CNBC Changemakers and Power Players

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features conversations with leaders shaping the future of business, policy, and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin talks with Arati Prabhakar, a former White House science and technology advisor and former head of DARPA, the government agency behind many breakthrough technologies. Prabhakar is a first-generation immigrant and the first w...

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features candid conversations with leaders shaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Chelsea Hirschhorn, founder and CEO of Frida — the company behind one of parenting's most talked-about products.   That product is the NoseFrida, often called the "snot sucker." It's a simple tool that helps parents clear a b...

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features candid, in-depth conversations with influential leaders shaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Sheryl Sandberg, former Meta COO and author of “Lean In,” for a conversation on leadership, gender equity, and the future of work.   Sandberg breaks her silence to discuss new findings from the latest Le...

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features candid, in-depth conversations with trailblazing women reshaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Anjali Sud, the leader behind streaming platform Tubi's explosive rise to nearly 100 million monthly viewers.   Sud shares why she believes the future of TV is free, how ad-supported streaming is changi...

The "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast features candid, in-depth conversations with trailblazing women reshaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Joanna Strober, co-founder and CEO of Midi Health — the fast-growing women's health platform rethinking perimenopause, menopause, and longevity. Strober shares how a year of being misdiagnosed and dis...

The “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast features candid, in-depth conversations with trailblazing women reshaping business and culture. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Ashley Flowers — host of the popular “Crime Junkie” podcast and founder of Audiochuck, an independent award-winning media company. Flowers shares how her curiosity sparked her storytelling career, how...

The “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast features candid, in-depth conversations with trailblazing women reshaping business and society. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Toyin Ajayi, the co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health, whose community-centered approach is redefining what healthcare can look like in America. Ajayi shares why trust is the most undervalued driver...

The “CNBC Changemakers and Power Players” podcast features candid, in-depth interviews with trailblazing women in business. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Wawira Njiru — the CEO of Food4Education who’s using data, technology, and heart to fight hunger in Africa. Njiru explains how she turned a $1,250 fundraiser into an organization feeding 600,000 children a day, why giving...

The "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast features candid, in-depth interviews with trailblazing women in business. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Kourtney Gibson — the CEO of TIAA Retirement Solutions — who's bringing new energy, innovation, and purpose to one of America’s most trusted financial institutions. Gibson opens up about how she went from intern to executi...

The "CNBC Changemakers and Power Players" podcast features candid conversations with trailblazing women redefining leadership and innovation. In this episode, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin sits down with Marisa Drew — Chief Sustainability Officer at Standard Chartered and one of the most influential voices in sustainable finance.   Drew shares how she turned skepticism into innovation, why she believes pu...

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast features candid conversations with trailblazing women redefining leadership and innovation. In this episode, CNBC's Julia Boorstin sits down with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego — a former MBA student who once envisioned a career in tech but found her purpose in public service. Gallego shares how she bet on herself during a time of personal struggles, led...

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CNBC’s Julia Boorstin speaks with Laura Modi, CEO and co-founder of Bobbie. After struggling to find a better way to feed her baby, Modi left her job at Airbnb to take on one of the biggest duopolies in baby formula — Similac and Enfamil. She shares how she built Bobbie into the fastest-growing infant formula brand since the 1980s, reaching $100 million in revenue within 18 months of launch. Modi...

CNBC's Julia Boorstin speaks with Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive Global. After collapsing from burnout in 2007 while running the Huffington Post, Huffington made it her mission to end the toxic work habits that nearly killed her. She discusses her "microsteps" philosophy for building healthier habits, why she sees AI as a "GPS for the soul," and her partnerships with companies like...

The CNBC Changemakers and Power Players podcast delivers candid, in-depth interviews with trailblazing women in business. Hosted by CNBC Senior Media & Tech Correspondent Julia Boorstin, the series spotlights women from the CNBC Changemakers list and other female innovators who are redefining leadership, breaking barriers, and transforming industries. From tech and finance to sports and design, th...