On today's episode of This Changes Things hosts Baker Machado and Hope King give a recap of the day's top earnings. In addition, they talk through top tips to ensure your business is a success.
But first, Jason Mayden, CEO and Co-Founder of Super Heroic, joins This Changes Things to discuss how creativity can empower an entire generation. He spent 13 years working for Nike, leading the creation of products for athletes and cultural icons such as Michael Jordan, Carmelo Anthony, and Derek Jeter. At Super Heroic it's his mission to empower children with the power of play through different products.
Plus, everyone has those quirky tendencies, but how do we hone in those attributions and create innovation? Melissa Schilling, Author of "Quirky" and Lydia Dishman, Reporter at Fast Company join This Changes Things to discuss different strategies to becoming a great leader.
George Seay, CEO of Annandale Capital, talks about the supply chain issues and labor shortages impacting the tech sector, and where to hedge as inflation rises.
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit to block Penguin Random House from acquiring its rival Simon & Schuster. The DOJ hopes this will block the merger, which it says would ultimately hurt authors and consumers nationwide. Barry C. Lynn, executive director of the Open Markets Institute, joined Cheddar to explain what the lawsuit signals about the Biden administration's approach to cracking down on antitrust, and why Amazon might be next.
Bryan Freeman, Executive Chairman of Real Good Foods, discusses the need for healthy meal choices in the frozen food space and what expansion for the company looks like.
Lance Ippolito, Head Trader at The Future of Wealth, talks about the health of the tech sector amid the supply chain challenges and the catalysts fueling record highs on the stock market.
Darren Schuringa, Founder & CEO of ASYMmetric ETFs, discusses the major risks to markets and offers ways to hedge high inflation as consumer spending continues to rise.
Danielle Dimartino Booth, CEO & Director of Intelligence at Quill Intelligence and former Advisor to Dallas Fed, talks about what to expect from the FOMC meeting, and how labor participation and wage growth may impact inflation going forward.
Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco, talks about the Fed's flexibility around tapering and what to expect for the October Jobs Report.
Will Rhind, Founder & CEO of GraniteShares, talks about consumer spending amid inflation concerns and discusses the headwinds impacting the tech and energy sectors.
a.k.a Brands, an accelerator for next-gen, direct-to-consumer fashion brands like Princess Polly, released its first earnings report as a publicly-traded company with strong results. CEO Jill Ramsey joined Cheddar's "Opening Bell" to discuss the company's recent quarter and how the company has grown since its IPO in September.
Rivian is set to makes its market debut as the biggest IPO since Facebook in 2021. The EV maker priced its stock above the expected range at $78 apiece, allowing it to raise a whopping $11.9 billion. Matt Toole, director of deals intelligence at Refinitiv, joined Cheddar to discuss Rivian's highly anticipated IPO and how it's sending the already booming IPO market even higher.
