Podcast · 60 episodes
Bold Names, page 2
by The Wall Street Journal · English
WSJ’s Bold Names brings you conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. Hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims speak to CEOs and business leaders in interviews that challenge conventional wisdom and take you inside the decisions being made in the C-suite and beyond.
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Inside Visa’s Tech-Charged Future: From Crypto to AIRajat Taneja, President of Technology at Visa31 Oct 2025 · 28 min
This Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and SamsungIn this episode of Bold Names, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims engage with Carl Pei, the founder and CEO of Nothing, a tech startup valued at $1.3 billion.24 Oct 2025 · 30 min
Why This Investor Says the AI Boom Isn’t the Next Dot-Com CrashThis episode features Martin Casado, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, discussing the current artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom and its potential implications for the industry.17 Oct 2025 · 31 min
The Google Exec Reinventing Search in the AI EraIn this episode of the Bold Names podcast, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims interview Liz Reid, the Vice President and head of Google Search.10 Oct 2025 · 34 min
Condoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast'WSJ’s Bold Names features conversations with leaders of bold-named companies, offering insights from the C-suite and challenging conventional wisdom.3 Oct 2025 · 35 min
The Google-Backed Startup Taking on Elon Musk in Humanoid RoboticsIn this episode, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims interview Jeff Cardenas, CEO and co-founder of Apptronik, a startup focused on developing humanoid robots.26 Sep 2025 · 32 min
How the U.S. Stacks Up to China’s ‘Engineering State’In this episode of Bold Names, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims engage with Dan Wang, a China expert and author of *Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future*.19 Sep 2025 · 38 min
Why IBM's CEO Thinks His Company Can Crack Quantum ComputingWhy IBM's CEO Thinks His Company Can Crack Quantum Computing12 Sep 2025 · 35 min
Bold Names Is BackWSJ’s Bold Names brings conversations with leaders of impactful companies featured in The Wall Street Journal.5 Sep 2025 · 3 min
From AI and Defense Tech, to Tariffs and the New Streaming Wars: The Best of Bold NamesIn this special episode of Bold Names, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims revisit highlights from past interviews, covering a variety of topics from artificial intelligence and defense technology…29 Aug 2025 · 48 min
Space Trucks: One Startup’s Plan to Get the U.S. Back on the MoonIn this episode, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims engage with Justin Cyrus, founder and CEO of Lunar Outpost.8 Aug 2025 · 50 min
How Tubi Is Coming for Netflix and YouTube in the New Streaming WarsHow Tubi Is Coming for Netflix and YouTube in the New Streaming Wars1 Aug 2025 · 47 min
Are AI Agents the Future of Business? Salesforce Is Betting $8 Billion on ItIn this episode, the hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims speak with Informatica CEO Amit Walia about his company's recent $8 billion acquisition by Salesforce.25 Jul 2025 · 41 min
Encore: Could Amazon’s Zoox Beat Tesla and Waymo in the Robotaxi Race?In this episode of Bold Names, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims revisit their interview with Zoox CEO Aicha Evans amid the growing competition in the robotaxi industry, particularly with…18 Jul 2025 · 41 min
Tariffs, EVs and China: A CEO Insider’s View of the Car BusinessIn this episode, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims converse with Swamy Kotagiri, the CEO of Magna International, a leading automotive supplier.11 Jul 2025 · 41 min
Why José Andrés Says We Need Leaders Who Believe in ‘Longer Tables’WSJ’s Bold Names features conversations with leaders of notable companies, challenging conventional wisdom and offering insights into decisions made in the C-suite.9 Jul 2025 · 35 min
How Microsoft’s AI Chief Defines ‘Humanist Super Intelligence’In this episode of Bold Names, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims engage in a compelling conversation with Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI Chief.2 Jul 2025 · 43 min
Booz Allen CEO on Silicon Valley’s Turn to Defense Tech: ‘We Need Everybody.’In this episode, Horacio Rozanski, CEO of Booz Allen Hamilton, engages in a deep conversation with hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims about the intersection of technology, defense, and government…27 Jun 2025 · 38 min
This CEO Says Global Trade Is Broken. What Comes Next?This CEO Says Global Trade Is Broken. What Comes Next?23 May 2025 · 38 min
This Company Has a Plan to Beat Neuralink at the Brain-Computer Interface GameTim Higgins and Christopher Mims16 May 2025 · 35 min
Venture Capitalist Sarah Guo’s Surprising Bet on Unsexy AIWSJ’s Bold Names brings conversations with leaders from bold-named companies.9 May 2025 · 36 min
70,000 Bets a Minute: How FanDuel’s Parent Is Winning at Sports GamblingIn this episode of Bold Names, hosts Tim Higgins and Christopher Mims interview Peter Jackson, CEO of Flutter Entertainment, which owns FanDuel – the leading sports betting company in the U.S.25 Apr 2025 · 32 min
What This Former USAID Head Had to Say About Elon Musk and DOGETim Higgins and Christopher Mims18 Apr 2025 · 33 min
Coming Soon: Bold Names Season ThreeThe episode teases the upcoming season of WSJ’s Bold Names podcast, featuring conversations with influential leaders from various industries.11 Apr 2025 · 2 min