Watching Essentials: Customers, Networks and Health; CEOs of Front, Rubrik & Carbon Health

Leaders are trying to figure out what’s expendable and what’s essential as we march toward year-end. Rising interest rates and slowing demand have shifted their posture from raging growth to cautious stewardship.

Carbon Health CEO Eren Bali on Growing Up in Turkey & Growth in Primary Care: CNBC Working Lunch

As Amazon bids $3.9 billion for One Medical, attention is shifting to healthtech and primary care. In this week's Working Lunch on CNBC's Power Lunch, meet?Carbon Health CEO Eren Bali, who has been using tech to accelerate change since he grew up in rural Turkey:

Front CEO Mathilde Collin: How Transparency Helped in Crises

As cofounder and?CEO of Front, Mathilde Collin?has built a business that helps companies communicate with customers efficiently. It turns out, open communication is a central part of her own leadership playbook:

Neutralizing the Impact of Ransomware: Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha

Growing up,?Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha?had to find creative ways to access opportunity. Now as CEO of Rubrik, he’s pushing his company to outsmart hackers who want to hold corporate data hostage:

Is CHIPS Act Funding A Good Investment? On the Other Hand

Senators yesterday approved funding for the?CHIPS Act, including $53 billion to build semiconductors in the United States, and $24 billion in incentives. Is it a smart investment in America's future, or a wasteful handout? I argue both sides in the latest?On the Other Hand, on CNBC's Squawk Box:

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