How I Built This with Guy Raz
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Panera: Ron Shaich. The Big Bet That Changed Fast Food (2018)
Nov 12, 202640 min
Dr. Squatch: Jack Haldrup. From a Closet Full of Soap to a $1.5 Billion Brand
Nov 9, 20261h 20m
Dell Computers: Michael Dell. The College Dropout Who Took on IBM (2018)
Nov 5, 202646 min
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: “I Was a Great Founder and a Terrible CEO”
Nov 2, 20261h 15m
Advice Line with Tope Awotona of Calendly
Oct 29, 20261h 0m
FIGS: Trina Spear and Heather Hasson. The $2.5 Billion Scrubs Brand That Investors Said Would Never Work
Oct 26, 20261h 11m
Advice Line with Seth Berkowitz of Insomnia Cookies
Oct 22, 202643 min
Sweet Loren’s: Loren Castle. How A Recipe Makeover Built a National Cookie Brand
Oct 19, 20261h 4m
Advice Line with Tara Bosch of SmartSweets
Oct 15, 202646 min
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League (2023)
Oct 12, 20261h 16m
Advice Line with Nick Green of Thrive Market
Oct 8, 202644 min
10 Years of How I Built This: A Decade of Innovation, Risk and Reinvention
Oct 5, 20261h 10m
Advice Line with Scott Tannen of Boll & Branch and Jamie Siminoff of Ring (2025)
Oct 1, 202646 min
Seventh Generation: Alan Newman and Jeffrey Hollender. A Partnership that Flourished—until it Failed. (2021)
Sep 28, 20261h 31m
Advice Line with Danny Meyer of Shake Shack
Sep 24, 202641 min
Banza: Brian Rudolph. The Chickpea Pasta That Nearly Turned to Mush
Sep 21, 202658 min
Advice Line with Michelle Wahler of Beyond Yoga
Sep 17, 202641 min
Thrive Causemetics: Karissa Bodnar. How a Beauty Business Made Millions for a Mission
Sep 14, 202648 min
Advice Line with Kip Tindell of The Container Store
Sep 10, 202638 min
Bogg Bag: Kim Vaccarella. The $100 Million Business She Almost Abandoned
Sep 7, 20261h 23m
Advice Line with Ben Goodwin of Olipop
Sep 3, 202648 min
Late July Snacks: Nicole Bernard Dawes. Crackers and Cookies were Failing… Tortilla Chips Saved Them
Aug 31, 20261h 20m
Advice Line with Daymond John of FUBU
Aug 27, 202642 min
YETI: Roy and Ryan Seiders. How Two Brothers Turned a $400 Cooler Into a $2 Billion Brand
Aug 24, 20261h 25m
Advice Line with Carlton Calvin of Razor
Aug 20, 202642 min
Bobbie: Laura Modi. How a Baby Formula Startup Took Market Share From Two Industry Giants
Aug 17, 20261h 19m
Advice Line with Bobbi Brown of Jones Road Beauty (September 2025)
Aug 13, 202648 min
MadeGood: Salma and Nima Fotovat Lost Their First Business.They Grew Their Next One Into a Snack Giant.
Aug 10, 20261h 5m
Advice Line: "Strategy Sessions"
Aug 6, 202645 min
Serena & Lily: Serena Dugan and Lily Kanter. They Built a $20M Brand—Then One Investor Almost Destroyed It
Aug 3, 20261h 15m
Advice Line with Chris Riccobono of UNTUCKit
Jul 30, 202646 min
Sweetwater: Chuck Surack. How a Customer Service Strategy Built a Billion Dollar Online Pro Audio and Music Company.
Jul 27, 20261h 12m
Advice Line with Curt Richardson of OtterBox
Jul 23, 202641 min
Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.
Jul 20, 202651 min
Advice Line with Kenneth Cole
Jul 16, 202645 min
Sun Bum: Tom Rinks. The Secrets of a Master Brand Builder (2023)
Jul 13, 20261h 15m
Advice Line with Jeni Britton of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams (2025)
Jul 9, 202648 min
Catalina Crunch: Krishna Kaliannan. From Homemade Keto Cocoa Puffs to Breakfast Aisle Breakthrough
Jul 6, 20261h 3m
Advice Line with Ronnen Harary of Spin Master/PAW Patrol
Jul 2, 202643 min
e.l.f. Cosmetics: Joey Shamah. The Dollar Store Formula That Built a Cosmetics Giant
Jun 29, 20261h 14m
Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products
Jun 25, 202643 min
STARR Restaurants: Stephen Starr. How a Non-Foodie Built Thriving Restaurants on Gut Instinct
Jun 22, 20261h 14m
Advice Line with Shazi Visram of Happy Family Organics
Jun 18, 202645 min
Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire
Jun 15, 20261h 4m
Advice Line with Christina Tosi of Milk Bar
Jun 11, 202645 min
Shopify: Tobias Lütke. How a snowboarder built a $150 billion business (2019)
Jun 8, 202658 min
Advice Line with Tim Ferriss (August 2025)
Jun 4, 202647 min
UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.
Jun 1, 20261h 28m
Advice Line with Jeffrey Hollender of Seventh Generation
May 28, 202646 min
Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.
May 25, 20261h 27m