How Success Happens
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S1 Ep 112rewardStyle's Amber Venz Box On Taking Initiative To Create Opportunities
Amber Venz Box is the founder of rewardStyle a business driving over one billion dollars in retail sales by uniting brands, influencers, and consumers. Despite never having any previous connections, contacts or easy ways into the Fashion industry she ended up becoming one of its most successful entrepreneurs. Amber simply forced her way in through will power and maximizing any and all opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 111Caroline Hirsch On Finding Success in an Industry Dominated by Men
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S1 Ep 110SoulCycle’s Founder On Building Solid Partnerships
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 persevered using lessons from these partnerships and relationships to learn more about herself and in turn grow as a business woman. While she has provided transformative experiences for her students over the years she herself has been transformed by the lessons learned through the ups and downs of partnerships at SoulCycle and Flywheel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 109Celebrity Chef David Burke On Pushing Yourself To Success
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 in years worth of 90 hour work weeks and make incredible personal sacrifices. David has changed over the years learning to take better care of himself but we wanted to know if he could have achieved the same success he has if he had always been this way from the beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 108Rent the Runway's Jenny Fleiss On How to Sell Crazy Ideas
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 retail industry by making designer clothing rentals a convenient and accessible luxury experience for millions of women. Not many folks envisioned a world in which people would love to rent their clothing. But Jenny did and now she is back at it with her new company Jetblack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 107Rachel Shechtman On Merging with Macy's and Innovating the Retail Model
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S1 Ep 106The 'Batman of Tech' Says Creativity Is the Heart of Entrepreneurship
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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 105How This Entrepreneur and Kimbal Musk Are Changing the Future of Food
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 way of controlled microclimates and specialized lighting, aiming to connect communities with fresh, local produce. Before Square Roots, Peggs earned his PhD in AI and led two tech companies to acquisitions by Adobe and Walmart. In this episode, Peggs discusses the future of food and reveals his advice for entrepreneurs looking to sell their startups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 104How Google's Youngest-Ever Hire Launched an AI Company Backed by Mark Cuban
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, she founded her own AI company. Backed by Mark Cuban, Node aims to use deep learning to analyze relationships between people and companies, then pinpoint sales, marketing and recruiting opportunities for those companies. In this episode, Fatemi talks landing a job in big tech, AI and data policies and how to give an A+ pitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 103When Told It Couldn't Be Done, the Founder of Hint Water Wasn't Afraid to Ask 'Why Not?'
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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 102Here's Why Bedding Company Boll and Branch Expanded Into the Hyper-Competitive World of Online Mattresses
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S1 Ep 101Surprised by How Customers Were Using His Website, This Entrepreneur Created a Whole New Business
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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 100How This Farmer Entrepreneur Is Literally Growing Her Profits
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S1 Ep 99The Meal Kit Company Thrives Because Its Founder Focuses on Defensibility
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S1 Ep 98A Monk-Turned-Financial Advisor on Mindful Money Management
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 monastery itself. Lynam decided to take a leap and pivot to a career as a financial advisor, then helped pull his community out of bankruptcy. Now, Lynam aims to help people learn mindful money management and provide clear, step-by-step guidance on how to grow a “little bit” wealthy. In this episode, he shares actionable strategies for doing just that. Thanks to our sponsor: Clearbanc: Find out how you can receive capital at clearbanc.com/hsh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 97This Immigrant Entrepreneur and DACA Recipient Raised Over $15 Million in Funding
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 of all new entrepreneurs in the U.S., the highest share in 20 years. Victor Santos, who emigrated from Brazil at age 12, is one of them. Santos launched Airfox, a mobile financial services company for individuals in emerging markets, and he's also a DACA recipient. While fundraising, Santos had to grapple with how many investors view immigrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 96Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Just Change One Thing, Says Fit Men Cook's Kevin Curry
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 choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 95This Co-Founder Wants People With Food Allergies to Feel Safer at the Dinner Table
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/adchoices
S1 Ep 94How the Co-Founder of Mission-Driven Just Got More Than $200 Million From Investors
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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 93The Try Guys Built a Brand Beloved By Millions By Not Being Afraid to Fail -- And They Are Just Getting Started
Known for their viral videos dedicated to getting them out of their comfort zones, Ned Fulmer, Keith Habersberger, Zach Kornfeld and Eugene Lee Yang share what they learned from their first year in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 93How This Production Company Got Will Smith to Jump Out of a Helicopter
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 the art of collaboration, how to stay relevant in an evolving market, and we share a few laughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 91This Entrepreneur Makes Sense of All Those Crazy Cannabis Business Regulations
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 entrepreneurs but the regulators themselves can keep track of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 90Bob Saget Is the World's Raunchiest Renaissance Man
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S1 Ep 89The Co-Founder of Vita Coco on the Early Coconut Water Wars and Where His Company Is Going Next
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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 88Deepak Chopra on Motivation, Meditation and Finding Peace in the Information Age
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 bestselling author Deepak Chopra shares his advice for finding peace in a constant stream of data and how to decide which information we allow to affect us. He also details his morning routine, habit-building strategies and how entrepreneurs facing obstacles can tap into long-term motivation. The episode concludes with a guided meditation led by Chopra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 87She Won $1 Million for Her Big Idea at WeWork's Global Pitch Competition. Here's How -- and Her Top Pitching Strategy.
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 help healthcare organizations resell and purchase medical equipment and supplies. (By some estimates, the U.S. healthcare system wastes about $765 billion a year.) Alpert shares her strategy for a winning pitch, how to surround yourself with a team that complements your strengths and weaknesses and how to disrupt a relatively traditional industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 86Designer Rebecca Minkoff Shares How She Built a Brand Beloved All Over the World
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/adchoices
S1 Ep 85The Founders of Of a Kind Discuss the Value of Having a "Work Wife"
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S1 Ep 84How This Online Butcher Shop, Which Raised $3.7 Million, Hopes to Change the Meat Industry
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/adchoices
S1 Ep 83How He Went From Burned Out Restaurant Executive to the Entrepreneur Behind 2 Successful Hospitality Businesses
Michael Schultz founded both Fairgrounds Coffee, which serves coffees and teas from different brewers, and Infuse Hospitality, a provider of custom cafes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 82Comedy Guru Larry Charles Is Looking for Laughs in the Most Dangerous Places on Earth
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S1 Ep 81This Clinical Psychologist Explores Ways in Which Comsumers Use Technology in Ways Its Inventors Never Foresaw
One couple used 'smart' lights to strengthen their marriage. Episode sponsored by Shapr - https://bit.ly/2EkE7qI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 80How Gregorys Coffee Created Buzz and Brewed Success
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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 79Stand-up Comedian Chris Distefano's Journey From Physical Therapist to Pro Joke Slinger
The Brooklyn-born comic, whose first hour-long special recently premiered on Comedy Central, reveals the secret of "graceful bombing." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 78Simpsons' Star Yeardley Smith Shares Why You Should Never Let the Pursuit of Perfection Get In the Way of Enjoying The Ride
The actor, producer and entrepreneur talks about lessons learned from her varied career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 77How to Blow Away an Investor, According to Culture-Tech Investor Gregg Smith
From JUUL Labs to Honcker, culture-tech investor Gregg Smith reveals his winning philosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 76Anthony Scaramucci on Working for Trump -- and Building His Own Billion-Dollar Fortune
The former White House Communications Director candidly discusses his wild 11 days on the national stage and how they impacted his business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 75Barbara Corcoran Reveals How to Not Be Afraid Of Taking Risks - And Why She's Not a Fan of New Year's Resolutions
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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 74Tech Pioneer Jean Case on How to Change the World With Your Big Idea
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 chairman of the board of trustees for the National Geographic Society -- and, of course, a former AOL executive. Her new book on success and risk-taking, Be Fearless, covers five principles common to people and organizations that change the world. In this episode, Case talks pitch tips, data privacy and how to gauge whether your idea can go the distance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 73How The Founders of This Healthcare Startup Raised More Than $91M Their First Year in Business
Zachariah Reitano and Saman Rahmanian want to fight stigmas with technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 72Rockabye Baby! Founder (and David Lee Roth’s Sister) Hit It Big Turning Rock Songs Into Lullabies
Lisa Roth made several career pivots before landing on a formula that has translated to nearly 100 albums and hundreds of millions of streams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 71The Co-Founder of Coca-Cola-Owned Honest Tea Looks Back on 20 Years of His Company
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S1 Ep 70The Founder of Meditation App Simple Habit Shares How She Finds Joy Amid Stress
Yunha Kim shares how she keeps wellness a priority while she grows her company, which recently closed a $10 million series A funding round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 69This Entrepreneur Betrayed His Family's Legacy, and Now His Barefoot Shoe Business Makes Millions
Galahad Clark is the co-founder of VIVOBAREFOOT, which he says is better for your foot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 68The Travel Entrepreneur Behind The Points Guy Shares His Startup Success Strategies -- and How Consumers Can Snag the Best Travel Deals
Brian Kelly is founder and CEO of The Points Guy, a travel website covering everything from how to maximize your credit card rewards points to city guides for your next vacation. He shares what sparked his passion for travel points, how he made his first business idea scalable (including partnerships with big brands such as Capital One) and his top tips for consumers looking to save when booking their next trip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 67How This Amazing Teen Entrepreneur Balances Her Nonprofit, Speaking Engagements and Writing a Book
Haile Thomas teaches kids how to prepare healthy and sustainable food through The HAPPY Organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 66The Marijuana Show's' Creators Are High on the Success of Cannabis Entrepreneurs
This Amazon Prime show invites pitches for investment in cannabis startups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 65Basecamp Co-Founder and CEO Jason Fried Explains How to Make Work Less Crazy
Eight-hour work days, no pointless meetings, vacations that are actually vacations -- it all sounds great, but how do you make it happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 64Bizarre Foods Andrew Zimmern: "I'm Addicted to the Hustle"
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S1 Ep 63He Started His Business at 19. Now, He's Worth $600 Million With a Global Seaweed Snack Empire.
Itthipat 'Tob' Peeradechapan, the founder of Taokaenoi, recently launched a new brand aimed at American market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices