At Home With the Billionaire CEO Behind Airbnb | The Circuit

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Published 2023-06-22
On this episode of The Circuit, Emily Chang visits Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky while he plays host in his San Francisco home. Chesky shares how he went from gluing cereal boxes to pay off his startup’s debt to running a multibillion-dollar business. Along the way, he says Airbnb’s darkest moment may be what saved the company–and him.

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All Comments (21)
  • @alexeponon3250
    "You have to grow faster than your company..." That's really deep
  • Man for a ceo that’s young and not married you would think he would be in some empty all white glass floors mansion and yet he is just in some cozy house that actually feels lived in and like a home. That’s dope af
  • @DJ0305
    This is one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. Thank you Emily for asking such great questions! And just wow to Brian, such a humble & inspiring guy!
  • @shabbir4540
    Brian's clarity shows his thorough depth of understanding and kudos to Emily to have created this engaging conversation.
  • @nivita9830
    I think Brian's greatest accomplishment is he is a good human being. His sincerity has a "little boy" quality which I find refreshingly absent in CEOs who have reached the level of success he has...can't put my finger on what it is exactly, but it shines through when he talks. Makes me so happy when people who sincerely want the best for humanity get the means to make it all happen. More success to more people like this and we're all in good hands.
  • @GarryTan
    Amazing work Emily! Brian is a tremendous leader and visionary.
  • Brian is one of the best and most rounded Founder/CEO's in history...it just comes so naturally to him.
  • @joshuroy
    Such a well produced series. I love that they go where they are comfortable and get to know the surroundings that reveal more
  • @parassavnani8734
    He works out at my gym and very pleasant guy to talk to, can't believe this guy's almost worth 10 billion $ !!
  • @nicolem889
    It’s unbelievable how impactful this one person is. It’s utterly amazing.
  • I loved what he said about how once he was bossy and clear, he was actually more effective. I see a lot of managers give off the impression that their employees have more agency and decision making control but then the manager/exec ultimately wants a certain outcome.
  • I liked the complexity of his worldview. He's really a thinker. Great personality
  • It's incredible to see how a Billionaire businessman can be so humble. I wish every CEO was like that
  • @Oijimakinde
    This was such a beautiful and inspiring interview. Felt so genuine and wholesome. Thank you Emily and Brian.
  • @TheyCallMePDub
    Really great interview. Brian comes off very down to earth, a deep thinker and philosopher, and clearly a talented business manager. Emily did a great job with this one.
  • @BenShutUp
    Ok, wow, this style of journalism was so chill and interesting. I feel like I was with y’all and learning, walking and baking. Great work Emily Chang!
  • @TobinOsusky
    I can relate so deeply with his mindset and needing to be the leader and trust intuition despite what others had to say. Brilliant and humble guy who is a business role model of mine for sure. Very validating. Thank you
  • @suri4Musiq
    What a beautiful interview, thanks for doing this! Hearing from someone who has done it and be so humble and excited about the future is very promising :) Great job Emily!
  • @tammiesspark
    I'm 50% in to to this interview and had to pause to praise the content of this conversation. Great job to the CEOs openness. Great job for the interviewer asking relevant questions and making it all sound like a conversation.