Business Weekly: No Bullsh*t Leadership with Jimmy Wales

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🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Chris Hirst, Global CEO of advertising group Havas Creative, cuts through the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership in this straight-talking podcast brought to you by Intelligence Squared. In this episode Chris Hirst speaks to the internet pioneer and Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales who is perhaps the most famous silicon-valley entrepreneur to not become a billionaire. Wikipedia has changed how knowledge is accessed across the world, with 1.5 billion devices accessing the site every month. Jimmy Wales is also founder of the Wikimedia Foundation and co-founder of Wikia, a privately owned free web hosting service he set up in 2004. In 2019 he founded WT.Social, a microblogging site pitched as a 'non-toxic social network...where advertisers don't call the shots'. The service contains no advertisements and runs off donations. To subscribe click here: https://pod.link/1533418365 Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Business Weekly on Intelligent Squared, and this week's episode we're
0:04.5	featuring the No Bullshit Leadership Podcast, in which host Chris Hearst cuts through
0:08.7	the bullshit and gets to the heart of modern leadership.
0:11.7	And in this episode, he speaks to Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, about his style
0:16.6	and strategy of leadership, as well as how he feels being one of the most well-known
0:21.0	Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, who is not a billionaire.
0:24.0	It's a really fascinating conversation, and if you do enjoy it, you can search for the
0:27.3	No Bullshit Leadership Podcast, in your podcast app or via the link in our episode description
0:32.0	and listen back to season one and season two today.
0:34.3	But now let's go to the episode.
0:41.3	Hi Chris, how are you?
0:42.3	I'm great, thanks Farah.
0:43.3	What have you got for me in today's quick fire round?
0:46.3	Today we're looking at the world of tech and innovation.
0:49.3	Are you ready?
0:50.3	Let's go for it.
0:51.3	Snapchat or TikTok?
0:57.3	Can I say neither?
0:59.3	Obviously because I work in media, I'm incredibly familiar with both, so...
1:02.3	You're literally trying to bullshit me right now Chris.
1:04.3	I'm never off Snapchat.
1:07.3	We're inseparable.
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