Disney is Bob Iger's Company

Land of the Giants by Vox Media Podcast Network

Aug 7, 202438:55Arts

The Walt Disney Company has been led by eight different men in its century of existence. But few would object to the idea that only three have really mattered. Walt Disney, Michael Eisner, and Bob Iger have all made last...

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