Airbnb CEO: “IT WAS SO DARK WE NEARLY DIED!”. I Was Lonely, Deeply Sad & Wanted To Be Loved! [INSPIRING!] Brian Chesky

If you enjoyed hearing about the highs and lows of creating the world’s biggest brands, I recommend you listen to my conversation with Spotify founder, Daniel Ek, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_35cUaU_NAIs being an artist the secret behind running a Fortune 500 company?In this new episode Steven sits down again with the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky.Brian created ‘Airbed and Breakfast’ in 2007 with his college friend Joe Gebbia as a scheme to pay their rent. Cut to 2020, when Airbnb became a public company, with its initial public offering reaching $100 billion, one of the highest in history. Brian has been named by Forbes as one of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40, and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People.In this conversation Brian and Steven discuss topics, such as:His difficult childhoodAlways feeling like an outsider and differentHow his art teacher changed his lifeThe way industrial design shaped his career as a CEOAlways wanting to design his own worldWanting to escape his childhoodHis work addictionWorking as a way of finding loveHow success is isolatingWhat no one told him about successThe need to fight to be connected with peopleWhy success won't fix youHow Obama changed his lifeThe life changing impact of one text messageHis biggest regretThe impact of Walt Disney upon himHow creativity changes the worldAirbnb initially just being a way to pay the rentHow creativity beats dataWhy more companies need creativity and heartWhy company culture is everythingThe importance of leaders as examplesHow your worst moments define youAirbnb’s fight for survivalWhat he learned about true happinessThe world’s loneliness pandemicFollow Brian:Instagram: https://bit.ly/46vt340Twitter: https://bit.ly/3RSjGYoFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexperienceplus.substack.com