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#57 - Steve Hafner: Kayak’s Billion-Dollar Journey
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Steve Hafner, co-founder and CEO of Kayak, joins Tim and Troy Green for a conversation packed with insights, humility, and humor. From building Kayak into a billion-dollar brand to navigating existential threats like 9/11 and COVID, Steve shares his remarkable entrepreneurial journey. He reflects on lessons from a global upbringing, founding Orbitz, creating a revolutionary travel search engine, and leading with integrity. The episode dives into AI’s potential to disrupt travel, work-life balance as a CEO and father of five, and what true success really looks like. This one’s a masterclass in business, resilience, and perspective.
SPONSORS:
ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (https://elevenlabs.io) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice.
ALS Investment Fund: Thanks to ALS Investment Fund (https://www.alsinvestmentfund.com) for supporting this episode.
SOCIAL:
Website: https://tgnlu.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nlutimgreen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nlupod/
AUDIO ONLY:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fhcANt7CSnYvgBlgxpVVa
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-left-unsaid/id1734094890
PERSONAL:
Tackle ALS: https://www.tackleals.com
Tim Green Books: https://authortimgreen.com
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Manage episode 474773771 series 3563428
Steve Hafner, co-founder and CEO of Kayak, joins Tim and Troy Green for a conversation packed with insights, humility, and humor. From building Kayak into a billion-dollar brand to navigating existential threats like 9/11 and COVID, Steve shares his remarkable entrepreneurial journey. He reflects on lessons from a global upbringing, founding Orbitz, creating a revolutionary travel search engine, and leading with integrity. The episode dives into AI’s potential to disrupt travel, work-life balance as a CEO and father of five, and what true success really looks like. This one’s a masterclass in business, resilience, and perspective.
SPONSORS:
ElevenLabs: Thanks to ElevenLabs (https://elevenlabs.io) for supporting this episode and powering Tim’s voice.
ALS Investment Fund: Thanks to ALS Investment Fund (https://www.alsinvestmentfund.com) for supporting this episode.
SOCIAL:
Website: https://tgnlu.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nlutimgreen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NLUpod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nlupod/
AUDIO ONLY:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fhcANt7CSnYvgBlgxpVVa
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing-left-unsaid/id1734094890
PERSONAL:
Tackle ALS: https://www.tackleals.com
Tim Green Books: https://authortimgreen.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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