Business Meeting

Golf Digest Ad, Stolen Nicolas Cage Movie, & Elon Musk Reportedly Invests $1 Billion in Skydance

Today's agenda: Coterie Targets Uneven Mental Load in Parenting With an Ad in Golf Digest (WSJ) He Self-Funded a $45 Million Nicolas Cage Movie. Then It Was Stolen. (WS

Netflix Is in Trouble: YouTube & TikTok Are Taking Over

Today's agenda: Hasbro Lifts Outlook on Surging Magic Card Game Sales (WSJ) Pizza giveaway exposes AI agent growing pains (Axios) Netflix Explains How It Will Fix Its G

Victoria's Secret's $50M Bra, Costco's Diaper Deal & Walmart's $120 Membership

Today's agenda: Victoria's Secret reboots its fantasy with a $50M diamond bra (WSVN)  Costco shakes things up by offering new diaper brand for certain shoppers (Fox Bus

LEGO's Comeback, MapQuest Returns & Elon Musk's $10 Billion Stock Giveaway

Today's agenda: How Lego Is Getting More Adults to Tinker With Their Toy Bricks (WSJ) MapQuest Is Back, And Now It Can Show Drivers Where Flock Cameras Are Located (Yah

Apple's New iPhone Has a $1,500 Problem (And Sweetgreen Is Struggling)

Today's agenda: iPhone Duo: Skipping AppleCare+ Could Be $1,499 Mistake (MacRumors) Banana Republic Debuts First Scripted Microseries, an Office Comedy Starring Jack In

YouTube Is Looking to Expand Into Audiobooks, Lyft Eyes Corporate Travel, & KFC Switches to Coca-Cola

Today's agenda: YouTube Is Looking to Expand Into Audiobooks (WSJ) Lyft Eyes Upscale Corporate Travel as Next Leg of Growth (WSJ) KFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages i

Apple's Next Big Move, Warren Buffett's YouTube Obsession & Kelly Clarkson Drama

Today's agenda: John Ternus Takes Next Big Swing as Apple CEO With HomeView Tablet (WSJ) Warren Buffett is Addicted to YouTube Just Like the Rest of Us (Benzinga) KKR T

Starbucks Almost Bought Chipotle?! Plus Kelly Clarkson's $15K Feud

Today's agenda: Selling a Digital Detox: Brick Recruits Marketers to Battle the Endless Scroll (WSJ) Starbucks says not buying Chipotle, ends takeover speculation (Reut

The Laughing Cow Has Stopped Laughing & Butterfinger Sponsorship of Heidi Klum's Halloween

Today's agenda: Bel Brands Bets on Viral Marketing to Revive Laughing Cow (F&B Industry) Beyond Hopes New Meat-Free Brands Will Power a Turnaround (WSJ) Butterfinger Lo

Uber's $2.3B Lunch Bet, Spotify Takes on Audible & Lululemon's Shake-Up

Today's agenda: Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering (TechCrunch) Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets (TechCrunch) Free audiobooks and ebooks at Libby

Disney+ to Stream Upcoming Super Bowl

Today's agenda: Karl Deisseroth awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine (Stanford) These Influencers Are on a Mission to Stop People From Paying Medical Bill

Chick-fil-A on AI, Levi's is Cashing In, & Starbucks Sued

Today's agenda: Chick-fil-A on whether AI will take over its drive-thru as rivals embrace new tech (New York Post) The '90s Are Back in Style. Levi's Is Cashing In. (WS

Is DoorDash Coming for Amazon?

Today's agenda: Owala's Pokémon-themed tumblers are already sold out online — here's how you can get your hands on one (NBC News) DoorDash partners with Macy's, Anthrop

YouTube's sports strategy, Disney names CTO, and Grindr expands beyond dating

Today's agenda: YouTube sports strategy targets more live rights -- but not necessarily events (CNBC) Disney names CTO for the first time as media giant expands tech pu

7UP's Zero Sugar Mix-Up & Apple Wants to Run Your Home

Today's agenda: 77K cans of 7Up Zero Sugar soda recalled for containing full sugar (USA Today) Apple plans to launch new smart-home hub on Oct 13, Bloomberg News report

Uber's Safari Backlash, Netflix's Sports Bet & Lowe's Drone Delivery

Today's agenda: Uber's New Kenyan Safari Business Is Already Stumbling (WSJ) Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria defines event strategy as streamer eyes more live sports

Etsy's AI Knows You, Prada's Secret VIP Strategy & McDonald's Brings Back PlayPlaces

Today's agenda: The iced coffee debate reflects 'everything wrong with hiring right now,' says career expert (CNBC) Etsy Aims to Get More Personal and Boost Business Wi

Ford's Employee of the Month & a Dunkin'® and L.L.Bean® Collab

Today's agenda: Ford's Latest Employee of the Month Is a Hawk Named 'El Charro' (WSJ) Dunkin'® and L.L.Bean® Debut the Ultimate Fall Blend, a First-Ever Collab Between

Starbucks to Close Underperforming Stores & Royal Caribbean Is Buying Half of Sandals

Today's agenda: Starbucks to Close 250 Underperforming Stores (WSJ) Royal Caribbean Is Buying Half of Sandals. 'What the Heck Are They Thinking?' (Barron's) Bob Chapek

YouTube Battles Netflix + Dolly Parton's Succession Nightmare

Today's agenda: YouTube Is Battling Netflix Over Top Talent (WSJ McDonald's Pledges $8.5 Billion in Investments to Help Franchisees (WSJ) Dolly Parton's Manager Accuses