This Is Working with Daniel Roth

Rent The Runway is in the news this week for a logistics snafu that has left the company unable to accept new customers. As we watch the situation, we bring back this interview from last year featuring the company’s CEO and co-founder, Jennifer Hyman. Hear Jenn as she talks about what it’s like to run a company that combines logistics and fashion, as well as what goes into creating a diverse and e...

Last week, students across the world marched to urge leaders to take greater action toward climate change. Bill Gates presaged some of this energy when in 2016 he directed his agenda-setting annual letter — that year, entirely devoted to clean energy — to high schoolers. In this episode, hear Dan interview Bill Gates about clean energy, why climate is a bipartisan issue, and how high school studen...

J.Lo is one of the most successful people in entertainment, an entrepreneur who flexes her muscles acting, singing, producing, composing and endorsing. In time for the release of her new movie, Hustlers, we're revisiting a 2018 interview with Dan where she talks about her strategy: how she makes her business decisions, which ones she wishes she could revisit and where she goes next. She also doles...

Von Furstenberg has described her career in three phases: The American Dream, the Comeback Kid, and finally, the New Era. But there was a lot of drama behind the scenes, and things weren’t always easy after the early success of her iconic wrap dress. This episode, hear Dan Roth’s conversation with Diane as she walks him through her career and what she’s learned about business along the way.

Last week, Peloton started the run-up to its IPO; it's a debut that many investors never imagined would happen. "In my mind's eye [Peloton] was a guaranteed success, because I saw and we learned early that the consumers wanted it," Foley explains to Daniel Roth in this episode." Hear the full episode now.

Director Patty Jenkins is, almost any way you cut it, the most successful female director in Hollywood. Her latest film, Wonder Woman, earned over $820 million at the box office. And for the upcoming sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, Jenkins negotiated a salary that's unprecedented for a female director. Hear her conversation with LinkedIn's Daniel Roth as they discuss her start in Hollywood, how she's f...

As the founder of Shake Shack and Union Square Hospitality Group, Danny Meyer has built restaurants in ways that bucked industry norms. This episode, hear Dan Roth pay a visit to Union Square Cafe as the two discuss Meyer's career and some of the thinking behind his most controversial decisions. 

Early in Judd Apatow’s career — before he produced Trainwreck, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Bridesmaids, Anchorman or any of the other dozens of movies and TV shows destined to join the comedic canon — he was struggling with how to react to the pushback he received from studio execs. Then, a mentor gave him advice that’s guided his path ever since. Hear what he learned in the first episode...

Christine Lagarde has had a series of powerful positions, from French finance minister to head of the IMF. Now, as incoming head of the European Central Bank, she’ll be on her biggest stage yet. In this 2017 interview with LinkedIn Editor in Chief Daniel Roth, she talked about the global economy, corruption, finch, and gender equality.

Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott, has a massive impact on the travel industry and on business travelers. Following its 2016 purchase of Starwood for more than $13 billion, Marriott became the heavyweight of the hotel industry with 30 brands under its belt. This episode, listen as Daniel Roth, LinkedIn’s editor in chief, asks Arne about the state of the hotel industry, the advice he gives career clim...

Coming to you this August from LinkedIn, hosted by Editor in Chief Daniel Roth