This Is Working with Daniel Roth

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Join LinkedIn’s Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth as he pulls back the curtain on how the world’s most dynamic leaders think, lead, and build. Going beyond titles and buzzwords, This Is Working uncovers the human stories behind high-impact leadership. These are the thoughtleaders and changemakers who are reshaping industries: from tacos to tech, AI to alcohol-free beer, fashion to finance. You’ll hear from guests like Jamie Dimon on rethinking talent, Chuck Robbins on leading through transformation, and Dr. Fei-Fei Li on the human side of AI. Tune in every other week for candid conversations on what’s working at work, and what’s yet to come.

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November 4, 20264 min

Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles & Pizzana, on building a brand people actually trust

Do you have to become a manager to keep growing? Does every founder need to create content? And how much of it should AI write? Dan Roth sat down with Candace Nelson to work through LinkedIn posts asking those questions. She brought stories from building Sprinkles and Pizzana, including a customer complaint about wine glasses that changed how she thought about posting. Her advice if you’re nervous about getting started: “embrace the cringe.”

November 4, 202615 min

Jamie Dimon and John Stankey's honest advice for leaders and Gen Z

Should you push back on your CEO? Become a creator? Is college still worth it? Those are some of the questions Jamie Dimon, John Stankey and LinkedIn's Editor in Chief Daniel Roth got into when they sat down together at JPMorganChase in Manhattan. They were there to celebrate a 125-year relationship between JPMorganChase and AT&T. But the conversation quickly moved from the past to what work and careers look like now.

October 28, 202611 min

Why Oprah thinks you shouldn’t rush your next act

prah Winfrey thought she’d spend this chapter of her life picking roses and taking walks. Instead, she’s back behind the mic with her new show, The Oprah Podcast. LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth sits down with Oprah to talk about what pulled her back to work and the career move she’d do differently. Oprah shares why she sees the podcast as “an offering,” what she learned from building a television network, and her advice for anyone thinking about retiring or switching jobs.

June 17, 202615 min

How customer obsession is driving success at Lyft

When Lyft CEO David Risher started, he had to let 26% of his team go. "Our prices when I started were just too high. We weren't paying drivers enough." On this episode of This Is Working, David shares the hard calls he had to make when he became CEO, and how he took the company from losing money to its first full year of profitability. We also get into why he still drives his own Lyft every six weeks, and the rider conversation that changed how he thinks about pricing.

May 6, 202614 min

The playbook era is over

PwC's global chairman Mohamed Kande is working with some of the world's biggest companies in real time as the rules of business are being rewritten. On this episode of This Is Working, LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth asks him: what does it take to lead when AI has changed the rules? In their conversation, Mohamed also gets into why AI can give you expertise but will never give you judgment, why the best leaders right now are willing to be students again, and why avoiding tough calls is just "lazy leadership."

April 2, 202614 min

Rebecca Minkoff on how to avoid failure as a founder

"It sounds sexy to call yourself a founder. But this is a long game." Rebecca Minkoff has been playing it for almost two decades, and she came ready to talk about the parts nobody warns you about. She didn't hold back, on what happens after you take investor money, how to know when it's time to sell, and why a great idea means nothing without product market fit.

March 5, 202614 min

The best skill for your career

The best careers are built on curiosity. Bill Gurley — the legendary Benchmark Capital investor behind Uber, Zillow, and Snapchat — makes that case in his new book, Runnin' Down a Dream. I sat down with him on the same day we published LinkedIn's annual Skills on the Rise list, and his message felt like a perfect companion to it: the skill that makes all the others possible is being a continuous learner. And for that, Bill says, you need to have fascination.

February 5, 202611 min

Why Bank of America CEO Is optimistic about the future of banking

Even though in 1969 people predicted that computers would kill all jobs, the workforce nearly doubled in 50 years. Bank of America Chairman and CEO, Brian Moynihan, is betting history will repeat itself. In this episode of This Is Working, the CEO and Chairman of Bank of America explains why AI will augment-- rather than replace-- workers, why frameworks are key to trying new things, and why curiosity is the trait that he values the most when building a team. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

January 22, 20264 min

This Is Quick: Why Lazard's CEO wants to know your biggest failure

On this week's episode of This Is Quick, Lazard CEO Peter Orszag is in the hot seat. Peter shares the best advice he's ever gotten, his biggest learning as CEO, and the one interview question he always asks. To get more leadership insights like these in your inbox, subscribe to the free This Is Working newsletter.

January 8, 202614 min

A new kind of Wall Street culture

In this episode of This is Working, Lazard CEO Peter Orszag sits down with Dan Roth to break down what real leadership looks like when the stakes are high. He makes the case for being fact-based, having a point of view, and speaking truth to power even when it feels risky, because credibility compounds. Peter also shares why AI is reshaping everything from internal feedback loops to the broader economy.

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