Masters of Scale

On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.

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Most frequent guests

Danny Meyer 9 episodes
Brian Chesky 8 episodes
Eric Schmidt 7 episodes
Arianna Huffington 6 episodes
Dara Treseder 5 episodes
Stacy Brown-Philpot 5 episodes
Bill Gates 4 episodes
Ed Bastian 4 episodes
Janice Min 4 episodes
Reed Hastings 4 episodes

Every guest on Masters of Scale

495 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen: The 6 secrets of great timing · Jan 2022

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Mark Cuban
Pioneers of AI: Mark Cuban’s investment strategy in this new era of tech · 2 episodes

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Sam Altman
Sam Altman: Customer love is all you need · 2 episodes

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Barack Obama
President Barack Obama: When the moment chooses you, part 1 · 3 episodes

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Stephen Colbert
Possible: Stephen Colbert isn’t so sure about AI (with Reid Hoffman) · 3 episodes

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Tom Freston
Know which rules to break, with MTV co-founder Tom Freston · Aug 2026

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David Epstein
Author David Epstein on why constraints fuel innovation · May 2026

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Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks on how to build a meaningful life · Mar 2026

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Ken Burns
Rapid Response: Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci, AI, and the future of storytelling · Oct 2024

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James Dyson
Tinker your way to scale: James Dyson · Jun 2024

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Phil Knight
Nike’s Phil Knight: How to sell without selling · 2 episodes

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Satya Nadella
Possible: Satya Nadella on making human and token capital compound · 3 episodes

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Mark Zuckerberg
Imperfect is perfect, w/Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg · May 2017

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Bethany McLean

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Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: To scale, find the right values · Oct 2020

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Ginni Rometty
Rapid Response: Embrace tension, w/former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty · Mar 2023

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Tony Fadell
How to take creative leaps — and land them, w/Future Shape's Tony Fadell · Aug 2022

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Cristiano Amon
Rapid Response: Scaling when you’re already at scale, w/Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon · Feb 2022

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Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio: How to embrace conflict · 3 episodes

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Kevin Systrom
Instagram's Kevin Systrom: Keep it simple while scaling big · Sep 2018

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Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek: How to identify great leaders & find your why · Jun 2025

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Ryan Holiday
When ‘genius’ becomes a trap, with author Ryan Holiday · Oct 2025

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Esther Perel
Build better relationships at work · 2 episodes

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Matt Abrahams
How to think faster and talk smarter, with Matt Abrahams · Apr 2026

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Charles Duhigg
Pioneers of AI: Why AI conversations are always one-sided · Aug 2026

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Adam Grant
Rapid Response: Why we need to think again, w/Adam Grant · 2 episodes

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Gary Vaynerchuk
GaryVee on how to make Super Bowl ads that are actually funny · 2 episodes

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Noah Kagan
You could start a company this weekend, w/Noah Kagan · Jun 2024

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Ben Lamm
Resurrecting dire wolves is just the beginning for Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm · Dec 2025

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Noreena Hertz
Rapid Response: Loneliness at work, w/Noreena Hertz, author of The Lonely Century · 2 episodes

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Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Ellis Ross talks Pattern Beauty, advocacy, and joy with Samira Nasr · Nov 2024

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Bill Gates
Replay: Bill Gates is ending his foundation — here’s how it began · 4 episodes

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J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams: Make room for magic · 2 episodes

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José Andrés
From warzones to boardrooms: José Andrés on leadership learned in the kitchen · 2 episodes

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Gwyneth Paltrow
Entrepreneurship as a second act, w/Gwyneth Paltrow · Jul 2019

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Ted Sarandos

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Ron Howard
Ron Howard: Evolve your vision (Encore) · 2 episodes

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David Chang
Remarkable People: David Chang is 'Steve Jobs with a knife" · Nov 2025

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Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams: How to harness risk · 2 episodes

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Franklin Leonard
Rapid Response: A new script for the book biz and Hollywood, with The Black List’s Franklin Leonard · 3 episodes

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