Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays.
This podcast episode explores Madeline's journey of turning nutpods into a successful coffee creamer brand after 11 years of hard work. It discusses the origins of the DIY creamer concept, the challenges faced in creating the creamer, the struggles in bringing the Kickstarter product to market, the challenges in findin...
This podcast episode explores the paths to success for different businesses, highlighting strategies such as targeted marketing, sustainability, unique positioning, and partnerships. The conversation features entrepreneurs from Clif Bar, Stoked Plastics, Artisans Cooperative, and Lily Brush, who share their experiences...
This podcast episode explores "The Competition," a scholarship competition called Distinguished Young Women, where 50 high school senior girls in Mobile, Alabama compete for a massive cash prize. The host, Shima Oliaee, who was a contestant 20 years ago, returns as a judge to examine what two weeks with these ambitious...
This podcast episode explores the journey of Ev Williams, the founder of Blogger and co-founder of Twitter and Medium. It delves into his upbringing on a farm, his struggles as a copywriter and entrepreneur, and the challenges faced in creating successful internet companies. The episode highlights the importance of emb...
This podcast episode explores the challenges and opportunities faced by various entrepreneurs in different industries, including retail stores, bagel shops, tea brands, and salmon businesses. It delves into topics such as franchising, scalability, differentiation, storytelling, and direct-to-consumer sales. The speaker...
This podcast episode explores the entrepreneurial journeys and personal transformations of Dhar Mann, Aaron Powell, and the speaker in building successful businesses and overcoming adversity. It highlights the importance of personal accountability, adaptability, and seizing opportunities, as well as the power of social...
This podcast episode explores the importance of storytelling for startups and brands. Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest, serves as the guest mentor and emphasizes the need for storytelling to come from the heart and connect with the audience emotionally. The episode discusses practical advice on effectively communi...
This podcast episode tells the story of Rosanna Pansino, a YouTube entrepreneur who started her channel by posting cake-making videos. Despite initial hesitations and struggles, Rosanna's channel, Nerdy Nummies, gained immense popularity and led her to pursue her passion for cooking. Rosanna discusses her journey from ...
This podcast episode explores the journey of Danielle Walker, author of gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free cookbooks, and her experience with autoimmune diseases. It covers topics such as the impact of diet on autoimmune symptoms, the success of her blog and cookbook, the challenges of finding specialty ingredient...
This podcast episode explores the journey of Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer turned successful YouTuber and entrepreneur. It delves into his early life and career at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, his transition to becoming a YouTuber, the creation of his viral videos, the challenges he faced in his entrepreneuri...
This podcast episode explores the journey of Shane Legg, co-founder of DeepMind and pioneer in artificial general intelligence (AGI). It discusses the early days of AI and machine learning, the founding of DeepMind, the breakthrough achievement in solving the protein folding problem, and the potential benefits and risk...
This podcast episode delves into the story of Rhett and Link, two boyhood friends who built one of the most successful YouTube partnerships ever. It explores their rise to fame on YouTube, the origins of their podcast and the challenges they faced along the way. The episode also discusses Rhett and Link's faith journey...
This podcast episode explores the unexpected firing of Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, during a board meeting. Altman is taken by surprise when he is informed that the board has lost confidence in his leadership and terminates his role as CEO. The abrupt dismissal leaves Altman shocked and confused, especially consideri...
This podcast episode explores the concept of Blue Ocean Strategy, which focuses on creating new markets and avoiding competition. The example of Cirque du Soleil is used to illustrate the success of this strategy. The episode also discusses the success of Tesla and Apple in creating uncontested market spaces and emphas...
This podcast episode explores the journey of Melissa Urban and Dallas Hartwig, the founders of the Whole30 program, from their personal struggles with addiction and trauma to the creation and evolution of a successful elimination diet. The discussion highlights the role of food in inflammation and its potential impact ...
This podcast episode explores the evolution and potential of holographic communication technology. It begins by discussing the early days of podcasting and the entrepreneurial spirit that led to its growth. It then delves into the origin of holographic digital resurrection concerts and the development of Proto, a compa...
This podcast episode explores the life and career of Isaac Larian, the founder of MGA Entertainment. Born in Iran, Larian faced poverty and discrimination, but his determination and resilience drove him to succeed. He started his journey in the United States as a dishwasher and gradually built a successful business imp...
This podcast episode explores the importance of character traits, social skills, practicing skills, ego, teaching and seeking help, imposter syndrome, self-compassion and perfectionism, narcissism, collaboration, seeking advice and feedback, and the potential benefits and drawbacks of ignoring feedback in entrepreneuri...
This podcast episode follows the journey of Larry Liu, co-founder and CEO of We, a billion-dollar brand. It explores his early life in Wuhan, China, his experiences as an eBay seller, the genesis of his e-commerce business, the challenges faced while scaling the company, and the pivot to a new business model. The episo...
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