Power Players with Brian Sozzi

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about the current state of the Iran conflict and when it may finally end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright and Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi discuss how the company is using AI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AB InBev CEO Michel Doukeris chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi from Madison Square Garden about how several big sporting events stand to shape AB InBev over the next few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Honest Company CEO, Carla Vernon, chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about the company’s success in scaling beyond its initial line of clean baby products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with his former boss, long-time friend, Wall Street veteran, and Fox Business Network Host Charles Payne. The two discuss Payne’s journey through the world of finance and how he is helping the average investor navigate an always unpredictable stock market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yum! Brands CEO, Chris Turner, chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about his big plans for Taco Bell, what the future holds for KFC in the US, and why Pizza Hut may be sold soon. Plus, The Coffee Can Investor Author, Neeraj Khemlani, and portfolio manager, Matt Ankrum, talk about the future of investing and their outlook for the news business amid considerable industrywide cost-c...

Bel North America CEO Peter McGuiness chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about how he plans to reinvent the family-owned snack cheese giant with new lines of protein-focused snacks.  Then, Sozzi sits down with Ancestry CEO Howard Hochhauser, who is tasked with bringing the platform to a new level through AI and a passion for historical data.  Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard sat down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi on Opening Bid Unfiltered to discuss the evolution of blockchain technology, where it may be headed next, and how AI is shaping Corporate America. Then, Sozzi chats with Writer CEO, May Habib, about how AI agents are rapidly transforming enterprises into hybrid human–digital workforces, reshaping corp...

Solari Capital Founder and Managing Partner AJ Scaramucci sits with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to explore how collectibles, from Pokémon cards to dinosaur fossils, are emerging as a powerful new asset class at the intersection of passion and long-term investing. AJ made headlines recently after buying Logan Paul's rare Pokémon card for $16.5 million. Then, Sozzi sits down with Sunt...

Archer Aviation founder and CEO Adam Goldstein stepped up to the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast mic with Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi to chat about the future of flying. Goldstein shares why he is so passionate about EVTOLs and the next important milestones for Archer Aviation this year. He also discusses a desire to make aircraft for the US government. Then, Sozzi chats with one of...

Kecia Steelman’s rise to CEO of Ulta Beauty in January 2025 is a quintessential "climb to the top" story, rooted in resilience and operational expertise. Since taking the CEO helm, Steelman has launched the "Ulta Beauty Unleashed" strategy, focusing on international expansion into the U.K., Mexico, and the Middle East, while overseeing a workforce that is 91% female. Ulta's shares are up 57% over...

The business of cookies has never been more competitive, as specialty shops battle with supermarket staples and low-sugar options. Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down on the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast with Insomnia Cookies Founder and CEO Seth Berkowitz. Berkowitz founded Insomnia Cookies as a college student at the University of Pennsylvania in 2003, after being frustrated by...

Shaking up the content game. Kenya Barris and Detavio Samuels have recently partnered to launch REVOLT Labs. Barris, the creator of black-ish, is serving as vice chair of the new joint venture, working alongside Samuels, who is the CEO of REVOLT and its parent company, Offscript Worldwide. The goal of their collaboration is to provide a professional infrastructure for digital creators—like Druski...

Ola Källenius is a Swedish business executive who has served as CEO of Mercedes-Benz since 2019, becoming the first non-German to lead the legendary luxury automaker. Kallenius joined Opening Bid Unfiltered with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to chat about the future of the auto industry, his decision to massively increase the AMG brand's presence, leaning into tech-heavy car interiors...

A legend in the world of autosport, from an executive standpoint. That’s where we find Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. After rising through the financial and sporting ranks at Ferrari, he served as their Team Principal from 2008 to 2014, notably leading the Scuderia to a Constructors' Championship in 2008. Following a transformative stint as CEO of Lamborghini, where he oversaw the successful la...

A legend in the world of autosport, from an executive standpoint. That’s where we find Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. After rising through the financial and sporting ranks at Ferrari, he served as their Team Principal from 2008 to 2014, notably leading the Scuderia to a Constructors' Championship in 2008. Following a transformative stint as CEO of Lamborghini, where he oversaw the successful la...

Taking his racing skillset to the local Ford dealer. NASCAR star Joey Logano recently made headlines for purchasing an ownership stake in Huntersville Ford in North Carolina. It’s Logano’s home dealership, and he has wasted no time getting the ins and outs of running a successful dealership. Logano has become a multi-time Cup Series champion and one of the sport’s most consistent playoff performer...

Going inside the world of AI. Songyee Yoon is a South Korean business leader, venture capitalist, and technology strategist known for her work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, gaming, and innovation. Early in her career, she worked at McKinsey & Company and SK Telecom, where she became the company’s youngest and first female executive at the age of 29. Yoon later joined the global g...

Protecting your identity in the era of AI. Brittany Kaiser is a well-known data rights activist and the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower who exposed how the firm used personal data from millions of Facebook users for political targeting during elections. Since then, she has written a memoir and become the subject of the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary The Great Hack. She is currently the CEO o...

Richard Simmons, Tony Horton, and Billy Blanks – you may know them as the larger-than-life faces of the fitness industry from the past 40 years. You know them in large part because they all came into your home through televised fitness classes and around the clock infomercials. One person from the fitness world you probably haven't heard of is Mark Mastrov, although his impact is no less than thos...

The past 12 months have been anything but electric for some vehicle makers. Both Tesla and Ford have seen sales struggle. Meanwhile, the Trump administration let incentives for new EVs end last year – a further blow to the industry. Enter an upstart like Aptera Motors, which is attempting to scale up production of its first solar-powered vehicle (SEV). Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi si...

Freshworks CEO, Dennis Woodside, breaks down the real impact of AI on software companies, jobs, and innovation. Woodside shares lessons on building and scaling companies, navigating disruption, and leading through major technology shifts. He also explains why he believes AI is a massive opportunity, not a threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chairperson of Snap Inc., Michael Lynton, and Bloomberg Senior Advisor, Josh Steiner, unpack the high-stakes mistakes that shaped their careers. Lynton reflects on the decision to greenlight The Interview, the fallout from the Sony Pictures hack that followed, and what leaders can learn from failure. Together, they explore why confronting mistakes, rather than hiding from them, can be the key to s...

Steven Wang is looking to redefine investing for the next generation, one copy trade at a time. Wang, an entrepreneur and the Founder of dub, the first regulated copy-trading platform, sat down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi on Opening Bid Unfiltered to discuss his entrepreneurial journey, which began in elementary school, his decision to drop out of Harvard, and how he gained bac...

Investing in education by channeling those at the very top of their field. David Rogier founded Masterclass in 2015. It’s the well-known streaming education platform founded on the mission to democratize access to world-class learning. Masterclass’s online education videos have featured everyone from acclaimed chef Gordon Ramsay to Starbucks founder Howard Schultz. Raised by his grandparents—inclu...