In this week’s episode, Bob sits down with David Zaslav to learn how the Discovery CEO and President grew a network of just three channels (Discovery, Animal Planet and TLC) to become an international media powerhouse. Learn why David believes brands shouldn’t cater to everyone, how he’s been strategizing for a future when “people can watch anything on any platform,” and what high school tennis taught him about outworking the competition. Plus, why David prefers Shark Week to Puppy Bowl!
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Pitbull: “Anything you love you have to fight for.”
Ryan Seacrest: “I celebrate people, but I’m not the star.”
Andrew Jarecki: “People really do want to tell you their story.”
Rob Reilly: “Be a fountain of ideas.”
Scott Borchetta: “This is the future – we better figure this out.”
Kenneth Feld: “People make an organization.”
Kellyn Smith Kenny: “The working world is a team sport.”
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Ted Leonsis: “People want purpose.”
Howard Makler: “Your brand is a fingerprint of your behavior.”
Jacki Kelley: “Don’t be afraid to zig and zag.”
Jon Bon Jovi: “It comes down to truth.”
Angela Yee: “Every time I learn something, I want to bring it to people.”
Paris Hilton: “I love to be someone who is underestimated.”
Gwyneth Paltrow: “Transaction can actually be a service”
Allen Grubman: “I’m a businessman first and a lawyer second.”
Blake Scholl: “It doesn’t matter what you’ve already done. It’s what you can learn to do.”
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Colin Cowherd: “I’m more interested in ‘the why’ than ‘the what.’”
Christian Juhl: "I have to predict the future just slightly better than everybody else."
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