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The CEO Signal

Penny Pritzker, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Booking Overview

This executive-leadership interview show focuses on consequential decisions shaping the global economy and typically features sitting or former CEOs, founders, and senior executives from major companies. PR agencies could credibly pitch high-profile business leaders with substantial transformation, technology, investment, finance, brand, or organizational leadership experience, but booking is very difficult because the show attracts globally prominent executives.

Metrics

Episodes: 15

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: USA

Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcast@semafor.com

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Host

Penny Pritzker - Founder and chairman of PSP Partners and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, serving from 2013 to 2017.

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson - CEO Editor at Semafor and a former Financial Times journalist who has spent decades covering global companies and corporate leadership.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Current or former CEOs, founders, presidents, chief operating officers, and other senior executives leading major companies or significant business transformations.
Required Achievements:  
Leading a major global company, Founding or scaling a prominent technology or financial business, Directing a large-scale business transformation, Building a recognized brand or corporate culture

Recent Guest Discussions

Jon Gray - Investment Decision-making, Artificial Intelligence, Private Credit, Organizational Systems, And Entrepreneurship.

Reed Hastings - Artificial Intelligence, Creative Destruction, Leadership Judgment, Company Culture, Succession, And Entrepreneurship.

Max Levchin - Consumer Finance, Artificial Intelligence, Product Philosophy, Company Culture, Immigrant Entrepreneurship, And Leadership.

Patrice Louvet - Brand Strategy, Business Transformation, Disciplined Growth, Decision-making, And Corporate Leadership.

Chuck Robbins - Artificial Intelligence Transformation, Cybersecurity, Software, Organizational Leadership, Decision-making, And Business Strategy.

Recent Topics

Executive Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Investing, Business

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The CEO Signal
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the founder’s role and bridging Silicon Valley’s AI divide

October 22, 2026

“What if design just ran the boardroom?” In this episode of The CEO Signal with Penny Pritzker and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky explains how his training as an industrial designer shapes his unconventional approach to running the company. He describes Airbnb as a three-dimensional model in his head and explains why he remains so personally involved in recruiting and organizational decisions.  “The founder is the keeper of the dream,” he says. On artificial intell...

Inside the Breakup of an American Industrial Giant

October 08, 2026

After nearly four decades at Honeywell, Vimal Kapur reached the top — and then took on the task of breaking the 140-year-old industrial conglomerate into three companies. Kapur tells Penny Pritzker and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson how he managed that separation while simultaneously building Honeywell Technologies into a focused automation company, reshaping its portfolio and deciding where the new business should compete. The challenge, he says, is capturing the advantages of focus without givi...

Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown on the “Relief or Regret” Rule

September 24, 2026

“Relief or regret?” That is the question Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown uses to test consequential decisions. In a candid conversation with Penny Pritzker and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Brown explains how nearly two decades of reinvention, activist pressure and private-equity involvement changed the way he leads. Working with activists made him more accountable and pushed him, he says, from thinking “like a manager” to thinking “like an owner.” He is equally open about the m...

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Frequently asked questions

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The CEO Signal
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How do I get in touch with The CEO Signal?

The CEO Signal is hosted by Penny Pritzker and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson. Its publicly listed email is podcast@semafor.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The CEO Signal?

The publicly listed email for The CEO Signal: podcast@semafor.com.

How many listeners does The CEO Signal have?

Podseeker estimates The CEO Signal reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The CEO Signal?

The CEO Signal typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Current or former CEOs, founders, presidents, chief operating officers, and other senior executives leading major companies or significant business transformations. Common among recent guests: Leading a major global company; Founding or scaling a prominent technology or financial business; Directing a large-scale business transformation. Recent guests include Jon Gray, Reed Hastings, and Max Levchin.

How hard is it to get booked on The CEO Signal?

Very high. It mostly books well-known names.

What topics does The CEO Signal cover?

Recent episodes cover Executive Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Investing, and Business. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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