How one CEO Built a Company to Help Prevent Forest Fires
We all see problems, but how do we build a business designed to solve them? In this episode, we follow Tim Barat's journey. Tim was a high-school dropout working as an electricity lineman and is now the cofounder and CEO of Gridware, a company that's helping to improve electric grid safety and help reduce wildfires. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Busi...
23m Sep 21, 2021
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S1 Ep217: Work Your Next Job
Want to get ahead? Expand beyond the things being asked of you, and focus on the things *nobody* asks you to do. I explain my "Work Your Next Job" philosophy, share some of my own stories, and then play stories from listeners Richelle DeVoe, Jules Hogan, and Erica Sinner.
31m Sep 20, 2021
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S1 Ep216: The Mindset That Helps You Hit the NYT Best-Seller List
How do you define success? The answer may determine how much failure you can stomach — and whether you can stay focused long enough to achieve one of the biggest accomplishments in your industry. On this episode, I talk with Andrea Bartz, author of the NYT-best-selling thriller novel "We Were Never Here", about her long journey writing books that few people bought — and the mindset that helped ...
29m Sep 13, 2021
29m
S1 Ep215: What It Takes To Be A Superforecaster
When there are many options in front of us, how can we pick the best one? Warren Hatch has the answer. He's the CEO of Good Judgment, a forecasting company that fosters a team of "superforecasters" — people who are exceptionally good at looking at situations and predicting what'll happen next. What are they doing? And how can we do it too?
26m Sep 06, 2021
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S1 Ep214: Maria Sharapova: "I Hire People I Can Lose With"
Tennis star turned entrepreneur Maria Sharapova’s approach to business and sports is the same: Losing leads to winning. In this conversation, she talks about how she's transitioned from being a master in tennis to a student of business, the power of putting yourself in uncomfortable situations, and how she learned to find strength in setbacks.
41m Aug 30, 2021
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S1 Ep213: Hey Freelancers, Fix Your Portfolio!
Freelancers often think of their portfolio as a place to show off their work. But it's really a client conversion tool — and to get it right, you have to think a lot about how to pitch yourself, and how to understand your customer. Preston Lee, host of the podcast Freelance to Founder, explains.
26m Aug 23, 2021
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S1 Ep212: A Leader Who Asks, "Should I Still Be CEO?"
Every year, Kyle Hanslovan asks himself the same question: "Am I still the right CEO for this company?" He's the CEO and cofounder of Huntress Labs, and he answers this question in front of his entire team. Why? Because at some point, the right CEO might become the wrong CEO — and Kyle doesn't want to stand in the way of his company's success. Hear how he evaluates himself.
25m Aug 16, 2021
25m
When Internet Connectivity Goes Out
An internet connection is the lifeblood of any business, so how can you make sure you never lose it? In this special episode brought to you by AT&T Business, we hear from entrepreneurs who have struggled with lost connectivity and about how you can solve the problem. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att....
24m Aug 10, 2021
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S1 Ep211: You Know Change Is Necessary. What's Next?
When things are going wrong, how do you know what change to make? Wharton professor Katy Milkman, author of the book "How to Change", explains a few simple ways to identify the best path forward.
25m Aug 09, 2021
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S1 Ep210: How Do You Compete Against the Biggest Companies?
Sridhar Ramaswamy is building a search engine called Neeva, because he sees a white space left open by Google (where he used to work). Is he crazy, or does he understand innovation on a deep level? Here, he explains how to see opportunity in even the most crowded spaces. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit a...
24m Aug 02, 2021
24m
S1 Ep209: Investing in the Future, Even As the Past Falls Apart
When things go wrong, we often look backwards to fix them. But when Dribble got hit hard by Covid, Michael Sacca and his team started thinking ahead. He explains how to look past the initial panic and start using crisis as an opportunity for improvement. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can help keep your business going, visit att.com/solvers.
25m Jul 26, 2021
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S1 Ep208: How to Talk To Strangers
Are you uncomfortable talking to strangers? It's time to get comfortable! Talking to strangers has many personal and professional benefits — and it's something you can learn to do better. Joe Keohane, author of the book "The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting In A Suspicious World", explains how. This episode is sponsored by AT&T Business. To learn more about how AT&T Business can ...
27m Jul 19, 2021
27m
S1 Ep207: The Surprising Importance of To-Go Cocktails
Are you uncomfortable talking to strangers? It's time to get comfortable! Talking to strangers has many personal and professional benefits — and it's something you can learn to do better. Joe Keohane, author of the book "The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting In A Suspicious World", explains how. This episode is sponsored by Discover Good Profit by Charles Koch. Timeless truths, Bu...
47m Jul 12, 2021
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S1 Ep206: How to Live Like Ancient Royalty
Here's a dose of optiism for any entrepreneur feeling worn down! This episode can help put your problems in perspective — by showing you how today, in every way, you are living like ancient royalty. We also look at some amazing predictions from 1921 about 2021, and see how we’re living in the world they only fantasized about. This episode is a re-airing of an episode from my other podcast, Buil...
49m Jul 05, 2021
49m
S1 Ep205: What Five Psychics Told Me
Beware the allure of simple stories — because they won't help you solve complex problems. To illustrate them, join me as I visit five psychics (I have audio!!!), interview addiction researchers about our technology use, and ultimately learn why we need to embrace a complex world.
24m Jun 28, 2021
24m
Wondery: One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis
One Hundred Percent with Marcus Lemonis is a little bit of a masterclass, a cocktail party and a Sunday drive all wrapped up into 30 minutes with an audience invited to listen in. Marcus talks to CEOs, entrepreneurs, inventors and all kinds of new leaders in the only way he knows how, it gets personal. They also talk about something successful people rarely reveal, what they need to take their ...
5m Jun 23, 2021
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S1 Ep204: Solving the Top 3 Marketing Mistakes
People.ai CMO Justin Shriber, host of the "Legends of Sales and Marketing" podcast, walks us through the top three marketing mistakes he sees entrepreneurs make — and explains how to fix them.
24m Jun 21, 2021
24m
S1 Ep203: How to Raise Entrepreneurial Kids
Amy Morin, author of the book "13 Things That Strong Kids Do", explains how to create the entrepreneurial spark — and how, in the entrepreneurial quest, adults and kids all grapple with the same big issues. Set Your Children Up for Success with Entrepreneur Kids: All About Money. Visit entm.ag/money.
23m Jun 14, 2021
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S1 Ep202: Turn Your Passion Into A Career
Lauren Passell loves podcasts... but how do you make a living out of loving something? This is the story of how she left her job, learned a lot, launched a company, and kept evolving it until she'd built an entirely new career. This episode is sponsored by DoorDash for Work. Get DoorDash for Work and make work delicious. Go to: work.doordash.com/ProblemSolvers
27m Jun 07, 2021
27m
S1 Ep201: How to Start Over, with NBA Star Chris Bosh
29m May 31, 2021
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S1 Ep200: 200th Episode Special! The Change We Resist Is The Change We Need
To celebrate 200 episodes of Problem Solvers, host Jason Feifer steps back to discuss some big lessons he's learned about change — from how he makes this show to a major change in his life, and how sometimes the changes we're forced to make are the ones we're happiest to have.
23m May 24, 2021
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S1 Ep199: Don't Ask "Why Now?" Ask "Why NOT Now?" (With Jim McKelvey)
The hardest question in entrepreneurship might be this: "When?" Square cofounder (and author of the book Innovation Stack) Jim McKelvey has thought deeply about this question, and has a helpful way of thinking about timing... both in business, and in life.
30m May 17, 2021
30m
S1 Ep198: Stop Networking and Start Connecting!
Everyone hates networking, but everyone knows that they need to build their network. What to do? Jon Levy, author of the new book "You're Invited", explains how to build meaningful connections in a totally different way.
42m May 10, 2021
42m
S1 Ep197: When Your Big Plans Change, with Taboola's Adam Singolda
Adam Singolda was preparing for the biggest deal of his career — merging with his largest competitor. Then it didn't happen. How do you adjust when big changes fall apart? Adam has an amazingly healthy attitude towards this, which he learned over 13 years of failure. He shares his perspective.
23m May 03, 2021
23m
S1 Ep196: How to Switch Jobs and Succeed, with James Altucher
Want to try something new and make money doing it? James Altucher has reinvented himself many times over, and offers tangible ways that you can too. He says it starts by ignoring the old "10,000-hour rule" — because you DON'T have to master something in order to make a living at it.
34m Apr 26, 2021
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S1 Ep195: Embracing Life's Transitions, with Stacy London
"Let go of who you were to become who you are." Stacy London has given that advice to many people — but for a while, she struggled to follow it herself. Stacy had a long and successful TV career (remember her show "What Not To Wear"?), but after getting older and reaching menopause, she struggled with whether to hold onto her old identity or to try on a new one. Now she's the CEO of a company c...
38m Apr 19, 2021
38m
S1 Ep194: A Better Way to Describe What You Do
What do you do? Entrepreneurs often flunk that answer—because they're not thinking about its ultimate purpose. Marketing consultant Myron Golden breaks down the four elements of a great description, and helps you connect quicker with future clients.
23m Apr 12, 2021
23m
S1 Ep193: How Ryan Reynolds Makes Ads Go Viral
How do you poke fun at something in a way that excites everyone and upsets no one? It's a skill that actor Ryan Reynolds has mastered—as his marketing company, Maximum Effort, churns out one viral hit after another. In this conversation with Entrepreneur editor in chief Jason Feifer, he shares how he does it.
35m Apr 05, 2021
35m
S1 Ep192: Reconsider the Impossible
The pandemic taught us an important lesson: The things we once thought were impossible might actually be our greatest opportunities.
18m Mar 29, 2021
18m
S1 Ep191: Chip Gaines on Building A Powerful Network
Chip Gaines (of Fixer Upper) loves people who say yes. “People who say yes to life, yes to hard work, and yes to risk, but who aren’t yes-people,” he writes in his new memoir, called No Pain, No Gaines. In this conversation, we talk about the power of building a network, imposter syndrome, getting through hard times, and so, so much more!
56m Mar 22, 2021
56m
S1 Ep190: The Equity Crowdfunding Rules Just Changed
Equity crowdfunding can be a great alternative to traditional investors — but you better know what you're doing! It isn't as easy as it sounds. Caribu cofounder and CEO Max Tuchman, who successfully raised more than $1M through equity crowdfunding, walks us through what you need to know... and how the government's new rules will make everything a little easier.
28m Mar 15, 2021
28m
S1 Ep189: What It Really Takes To Build A Community
Entrepreneurs know that it's important to build a community—but how do you really do it? In this episode, Smart Passive Income community experience director Jay Clouse explains how he developed a premium community from a small slice of the site's overall user base. Jay is also the host of the podcast Creative Elements.
30m Mar 08, 2021
30m
S1 Ep188: Do Great Things Without Destroying Yourself
How do you do good for other people, while also making sure you're getting what you need too? Josh Aryeh created a nonprofit organization called Smiles Through Cars, which brings joy to sick children, and refused to take money for it. As a result, he struggled to make ends meet for himself. In this conversation, he shares how he stopped thinking of nonprofit work as a pure gift... and started t...
21m Mar 01, 2021
21m
S1 Ep187: Build A Mindset That Prepares You For Anything
Most people say "I can't do that." Entrepreneurs say, "Let's figure out what I CAN do." How do you develop that kind of mindset? I talk with educator Charlene Walters, author of the new book "Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur: 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity and Achieve Financial Success".
27m Feb 22, 2021
27m
S1 Ep186: How to Recognize and Destroy Your Boundaries
The pandemic offered us a gift: It forced us to blow past the boundaries we'd set up for ourselves. Now let's keep doing it. How? I share my own thoughts, then talk with Mario Armstrong, host of the Never Settle Show and the Wake Up and Level Up podcast.
26m Feb 15, 2021
26m
S1 Ep185: Did You Really Set Yourself Up For Success?
I just went through a big, scary change that I avoided for years: I just rebranded my (other) podcast Pessimists Archive, and it's now called Build For Tomorrow. In this episode, I talk with Adam Bornstein of Pen Name, the consultancy that helped me, to share our lessons from the experience... and how anyone can reposition themselves for growth. It all begins with asking yourself an important q...
33m Feb 08, 2021
33m
S1 Ep184: Do We Lose Skills Because of Technology?
We once knew how to do important things... until technology made us weaker, lazier, and dumber. That's a story we've told ourselves for centuries. But is it true? This is an episode from Jason Feifer's other podcast, Build For Tomorrow.
51m Feb 01, 2021
51m
S1 Ep183: How to Scale Yourself
When you're maxed out, and your business relies entirely upon you, what can you do? In this episode, business coach Estie Rand explains how she overcame this problem for herself—and how you can rethink the value you offer your clients, relax your schedule, and make more money in the process.
33m Jan 25, 2021
33m
S1 Ep182: What Will 2021 Bring? Here's What They Predicted In 1921
People in 1921 made big, bold predictions for what would happen in 2021... and many of them were surprisingly accurate. We explore what they said, what it all means, and how it can inspire us to build even greater things tomorrow.
18m Jan 18, 2021
18m
Wondery: Business Movers
In Wondery’s newest series, Business Movers, host Lindsay Graham dives deep into the inner workings of some of the most successful companies of all time. From the origin stories of their famed leaders to the million dollar idea that catapulted them to success, how exactly did these companies become multi- billion dollar corporations? Hear the landmark decisions, the scandals, and the stunning t...
7m Jan 14, 2021
7m
S1 Ep181: Building Human Trust In A Digital World
How can you provide a great digital product or service, while still providing the human contact that consumers want? The mortgage company Own Up originally got that balance wrong... and fixing it transformed their business.
21m Jan 11, 2021
21m
S1 Ep180: How Parenthood Can Help Your Work (Even In A Pandemic!)
These stressed-out parents discovered new ways to expand their businesses. Business consultant Terry Rice explains how.
30m Jan 04, 2021
30m
S1 Ep179: What We Learned About Change In 2020
This was a hard year, but also a good year. Why? Because we were forced to make change. Here are the lessons we should take into 2021.
23m Dec 28, 2020
23m
S1 Ep178: What Makes You Memorable?
It may not be what you think! In this episode, Jason Feifer explains why "quality isn't enough."
20m Dec 21, 2020
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S1 Ep177: Treat Your Brand Like It's A Social Mission
35m Dec 14, 2020
35m
S1 Ep176: The Pandemic Can't Change Your Purpose
Baked goods company Foodstirs had big plans for 2020, but had to reinvent everything when the pandemic came. This is a story about the importance of knowing your mission, and how it can keep you focused even when times get tough.
26m Dec 07, 2020
26m
S1 Ep175: "What The Hell Am I Doing?" with Hint Water's Kara Goldin
Ever feel like you're up against the impossible? Hint Water's Kara Goldin did. In this conversation about her new book "Undaunted," she describes how she got through her doubts (hint: focus on customers!), how she's expanded her company's mission and wrestled with the challenges of lobbying in Washington, and how anyone can empower themselves to be a leader.
33m Nov 30, 2020
33m
S1 Ep174: Closing A Huge Deal During A Pandemic
How do you pull off the biggest business deal of your life... while a pandemic changes all the rules? That's what John Berkowitz of OJO Labs pulled off, raising $68.1 million in the process. And here's the craziest part: The pandemic may have been the thing that made it all possible.
24m Nov 23, 2020
24m
A Podcast About the People Behind Yelp Reviews
Earlier this year, I was thinking out loud... and it led to an unexpected partnership with Yelp! I explain the backstory—and a valuable lesson about thinking aloud!—and then share with you the result: It's a new podcast called "Behind the Review", in which each episode explores the entrepreneur and customer behind a single Yelp review. Subscribe to "Behind the Review" here: https://link.chtbl.c...
25m Nov 20, 2020
25m
S1 Ep175: How Dunkin' Went From A Family Business to a Powerhouse
What does it take to grow a brand? Robert Rosenberg, who served as CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts from 1963 until 1998, was the man who transformed the company into what it's known as today. In this conversation, he breaks down his lessons (and mistakes) from that time, and his guide for any CEO today.
29m Nov 16, 2020
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