Patty McCord, former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix and author of "Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility", discusses her time at Netflix and why certain principles make the company successful.
McCord discusses her distaste for the word "empower" in the workplace, noting that employees already have power. Executives just need to give it to them.
She digs into the intentionally high turnaround rate at Netflix and why a culture like that is okay. She talks women in the workplace and why equal pay is something that needs to be addressed at this point in time.
Pharmaceutical and health care giant Johnson & Johnson announced that it will split into two separate companies, setting aside the consumer division that sells Band-Aids, baby powder, and other products to stand alone.
The parent company of North Face, Vans and Supreme, VF Corp, released its fourth annual "Made for Change" sustainability and responsibility report. It details the company's ongoing efforts to tackle social and climate related issues. This comes as climate experts continue to warn about the dangers of fast fashion and its impact on global CO2 emissions. Sean Cady, Vice President of Global Sustainability, Responsibility and Trade at VF Corporation, joins Cheddar News to discuss.
A jam-packed Freitag pod with Carlo and Baker: new Covid hotspots, Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Belarus making trouble for Europe, red-hot housing market, and how to manage a PR crisis the right way.
This week's inflation data showed that consumers are not imagining higher prices at the register - prices jumped 6.2% in October, the biggest inflation surge in 30 years. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq felt the impact of that data, but today recovered after a sell-off. Sean O'Hara, President at Pacer ETFs, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss today's market close amid this week's hot inflation data, and third-quarter earnings season.
Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics recently announced a $125 million funding round as the trucking industry is facing major challenges, including growing shipping demand and driver shortages. Kodiak says its autonomous technology can help businesses move goods faster, safer, cleaner, and more efficiently. Kodiak Robotics founder and CEO Don Burnette joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
Francisco Marte, Founder of the Bodega and Small Business Association, joined Cheddar to discuss the recent boom in ultrafast delivery services and what it means to bodegas and mom & pop shops in New York City.
Damian Mason, a farm owner, Agricultural Economist and Author of 'Food Fear,' joined Cheddar to discuss the rising prices of food as we approach the holiday season.
