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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2025 · 25 MIN

How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars with Brad Jacobs

from The Forum with Becky Quick · host The Economic Club of New York

On this episode of The Forum with CNBC’s Becky Quick, Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of QXO, Inc., joins Sara Eisen, Co-Anchor of Squawk on the Street and Money Movers on CNBC, for a conversation on building and scaling multi-billion-dollar companies across industries.Over the course of his career, Jacobs has founded and scaled multiple Fortune 500 companies using a distinctive playbook rooted in transformative M&A and operational rigor. He discusses how he identifies the right industries, allocates capital with discipline, and avoids the most common pitfalls in mergers and acquisitions, explaining why scale, market structure, and cost of capital matter more than timing the economic cycle.New episodes of The Forum with Becky Quick drop monthly. Subscribe for exclusive conversations with global policymakers, business leaders, and change agents shaping the world economy. Host: Becky QuickGuests: Brad Jacobs (Speaker), Sara Eisen (Moderator)Produced by: AMZG MediaTo learn more about The Economic Club of New York, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn, YouTube, X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

On this episode of The Forum with CNBC’s Becky Quick, Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of QXO, Inc., joins Sara Eisen, Co-Anchor of Squawk on the Street and Money Movers on CNBC, for a conversation on building and scaling multi-billion-dollar companies across industries. Over the course of his career, Jacobs has founded and scaled multiple Fortune 500 companies using a distinctive playbook rooted in transformative M&A and operational rigor. He discusses how he identifies the right industries...

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