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Power is changing. Private corner offices and management by decree are out, as is unquestioned trust in the government and media. These former pillars of traditional power have been replaced by networks of informed citizens who collectively wield more power over their personal lives, employers, and worlds than ever before. So how do you navigate this new landscape and come out on top? Adam Grant, Wharton organizational psychologist, went to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the epicenter of power, and sat down with thought leaders from around the world, to find out.

From the hero whistleblower of the infamous Theranos scam, Thicker than Water is a look at never-before-revealed details behind closed doors at the company, revealing a cautionary tale of corporate bullying, gaslighting, ego, and wealth running amok in Silicon Valley. Tyler Shultz had been in the workforce for less than a year when he emailed Elizabeth Holmes, his employer and the CEO and founder of Theranos, with concerns that the company’s lab practices were faulty, ignored quality control, and were potentially dangerous to patients.

In 10 episodes, The Entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley reveals the fascinating story of entrepreneurship, invention, and innovation in the most risk-friendly place on the planet. Bringing together three decades of research and interviews, McLaughlin takes you inside the minds of the founders of giants like Hewlett-Packard, Apple, Intuit, and other revolutionary companies. It's these innovators themselves who can bring the stories of Silicon Valley to life better than anyone, and in their own words they’ll recount their struggles, their successes - and even their failures.

As a teen, Daymond John immersed himself in the burgeoning rap scene and quickly started to recognize that the people in the hip-hop community were being ignored and even looked down upon by major players in the fashion industry. Frustrated with this disconnect and passionate about the hip-hop community and culture, John and three of his best childhood friends started the iconic fashion label FUBU (For Us By Us) in John’s mother’s home in Queens.

Murdoch is an innovator who has re-shaped a media industry across continents, from Australia to the UK to the US. He is a disruptor who has changed the nature of our politics with a steadfast focus on giving the people what he believes they want. But to what extent has Murdoch shaped our modern world? Has he created new audiences, or given existing, under-served audiences a voice? And what motivates the media mogul? Money or power?

An expert, story-driven account of how Coinbase won the cryptocurrency game and set itself up to lead the future of banking and blockchain-based trading. This is the story of the people who made Coinbase, per PitchBook, “one of the most valuable startups in the US,” including the stoic, preppy founder and CEO Brian Armstrong and the bitcoin-obsessed former lumberjack Olaf Carlson-Wee, who turned their backs on the first generation of wild-eyed Bitcoin prophets to build something more profound and practical.

Rockefeller was the quintessential industrialist. He created an industry out of nascent oil and gas start-ups during a time when none existed. His strategies and tactics may not have been approved by all, but he was certain he was doing God’s work. We live in a world today that is based on the actions of John D. Rockefeller. Everything we do and how we live are the result of oil and its power. This inherent structure is based on what one man did when the oil industry was just starting off.

Sir Richard Branson is a world-famous entrepreneur and businessman. Here he discusses his life and achievements in a series of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive.

Luke 'Milky' Moore is a fun-loving Australian country boy who transforms into a high-rolling playboy, a prison inmate, and a successful criminal lawyer - all because of a bank error. Milky's story starts in a dark place. After the 2008 stock market crash, Milky loses his job, life savings, suffers serious injury in a massive car accident, and struggles to make his house payments. And of course, his girlfriend leaves him. But at this lowest point, his bank accidentally throws him a lifeline.

The renowned late, great entrepreneur Peter Stringfellow describes how he came to own several nightclubs. He is then interviewed by the British actor and former professional footballer Vinnie Jones.

In How to Build Wealth Like Warren Buffett: Principles and Practical Methods Used by the World's Greatest Investor, acclaimed author and Buffett expert Robert Miles brings to light Warren Buffett the man, along with his simple yet highly effective business and investing principles. You will be inspired and motivated as Robert recounts the story of how Warren Buffett single-handedly became a self-made billionaire solely by investing in stocks and businesses that he believed in.

John Carlton slyly refers to himself as “the most ripped-off writer on the Web”, and no one on the inside of the online business world disagrees. Other marketers also call John “the most respected writing teacher alive", and the list of well-known marketers who freely reference John as their primary mentor for writing sales messages is just staggering.

Northern Ireland was a very dark place in the 1980s. A hunger strike was looming, street violence and tit for tat murders were an everyday occurrence, but in a small corner of West Belfast something extraordinary was happening. In a factory in Dunmurry a unique new sports car was being built, a DMC 12, a style icon for the late 20th century. For 2 years John DeLorean brought hope to communities flattened by the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Idee? Moltissime. Start-up? Anche di più. Che spesso tuttavia non riescono a trasformare il progetto iniziale in business, perdendosi per strada tra problemi finanziari, indifferenza del mercato, incapacità di creare la squadra giusta. In "Innovation", Luca Orlando racconta le storie di giovani imprenditrici e imprenditori italiani che invece sono riusciti a "decollare". Alcuni in senso fisico, costruendo satelliti per la Nasa o tecnologie per i lanciatori di tutto il mondo.

Les Brown is a top motivational speaker, speech coach, and best-selling author, as well as a loving father and grandfather, whose passion is empowering youth and helping them have a larger vision for their lives. His straight-from-the-heart, high-energy, passionate message motivates and engages all audiences to step into their greatness, providing them with the motivation to take the next step toward living their dreams.

सुंदर पिचई भारतीय मूल के अमरीकी बिज़नेस एक्सेक्यूटिव हैं, जो गूगल और इसकी पेरेंट कंपनी अल्फ़ाबेट के सीईओ हैं. आईआईटी खड़गपुर से मेटालर्जिकल इंजीनियरिंग करने वाले सुंदर ने स्टैनफ़ोर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी से एमएस और व्हार्टन स्कूल से एमबीए किया है. उन्होंने 2004 में एक मैनेजमेंट एक्सेक्यूटिव के रूप में गूगल जॉइन किया था और 2015 में वो गूगल के सीईओ बने.

Bob Proctor, a star of the hit movie The Secret, is widely considered to be one of the greatest speakers in the world on the topic of prosperity. He has focused 40 years of his life around helping people create thriving lives, including spiritual awareness and rewarding relationships. Internationally know for his inspirational and motivational style, Bob has an incredible ability to help people get to the bottom of themselves and what it is they really want.

Ben Settle is an awesome marketer. He has an amazing understanding of what motivates customers to buy, and through his exceptional copywriting skills is able to connect and build a rapport with people he has never met before - almost instantly. Ben always offers far more in value than he expects back in payment (for the services he offers). All the best entrepreneurs understand this – concentrate on OFFERING HUGE VALUE and everything else will fall into line.

Experience a first-hand interview with the legendary Philip Kotler, American marketing author, consultant, and professor; currently the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Kotler is the author of more than 55 marketing books. He was the first person to receive the "Leader in Marketing Thought", voted on by the academic members of the American Marketing Association.

As well as being one of the world's leading specialists in taking products to market through expertly executed product launches, Joyce is also the creator of the Vision Board concept, which is both a serious and seriously effective tool that helps entrepreneurs focus on and realise their dreams. Joyce discusses the Vision Board concept and how it can help you ensure your dreams become a reality.