How Instacart's CEO Fidji Simo Brought French Style to Silicon Valley | The Circuit with Emily Chang

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 22, 2024

Duration

24m

Channel

Bloomberg Originals

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Emily Chang meets Instacart CEO Fidji Simo in her hometown in the South of France, and learns about her journey from a small fishing village to the C-Suite in Silicon Valley. Simo and Chang catch up again in San Francisco to discuss how she’s leading grocery delivery giant Instacart, navigating challenges of the gig economy and grocery prices, and Simo’s role as an OpenAI board member. Hosted by high-profile journalist Emily Chang, The Circuit is a fast-paced, dynamic series that lives at the intersection of culture, tech, entertainment, and business. Every week, Chang will go on location to meet the world’s most fascinating founders, influencers, and innovators, conducting intimate interviews and bringing audiences behind the scenes of the most impactful stories, launches, and trends. Watch more of The Circuit with Emily Chang: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq4LnWs3olV2nw7GgFjXHvxVc3T5hXXT #Business #France #Instacart -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg Quicktake for global news and insight in an instant.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Emily Chang

  host

  Journalist and host at Bloomberg Originals, presenting and interviewing leaders on technology and business.

• Fidji Simo

  guest

  CEO of Instacart and former Facebook executive.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Bloomberg Originals, featuring Emily Chang and Fidji Simo, How Instacart's CEO Fidji Simo Brought French Style to Silicon Valley | The Circuit with Emily Chang explores Fidji Simo blends French roots with Instacart’s tech ambitions Fidji Simo connects her upbringing in Sète’s fishing culture to a leadership philosophy built on craft, teamwork, and the mission of feeding people.

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