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Roadtrip Nation
Look For The Risk-Takers | Risk & Reward
Season 17
Episode 4
The roadtrippers reach San Francisco, where they meet Lyft’s VP of Risk Solutions Kate Sampson, who left a successful career to join the ridesharing startup, and Harvard business professor Mihir Desai, who explains why we should all be missing more flights. As the trip comes to a close, Gaby, Jenna, and Alain reflect on why they’re ready to say “yes” to the things that scare them.
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