From Disney to TikTok: Kevin Mayer on Vision, Innovation & The Future Of AI
2/3/20261 hr 14 min
In this deep-dive conversation, Kevin Mayer joins Sean Callagy to unpack one of the most consequential leadership journeys in modern media.
From his early engineering roots to reshaping The Walt Disney Company, Kevin shares how Disney anticipated disruption, why brands matter more in an age of infinite choice, and what it truly takes to cannibalize your own success before the market does it for you.
Kevin walks through the strategic decisions behind acquiring Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, launching Disney+, stepping into the role of CEO at TikTok, and ultimately...
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First 90 secondsSean Callagy· Host0:00
[instrumental music] How do you continue to multiplex through the years? What is it that has kept you and kept calls coming your part? I obviously [laughing] [instrumental music] One other thing, Kevin Mayer. Let's get an RP for Kevin Mayer. [clapping] [instrumental music] Right. So Kevin, thank you so much for being here. Um, and by the way, where's Carl? Where are you from originally? Great. So just to-- Oh my God. You know, like I said, I always get the best of those. I always get the best of those. Friday night. You guys go to-- You guys pre-close on best of these places every day. That is incredible. So how it's done. How it's done. Let's, let's rock and roll and get