Loading...
Email
Linkedin
Facebook
Twitter
Copy Link
TranscriptListen/subscribe on
Hamdi Ulukaya took Chobani to a billion dollars in sales "without raising a penny in capital.” How did he develop a thriving yogurt maker while emphasizing ethical business practices, protecting the environment, and creating a positive impact in the broader community?
Join Dr. Lori Esposito Murray and guest Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO of Chobani and founder of Tent Partnership for Refugees, to learn about Ulukaya’s journey from Turkey to upstate New York, how he lives his core values, and why improving society is a growth engine for business rather than a distraction.
(02:28) Hamdi's Early Life and Business Philosophy
(05:54) Founding Chobani
(08:25) Chobani's Growth and Success
(09:39) Leadership and Business Values
(17:20) Philanthropy and Social Impact
(24:56) Refugee Employment and Tent Partnership
(34:39) Closing Remarks and Future Vision
For more from The Conference Board:
This Leadership in Challenging Times discussion is featured as a C-Suite Perspectives podcast and a special CED Policy Watch Webcast. Leadership in Challenging Times features timely and insightful discussions with the outstanding CEOs who are recipients of CED’s Distinguished Leadership Awards. Business leader honorees discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.
C-Suite Perspectives is a series hosted by our President & CEO, Steve Odland. This weekly conversation takes an objective, data-driven look at a range of business topics aimed at executives. Listeners will come away with what The Conference Board does best: Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead™.
C-Suite Perspectives provides unique insights for C-Suite executives on timely topics that matter most to businesses as selected by The Conference Board. If you would like to suggest a guest for the podcast series, please email csuite.perspectives@conference-board.org. Note: As a non-profit organization under 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code, The Conference Board cannot promote or offer marketing opportunities to for-profit entities.
C-Suite Perspectives / 09 Sep 2024
How did Ulukaya develop a thriving yogurt maker while emphasizing ethical business practices and creating a positive impact in the broader community?
C-Suite Perspectives / 02 Sep 2024
Find out how well-being affects our lives, why organizations must be deliberate in their well-being initiatives, and why the C-Suite needs to set the tone.
C-Suite Perspectives / 27 Aug 2024
Find out how US consumer sentiment could soften spending in the second half of 2024.
C-Suite Perspectives / 26 Aug 2024
Find out the three principles today’s leaders need, and how FedEx leverages physical networks and proprietary data
C-Suite Perspectives / 19 Aug 2024
Find out the most pressing risks, where we stand on 2050 emissions goals, and how the private and public sectors should help our world adapt.
C-Suite Perspectives / 12 Aug 2024
Find out why consistent AI regulation is important, how Arora built an innovation culture at Palo Alto, and why cybersecurity is more important than ever.
.jpg)