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Mike Hodgkinson

Mike Hodgkinson is the Commissioning Editor at Big Think and Freethink, and the Editor of Big Think Business. His writing has appeared in The Independent, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, the South China Morning Post, and elsewhere.

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A middle-aged man with glasses and a beard, resembling Jimmy Wales, poses in front of a light-colored background featuring Wikipedia's globe logo and various language characters.
Business
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales wants innovators to have fun. Seriously
Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
How to greet the dawn of “future-state predictive intelligence”
Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Alex Partridge interview: “Humans thrive through storytelling”
The UNILAD founder followed a rocky road to success — and his 2023 ADHD diagnosis proved revelatory.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Katie Gatti Tassin interview: “Go the extra yard — not the extra mile”
The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Snorre Kjesbu interview: “Collaboration will become truly immersive”
Snorre Kjesbu — SVP & GM of Cisco’s Employee Experience group — has a bold vision for the future of human interaction.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Steve Hanke interview: “Writing a tweet is the endgame of the Feynman Technique”
The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The David Aaker interview: “Trust is vital and fragile”
The marketing guru outlines the current state of brand-building — and highlights four outstanding opportunities for the immediate future.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Scott Woody Interview: The pros and cons of being “memoryless”
The cofounder and CEO of red-hot billing platform Metronome unpacks his leadership journey.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The Morissa Schwartz interview: AI and the new media landscape
The founder of GenZ Publishing joins Big Think from the infinitely unfurling confluence of print and digital.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
How poker and Kobe shaped a Silicon Valley leader
Webflow CEO Linda Tong tells Big Think how her lifelong love of sports has guided her ascent to the C-Suite.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Leadership masterclass: Nike, Jordan, and James Baldwin
George Raveling — the iconic leader who brought Michael Jordan to Nike — shares with Big Think a lifetime of priceless wisdom learned at the crossroads of sports and business.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Why the medium is still the message
Yondr CEO Graham Dugoni unpacks the technological zeitgeist in this exclusive Big Think interview covering media ecology, leadership, AI, human connection, and much more.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Why 2025 will take us closer to the “Turing horizon”
Chetan Dube — founder and CEO of Quant — tells Big Think why a pivotal and monumental year for agentic AI has just begun.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Tactical leadership: The “Navy SEALs” of Airbnb
Airbnb’s CBO, Dave Stephenson, joins Big Think for a chat about elite-team leadership, "founder mode," the Taylor Swift effect, and more.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The nuances of “founder mode”: Boundaries and empowerment
Semyon Dukach — founding partner of VC firm One Way Ventures — adds balance to the founder mode debate.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
“Humanity strikes back”: The 5th industrial revolution
Mike Bechtel, chief futurist with Deloitte Consulting LLP, joins Big Think for a wide-ranging look at what’s next — and why.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Leadership essentials: “Inspire, motivate, and cultivate”
Benjamin Oakes — CEO of buzz-worthy biotech company Scribe Therapeutics — joins Big Think for a chat about innovation, human endeavor, and more.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Why the road to greatness is paved with “emotional connection”
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
Why long-term vision and “fusion teams” are crucial to your AI strategy
Vijay Tella — CEO of enterprise orchestration unicorn Workato — joins Big Think Business for an exploration of our “agentic” future.
Mike Hodgkinson
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Business
The hard thing about hindsight: Why looking back has its limits
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
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