Brown v. Board of Education
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Brown v. Board of Education has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Ken ChenaultFormer chairman and CEO of American Express, chairman of General Catalyst, author of the memoir Equal to the Task
Chenault says that had he been born 20 years before Brown v. Board of Education, he would not have become CEO regardless of ability.
“if I was born 20 years before Brown v. Board, I wouldn't have been CEO. I wouldn't have had any of those opportunities”
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk: 713: Ken Chenault - Leadership Lessons from 17 Years as American Express CEO: How to Earn the Top Job, Hire Great Leaders, Build Culture, Challenge the Status Quo, and Lead with Character (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 34:18
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- The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · 1 episode
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713: Ken Chenault - Leadership Lessons from 17 Years as American Express CEO: How to Earn the Top Job, Hire Great Leaders, Build Culture, Challenge the Status Quo, and Lead with CharacterThe Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk · Nov 2, 2026 · 53 min
Former American Express CEO Ken Chenault tells Ryan Hawk about his father's lessons, hiring leaders, challenging the status quo, earning the CEO job, and race in business.