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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

The Real Problem with CEO Pay, and Why Young Men Don’t Volunteer Anymore

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.45.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Scott Galloway breaks down why CEO pay has exploded to 281 times the average worker's salary and makes the case for progressive taxation over pay caps, tackles why young men are increasingly absent from volunteer and community service roles, and advises a business owner on how to handle a star employee whose vision is pulling the company in a different direction. Want to be featured in a future episode? Send a voice recording to officehours@profgmedia.com, or drop your question in the r/ScottGalloway subreddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0

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0:35.6

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0:41.2

It highlights someone that was iconic people in the food world.

0:44.1

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People like Jacques Papin, Claudia Rodin, and Tony Bourdain, the name a few. You can listen to

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this special series now. Just search for the Splendid Table in your podcast app.

1:05.5

Welcome to Office Hours with ProvG. This is the part of the show where we answer your

1:08.9

questions about business, pick tech entrepreneurship, and whatever else is on your mind. If you'd like to submit a question for next time, you can send a voice recording to Office Hours of Propteammedia.com. Again, that's Office Hours at Profftingmedia.com. Or post your question on the Scott Galloway subreddit, and we just might feature it in an upcoming episode. Our first question comes from Reddit user and Stigmat and asks,

1:30.1

okay, in 2025 C-O-Pay spike 20 times faster than worker pay,

1:34.2

do you still think there is nothing we can do or should do to regulate this emerging class of oligarchs?

1:39.9

I'm not sure I ever said that, boss.

1:41.2

So, okay, so let's look at the data.

1:45.5

According to an Oxfam study, S&P 500 C.O. pay rose 26% between 2024 and 2025,

1:52.1

while the average hourly earnings for private sector workers rose just 1.3% in real terms,

1:56.8

meaning C.O. pay grew 21 times faster than workers' wages in the U.S. alone.

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