🚗 Lyft's Bold New Strategy (with CEO David Risher)
Episode 1580 of the The Best One Yet podcast, hosted by Nick & Jack Studios, titled "🚗 Lyft's Bold New Strategy (with CEO David Risher)" was published on November 21, 2025 and runs 53 minutes.
November 21, 2025 ·53m · The Best One Yet
Summary
Lyft’s comeback story ain't Uber’s playbook — it’s something different.David Risher, Amazon employee #37 and now Lyft’s CEO, joins us to break down the strategy driving Lyft’s turnaround.This guy has a total TBOY vibe, he's doubled Lyft's stock price, and reveals what proposing to his wife taught him about management (no joke).Oh, and this Lyft CEO... also drives for Lyft.But there's so much more. In this interview, David tells us all about:• His 100-day plan to refocus Lyft on riders and drivers• How driver cancellations fell from ~15% to ~4.5%• The story behind Women+ Connect and Lyft Silver• Lyft’s “situationship” with Waymo (and where self-driving cars fit)• Why he still drives Lyft — and what he learns from chit-chatting with you in the backseat.NEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:"Thank you, David Risher" Amazon Easter EggJim Collins' "Good to Great" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Lyft’s comeback story ain't Uber’s playbook — it’s something different.
David Risher, Amazon employee #37 and now Lyft’s CEO, joins us to break down the strategy driving Lyft’s turnaround.
This guy has a total TBOY vibe, he's doubled Lyft's stock price, and reveals what proposing to his wife taught him about management (no joke).
Oh, and this Lyft CEO... also drives for Lyft.
But there's so much more. In this interview, David tells us all about:
• His 100-day plan to refocus Lyft on riders and drivers
• How driver cancellations fell from ~15% to ~4.5%
• The story behind Women+ Connect and Lyft Silver
• Lyft’s “situationship” with Waymo (and where self-driving cars fit)
• Why he still drives Lyft — and what he learns from chit-chatting with you in the backseat.
NEWSLETTER:
https://tboypod.com/newsletter
OUR 2ND SHOW:
Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/
NEW LISTENERS
Fill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6
GET ON THE POD:
Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts
SOCIALS:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypod
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod
Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/
Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/
Anything else: https://tboypod.com/
About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell.
LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
"Thank you, David Risher" Amazon Easter Egg
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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