Pushing Through: CEOs Gather to Share Insights in a Tough Economy

In an unusual Memorial Day week, I shifted my attention from streaming conversations to live gatherings. As part of the first Fortt Knox dinner, 32 CEOs and founders of businesses at all stages came together to share insights about leadership and navigating a shifting global environment.

Carrot Fertility CEO Tammy Sun on Opening Access: CNBC Working Lunch

The tight labor market has employers asking what perks and programs employees truly value. In the latest?Working Lunch on CNBC’s Power Lunch, Jon Fortt brings us up close with?Carrot Fertility CEO Tammy Sun, a founder whose company is one of several making headway in fertility benefits:

Qualcomm's Cristiano Amon and ServiceNow's Bill McDermott on Optimism in a Choppy Market

At the Fortt Knox dinner on May 31, I spoke to?Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon?and?ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott?about their vision to expand their businesses in an uncertain economy:

First Fortt Knox Dinner Brings Together Cross Section of Leaders

Snapshots from the Fortt Knox dinner, at the Nasdaq MarketSite:

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman?and I welcomed the group.

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, CNBC Senior Multimedia Producer Fahiemah Al-Ali and CNBC Senior Vice President of News Dan Colarusso

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Reel CEO Daniela Corrente, Upsolve CEO Rohan Pavuluri, TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen, Arctic Wolf CEO Nick Schneider, Medable CEO Dr. Michelle Longmire

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Logicworks CEO Ken Ziegler, Credit Karma CEO Ken Lin, Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz

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Encantos CEO Steven Wolfe Pereira,?Corrente,?Career Karma CEO Ruben Harris, Forethought CEO Deon Nicholas

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NorthOne Business Banking CEO Eytan Bensoussan; Sugar CEO Fatima Dicko (left), Paper CEO Phil Cutler (right)

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Kinara Capital CEO Hardika Shah?joined me to talk about capital for small businesses in India

Sheryl Sandberg Leaving Facebook: Should Investors Feel Good About It? On the Other Hand

Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg?announced she's stepping down in the fall after 14 years as Mark Zuckerberg's number two. Should investors feel good about this move? I argued both sides in the latest?On the Other Hand, on CNBC's Squawk Box: