Replay: Banishing burnout, with Arianna Huffington

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

🗓️ 10 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

To scale sustainably, founders must not neglect their mental health. Arianna Huffington learned this the hard way after collapsing from burnout while leading The Huffington Post. She talked with host Reid Hoffman about how that wake-up call sparked her next venture, Thrive Global, which helps companies build cultures that prioritize well-being. With work wellness insights from Huffington, Chris Yeh and Dr. Matt Walker, this 2018 episode feels more essential than ever.

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0:00.0	If you're building with AI, performance isn't a nice to have. It's your competitive edge.
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0:13.4	stronger code output, and richer multimodal capabilities, all by vetted AI and STEM experts.
0:20.9	And better models mean better products and faster growth.
0:25.3	Turn cutting edge research into real-world impact with Turing.
0:28.9	Learn more at Turing.com.
0:31.8	Hey folks, Jeff Berman here.
0:34.1	Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month,
0:36.9	we thought it would be a good moment to revisit
0:38.8	Reed Hoffman's conversation with friend of Masters of Scale, Ariana Huffington. After Ariana's remarkable
0:45.4	success scaling the Huffington Post, she found herself suffering from profound burnout. It inspired
0:51.7	the creation of her company Thrive Global, where she's still the CEO.
0:55.9	Ariane is on a mission to empower us to make the behavioral changes we all need for
1:00.1	sustainable, healthy, and productive lives. Listening back through this, her insights feel
1:06.0	even more important today. I hope you enjoy it.
1:15.4	You gotta have incredible talent at every position.
1:17.2	It's like this huge push.
1:19.0	There are fires burning when you're going home.
1:19.9	Can you believe it?
1:20.7	Such an idiot.
1:24.2	And then you go back to, this is totally going to be amazing.
1:26.3	There are so many easy ways.
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