Title
Churchill Club | A talent for talent : Ari Emanuel and Jeff WeinerCatalog Number
102792373Type
Moving imageDescription
Ari Emanuel is co-CEO and director of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment agency, one of the world's top global talent agencies. He is also co-founder of Raine Group, a boutique bank whose private equity fund investors include Facebook founding president Sean Parker and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Emanuel has been ranked #4 on the Entertainment Weekly "Smartest People in Hollywood" list and also serves as the basis for the character Ari Gold on HBO's hit-series Entourage.Jeff Weiner is the CEO of LinkedIn, the Web's largest network of professionals that has become a powerful resource for companies to connect with the talent pool in virtually every industry imaginable. Under Jeff's watch, LinkedIn has increased its membership base from 33 million to over 100 million members around the world. Linkedin's hiring solutions are used by 73 of the Fortune 100 companies and its site is presently adding more than one new member every second.
In conversation with Kara Swisher of All Things D, Emanuel and Weiner will share their respective views on the future of talent as a brand, effects of the convergence of traditional and digital media, what Silicon Valley and Hollywood can learn from each other, strategies for aggressive career growth, and more. Don't miss this amazing conversation and debate with two ascending leaders of our time.
Date
2011-07-18Participants
| Emanuel, Ari, Speaker |
| Swisher, Kara, Moderator |
| Weiner, Jeff, Speaker |