To the Top Office, & Beyond: Expedia CEO & “Life After Power” for U.S. Presidents 02/13/24

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🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Expedia’s CEO says travelers are in a new era after post-pandemic revenge travel has faded. Peter Kern explains travel demand and his four years turning the travel company technology first, as he prepares to leave the C-suite in May. Author Jared Cohen has penned a new book; in “Life After Power,” Cohen examines the chapters after leadership for seven U.S. Presidents who explored new roles and more purpose after leaving the White House. Uber, Lyft, and Doordash drivers plan on striking this week, and thousands of flight attendants will also picket, both groups pushing for higher pay. Plus, viral (Berkshire Hathaway-owned) Squishmallows is suing a competitor, flight and CNBC’s Emily Wilkins reports that the Senate has passed a $95B bill that includes aid funding for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Emily Wilkins - 02:50 Peter Kern - 11:46 Jared Cohen - 21:07 In this episode: Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm the NBC producer Katie Kramer
0:07.0	today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Is FOMO post-pandemic over?
0:12.0	Remember revenge travel? Expedious CEO Peter Kern in his first
0:16.8	interview since announcing he's leaving the C-suite. It's a great company. I could
0:20.4	do it forever, but that was not the plan the plan was I you know help
0:23.4	set it up for the future and we had some tough digging to do to get through and
0:26.7	change ourselves but we're in a great position now.
0:28.8	And what do leaders do once they pack up the office?
0:32.7	Author Jared Cohen followed U.S. President's journeys
0:35.6	after the White House.
0:36.8	The chapter is called Moving On, because he's the only president
0:39.5	who has managed to completely detach.
0:41.3	And he seems happy, by the way.
0:43.7	Plus, burning the midnight oil on Ukraine funding,
0:46.3	the Super Bowl's big number,
0:48.1	makes it the most watched telecast since the moon landing.
0:51.4	Squish Mallows versus competitors and a possible strike in the skies.
0:56.1	You think you could be a flight attendant in a service industry?
0:58.6	I was a waiter of the year.
1:00.8	That was at summer camp. That was at Summer Camp. That was at Summer Camp.
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