Catherine Powell: My Super Power? Vulnerability

Out of Office by Bloomberg

Sep 8, 202239:38Business

Catherine Powell draws on her tenure at Disney - and now Airbnb - to explain how vulnerability translates into courage. The head of hosting at the rental giant talks candidly about how that's shaped the way she leads and...

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