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Confidants
History remembers the front man. Confidants is about the other one. The operators, advisors, and thinking partners behind history's greatest founders and creatives. Think Charlie Munger to Warren Buffett. Jony Ive to Steve Jobs. George Martin to the Beatles. Each episode reopens a story you think you know and finds the person who actually made it work. Drawing on definitive biographies and other source materials, Confidants shows how two different minds come together to build something neither could alone. If you've ever been the steady hand behind someone else's spotlight, this show is for you.
Confidants
Latest Episodes
Paul Allen - Bill Gates’s Co-Founder and the Idea Man Behind Microsoft
Bill Gates had the drive to build Microsoft. Paul Allen had the vision to see what it could become.From their earliest days as teenage programmers, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen was always looking toward the next technological frontie...
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Tim Cook - Steve Jobs's Chief Operator and the Diplomat Behind Apple's Trillion-Dollar Machine
Steve Jobs gave Apple its vision. Tim Cook built the machine that made it possible.For nearly three decades, Cook quietly transformed Apple from a struggling computer company into one of the most valuable businesses in history. He rebuil...
Max Perkins - The Editor Who Created Hemingway and Fitzgerald
While the story of American literature in the 20th Century usually centers on Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, far fewer people know the editor who made both careers possible. His name was Max Perkins.Where Fitzgerald and Heming...
Joy Covey - Jeff Bezos’s First CFO and the Architect of Amazon’s Day 1
Most people think Amazon’s success starts with Jeff Bezos.But behind the scenes, there was someone who made the story believable and fundable.Her name was Joy Covey.Amazon’s first CFO.In the late 1990s, Amazon wasn’t...
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George Martin - The Fifth Beatle and the Beatles’ Creative Translator
Steve Jobs once said the Beatles proved that great things are built by teams. But in the studio, there was a fifth partner shaping the music. His name was George Martin.In this episode of Confidants, we explore how the classically traine...
