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Latest episodes
Jan 30, 2025 • 22min
Citizens Financial Group's CEO on Trump, Rates, and More
Bruce Van Saun, the CEO of Citizens Financial Group, also spoke about the company's push into New York, shadow banking, cryptocurrency, and much more. This interview was filmed on December 4, 2024.
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Jan 24, 2025 • 29min
The Black Swans That Worry Nasdaq's CEO
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman discussed the economic and market outlook with Barron's editor in chief David Cho. This interview was recorded on Jan. 22, 2025, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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Jan 23, 2025 • 29min
Carlyle's Top Execs Discuss Higher Rates, Trump, and Buffett Wannabes
Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein, and the firm's CEO, Harvey Schwartz, spoke with Barron's editor-at-large Andy Serwer. This interview was recorded on Jan. 22, 2025, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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Jan 16, 2025 • 22min
How Businesses Are Facing More Complex Issues Than Ever Before
Marsh McLennan CEO John Doyle spoke about the issues businesses must address today, including extreme weather, geopolitical risks, and changes in technology.
This interview was filmed Nov. 20, 2024.
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Jan 9, 2025 • 25min
How Sesame Street Aims to Make Kids 'Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder'
"I know that sounds like a clever tag line, but it's baked into everything we do," Sherrie Westin, CEO of Sesame Street owner Sesame Workshop, told Barron's editor-at-large Andy Serwer.
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Jan 2, 2025 • 25min
Value Investor Chris Davis on Berkshire Hathaway and Stockpicking
Chris Davis, chairman and portfolio manager of Davis Fund and director at Berkshire Hathaway, discusses the Warren Buffett-led conglomerate's "stewardship culture," Berkshire's former vice chairman Charlie Munger, and more.
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Dec 26, 2024 • 24min
'Thank Goodness for Taylor Swift': CEO on Hyatt's State of Affairs
Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark Hoplamazian discussed the types of business and geographic areas where the company has seen success, as well as those that have been challenges.
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Dec 19, 2024 • 24min
Biotech CEO on RNAI and Medicine of the Future
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals CEO Yvonne Greenstreet discusses why RNAI can be used to treat an array of diseases, the company's medicines using this technology, and more.
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Dec 12, 2024 • 24min
Acorns CEO on How Financial Services Companies Have Failed Americans
"We talk a lot about 'Your money first, ours next,'" says Noah Kerner, CEO of financial services company Acorns. "And I think financial services as a business generally is 'Our money first, yours next.'"
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Dec 5, 2024 • 27min
Venture Capital Vet Alan Patricof on Approaching Startup Valuations
It all starts with "having the right jockey," said Alan Patricof, Chairperson & Co-Founder of Primetime Partners, in a conversation with Barron's Andy Serwer.
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