Lawrence Levy - When Steve Jobs Needed Help, He Called Lawrence

Smart People Podcast

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Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2016

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Lawrence Levy is a Silicon Valley lawyer and executive hired by Steve Jobs in 1994 as CFO and member of the Office of the President of Pixar Animation Studios. He was responsible for Pixar's business strategy and IPO and guided Pixar's transformation from a money-losing graphics company into a multibillion-dollar entertainment studio. He later joined Pixar's board of directors. He then left corporate life to study Eastern philosophy and meditation and their relevance to modern life. He now writes and teaches on this topic and cofounded Juniper Foundation to pursue this work. Originally from London, England, he earned degrees from Indiana University and Harvard Law School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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