this one idea: Finding 100 users who love you is better than 1 million who kinda like you. As CEO of OpenAI, Sam leads the creation of genuinely useful AI products. He shares timeless insights in his interview from 2018 on how to build on the love of passionate customers to create world-shifting tools.Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.com/sam-altman-why-customer-love-is-all-you-need/Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia's founder and CEO, shares insights on the attention economy and V-Friends, a collectible storytelling platform. He emphasizes the need for empathy, fearless leadership, and happiness in the workplace. They also explore the concept of rapid response, practical optimism, and strategies to encourage reviews and episode sharing.

Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, discusses how she taps into collective genius to tackle challenges and unlock opportunities. She shares her experiences building inclusive networks, the success of Girls Who Code in increasing representation of women in tech, and the impact of coding camps. The podcast also explores the importance of building diverse collaborations, overcoming resistance, and scaling with intention.