Conversations from the Corner Office
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Using technology to grow more food
Hugh Grant is the head of Monsanto, which creates technology to increase harvests. It's also the world's biggest producer of genetically modified seeds. Kai Ryssdal talks with Grant about the controversial topic of technology and food. (08/20/2008)
Programming for hearts and minds
In our latest Conversations From the Corner Office, Showtime CEO Matt Blank talks with host Kai Ryssdal about the network's chances in the new television landscape and life as part of the broadcast giant CBS. (07/16/2008)
Keeping above the subprime mess
Banks have made bad decisions and lost billions in the credit crunch. In this installment of Conversations from the Corner Office, Kai Ryssdal talks with Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf about how his bank has been riding out the subprime storm. (06/10/2008)
Reinventing a 170-year-old company
A.G. Lafley heads Procter & Gamble, the biggest consumer products company in the world, earning $82 billion a year. But eight years ago it was a different story when he took the top spot. He tells Kai Ryssdal about making changes to struggling brands. (05/19/2008)
Service comes first for Craigslist CEO
Craigslist.org, the largest provider of classifed ads in any medium, charges for only about 6% of its 30 million new ads each month. Kai Ryssdal talks with CEO Jim Buckmaster about the company's business model. (04/21/2008)
A talk with Middle East media mogul
The Middle East Broadcasting Company runs the Al Arabiya news channel, a competitor to Al Jazeera. It's run by a member of the Saudi royal family, Sheikh Waleed bin Ibrahim. Kai Ryssdal spoke with him at his office in Dubai's Media City. (03/12/2008)
Where Egypt meets U.S. work culture
Egypt and the U.S. practice business very differently, but mobile-phone company CEO Alex Shalaby mixes the two work cultures to his advantage. He talks with Scott Jagow. (03/07/2008)
CEO keeps growing new ventures
Some of the Internet economy's leading-edge companies were born at high-tech incubator Idealab. And then came the dot-com bust. Idealab survived but it's taken a new direction. Kai Ryssdal talks with CEO Bill Gross in Conversations From the Corner Office. (02/21/2008)
Looking to make a quick U turn
Ford Motor Co. shareholders are hoping CEO Alan Mulally can drive a turnaround that will halt the company's flood of red ink and declining market share. He talks with Kai Ryssdal about the challenges facing the automaker. (01/15/2008)
Lighting a fire under the soup
In the late 90s, Campbell Soup sales were falling and the iconic American brand was losing market share. Doug Conant was brought in from Nabisco to turn things around as president and CEO. He spoke with Kai Ryssdal about studying hard to stay on top of his game. (12/17/2007)
