This Is Working with Daniel Roth
Join LinkedIn’s Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth as he pulls back the curtain on how the world’s most dynamic leaders think, lead, and build. Going beyond titles and buzzwords, This Is Working uncovers the human stories behind high-impact leadership. These are the thoughtleaders and changemakers who are reshaping industries: from tacos to tech, AI to alcohol-free beer, fashion to finance. You’ll hear from guests like Jamie Dimon on rethinking talent, Chuck Robbins on leading through transformation, and Dr. Fei-Fei Li on the human side of AI. Tune in every other week for candid conversations on what’s working at work, and what’s yet to come.
Episodes
July 24, 2025 • 7 mins
This Is Quick: What the President of Blackstone prioritizes when hiring
On this week’s rapid-fire Q&A, Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray sits down with LinkedIn’s Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth to share what he looks for in new hires, how he stays focused, and the right way to give tough feedback.
Among the insights:
Why he always asks candidates to “tell me your story”
The soft skill he values most in interviews (hint: it’s...
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July 10, 2025 • 17 mins
Jon Gray, President and COO of Blackstone, has a simple rule: Think long-term, even when everything feels like it's falling apart.
The lesson isn't just for investors—it's for anyone building a career:
Stay calm when chaos hits
Separate temporary noise from lasting trends
Turn uncertainty into opportunity
After 33 years at Blackstone, Gray's built more than just wealth—he's mastered the art of thinking beyond the mome...
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June 26, 2025 • 16 mins
Put Neal Arthur, CEO of ad powerhouse Wieden + Kennedy, firmly in the camp that AI is a great tool and will become even better — accelerating the deadlines for campaigns and making life easier for the "idea people." Definitely not in the camp recently occupied by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who predicts the $1.8 trillion ad industry is on the verge of existential AI disruption (more on this later).
"AI is probably the biggest factor...
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June 18, 2025 • 9 mins
This Is Quick is the lightning round of This Is Working. Today on the hot seat is Neal Arthur, CEO of Wieden + Kennedy, one of the largest indie ad agencies in the world. They're the creative brains behind some of the most iconic commercials of our era (Nike's Just Do It, the Coca-Cola polar bears, to name a few). He told LinkedIn's Editor in Chief Daniel Roth how he maintains focus at work, why he gets nothing from asking traditio...
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May 22, 2025 • 30 mins
"We are the operating system of the digital economy."
Mastercard is one of the world's most recognized logos. It's everywhere — from point-of-sale machines to the Masters. But asked what Mastercard does, most people would probably say "they make credit cards."
In a wide-ranging interview with LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth for This is Working, CEO Michael Miebach explained just how far off that public perception is from the c...
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This Is Quick: The lightning round of This Is Working. The CEO of MasterCard Michael Miebach speaks to Editor in Chief Daniel Roth about what he looks for most in new hires, why he reads everything — and the one person he always listens to.
Takeaways include:
How COVID shaped his management style
The one person he always listens to
Why you should always ask one more question
To get more great insights from leaders di...
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April 24, 2025 • 30 mins
Patrice Louvet, president and CEO of Ralph Lauren, knows a thing or two about growing with style. He's taken the fashion house's global and digital reach to new heights, all while preserving the brand's iconic look. In this episode of This is Working, Louvet talks to LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth about marketing finesse, the subtle alchemy of brand evolution, and the art of keeping a legacy brand both relevant and authentic — ...
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April 10, 2025 • 7 mins
This Is Quick– the lightning round of This Is Working. The CEO of Ralph Lauren, Patrice Louvet, speaks to Editor in Chief Daniel Roth about the best advice he ever got and how he manages his time.
Among the reveals:
- Why he prioritizes EQ when he hires
- How his success is thanks in part to his drive but also his flexibility in the face of new opportunity
- Why he thinks that “Sometimes people need to be hit, hit by a 2x4 across...
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March 27, 2025 • 30 mins
When Justin McLeod decided he had to reboot Hinge, three years after he had founded the dating app service, he had his doubts. It took a member of his team to remind him: "You're the CEO. What's stopping you?"
At the same time — and for many the same reasons — McLeod decided he needed to reboot his company: to create a transparent environment where colleagues were invested in their work and each other's success. At scale. It's why...
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March 13, 2025 • 9 mins
This is Quick — the lightning round of This is Working. Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod speaks to LinkedIn Editor in Chief Daniel Roth. Among the reveals:
The unusual requirement for McLeod's first job — and why he got fired
The "dramatically different" thing he'd be doing if he wasn't running the #1 downloaded dating app in 10 countries.
What was on a list of do's and don'ts he carried like a "crutch" for years
Why he avoi...
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February 20, 2025 • 25 mins
"You would not replace a person with a robot, but a piece of the work a person does."
Roland Busch has a remarkable perch as CEO of Siemens, a massive multinational whose hardware and software touch nearly everything. In this second part of LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth's wide-ranging conversation Busch laid out his vision of how AI would not replace but liberate highly-skilled professionals, and why being in the comfort zone ...
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February 6, 2025 • 17 mins
"We were never going to miss one again … We were never going to deny a transition was happening."
Cisco is one of the handful of companies from the dawn of the digital age that is still going strong. But as Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins told LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth, it isn't Cisco's many successes that propels him now, at the dawn of the AI age — it was missing the cloud wave.
That was then, this is now: Robbins says a sm...
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January 23, 2025 • 28 mins
It could be that the best person for a tough job is the one who thinks she isn't. That's what people like Google CEO Eric Schmidt and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki thought when they prodded their founding EMEA marketing head, Lorraine Twohill, to be a big fish in a big pond: Cross the pond to become Chief Marketing Officer.
More than two decades later, the matter is settled.
It wasn't the first time Twohill wasn't entirely sure about...
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On this week's rapid fire Q&A, Google CMO Lorraine Twohill shares about career paths and what she’s learned from Gen Z colleagues — and what they should learn from her, the importance of trying a few roles on for size — “Life and places like Google are more like a jungle gym than a career ladder" — and why it really is OK to nap at work.
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December 31, 2024 • 36 mins
We’re offering a little something different for anyone seeking inspiration at the new year - a bonus episode featuring LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth on Suzy Welch’s new podcast, Becoming You. If you’ve ever been curious about how exactly Dan landed at LinkedIn, this is the episode for you. And if you’re pursuing your own career pivot, check out Becoming You wherever you get your podcasts.
The whole This is Working team wishes y...
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December 20, 2024 • 11 mins
As we wind down 2024, the This is Working team is starting to dream big for 2025. Of course that means we have AI on our minds. And we’re not alone. AI has more than one spot on LinkedIn’s recent Big Ideas list. Who better to learn from than Fei-Fei Li, AI pioneer? Dr. Li is an AI researcher and professor at Stanford University and serves as Co-Director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute.
In this conversation with LinkedIn E...
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On this week's rapid fire Q&A, Bridgewater Founder and Chief Investment Officer Ray Dalio advises starters in the finance industry to just dive in — "know what you don't know" — wants Gen Z to know that pain plus reflection equals progress (and why everyone should meditate), the gigantic early career error that made him stronger, and much more.
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December 5, 2024 • 19 mins
When Ynon Kreiz took over as CEO of Mattel, he became the company's fourth chief executive in four years. His three predecessors had all resigned. The storied, 80-year-old toy company was still a top brand, but it was fraying at the edges and it needed a fresh start, some new ideas, and someone who was willing to take some risks.
Already a board member and a three-time CEO "drawn to perhaps maybe more complicated, more challenging ...
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November 28, 2024 • 11 mins
On this week's rapid fire Q&A, Uncle Nearest founder Fawn Weaver tells LinkedIn Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth why she completely unplugs — without fail — for 24 hours every week, why her mentors are all "old dead white guys," and why you should always — always — go with your gut.
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November 21, 2024 • 19 mins
Fawn Weaver had a story to tell — and then she became the story. It started as a passion project, to make sure that the story of the first known African-American master distiller would no longer be lost to time. But while righting that historical wrong the serial entrepreneur got an idea so crazy that it just might've worked.
It did.
Her plan to make sure that Nathan “Nearest” Green would finally be celebrated took a new, serendipi...
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