134. Brian Grazer: Scale your curiosity

Masters of Scale

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

4.6 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Amidst the fast pace of entrepreneurial life, how can we make our networking more impactful? The acclaimed film and television producer Brian Grazer argues that curiosity is the elixir for deeper human connection and cultivating a healthy network that serves as an ever-flowing well of inspiration.

Brian joins Reid to share the unique practice that brings his healthy network to life. You’ll also hear how Brian founded Imagine Entertainment with his longtime creative partner, Ron Howard, and how iconic names like Warren Beatty and Jay-Z were injected with Brian’s curiosity. Plus, Brian shares lessons about seeking inspiration outside of your bubble, the hidden power of microexpressions, and why leaders everywhere should never turn up to a social meeting empty handed.

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0:00.0	Hi listeners, this is Masters of Scale Executive Producer Chris McLeod.
0:05.4	The team here are huge fans of podcasts that take you on captivating journeys into
0:10.4	the minds of extraordinary people.
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0:21.4	They're on a mission to tackle the mysteries behind questions like, how does AI actually
0:27.2	work?
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0:51.7	It's Wayne Sins Thrush, one of those birds that has a beautiful song, but you don't
1:03.3	see him that often.
1:04.5	They hang out in thick forests and they are migrating at night.
1:12.3	That's Jesse Berry from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in New York.
1:16.8	You can imagine this little songbird smaller than a Robin traveling from perhaps somewhere
1:24.5	in Northern Ontario, all the way to the mountains and the Andes.
1:31.5	Think about what they need to do to be ready for that journey and then the risks that they
1:35.6	face along the way.
1:41.2	Those risks are an essential consideration in Jesse's work every day.
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