Episodes

Finding your niche with CNBC's Sara Eisen
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Aug. 5, 2024

Finding your niche with CNBC's Sara Eisen

Sara Eisen’s recipe for success is pretty straight forward: “Always have an expertise, and a niche. It will pay off in the end.” For Eisen, developing that niche meant choosing an internship at Foreign Exchange TV to launch her career (even if...
James Mackintosh: The Veteran Wall Street Journal Columnist Who “Thinks Through His Fingers”
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July 2, 2024

James Mackintosh: The Veteran Wall Street Journal Columnist Who “Thinks Through His Fingers”

James Mackintosh spent six years at Oxford studying philosophy. It turns out that was the perfect training to become a financial markets columnist. On this episode of Press Profiles, we explore James's nearly 30-year career spanning the Financial...
Diane Brady: Fortune’s newest CEO Whisperer
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May 29, 2024

Diane Brady: Fortune’s newest CEO Whisperer

In a life that has brought her to almost every corner of the earth, Diane Brady has made a career of finding stories in unexpected places. Now, she is turning her attention to bringing Fortune’s live events and CEO initiative to the next level. On...
Laura Kreutzer: The changing face of Private Equity with the Wall Street Journal’s Bureau Chief.
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May 1, 2024

Laura Kreutzer: The changing face of Private Equity with the Wall Street Journal’s Bureau Chief.

Laura Kreutzer is one of the longest tenured reporters in Private Equity. A scholarship student who earned her way into some of the most prestigious educational institutions, Laura has brought keen insight, deep understanding, and a warm personality...
Bloomberg Technology’s Caroline Hyde on why “Diversity is everything”
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April 10, 2024

Bloomberg Technology’s Caroline Hyde on why “Diversity is everything”

Caroline Hyde has thrived in several roles at Bloomberg for the past 16 years, most recently leading the charge at Bloomberg Technology alongside co-anchor Ed Ludlow. But before she brought her infectious energy to TV, she was working on the other...
Oliver Shah: Live from London with the renowned columnist from The Sunday Times
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March 13, 2024

Oliver Shah: Live from London with the renowned columnist from The Sunday Times

Oliver Shah has rapidly become one of the most impactful journalists in Britain. His quick career rise to associate editor at the The Sunday Times (the paper he grew up reading) has been due in large part to his ability to find the "sizzle on the...
Dan Colarusso: A behind the scenes look with the man in charge at CNBC
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Feb. 21, 2024

Dan Colarusso: A behind the scenes look with the man in charge at CNBC

As the son of a butcher, Dan Colarusso grew up seeing how the sausage got made. Now, he oversees sausage making of a different type. As Senior Vice President of Business News at CNBC, Dan is the man behind all the decisions that affect the network’s...
John Micklethwait: Setting the tone at Bloomberg News
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Feb. 1, 2024

John Micklethwait: Setting the tone at Bloomberg News

Bloomberg News is one of the biggest news organizations globally, with 2,400 reporters, and coverage that reaches every medium from wires, to broadcast, to print, and radio - and John Micklethwait is the man that sits atop of it all. On this episode...
Abe Madkour: Exploring the game behind the game with Sports Business Journal's Executive Editor
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Jan. 10, 2024

Abe Madkour: Exploring the game behind the game with Sports Business Journal's Executive Editor

Most sports reporters sit in the press box. Abe Madkour’s staff of reporters sit in the C-Suite. On this episode of Press Profiles, we sit down with Sports Business Journal’s Publisher and Executive Editor to explore his love for the "game behind...
Mina Al Oraibi: On Location in Abu Dhabi with the Editor in Chief of The National newspaper
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Dec. 20, 2023

Mina Al Oraibi: On Location in Abu Dhabi with the Editor in Chief of The National newspaper

On this edition of Press Profiles, we head to the Middle East to sit down with the head of one of the leading news organizations in the UAE. Mina Al Oraibi was born in Iraq, and growing up her and her family were exiles in Saudi Arabia. She has spent...
CNBC's Bob Pisani: 10,000 bell ringings on the floor of the NYSE and counting…
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Nov. 29, 2023

CNBC's Bob Pisani: 10,000 bell ringings on the floor of the NYSE and counting…

The NYSE is an institution, and so is Bob Pisani. The CNBC veteran has been manning the floor of the exchange for the business network for more than 25 years. On this edition of Press Profiles, we hear about his encounters with notable luminaries such...
Reuters' Peter Thal Larsen: At the forefront of turning breaking news into Breakingviews
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Nov. 1, 2023

Reuters' Peter Thal Larsen: At the forefront of turning breaking news into Breakingviews

Peter Thal Larsen's career was shaped in part by the great financial crisis. As a reporter for the Financial Times, he had a front row seat to all the action. From there, he pivoted to Reuters’ financial commentary site, Breakingviews, and a little...
Arash Massoudi: Chasing scoops and covering the business of sports at the Financial Times
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Oct. 11, 2023

Arash Massoudi: Chasing scoops and covering the business of sports at the Financial Times

On our season 3 premiere of Press Profiles, we’re doing our “Due Diligence” with the FT's corporate finance and deals editor. Arash Massoudi grew up in Tallahassee, Florida but has made himself a successful career across the pond reporting on...
Barry Ritholtz: Bloomberg’s Very Own “Master in Business”
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July 26, 2023

Barry Ritholtz: Bloomberg’s Very Own “Master in Business”

Barry Ritholtz just recorded his 500th episode of the highly regarded Master’s in Business radio show and podcast on Bloomberg. The journey to 500 has been anything but a straight line. On this episode of Press Profiles, we take a look at...
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson: Giving the Financial Times an “edge” for more than 20 years
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July 12, 2023

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson: Giving the Financial Times an “edge” for more than 20 years

As a little kid, Andrew Edgecliff Johnson would read his father’s Financial Times. It’s no wonder that he would grow up and spend his career at the venerable global news organization. On this edition of Press Profiles, we sit down with the man...
Devin Banerjee: Taking a nervous leap from Bloomberg and loving life at Linked-In
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June 21, 2023

Devin Banerjee: Taking a nervous leap from Bloomberg and loving life at Linked-In

Devin Banerjee is certainly not risk averse. Whether it’s taking control of a 150-person daily college newspaper at Stanford in his sophomore year, turning down a full time offer at the Wall Street Journal to accept an internship at Bloomberg,...
Maneet Ahuja: Forbes’ Iconoclast on her relentless pursuit to build the best relationships.
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June 7, 2023

Maneet Ahuja: Forbes’ Iconoclast on her relentless pursuit to build the best relationships.

When she was only about 5 years into her career,  Business Insider wrote a story with the headline, “Meet Maneet Ahuja—The 27-Year-Old CNBC Producer Who's More Connected Than God.” Maneet Ahuja has always been determined and she has always...
CoinDesk’s Michael Casey: One of Mainstream Media's Earliest Bitcoin Champions
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May 17, 2023

CoinDesk’s Michael Casey: One of Mainstream Media's Earliest Bitcoin Champions

Growing up in Australia, Coin Desk’s Chief Content Officer Michael Casey thought it would be cool to be in a band. While that didn’t pan out in the way he might have thought, he did end up as a rockstar of sorts among the legions of bitcoin and...
Justin Baer: The Wall Street Journal’s self-proclaimed “late bloomer” on his quest to keep learning, improving, and building toward something better.
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May 3, 2023

Justin Baer: The Wall Street Journal’s self-proclaimed “late bloomer” on his quest to keep learning, improving, and building toward something better.

Justin Baer “lucked” into a job that would end up becoming a lifelong career. The Senior Special Writer at The Wall Street Journal was intrigued by the fast pace of news, and while he might have started out on the PR side of the equation, he...
Alice Fulwood: The Economist’s Wall Street correspondent on the only real career decision she’s ever made
April 19, 2023

Alice Fulwood: The Economist’s Wall Street correspondent on the only real career decision she’s ever made

Many people have seen the HBO show, “Industry.” Alice Fulwood has lived it. Before landing at The Economist, the now-venerable Wall Street reporter was “working hard and playing” hard on the trading floor at a London investment bank…until...
Insider’s Dakin Campbell: A Wall Street “watch dog” looking to uncover the unknown.
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April 5, 2023

Insider’s Dakin Campbell: A Wall Street “watch dog” looking to uncover the unknown.

Dakin Campbell’s calls aren’t always welcome on Wall Street. The seasoned journalist seeks to “uncover issues that management teams and other subjects would rather keep quiet.” On this episode of Press Profiles, we explore his approach to...
Stephanie Mehta: Leading the way as CEO of Fast Company and Inc.
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March 22, 2023

Stephanie Mehta: Leading the way as CEO of Fast Company and Inc.

Stephanie Mehta was first starstruck by a front-page story in the “Daily Northwestern.”  These days she’s rarely starstruck, leading two cutting-edge business publications which track the next generation of companies and entrepreneurs....
Rebecca Jarvis: From 45 rejection letters to 4-5 AM wake-up calls for ABC News.
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March 8, 2023

Rebecca Jarvis: From 45 rejection letters to 4-5 AM wake-up calls for ABC News.

Rebecca Jarvis spent the early days of her career in investment banking thinking of all the ways she could get out of a career in investment banking. The journalism bug was tugging at her. After plenty of rejections, she finally broke into the...
Francine Lacqua: Press Profiles is on location in London with Bloomberg’s ubiquitous anchor.
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Feb. 22, 2023

Francine Lacqua: Press Profiles is on location in London with Bloomberg’s ubiquitous anchor.

The daughter of a journalist, Francine Lacqua spent the first twenty years of her life living in Moscow, Washington, London, and Paris. On this edition of Press Profiles, on location in London, we talk about how that upbringing influenced her career,...