Builders

A Special Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Johnson

Ep. 18 For our final episode of the 2018 year journalist, author, and public speaker Malcolm Gladwell and founder and author Steven Johnson, explore themes discussed in Johnson's latest book, ‘Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most’ presented in partnership with the Next Big Idea Club. Malcolm Gladwell is curator of the Next Big Idea Club, a book subscription community curated by some of the world’s leading thinkers: Gladwell along with Susan Cain (Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking), Adam Grant (Give and Take, Originals), and Daniel H. Pink (Drive, To Sell is Human). Together, these bestselling authors select each season's two most exciting new nonfiction books, and then we send them straight to you. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media and use #builderspodcast FB IG Twitter Become a member of Betaworks Studios today! Builders is hosted and produced by Laila Oweda.

Beth Comstock former Vice Chair and CMO of GE on her book 'Imagine It Forward' and modern management

Ep. 17 Former Vice Chair and CMO of GE, Beth Comstock, discusses how to manage innovation in large businesses and her new book ‘Imagine It Forward’ - Beth’s personal approach to mastering change in the face of uncertainty. Beth was interviewed by Shana Lebowitz from Business Insider. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! Follow us on social media and use #builderspodcast FB IG Twitter Builders is hosted and produced by Laila Oweda.

2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Universal Basic Income and US employment

Ep. 16 2020 US presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, discusses why he believes we’re already in the 4th inning of automation and why it’s imperative we implement UBI (Universal Basic Income) sooner than later (or expect an economic disaster due to massive job loss). Tune in to this fascinating episode to hear more on the controversial topic of UBI and whether or not it is good for America. Andrew Yang also authored ‘Smart People Should Build Things’ and is founder and CEO of Venture for America, a NYC-based nonprofit organization focused on placing top-college graduates in startups for two years in emerging U.S. cities to generate job growth and train the next generation of entrepreneurs. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! We appreciate all you faithful listeners out there. Follow us on social media and use our hashtag #builderspodcast for all things Builders! FB IG Twitter Builders is hosted and produced by Laila Oweda.

Immersive Storytelling for Brands feat. Justin Durazo, Kenny Gold, Ronen Shapiro, and Dustin Callif

Hear Justin Durazo- Director of Interactive at Droga five, Kenny Gold- Director of Social Media for Grey, Ronen Shapiro- Director of Client Strategy at Twitch, and Dustin Callif- Managing Partner from Tool all discuss their thoughts on immersive storytelling for brands and how the technology has rapidly evolved, the pitfalls of broadcasting live, how to use streamers as influencers and much more. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! We appreciate all you faithful listeners out there. Follow us on social media, and use #builderspodcast for all things Builders! FB IG Twitter Builders is hosted and produced by Laila Oweda.

Introducing our AMA (Ask Me Anything) series! Feat. Bo Peabody of Tripod.com

Ep. 14 We’re starting a regular AMA (Ask Me Anything) series here at Betaworks Studios! AMA is just one of the unique experiences you can only find at studios. Kicking us off is Bo Peabody. Bo started one of the first ever social media networks - Tripod.com while he was still at school back in 1991. He sold Tripod to Lycos in 1998 for $58m. Read more on that in our companion piece post to this episode written by James Cooper, Head of Creative here at Betaworks. Subscribe and leave a review for us in Apple Podcasts! We appreciate all you faithful listeners out there. Follow us on social media, and use #builderspodcast for all things Builders! FB IG Twitter Builders is hosted and produced by Laila Oweda.