How Airbnb’s CEO uses an Unconventional Management Approach to Drive the $85 Billion Brand

Brian Chesky is the founder and CEO of the roughly $85 billion home-sharing business Airbnb. The company has been around for nearly 20 years and has had its ups and downs, but Chesky is still adamant that he will overtake the hotel industry. And in 2025, Chesky says Airbnb will roll out the biggest updates to the business ever.

Fortune Next to Lead editor Ruth Umoh sat down with Chesky to discuss his contrarian management philosophy, why most business advice books are wrong, and why he doesn’t believe in employee autonomy.

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