Unusual Leaders
Unusual Leaders
One-size-fits-all doesn't hold. Not for t-shirts, or for leaders. The people featured in this series break the conventional stereotype for leadership and business approaches, and still emerge as the best in what they do.
Growth Mindset
Inspiring
Personal Development
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Episodes
1. Jack Dorsey
02:54 min
Jack Dorsey refuses to be put in a box, so, even though he is a chief executive, he is also a certified masseuse who loves fashion and makes time for hot yoga and drawing.
2. Gwyneth Paltrow
03:52 min
Hollywood actor Gwyneth Paltrow didn't let her celebrity status limit her. Unafraid, she evolved into an entrepreneur, a wellness guru and a lifestyle influencer with Goop.
3. Vivienne Westwood
03:29 min
Her outlandish designs and outspokenness belie her stature as one of the world's leading fashion designers. Vivienne Westwood — also an activist and environmentalist--is a force to be reckoned with.
4. Richard Branson
03:03 min
He started working at 16, and Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has never quite let go of his childlike enthusiasm to be unique and fun-loving, even at work.
5. Hideo Kojima
03:22 min
For video game auteur Hideo Kojima, the lines between real and reel are so blurry that he says walking becomes dangerous for him! Find out why.
6. Jimmy Wales
03:09 min
This is the story of how a little boy's fascination with the world of knowledge that encyclopedias opened up to incorporate the largest of the kind available free of cost, online, in multiple languages at the click of the mouse. Here's how Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger rewrote the book to launch Wikipedia, and why its community-driven approach is a success.
7. Jiro Ono
02:59 min
What makes the relentless pursuit of perfection a lifelong fascination? In this episode, we find what fuels Jiro Ono's preoccupation with sushi all-consuming. In a routine cultivated with rigor for 85 years, the world's greatest sushi master returns to his passion daily looking for a rare kind of perfection.
8. Daniel Ek
03:18 min
Daniel Ek mastered the art of disruption early. He was already designing websites at 14, he was at the helm of an online marketing firm by age 20 and then founded pathbreaking digital music streaming service Spotify at 23. This series tracks his journey to see what fuels his inspiration.
9. Walt Disney
02:58 min
Walt Disney was an imagineer: an engineer with visionary imagination. Generations of children and adults alike have this man to thank for some of their happiest childhood memories of lovable characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and the magical Disneyland. Fun was a serious pursuit for him, one that he made his life purpose.
10. Christopher Reeve
03:08 min
When a horseriding accident left him paralyzed neck down, this Superman grew wings. Life had just begun for Christopher Reeve. He used his celebrity to draw attention to spinal cord disabilities that led to research funding for the cause. He fought for disability legislation, directed and acted in movies and TV shows. He could fall but nothing could keep him down.
11. Karl-Johan Persson
03:25 min
Despite being born into enormous wealth, Karl-Johan Persson, grandson of Erling Persson, the founder of H&M, put in years of hard work to prove his mettle before taking on the reins of the fashion retail brand as CEO in 2009. Watch this video to see how Karl-Johan Persson led H&M into a decade of explosive growth while leading the charge for high-street fashion businesses to become more sustainable.
12. Pierre Omidyar
04:10 min
It is tough to believe that Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay -- the world’s largest personal online trading community -- became a web entrepreneur almost by accident. This video traces the fascinating journey of the French-born Iranian-American technocrat billionaire. Get inspired by his impactful philanthropic efforts aimed at building a more equitable society and his latest adventurous foray into online media and journalism.