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Risk Takers
A 5-part prime time series presenting the extraordinary new generation of outside-the-box thinkers changing the way we live and the world does business in the 21st Century.
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Every Tuesday night at 9pm, starting July 12, 2011  Bloomberg TV

EPISODES:

Elon Musk
One of the greatest innovators of our day…  He helped create Paypal, built America’s first viable fully electric car company, runs the nation’s biggest solar energy supplier, has created cheaper and better rockets than NASA and may make commercial space travel a reality in our lifetime.  And he’s still in his 30s. How did he get where he is today, and what’s next for Elon Musk?
Written and Produced by Oren Jacoby

David Neeleman
David Neeleman
College-dropout David Neeleman has changed the way we fly. Best known as the founder of JetBlue, he invented ticketless air travel and revolutionized the industry.  Neeleman was fired from Jet Blue amidst controversy in 2007 but he has since gone on to greater heights, launching Azul airlines in Brazil.
Written and Produced by Ed Robbins

Michael Burry
Michael Burry
Few predicted the real-estate crash; many in the financial world helped blow up the bubble.  But Michael Burry saw the danger and figured out a way to bet against it.  When the US economy collapsed, he and his investors made nearly a billion dollars shorting the mortgage market with credit default swaps. A central figure in Michael Lewis’s best-selling book The Big Short, Michael Burry may be one of the smartest investors of our time.
Written and Produced by Oren Rudavsky

 

Michelle Rhee
Michelle Rhee
Michelle Rhee was hired to take charge of the toughest school system in the country at a time when Americans have fallen to twenty-fifth place in global educational rankings.  When she set to work, her take-no-prisoners approach was criticized by many educators, but seemed to produce quick results. Does Michelle Rhee have the right stuff to fix America’s school system?
Written and Produced by Oren Rudavsky

Scott Boras
Scott Boras
Scott Boras was the first agent to negotiate a contract worth over $200 million.  His roster of clients has included, Greg Maddux, Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, and Carlos Beltràn.  Scott Boras is one of the most influential figures in baseball, and continues to have a big impact on America’s favorite pastime.
Written and Produced by Oren Jacoby

Meredith Whitney
Meredith Whitney
Meredith Whitney has been called “the most feared analyst on Wall Street.”  In 2007, she correctly predicted the fall of Citigroup, and now she says that municipal bond markets are in deep trouble.  Her critics say she’s overly pessimistic, but Meredith Whitney is sticking to her guns.
Written and Produced by Gabrielle Tenenbaum




SERIES Promo




NEELEMAN Episode




BURRY Episode




RHEE Episode




MUSK Episode




BORAS Episode