This Is Working with Daniel Roth
This is Working has a new format! This podcast is a companion to LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth's This is Working video series, which features Dan's live conversations with today's top leaders. Each podcast episode will now bring you interview excerpts alongside post-interview insights from Dan and his new co-host, Senior Producer Nina Melendez. They’ll look at top takeaways, reflect on big questions, and even share a bit of behind-the-scenes trivia. Nina and Dan will offer their own opinions - and we’re eager to hear yours as well.
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What do LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Draymond Green have in common? Well, THAT, of course. But they are also all represented by Rich Paul, arguably the most driven, innovative and influential sports agent in the game. It didn't come easy. Raised in a tough Cleveland neighborhood, Paul leaned on and learned from a wi
This is Quick: Chipotle and Kernel Foods founder Steve Ells on keeping a regimented routine while making room for “spontaneity and chaos”
On this week’s rapid fire Q&A, Steve Ells talks about his journey from studying art history to founding Chipotle Mexican Grill and how being open to the unexpected paved the way for his success. Ells also shares his secret to staying productive — keeping a highly structured morning routine and allowing for “spontaneity
Chipotle founder Steve Ells on Kernel - his new robot-powered, plant-forward fast-food game changer
Steve Ells created a new standard for fast casual dining when he launched Chipotle 31 years ago. He’s looking to transform the sector once again with his latest venture Kernel — a plant-forward restaurant powered largely by robots. LinkedIn editor in chief Dan Roth talks to Ells about the novel hub and spoke system he’
How Savannah Bananas’ Jesse Cole is raking in the fans by innovating the ballgame experience
Offering a unique blend of baseball and whimsical entertainment, the Savannah Bananas are selling out stadiums across the country with their Banana Ball games. On the latest This is Working, the team’s owner Jesse Cole talks to LinkedIn editor in chief Dan Roth about his fan-first business strategy of eliminating frict
How the dean of top global MBA program INSEAD is shaping the next generation of leaders
On the latest This is Working, Francisco Veloso, dean of top-ranked international business school INSEAD, talks to LinkedIn editor in chief Dan Roth about overhauling the curriculum to include sustainability and spur students to think about their decisions in terms of global impact as part of a mission to better prepar
This is Quick: INSEAD dean Francisco Veloso talks physics, pilates, Mandarin, and mobilization
This week on our rapid fire Q&A, Francisco Veloso, the dean of INSEAD business school (#2 on LinkedIn’s Top MBA list), applies the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to explain how an early love of physics bought him time to figure out a career plan. He also talks about picking up social media skills from Gen Z, learning
