Pursuits
Music for Working: Eight Leaders on Their Favorites
Industry leaders on the music that gets them motivated
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“I work in real estate, where my car is often my office, so I listen to business e-books on CD: I just finished Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger. Why not make my driving time a classroom? It’s my caffeine.”—Sissy Lappin, co-founder, ListingDoor, Houston
“If I am e-mailing, reading board meeting materials, or reviewing business plans, I listen to my playlists on iTunes or Spotify—current favorites include Pink’s Try and Ne-Yo’s Miss Independent. When I’m driving between meetings, I listen to satellite Bloomberg TV to catch up on the markets, but I always sneak in some ESPN or NFL Radio, too.”—Theresia Gouw, co-founder, Aspect Ventures, Palo Alto