Robert Safian's guest appearances

Robert Safian

Media Masters

Institute for Emerging Issues

carebydesign

Dolly Alderton

Dave Lee

Chris Mason

Mike Williams

David Starkey

Chip Conley

Tim Harford

Joshua Foer

Douglas Murray

Amanda Knox

Emily Wilson

Tina Brown

Joanne Lipman

Monique Woodard

Poorna Bell

OwlTail

"I love change. I know, that’s easy to say when you're an agent of change. Change is also terrible and hard and painful. This is the balance we live in. People often come to me and say, “Why do you talk about change so much?” I'm a realist who knows change is always coming, like it or not. That's what drives me - getting myself more comfortable with change. And that's what I'm hopefully helping my listeners and readers with, too; really, we're helping each other." Robert Safian is the editor and managing director of the Flux Group. He previously oversaw Fast Company’s print, digital, and live events content, as well as its brand management and business operations. Under his leadership, Fast Company won the coveted National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in 2014. Robert created prestigious annual features like the world’s most innovative companies and the most creative people in business. He personally wrote more than 100 thought-leadership articles. He also currently hosts a new podcast segment for Masters of Scale called Rapid Response, dedicated to crisis response, agility, and leadership in fast-changing situations. In this episode, Robert generously shares the distillation of his groundbreaking career, imparting innovative perspectives on life and doing business in these times. 

"I love change. I know, that’s easy to say when you're an agent of change. Change is also terrible and hard and painful. This is the balance we live in. People often come to me and say, “Why do you talk about change so much?” I'm a realist who knows change is always coming, like it or not. That's what drives me - getting myself more comfortable with change. And that's what I'm hopefully helping my listeners and readers with, too; really, we're helping each other." Robert Safian is the editor and managing director of the Flux Group. He previously oversaw Fast Company’s print, digital, and live events content, as well as its brand management and business operations. Under his leadership, Fast Company won the coveted National Magazine Award for Magazine of the Year in 2014. Robert created prestigious annual features like the world’s most innovative companies and the most creative people in business. He personally wrote more than 100 thought-leadership articles. He also currently hosts a new podcast segment for <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-scale-rapid-response/id1507293907" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Masters of Scale called Rapid Response</a>, dedicated to crisis response, agility, and leadership in fast-changing situations. In this episode, Robert generously shares the distillation of his groundbreaking career, imparting innovative perspectives on life and doing business in these times.

carebydesign 016 – Robert Safian

Robert Safian is the Editor of Fast Company. In this in-depth interview, he reveals the strong sense of purpose behind the business and how this infuses their reporting; discusses how to stay flexible in a fast changing environment; explains why metrics are sometimes overrated; debates the difficulties of monetising an audience, and the struggle to make money in media; and waxes lyrical on the importance of company culture.

Media Masters - Robert Safian