Target Names Former Intern as CEO & Labubu Fever Shrinks…Literally?
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🗓️ 21 August 2025
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| 0:48.7 | Good morning, Brew Daily show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Ann Barry. Today, Target thinks it's found its comeback kid hiring a former intern as its new CEO. And ESPN goes direct to consumer. |
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| 0:56.5 | It's Thursday, August 21st. |
| 0:58.5 | Let's ride. |
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| 1:28.7 | everyone dreads during Icebreaker. But I know you'll have a good answer to this. What is a fun fact about yourself? Okay. So I've had many lives, right? I've been, and this is the premise of the podcast. I've been an investor. I've been a CEO. But if you asked me when I was growing up, what did I want to be? I wanted to be Indiana Jones. I wanted to be an archaeologist. |
| 1:45.0 | And what happened? |
| 1:46.1 | I did not do that. |
| 1:47.0 | How did you end up behind this |
| 1:47.9 | Mike? Well, many lives. But you know, one thing, I actually did go to Petrie. You know, there's that famous scene where he horse rides. I think it was a temple of doom. I ended up going there and I had this moment. I'm like, wow, that's what it feels like. This is it. I've done it. |
| 1:59.2 | That's, we all live vicariously through Hollywood. Well, thanks again for joining us, |
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