The Secrets Behind Barry Diller’s Business Success
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All right, Allison, so today we're going to be talking about taking risks. We're going to be talking about looking around corners. And we're going to be talking about whether good leadership is ultimately more about instincts or about processes. This all comes from an interview I did with longtime Hollywood and media entertainment industry executive, Barry Diller. I'm really looking forward to listening to this conversation because I covered IEC Barry Diller's company when I was a
Junior media reporter at the Financial Times in New York, Diller was always the person that people in industry look to because he seemed to be able to predict what was going to happen next before anyone else. So yeah, controversial guy but long record of of success. Quick resume on Barry Diller. He became CEO of Paramount Pictures in his 30s. He launched the Fox TV network with Rupert Murdoch in his 40s.
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