David Solomon: “I think the culture starts with leadership. And the leadership has to live it.” episode artwork

EPISODE · Sep 5, 2019 · 39 MIN

David Solomon: “I think the culture starts with leadership. And the leadership has to live it.”

from Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing with Bob Pittman · host iHeartPodcasts

David Solomon never thought he was a shoe-in to become Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. In fact, as a young man, he’d twice applied for jobs at the firm… and was rejected! Hear how Solomon has used his perch to change the culture of the company and make it demonstrably more inclusive, how he gets 38,000 global employees to row in the same direction and why he believes his summers as a camp counselor and his liberal arts education helped him to become a better leader. Plus— learn how his curiosity about the finances of a Vegas nightclub lured him into the electronic dance scene. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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David Solomon never thought he was a shoe-in to become Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs. In fact, as a young man, he’d twice applied for jobs at the firm… and was rejected! Hear how Solomon has used his perch to change the culture of the company...

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