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Fixable: How to bring a business back to life

Fixable: How to bring a business back to life

An interview with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt

Behind the Money · Manuela Saragosa

July 30, 202539m 47s

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Show Notes

This week we’re sharing an episode from Fixable, a podcast from TED. In it, hear about the resurrection of Barnes & Noble. 


Chief revival architect and CEO James Daunt joins hosts Anne Morriss and Frances Frei to discuss the unconventional leadership strategies that helped him navigate through the pandemic and keep bookstores alive in the age of Amazon and e-books. Anne and Frances explore James’s non-hierarchical approach to team building, dive into the challenges he faced on his mission to revitalise the company, and discover the principle at the heart of his strategy. Listen to Fixable wherever you get your podcasts.




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