Oct 21, 2025 · 35 min · 12 segments
Wendell Weeks, Chairman and CEO of Corning Incorporated, joins Diane and Kristin to reflect on leading one of America’s oldest innovators through constant reinvention. Weeks shares rare stories from…
Wendell WeeksGuest
Diane BradyHostKristin StolarHost
And in this week's episode, Kristin, we are talking to the CEO of a company that I think is probably one of the most successful companies that a lot of people haven't heard of.
And Corning, uh, it, it's interesting because their products are so core to America, but you've never heard of them.
You've got that, you've got the Pyrex, you've got your grandmother's cookware, CorningWare, uh, you've got the Gorilla Glass, the screen on your iPhone and your Apple Watch.
You know, y- I know you've done a feature about him and what this 107, now almost 175-year-old company's doing.
But Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, a lot of the titans of tech look to this man for leadership for what the next generation's gonna look like.
I mean, this is the first and only time I've ever gotten a call from Jeff Bezos, who was glowing about Wendell.
He's made very conscious choices for how he wants to lead, his mindset around followership.
So, I think there's a lot to learn, not just about what's around the corner, but what's within the great leaders we have in our time today.
And in this week's episode, Kristin, we are talking to the CEO of a company that I think is probably one of the most successful companies that a lot of people haven't heard of.
And Corning, uh, it, it's interesting because their products are so core to America, but you've never heard of them.
You've got that, you've got the Pyrex, you've got your grandmother's cookware, CorningWare, uh, you've got the Gorilla Glass, the screen on your iPhone and your Apple Watch.
You know, y- I know you've done a feature about him and what this 107, now almost 175-year-old company's doing.
But Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, a lot of the titans of tech look to this man for leadership for what the next generation's gonna look like.
I mean, this is the first and only time I've ever gotten a call from Jeff Bezos, who was glowing about Wendell.
He's made very conscious choices for how he wants to lead, his mindset around followership.
So, I think there's a lot to learn, not just about what's around the corner, but what's within the great leaders we have in our time today.
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