In a Wednesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass said the popularity of “top-to-bottom” denim outfits is growing. “Our new focus is, yes, continuing to own jeans, but taking that denim top to bottom,” she said. “Things like denim skirts and denim dresses — which, historically, have not been big businesses … Read more
Shawn Tsao, co-founder of food-delivery app Caviar. It may not be easy to build a successful business from scratch — but it’s proven to be possible. Throughout my time working at CNBC, I’ve chatted with different entrepreneurs, from people who started successful side hustles to the founders of global unicorn companies. Ultimately, I’ve found that it … Read more
French founder of artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI, Arthur Mensch, attends the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, on May 22, 2024. Chesnot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Most of the top-funded generative artificial intelligence companies in Europe were founded by entrepreneurs with experience at U.S. … Read more
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot explained in a Tuesday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer why the drugmaker believes it can almost double revenue by 2030. “Biology is complicated, and we’re never sure of anything. But we have a great level of confidence we can get there, and I think this target forces us to think creatively … Read more
1. ‘What information do you need?’ Whether I am talking to a senator or a CEO, I’ve found that a surefire way to make any communication harder than it needs to be is by trying to read the other person’s mind. It is faster, and more valuable, to ask what information the other person needs, … Read more
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry told CNBC’s Jim Cramer the electronics retailer is getting ready to sell a slew of new artificial intelligence-enabled personal computers. “We are, as you can imagine, arming ourselves on every angle to be the single best place to come experience this,” Barry said. “So, you’re going to see physical demos of … Read more
Ford CEO Jim Farley wants the industry to stop viewing hybrid vehicles as only an interim solution to be used until drivers are comfortable going fully electric. “We should stop talking about it as transitional technology,” Farley said of hybrids at a Bernstein analyst conference on Thursday. Plug-in hybrids, which include a small battery that … Read more
Jodi Wellman, a positive psychology expert, was an executive leader for 17 years but realized that achieving the pinnacle of success wasn’t bringing her any joy. “I was, like many people, achievement-oriented. I tied my sense of self-worth to what I was doing, how much I was producing, what the name on my business card … Read more
Vodafone Idea (Vi) CEO Akshaya said the telco is looking at further conversions of government dues into equity as well as internal accruals to address payout obligations toward spectrum and adjusted gross revenue (AGR). The moratorium on these payments ends in September 2025. The statement came during Vi’s FY24 fourth-quarter earnings call Friday. Moondra was … Read more
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends a media roundtable meeting in Singapore on Dec. 6, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang knows he’s a tough boss and has no regrets about it. In a recent interview with “60 Minutes,” employees at the company’s Santa Clara headquarters told correspondent Bill Whitaker that the entrepreneur … Read more
