Behind the Business with Michelle Toh
Episodes
Future of luxury travel? This company wants you to feel like you're always flying private
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us this week is Amina Belouizdad Porter, the CEO of PS, the first operator of private airport terminals for commercial flyers in the US. Its m...
NBC News anchor Vicky Nguyen: From Vietnamese refugee to TODAY Show
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vicky Nguyen was just eight months old when she fled Vietnam as a refugee. Today, she's an Emmy-winning journalist, anchor and Chief Consumer Investig...
20X growth in five years: How Factor pushed healthy eating beyond broccoli
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us this week is Adam Park, CEO and managing director of Factor US — one of the fastest-growing names in health and nutrition that bills itse...
LARQ: From reinventing the water bottle to being acquired by BRITA
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest guest is Justin Wang, who, back in 2017, decided that the way we drink water could use an upgrade. Justin left a successful corporate caree...
'Not just hand sanitizer': How Touchland built an $880 million brand
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by Touchland co-founder & CEO Andrea Lisbona, who turned an overlooked essential into a brand with $100 million in annual sale...
Future of flying? JetZero CEO takes on Airbus and Boeing with jet that aims to cut emissions in half
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom O'Leary is on a mission to reshape how we fly. He's the co-founder and CEO of JetZero, an aviation startup building a blended-wing body aircraft t...
Coffee Meets Bagel co-founder on building the 'anti-Tinder' and turning down Mark Cuban
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arum Kang, co-founder and former longtime CEO of Coffee Meets Bagel, is our guest this week. She's one of three Korean sisters who, back in 2012, were...
'Your Rich BFF' Vivian Tu's top money tips: How she made $7M a year by 31
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vivian Tu is the founder and CEO of Your Rich BFF, a leading financial education brand helping millions learn how to build wealth and make smarter mon...
Warby Parker's leap: From affordable glasses to AI game-changer
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Gilboa is co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, the eyewear brand that started with a pair of lost glasses while he was studying at Wharton Busi...
Introducing Behind the Business
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Behind the Business, a new podcast and video series hosted by CNN and FORTUNE alum Michelle Toh that aims to explore the decisions and phil...