Recode Decode: Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Steve Schwarzman, the CEO of the private equity firm The Blackstone Group, talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book, What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. Schwarzman — a longtime advisor to President Trump — also discusses his scholarship program that teaches future leaders how to do business in China, how he would like to see policymakers address populist anger, and the big economic trends he and Blackstone are currently pursuing. Plus: Can we fix the H-1B visa program without simultaneously addressing other forms of immigration? Featuring: Steve Schwarzman, CEO of The Blackstone Group and author of What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. Hosts: Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large More to explore: Subscribe for free to Pivot, Kara’s podcast with NYU Professor Scott Galloway that offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode and @voxdotcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:36.9	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Editor, large of recode.
0:39.4	You may know me as someone who's buying as much real estate in Iceland as I can
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0:51.7	Today in the red chair is Steve Schwartzman,
0:54.0	the chairman and CEO of the Private Equity Firm, the Blackstone Group,
0:57.9	which he co-founded in 1985.
1:00.8	He's also the former chairman of President Trump's Strategic and Policy Forum
1:04.2	and the creator of the International Scholarship Program,
1:06.8	called the Schwartzman Scholars,
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