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The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations

What makes a great leader? How can leadership be developed into a force for true achievement? The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations explores successful leadership through the personal and professional choices of the most influential people in business. Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein travels the country talking to leaders to uncover their stories to success.

Kristalina Georgieva

25m 30s

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva talks about the Fund’s role in ensuring vaccine access around the globe, making the Fund more diverse and what it was like growing up behind the "Iron Curtain."

Episodes

  • Kristalina Georgieva: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Kristalina Georgieva

    S4 E415 - 25m 30s

    IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva talks about the Fund’s role in ensuring vaccine access around the globe, making the Fund more diverse and what it was like growing up behind the "Iron Curtain."

  • Shouzi Chew: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Shouzi Chew

    S4 E414 - 25m 30s

    TikTok CEO Shouzi Chew talks about government regulation, user safety and how to become a TikTok star.

  • Tricia Griffith: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tricia Griffith

    S4 E413 - 25m 30s

    Progressive Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tricia Griffith explains how she went from the head of human resources to CEO and why the company keeps trying to improve its diversity program.

  • Chris Kempczinski: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Chris Kempczinski

    S4 E412 - 25m 30s

    McDonald's Corp. CEO Chris Kempczinski discusses the pandemic, wages, and what makes their fries taste so good.

  • John Mackey: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    John Mackey

    S4 E411 - 25m 30s

    John Mackey, Whole Foods Market co-founder and chief executive officer, talks about having the company being bought by Amazon, when he might retire, and how the pandemic changed consumer habits forever.

  • Darren Walker: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Darren Walker

    S4 E410 - 25m 30s

    Darren Walker, Ford Foundation president, talks about social justice, equality in the boardroom and how billionaires give away their money.

  • Diane von Furstenberg: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Diane von Furstenberg

    S4 E409 - 25m 30s

    Diane von Furstenberg, DVF founder and chairman, talks about resetting her business and brand, speaking her mind and having Andy Warhol paint her portrait.

  • Wynton Marsalis: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Wynton Marsalis

    S4 E408 - 25m 30s

    Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center managing and artistic director, talks about growing up with racism, who his biggest influencers were, and how he kept performing during the pandemic.

  • Ruth Porat: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ruth Porat

    S4 E407 - 25m 30s

    Ruth Porat, Alphabet Inc. chief financial officer, talks about breaking through the glass ceiling on Wall Street, surviving cancer twice, and the importance of finding the right work-life balance.

  • Mark Cuban: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mark Cuban

    S4 E406 - 25m 30s

    Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talks about building his fortune, his aspirations for the Mavs and investing in big tech.

  • Lonnie Bunch: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lonnie Bunch

    S4 E405 - 25m 30s

    Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch talks about how the COVID-19 crisis brought the museum together, diversity at the organization and how he built the National Museum of African American History and Culture from scratch.

  • Stephen Breyer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stephen Breyer

    S4 E404 - 25m 30s

    Stephen Breyer, Retired United States Supreme Court Associate Justice, discusses his relationship with the other justices on the high court, his path from teaching at Harvard Law School to Capitol Hill, and why young Americans need to get involved in politics.

Extras + Features

  • Next on Episode 13: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 13

    S1 E13 - 30s

    David Rubenstein interviews GMC CEO Mary Barra. Barra tells Rubenstein about running the company where her father worked as a die maker for 39 years, how technology is transforming the auto industry, why she pumps her own gas, and what makes General Motors the coolest place to work.

  • Next on Episode 11: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 11

    S1 E11 - 30s

    Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews General Dave Petraeus. General Petraeus discusses his survival after being shot in the chest, what to say when the President asks you to do something, his amazement at the breadth of the CIA's secrets, and his time with two presidents.

  • David Petraeus Interview Excerpt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    David Petraeus Interview Excerpt

    S1 E11 - 2m 56s

    David Rubenstein interviews General David Petraeus. General Petraeus discusses his survival after getting shot in the chest, what to say when a president asks you to do something, his amazement at the breadth of the CIA's secrets, and his time with two presidents.

  • Next on Episode 10: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 10

    S1 E10 - 30s

    David Rubenstein interviews Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman. Gorman recalls how he pursued the American Dream from Australia to the U.S., how the financial crisis affected banks and what to do about it, and how he keeps the trappings of office separate from his family life.

  • James Gorman Interview Excerpt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    James Gorman Interview Excerpt

    S1 E10 - 3m 6s

    Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman. Gorman recalls how he pursued the American Dream from Australia to the U.S., how the financial crisis affected banks and what to do about it, and how he keeps the trappings of office separate from his family life.

  • Jamie Dimon Interview Excerpt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jamie Dimon Interview Excerpt

    S1 E9 - 1m 25s

    David Rubenstein interviews JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Dimon tells Rubenstein about his experience building a great company only to be fired, how he views the leader's role running an organization, his contributions to society, and why America has it better than many people think.

  • Next on Episode 9: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 9

    S1 E9 -

    Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Dimon tells Rubenstein about his experience building a great company only to be fired, how he views the leader's role in running an organization, his contributions to society, and why America has it better than many people think.

  • Mike Krzyzewski Interview Excerpt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mike Krzyzewski Interview Excerpt

    S1 E8 - 3m 4s

    David Rubenstein interviews Duke University Men's Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski "Coach K." Krzyzewski discusses the lessons learned from his first-generation parents, the keys to building a great team, what Michael Jordan and other professional players taught him, and the greatest honor of his coaching career.

  • Next on Episode 8: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 8

    S1 E8 - 30s

    Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews Duke University Men's Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski "Coach K." Krzyzewski discusses the lessons he learned from his first-generation parents, the keys to building a great team, what Michael Jordan and other professional players taught him, and the greatest honor of his coaching career.

  • Next on Episode 7: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 7

    S1 E7 - 30s

    David Rubenstein interviews PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. Nooyi reflects on her journey from childhood in India to running a major corporation in the U.S., how her mother reacted when Nooyi was named company president, her special relationship with her employees' parents, and how she hopes young women and others will be inspired by her success.

  • Indra Nooyi Interview Excerpt: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Indra Nooyi Interview Excerpt

    S1 E7 - 4m 59s

    Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. Nooyi reflects on her journey from a child in India to running a major corporation in the U.S., how her mother reacted when she was named company president, her special relationship with her employees' parents, and how she hopes young women and others will be inspired by her success.

  • Next on Episode 6: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Next on Episode 6

    S1 E6 - 30s

    David Rubenstein interviews American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault. Chenault tells Rubenstein about the gamble early in his career that paid off big time, how he steered the company forward after the 9/11 attacks nearly destroyed it, and how the history of American Express powers the company today.

Schedule

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    The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations

    Sunday
    Oct 1

    30 Minutes

    Financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein talks with his peers -- leaders of some of America's biggest companies -- in this interview show that aims to answer the question of what makes a great leader. Rubenstein uses his chats to explore successful leadership skills through the personal and professional choices made by the business world's most influential people. Rubenstein travels across the country to find out about the business leaders' stories and uncover information about their paths to success. The interview subjects include Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett, and Pepsi CEO Indra Nooyi.

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