How Success Happens

Evan Goldberg Founder of Oracle NetSuite on Success in Software

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since Evan Goldberg was a kid he always knew he wanted to build software. As the founder of Oracle NetSuite, he understood that a business starts with...

Nate Checketts Founder of Rhone Athleisure Wear on Building a Leading Brand

30 Dec 2020

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Nate Checketts is the founder of Rhone an athleisure wear company he started in 2014. Nate is a master brand builder and someone who is creating somet...

True Religion Founder Kym Gold On Having True Grit as an Entrepreneur

23 Dec 2020

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Kym Gold is an American fashion and home design executive. She was the co-founder of designer jeans brand True Religion which she eventually sold for ...

How The NFL Helped Shape Justin Forsett's Success As An Entrepreneur

16 Dec 2020

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Justin Forsett played in the NFL even having a Pro Bowl season in 2014-2015 while with the Baltimore Ravens. While playing in the NFL, Forsett unveile...

In Pursuit of Passion: How Alli Webb went from Stylist to Founder of DryBar

09 Dec 2020

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Finding and pursuing her absolute passion has always been the goal for Alli Webb. Whether that’s taking the leap into beauty school or opening her 1...

YouTube's Original Sensation, Bethany Mota on the Power of Content

02 Dec 2020

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Bethany Mota is one of the original YouTube pioneers and influencer with over 20 million followers across all her channels. She was at the top of her ...

Beyond Meat Founder Ethan Brown Is on a Mission to Change What We Eat

25 Nov 2020

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When Ethan Brown started Beyond Meat in 2009 he did it with a simple question in mind. Why do you need an animal to create meat and why can't you buil...

Global Designer Eileen Fisher Built a Fashion Empire From Literally Nothing

18 Nov 2020

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Eileen is the Founder of EILEEN FISHER, Inc, the design company known for creating simple, timeless garments, where she also serves as the Chairwoman....

Jim McKelvey Founder of Square on Doing Something Thats Never Been Done

11 Nov 2020

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Jim McKelvey is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and of course the co-founder of Square, a financial payments company. He started the business with...

Scott Manson on Building a Game Changing Music Business with Scooter Braun

04 Nov 2020

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The close friendship between Scott Manson and Scooter Braun goes all the way back to their late teens. In 2012, Scott left his job as a lawyer at a ma...

Neil deGrasse Tyson On The Meaning of Smart

28 Oct 2020

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One of America's best-known scientists, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has spent much of his career sharing his knowledge with others. He has an i...

Super Agent Steve Herz On Why Anything Is Possible

21 Oct 2020

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Steve Herz is President of The Montag Group, a sports and entertainment talent and marketing consultancy. He is also a career advisor to CEOs, lawyers...

The Today Show's Al Roker on his own Entrepreneurial Success

14 Oct 2020

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Matt Higgins From Poverty to CEO of RSE Ventures

07 Oct 2020

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Matt Higgins grew up in poverty while having to take care of his ailing mother. He dropped out of high school, obtained an equivalency diploma and enr...

Thirty Five Ventures Rich Kleiman on Building Businesses With NBA Star Kevin Durant

30 Sep 2020

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Rich Kleiman formed a special bond with NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Together, they formed Thirty Five Ventures, an umbrella company for their business...

Rebecca Minkoff and Birchbox's Katia Beauchamp Are Empowering Female Entrepreneurs

23 Sep 2020

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Designer Rebecca Minkoff and Katia Beauchamp, the founder of Birchbox, the leading beauty and grooming subscription box with over 2.5 million customer...

NBA Star CJ McCollum on his Entrepreneurial Leap Into the Wine Business

16 Sep 2020

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Atlanta Falcons Owner and Home Depot Founder, Arthur Blank, on Building "Good" Companies

09 Sep 2020

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Arthur M. Blank believes that for good companies, purpose and profit can-and should-go hand in hand. Arthur found incredible success by doing just tha...

Former NBA Star Baron Davis on Building Businesses Off the Court

26 Aug 2020

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Baron Davis started preparing for life after the NBA when he was just in high school. Once in the NBA, he quickly became one of the key original inves...

How Monique Brandon Is Fixing California's Affordable Housing Crisis

19 Aug 2020

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Monique Brandon is working together with legendary venture capitalist Steven Dietz to tackle California's affordable housing crisis. Her company Unite...

Foursquare and Dodgeball Founder Dennis Crowley On Finding Success In Tech

12 Aug 2020

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Dennis Crowley is the co-founder of Foursquare, the technology company that powers location experiences for more than 1 billion people around the worl...

Patron Spirits and Paul Mitchell Founder John Paul Dejoria

05 Aug 2020

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John Paul DeJoria is an American entrepreneur, a billionaire and philanthropist best known as a co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products ...

Jillian Michaels On Overcoming Her Own Struggles to Achieve Success

29 Jul 2020

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Allbirds Founder Tim Brown On Building A Billion Dollar Business Around Comfortable, Stylish, and Sustainable Footwear

22 Jul 2020

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A native of New Zealand, Tim Brown was always well versed in the magical qualities of merino wool. He was always inherently curious. That's why while ...

KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky On Building A Billion Dollar Business Around Kindness

15 Jul 2020

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Daniel Lubetzky, founder and Executive Chairman of KIND, is on a mission to make the world a little kinder one snack and act at a time. He started KIN...

Well+Good Founder Alexia Brue On The State Of The Wellness Industry

08 Jul 2020

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In 2009 Alexia Brue launched what has become wellness digital media power house, Well + Good. Alexia started Well + Good after identifying a need for ...

StubHub Founder Jeff Fluhr On How Sporting Events & Concerts Will Return

01 Jul 2020

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While at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Fluhr entered the annual business plan competition with the idea of creating a trusted marketplace to b...

Warby Parker Founder Neil Blumenthal On Doubling Down On Retail Post Covid

24 Jun 2020

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Robert Tuchman talks with Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, a transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a r...

Sweetgreen Co-Founder & Chief Concept Officer Nicolas Jammet On How Restaurants Return

17 Jun 2020

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Robert Tuchman sits down with Sweetgreen Co-Founder & Chief Concept Officer Nicolas Jammet to discuss how the restaurant chain is facing the challenge...

Betty Liu Is An Award Winning Journalist Who Also Built A Super Successful Media Company

10 Jun 2020

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Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman Is One Reason BR is Thriving Even Without Sports

03 Jun 2020

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Howard Mittman is the CEO of Bleacher Report the premiere digital destination for millennial and Gen Z sports fans. While many sports media companies ...

Suri Kasirer on Building The Number One Lobbying Firm In New York City

27 May 2020

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Suri Kasirer is a born New Yorker and advocate. She founded Kasirer in 1997 out of a studio apartment on the Upper West Side—and a lifelong commitme...

Shutterstock Founder and Tech Billionaire Jon Oringer On Helping Creatives Get Paid

20 May 2020

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Mall of America and Fourpost creator Mark Ghermezian On How Retail Has Changed Forever

13 May 2020

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StockX Founder Josh Luber on How He Turned Sneakers Into His Own Billion Dollar Business

06 May 2020

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Josh Luber founded StockX with fellow entrepreneur and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert after they both literally came up with the same idea sepa...

Iron Chef Winner Marc Forgione on Owning a Restaurant During a Crisis

29 Apr 2020

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Marc Forgione is a Celebrity Chef, Iron Chef, and a man who launched a restaurant in downtown New York City six months prior to the Great Financial Cr...

Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt On Succeeding Even During Crisis

22 Apr 2020

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James Daunt is the CEO of Barnes & Noble, who was brought in to lead the company last August to help with what was already a challenging situation for...

Stoney Clover Lane's Kendall Glazer On Starting Her Business As A High School Student

15 Apr 2020

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Stoney Clover Lane was founded by sisters Kendall and Libby Glazer from their Rochester, New York bedroom when they were just 17 and 15 respectively. ...

Splice's Steve Martocci On Changing The Game For Musicians

08 Apr 2020

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Steve Martocci is the founder of music tech platform Splice. Martocci first started in the tech business by co-founding the group-messaging service Gr...

Vista Global’s Thomas Flohr on Building a Business During a Global Crisis

01 Apr 2020

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The Swiss financier, Thomas Flohr, started his private jet charter company in 2004, just a few years after 9/11 sent aircraft sales spiraling. It wasn...

Walt Disney Companies Debra O'Connell on Building a Great Culture

25 Mar 2020

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Inspirato's Brent Handler on Spotting Consumer Trends

18 Mar 2020

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In 2002, Brent and his brother Brad launched Exclusive Resorts, and quickly became pioneers in the destination club industry. Then, in 2011 the Handle...

Pawn Stars Creator and TV Tycoon Brent Montgomery on Being A 10 Year Overnight Success

11 Mar 2020

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They say every “overnight success” takes 10 years, and that’s something reality TV tycoon Brent Montgomery knows all too well. In 2014, Brent so...

Hollywood Heavyweights Michele Ganeless, Alysia Reiner, and David Alan Basche on the Business of Making a Movie

04 Mar 2020

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A movie is a piece of entertainment. But a movie is also a business. There are budgets, payroll, marketing—you name it. Michelle Ganeless, the forme...

Baked by Melissa's, Melissa Ben-Ishay, on Why Getting Fired Changed Her Life

26 Feb 2020

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Melissa Ben-Ishay is the founder of Baked by Melissa. When she was let go from her job, she had no idea what to do. But her brother suggested she star...

BaubleBars Daniella Yacobovsky on How to Fail Your Way to Success

19 Feb 2020

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Daniella Yacobovsky the co founder of BaubleBar the go-to online retailer for on-trend jewelry seemed to understand early on that failures she had in ...

Celebrity Chef and Restauranteur Scott Conant on Finding True Happiness In Business

12 Feb 2020

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Celebrity Chef Leah Cohen on Being a Successful Woman in a Male Dominated Industry

05 Feb 2020

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Leah Cohen started in the restaurant business way before the #metoo movement. Many people might know her from her wildly successful New York City rest...

StyleSeat's Melody McCloskey on Overcoming the Fears of Starting a Billion Dollar Business

29 Jan 2020

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Melody Mcloskey founded StyleSeat - the premiere marketplace for beauty and barbering services. It has generated more than $6.5 billion in revenue for...

Montage Hotel Founder Alan Fuerstman's Rise From Doorman to Industry Legend

22 Jan 2020

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Alan Fuerstman started his career in the hotel industry as a doorman at a Marriott in New Jersey. He then worked his way up to captain of the bell sta...

Mindy Scheier On Pioneering The Fashion Industry's Adaptable Clothing Market

15 Jan 2020

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There are over one billion people globally living with disabilities, but up until a few years ago no one in the fashion industry was making clothes fo...

Marc Merrill On Rising Above Business Disasters To Achieve Unprecedented Success

08 Jan 2020

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Marc Merrill is the Co-Founder of Riot Games. Riot created League of Legends, one of the most popular video games of all time. League of Legends World...

Danny Meyer On How Customer Experience Has Always Been HIs Secret Sauce

01 Jan 2020

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There is a reason we choose to pay $5 for a cup of coffee. The customers aren't paying for the coffee, they are paying for the experience of being at ...

Alexa Von Tobel On Trying To Start A Business In The Middle of The Great Recession

25 Dec 2019

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Starting a business at any time can be scary but how about dropping out of school to start a business during the greatest recession in the history of ...

Jarrod Moses On Overcoming Age Discrimination To Find Success

18 Dec 2019

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Jarrod Moses went from being a college intern at Grey Advertising to becoming its youngest president ever. He was a 30-year-old boss of a major public...

General Assembly Founder Jake Schwartz On Overcoming Struggles to Find Success

11 Dec 2019

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Jake Schwartz started a company called General Assembly that just sold to the big human resource company Adecco Group for a reported 413 million dolla...

Fanduel's Lesley Eccles on Finding the True Meaning of Success 

04 Dec 2019

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Lesley Eccles is the co-founder and former head of marketing of FanDuel, the billion-dollar fantasy sports company. She started it with her husband Ni...

Randi Zuckerberg Is On A Mission To Even The Playing Field In The Tech Industry

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Randi Zuckerberg was one of the first employees at Facebook. She contributed on many fronts in those early days of Facebook, and was responsible for c...

The Co-Founder of Skinnygirl Margarita On Going From Selling Mortgages to Selling Booze

20 Nov 2019

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How do you deal with the feeling of not being able to make a difference in a changing industry? David Kanbar is a serial entrepreneur who started a mo...

Buddy "The Cake Boss" Valastro Jr. On Refusing to Fail

13 Nov 2019

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rewardStyle's Amber Venz Box On Taking Initiative To Create Opportunities

06 Nov 2019

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Amber Venz Box is the founder of rewardStyle a business driving over one billion dollars in retail sales by uniting brands, influencers, and consumers...

Caroline Hirsch On Finding Success in an Industry Dominated by Men

30 Oct 2019

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SoulCycle’s Founder On Building Solid Partnerships

23 Oct 2019

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Ruth Zukerman will be the first to tell you that she has faced many struggles with some of her business partners over the years. But Ruth has persever...

Celebrity Chef David Burke On Pushing Yourself To Success

16 Oct 2019

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How hard should you push yourself to achieve success? David Burke is one of the biggest names in the culinary world but in getting there he had to put...

Rent the Runway's Jenny Fleiss On How to Sell Crazy Ideas

09 Oct 2019

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How do you sell something that people don’t understand? In 2009, when Jenny co-founded the company Rent the Runway, the business transformed the re...

Rachel Shechtman On Merging with Macy's and Innovating the Retail Model

02 Oct 2019

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The 'Batman of Tech' Says Creativity Is the Heart of Entrepreneurship

25 Sep 2019

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A chat with Reid Genauer, singer, songwriter and Chief Marketing Officer of Smule, one of the most popular music apps on the planet. Learn more about ...

How This Entrepreneur and Kimbal Musk Are Changing the Future of Food

18 Sep 2019

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In 2016, Tobias Peggs and Kimbal Musk partnered up to launch Square Roots, a Brooklyn-based urban farm. Farmers grow food in shipping containers by wa...

How Google's Youngest-Ever Hire Launched an AI Company Backed by Mark Cuban

11 Sep 2019

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At age 19, Falon Fatemi became known as Google's youngest-ever hire. She's also the daughter of two immigrant entrepreneurs, and after leaving Google,...

When Told It Couldn't Be Done, the Founder of Hint Water Wasn't Afraid to Ask 'Why Not?'

04 Sep 2019

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Learn the mindset that helped Kara Goldin turn a simple idea into an empire boasting more than $100 million in sales. Learn more about your ad choices...

Here's Why Bedding Company Boll and Branch Expanded Into the Hyper-Competitive World of Online Mattresses

28 Aug 2019

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Surprised by How Customers Were Using His Website, This Entrepreneur Created a Whole New Business

21 Aug 2019

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Dusty Stutsman, co-founder of Night Out, on recognizing those great ideas that are staring you right in the face. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

How This Farmer Entrepreneur Is Literally Growing Her Profits

14 Aug 2019

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The Meal Kit Company Thrives Because Its Founder Focuses on Defensibility

07 Aug 2019

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A Monk-Turned-Financial Advisor on Mindful Money Management

31 Jul 2019

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In his 20 years as a monk, Doug Lynam saw financial suffering firsthand -- in his teaching community and in monastery guests, not to mention the monas...

This Immigrant Entrepreneur and DACA Recipient Raised Over $15 Million in Funding

24 Jul 2019

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Google, eBay, Tesla, Yahoo, AT&T: These companies were all founded, completely or in part, by immigrants -- who also account for close to 30 percent o...

Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Just Change One Thing, Says Fit Men Cook's Kevin Curry

17 Jul 2019

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The founder of the 2 million+ member community Fit Men Cook talks about his unexpected pivot in lifestyle and business. Learn more about your ad choic...

This Co-Founder Wants People With Food Allergies to Feel Safer at the Dinner Table

10 Jul 2019

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Shireen Yates is the CEO of Nima, the maker of a device that tests for gluten and peanuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

How the Co-Founder of Mission-Driven Just Got More Than $200 Million From Investors

12 Jun 2019

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Josh Tetrick shares how his company has found success around its goal of reducing eggs from the food system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

The Try Guys Built a Brand Beloved By Millions By Not Being Afraid to Fail -- And They Are Just Getting Started

05 Jun 2019

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Known for their viral videos dedicated to getting them out of their comfort zones, Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld and Eugene Lee Yang s...

How This Production Company Got Will Smith to Jump Out of a Helicopter

29 May 2019

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As the partners and founders of Content23 Media, Eric Conte and Dan Weinreich have developed an impressive resume. In this episode of HSH, we discuss ...

This Entrepreneur Makes Sense of All Those Crazy Cannabis Business Regulations

22 May 2019

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Cannabis business regulations vary not just from one state to the next but from one town to the next. Amanda Ostrowitz built CannaRegs so not just ent...

Bob Saget Is the World's Raunchiest Renaissance Man

08 May 2019

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The Co-Founder of Vita Coco on the Early Coconut Water Wars and Where His Company Is Going Next

01 May 2019

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Michael Kirban discusses how he built the company to become the dominant player in a relatively new beverage space. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

Deepak Chopra on Motivation, Meditation and Finding Peace in the Information Age

24 Apr 2019

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We’re smack-dab in the middle of the Information Age, and it can feel like a flood where we’re barely staying above water. Spiritual guru and best...

She Won $1 Million for Her Big Idea at WeWork's Global Pitch Competition. Here's How -- and Her Top Pitching Strategy.

17 Apr 2019

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In January, Medinas Health CEO Chloe Alpert won $1 million at the WeWork Creator Global Finals. Her big idea? A data-driven marketplace that aims to h...

Designer Rebecca Minkoff Shares How She Built a Brand Beloved All Over the World

10 Apr 2019

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Minkoff discusses how she aims to use her platform to pave the way for other female founders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

The Founders of Of a Kind Discuss the Value of Having a "Work Wife"

03 Apr 2019

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How This Online Butcher Shop, Which Raised $3.7 Million, Hopes to Change the Meat Industry

27 Mar 2019

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Porter Road has sold about 150,000 pounds of meat since it opened its online store last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

How He Went From Burned Out Restaurant Executive to the Entrepreneur Behind 2 Successful Hospitality Businesses

20 Mar 2019

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Michael Schultz founded both Fairgrounds Coffee, which serves coffees and teas from different brewers, and Infuse Hospitality, a provider of custom ca...

Comedy Guru Larry Charles Is Looking for Laughs in the Most Dangerous Places on Earth

13 Mar 2019

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This Clinical Psychologist Explores Ways in Which Comsumers Use Technology in Ways Its Inventors Never Foresaw

06 Mar 2019

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One couple used 'smart' lights to strengthen their marriage. Episode sponsored by Shapr - https://bit.ly/2EkE7qI Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

How Gregorys Coffee Created Buzz and Brewed Success

27 Feb 2019

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Gregory Zamfotis had a business and law degree, but while sipping coffee at a Starbucks, he decided to do something else entirely. Learn more about yo...

Stand-up Comedian Chris Distefano's Journey From Physical Therapist to Pro Joke Slinger

13 Feb 2019

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The Brooklyn-born comic, whose first hour-long special recently premiered on Comedy Central, reveals the secret of "graceful bombing." Learn more abou...

Simpsons' Star Yeardley Smith Shares Why You Should Never Let the Pursuit of Perfection Get In the Way of Enjoying The Ride

06 Feb 2019

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The actor, producer and entrepreneur talks about lessons learned from her varied career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

How to Blow Away an Investor, According to Culture-Tech Investor Gregg Smith

30 Jan 2019

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From JUUL Labs to Honcker, culture-tech investor Gregg Smith reveals his winning philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Anthony Scaramucci on Working for Trump -- and Building His Own Billion-Dollar Fortune

23 Jan 2019

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The former White House Communications Director candidly discusses his wild 11 days on the national stage and how they impacted his business. Learn mor...

Barbara Corcoran Reveals How to Not Be Afraid Of Taking Risks - And Why She's Not a Fan of New Year's Resolutions

16 Jan 2019

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The Shark Tank star shares her toughest money management lessons and how take your business to the next level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Tech Pioneer Jean Case on How to Change the World With Your Big Idea

09 Jan 2019

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Jean Case is a tech industry pioneer. Besides her role as CEO of The Case Foundation, which she co-founded with her husband Steve, she’s also chairm...

How The Founders of This Healthcare Startup Raised More Than $91M Their First Year in Business

02 Jan 2019

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Zachariah Reitano and Saman Rahmanian want to fight stigmas with technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices