Founder of The Flux Group, Host of Masters of Scale: Rapid Response, and the Editor-at-Large for Masters of Scale; Former Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company
Robert "Bob" Safian Biography
Robert Safian is the host of podcast Masters of Scale: Rapid Response, downloaded by business leaders millions of times each month and named by The New York Times as one of its "Podcasts for the Pandemic Era." Guests on the show include CEOs from Airbnb to Delta, Instacart to Target, GM to Nike.
Safian was the first editor-in-chief to put Mark Zuckerberg on a magazine cover as the leader of Fast Company, which he oversaw for eleven years. Previously Safian served as an executive editor at Fortune and at Time. As founder of The Flux Group, an advisory group driving awareness of new business practices, Safian directly counsels Fortune 100 firms, startups and nonprofits across multiple industries.
A journalist at heart, Safian has appeared numerous times on TV outlets including CBS This Morning, MSNBC’s Morning Joe and CNBC’s Squawk Box. He has shared insights at industry-leading forums around the world and interviewed dozens of CEOs and celebrities on stage, from Serena Williams to Princess Reema Bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the U.S.
An honors graduate of Brown University, Safian is married and has three sons.
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Robert "Bob" Safian Speaking Topics
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HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE AGE OF FLUX: LEADERSHIP THAT MATTERS
Modern business is pure chaos. To succeed in an environment of constant change requires a whole new approach. Only those organizations and individuals that embrace uncertainty and seek opportunity in disruption will be poised to thrive.
How do we recalibrate our assumptions? Our business models? Our careers? The vast bulk of our institutions — educational, corporate, political— are not built for flux. While many leaders talk about emphasizing agility, there is still an incomplete understanding of what that really means.
In a talk that draws on the research for his highly-anticipated forthcoming book, Robert Safian—who coined the phrase Generation Flux—delves deep inside cultures from Nike to Starbucks, Airbnb to Warby Parker. He shares examples of Flux Leaders at all levels who are reinventing business, connecting the diverse perspectives of big-brand CEOs, upstart entrepreneurs, and the creative thinkers who power today’s innovation economy.
In the process, Safian presents a compelling framework for re-imagining the status quo. He offers a narrative that is incredibly illuminating and entertaining, one that business audiences have fallen in love with again and again..
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LEADING IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Recently, Netflix quietly deleted all the remaining user reviews on its service. And just like that, CEO Reed Hastings completed the latest shift in his company’s ever evolving strategy: away from the wisdom of crowds in its content recommendations, in favor of the wisdom of the machine. The algorithm is now firmly in charge at Netflix—as it increasingly is across the economy.
The implications of artificial intelligence and the rise of the algorithm have never been more relevant, more important, or more complex. Discussion and consternation about AI has reached culture-wide status, and an essential, worthwhile dialogue. Yet in the big picture, the bottom-line is irrefutable: Tech’s newest wave is upon up, and there’s no going back.
Whether you run a big public company or a nascent startup, whether you are inside academia or in the nonprofit world, whether you oversee a team or contribute to the operations of an enterprise, understanding AI’s emergence is central for all of us. In this presentation, Robert Safian explores five lessons that underscore how AI and the algorithm is redefining business and organizational leadership—including the biggest lesson every leader and businessperson needs to grapple with to thrive in this era.
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Robert "Bob" Safian is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Artificial Intelligence, Business, Business Authors, Business Growth, Business Leadership, Change Management, Creativity, Customer Experience, Digital Transformation, Disruptive Thinking, Executive Leadership, Future of Work, Futurism, Journalist, Leadership, Marketing, News & Media, Podcast Host, Strategic Leadership -
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Robert "Bob" Safian is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE AGE OF FLUX: LEADERSHIP THAT MATTERS, LEADING IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, IS YOUR ENTERPRISE "FLUXING" TOWARD THE FUTURE?, LESSONS OF THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES and HOW BREAKTHROUGH LEADERS THRIVE AMID CHAOS. The estimated speaking fee range to book Robert "Bob" Safian for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Robert "Bob" Safian generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jim Carroll, Zack Kass, Josh Linkner, Mike Walsh and Geoff Colvin. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Robert "Bob" Safian for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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