Playing to Win: Mario Harik on Running XPO, Spotting A Players, and Thinking Big
The Knowledge Project
- Published
- April 14, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 39m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
Discusses business, society, culture, technology.
Summary
Mario Harik is the CEO of XPO, one of the largest trucking companies in the world, and leads a team of 40,000 people across a multi‑billion‑dollar operation. He started as employee #3, trained under Brad Jacobs (who’s built eight multibillion‑dollar companies from scratch), and has spent the last two decades turning engineering discipline, frontline feedb…
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Mario Harik is the CEO of XPO, one of the largest trucking companies in the world, and leads a team of 40,000 people across a multi‑billion‑dollar operation. He started as employee #3, trained under Brad Jacobs (who’s built eight multibillion‑dollar companies from scratch), and has spent the last two decades turning engineering discipline, frontline feedback, and a deep belief in human potential into a repeatable leadership system. In this conversation, Mario breaks down how he makes decisions i
Themes
- business
- society
- culture
- technology