Bob Wright, Former Vice Chairman of GE and CEO of NBC

This week’s conversation is with Bob Wright, who served as vice chairman of General Electric and president, CEO, and chairman of NBC and NBC Universal from 1986 to 2007. Prior to that, he served as president of General Electric Financial Services and before that as president of Cox Cable Communications. Bob’s had a diversified career in law, general management, marketing, and television and has been inducted into the Advertising, Broadcasting and Cable Halls of Fame. He is also the co-founder of Autism Speaks and founder of The Suzanne Wright Foundation Bob’s major focus right now is on The Suzanne Wright Foundation and his CodePurple campaign which are both fighting pancreatic cancer. In this conversation we touch on leadership, passion and accountability. This episode is brought to you by WHOOP and Athletic Greens. WHOOP: Starting today you can join WHOOP for $30 a month, six month minimum to begin. The WHOOP membership service includes the WHOOP Strap 2.0, professional analytics via its mobile and web apps, and a powerful community of performance-minded individuals. To find out more about what they’re doing and join their program, click the link below! https://whoop.com/findingmastery Exclusive offer for the Finding Mastery community -- Get your first month of WHOOP membership FREE with the promo code: "FINDINGMASTERY" at checkout! Athletic Greens: Receive a free 20-count travel pack of Athletic Greens (valued at $99) with any purchase! Claim here: athleticgreens.com/findingmastery

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