How I Built This with Guy Raz

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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. How I Built This is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Panera: Ron Shaich. The Big Bet That Changed Fast Food (2018)

2026-11-12 · 41 min

In the early 1980s, Ron Shaich took over Au Bon Pain, a struggling group of Boston bakeries, and helped grow it into a national chain with 250 locations. But Ron saw an even bigger opportunity in a small bakery chain in…
Dr. Squatch: Jack Haldrup. From a Closet Full of Soap to a $1.5 Billion Brand

2026-11-09 · 1 hr 20 min

Jack Haldrup didn’t set out to build a billion-dollar company. He just wanted a way out of consulting and a bar of soap he actually liked. After developing psoriasis, Jack started paying closer attention to the products…
Dell Computers: Michael Dell. The College Dropout Who Took on IBM (2018)

2026-11-05 · 47 min

Michael Dell was building a tech business in his dorm room long before it became a familiar startup story. In 1983, the UT Austin student began selling PC upgrade kits. Within months, he left college to devote himself…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: “I Was a Great Founder and a Terrible CEO”

2026-11-02 · 1 hr 16 min

This episode is available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZYf-DfxJg1c Brian Chesky was 26 when he and his co-founders launched Airbnb, turning a few air mattresses in a San Francisco apartment into one of the most…
Advice Line with Tope Awotona of Calendly

2026-10-29 · 1 hr 1 min

Today’s callers: Dominic in London faces challenges with profitability and scaling for his foldable bike helmet. Then, Ivana in Vancouver wonders how to maintain the momentum of her pet gear brand as she prepares for…
FIGS: Trina Spear and Heather Hasson. The $2.5 Billion Scrubs Brand That Investors Said Would Never Work

2026-10-26 · 1 hr 12 min

Heather Hasson and Trina Spear saw an opportunity nobody else seemed to notice: millions of healthcare workers were spending long days in uncomfortable, ill-fitting scrubs. So they set out to reinvent them. Heather was…
Advice Line with Seth Berkowitz of Insomnia Cookies

2026-10-23 · 44 min · Episode 881

Today’s callers: Kahindo from New York is looking to reboot her African-rooted fashion brand after losing a few key retailers. Then Tara from San Diego considers avenues to educate consumers about the benefits of her…
Sweet Loren’s: Loren Castle. How A Recipe Makeover Built a National Cookie Brand

2026-10-19 · 1 hr 9 min · Episode 880

Loren Castle started baking cookies after surviving cancer in her early twenties. Five years later, Sweet Loren’s refrigerated cookie dough was generating just $350,000 a year. But instead of giving up, she listened to…
Advice Line with Tara Bosch of SmartSweets

2026-10-15 · 48 min · Episode 879

Today’s callers: Lindzi from Chicago wants to expand her gourmet marshmallow brand into retail without cannibalizing her high-margin DTC sales. Then, Vivi from Hawaii considers how to best tell her sustainable swimwear…
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Tim and Karrie League (2023)

2026-10-12 · 1 hr 21 min · Episode 878

In the early 1990’s, Tim League spent $50,000 in savings to lease an abandoned movie theater on the wrong side of the tracks—a shaky experiment that eventually grew into a thriving national chain. As Tim and his wife…

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Oldest episode in feed: 09/2016 · over 10 years
Typical length: 53 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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