Power Players with Brian Sozzi

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about her leap into health tech and the explosive rise of GLP-1 medications.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper talks to Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about the current state of the Iran conflict and when it may finally end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Boatwright, CEO of Chipotle who modernizes operations and tech, talks about bringing AI into restaurants. They cover digital pickup shelves, AI-driven app personalization, vision tests for order accuracy, and balancing menu evolution with ingredient integrity. Short, practical stories about speed, staffing, and protecting the brand.

AB InBev CEO Michel Doukeris chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi from Madison Square Garden about how several big sporting events stand to shape AB InBev over the next few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Honest Company CEO, Carla Vernon, chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about the company’s success in scaling beyond its initial line of clean baby products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Payne, Wall Street veteran, media host, and author, shares his finance origins and work ethic. He discusses the Fourth Industrial Revolution and where AI-related money is flowing. He warns about common retail investor mistakes and the limits of 401(k)s. He reflects on long-term holding like Apple and gives blunt career advice about curiosity and relentless learning.

Yum! Brands CEO, Chris Turner, chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about his big plans for Taco Bell, what the future holds for KFC in the US, and why Pizza Hut may be sold soon. Plus, The Coffee Can Investor Author, Neeraj Khemlani, and portfolio manager, Matt Ankrum, talk about the future of investing and their outlook for the news business amid considerable industrywide cost-cutting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter McGuiness, CEO of Bel North America, reinventing Babybel and The Laughing Cow with protein-forward, portion-controlled snacks. Howard Hochhauser, CEO of Ancestry, building AI and massive archival indexes to turn records into personalized family narratives. They discuss product innovation, cultural marketing, AI that reads handwritten archives, digitizing home media, and strategies to grow subscriptions and reach younger audiences.

Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard sat down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi on Opening Bid Unfiltered to discuss the evolution of blockchain technology, where it may be headed next, and how AI is shaping Corporate America. Then, Sozzi chats with Writer CEO, May Habib, about how AI agents are rapidly transforming enterprises into hybrid human–digital workforces, reshaping corporate hierarchies, redefining productivity, and forcing leaders to rethink how organizations are built and managed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Solari Capital Founder and Managing Partner AJ Scaramucci sits with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to explore how collectibles, from Pokémon cards to dinosaur fossils, are emerging as a powerful new asset class at the intersection of passion and long-term investing. AJ made headlines recently after buying Logan Paul's rare Pokémon card for $16.5 million. Then, Sozzi sits down with Suntory Global Spirits CEO & President, Greg Hughes, to chat about the state of the alcohol industry, his biggest leadership lessons, and rare whisky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices