S1 Ep179: Mike Kennedy, Founder of Zelle, on Taking a Leap of Faith and Leaving Corporate America
Mike Kennedy is the former CEO and Co-Founder of Zelle, the largest digital peer-to-peer network in the United States. Zelle enables individuals to electronically transfer money from their bank account to another registered user's bank account. However, as an accomplished executive it wasn’t easy for Mike to take a leap of faith and exit the corporate world. Tune in to this week's episode of HS...
38m Mar 03, 2021
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S1 Ep178: Will Ahmed, Founder of WHOOP, on his Collegiate Athletic Career Shaping his Professional One
Will Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, which has developed next generation wearable technology for optimizing human performance and health. Ahmed founded WHOOP with a background in collegiate athletics where he realized the detriment of over-training and the importance of recovery. Today, WHOOP members range from professional athletes and fortune 500 CEOs to fitness enthusiasts and executi...
45m Feb 24, 2021
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S1 Ep177: Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark is a web pioneer, philanthropist, and leading advocate. Most commonly known for founding the online classified ads service craigslist, Newmark works to support and connect people and drive broad civic engagement. In 2016, he founded Craig Newmark Philanthropies to advance people and grassroots organizations that are “getting stuff done” in areas that include trustworthy journalism...
34m Feb 17, 2021
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S1 Ep176: Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph
 As co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix, Marc Randolph laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to 150 million subscribers, and fundamentally altered how the world experiences media. Marc’s career as an entrepreneur spans four decades. He’s founded or co-founded six other successful startups, mentored hundreds of early stage entrepreneurs, and as an investor has helped seed doz...
52m Feb 10, 2021
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S1 Ep175: TB12 CEO John Burns Discusses Partnering With Tom Brady and Finding Success
Several years ago, Tom Brady founded TB12 and John Burns was an early client of TB12. A long time wellness entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast, John ended up at TB12 initially to help rehab a hockey injury and he left as the CEO. Today, through this pandemic, John is leading TB12 into new realms and working on building a billion-dollar business on step at a time. Hear from John about his past s...
55m Feb 03, 2021
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S1 Ep174: Alex Rodriguez, Founder of A-Rod Corp, On His Successes Off The Field
While Alex Rodriguez is best know for being an MLB All Star, most people don't know about his accomplishments off the field. It started with Alex starting A-Rod Corp in 2003 on the theory that investing his MLB earnings wisely would protect him from the kinds of financial struggles that afflict too many professional athletes. Today, A-Rod Corp is a massive business with multiple verticals inves...
26m Jan 27, 2021
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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 15, 2021
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S1 Ep171: Daina Trout, Founder of Health-Ade Kombucha, on Building the Fastest Growing Brand
Daina Trout, has Masters’ degrees in Nutrition and in Public Health from Tufts University, she was working in corporate America when she decided to pursue her passion for “real” food and brew the best-tasting, highest quality kombucha on the market. Under her fearless leadership, Health-Ade has grown from a small production beverage made in her apartment and sold at local farmers markets into t...
53m Jan 13, 2021
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S1 Ep172: Evan Goldberg Founder of Oracle Netsuite on Success in Software
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 an idea and succeeds because of the people. He grew Netsuite from a small office above a hair salon into a global organization that was acquired by Oracle several years ago. But like most entrepreneurs success didn't come so easy to Evan. In fact...
48m Jan 06, 2021
48m
S1 Ep171: Nate Checketts Founder of Rhone Athleisure Wear on Building a Leading Brand
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 something much larger than a clothing brand. Simply put, Rhone is committed to the committed. Those guided by principle, driven to succeed and devoted to family. Those who refuse to settle. With the global pandemic wreaking havoc on many businesses Na...
51m Dec 30, 2020
51m
S1 Ep170: True Religion Founder Kym Gold On Having True Grit as an Entrepreneur
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 close to a billion dollars. Aside from True Religion, Gold also founded Bella Dahl, Hippie Jeans, Babakul, and her latest venture Style Union Home.
43m Dec 23, 2020
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S1 Ep169: How The NFL Helped Shape Justin Forsett's Success As An Entrepreneur
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 unveiled ShowerPill, a body hygiene product athletes could use after working out. ShowerPill has turned into Hustle and Clean a company with multiple hygiene products in thousands of Target and Walmart stores around the world. Forsett is at the helm of a...
36m Dec 16, 2020
36m
S1 Ep168: In Pursuit of Passion: How Alli Webb went from Stylist to Founder of DryBar
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 100th store, happiness has always been the driving force behind one of Marie Claire’s “Most Fascinating Women”. In this podcast, Alli lets us into her incredible story of how she created her, now multi-million dollar, blow out business, DryBar.
51m Dec 09, 2020
51m
S1 Ep167: YouTube's Original Sensation, Bethany Mota on the Power of Content
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 game and named “most influential person on the internet” by TIME. Then, she took a step back from YouTube about a year ago because social media in general was having a severe effect on her mental health. During her time away from the platform, she...
50m Dec 02, 2020
50m
S1 Ep166: Beyond Meat Founder Ethan Brown's Is on a Mission to Change What We Eat
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 build meat directly from plants? Well It turns out you can and Ethan Brown and his company Beyond Meat figured out a way to do it. Today, his company is valued at over $11B. He is a purpose driven Entrepreneur and one who has achieved enormous success...
31m Nov 25, 2020
31m
S1 Ep165: Global Designer Eileen Fisher Built a Fashion Empire From Literally Nothing
Eileen is the Founder of EILEEN FISHER, Inc, the design company known for creating simple, timeless garments, where she also serves as the Chairwoman. Eileen ventured into clothing design in 1984. Her story and how she broke into the world of fashion is inspiring for any entrepreneur just starting out. It all started with her original concept—pieces that work together to help women get dressed...
49m Nov 18, 2020
49m
S1 Ep164: Jim McKelvey Founder of Square on Doing Something Thats Never Been Done
Jim McKelvey is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and of course the co-founder of Square, a financial payments company. He started the business with Jack Dorsey, who went on and founded Twitter and then Jack came back and helped Jim launch Square. Jim has been widely successful even ranked by Forbes as the 378th richest person in America. But for him it's not about the money, but more about the p...
52m Nov 11, 2020
52m
S1 Ep163: Scott Manson on Building a Game Changing Music Business with Scooter Braun
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 major corporate law firm in Los Angeles and finally joined Scooter's company SB Projects, where today he is the COO. While Manson’s achievements include finding Internet sensation Psy and leading the company’s expansion beyond the realm of music he ...
48m Nov 04, 2020
48m
S1 Ep162: Neil deGrasse Tyson On The Meaning of Smart
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 incredible talent for explaining complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner.Tyson fell in love with New York City's Hayden Planetarium the first time he visited it as a child. Amazingly enough later in life he ended up becoming its Director....
56m Oct 28, 2020
56m
S1 Ep161: Super Agent Steve Herz On Why Anything Is Possible
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, entrepreneurs, and young professionals. Prior to joining TMG, Steve was the President and Founding Partner of IF Management, an industry leader whose broadcasting division became one of the largest in the space, representing over 200 television ...
56m Oct 21, 2020
56m
S1 Ep160: The Today Show's Al Roker on his own Entrepreneurial Success
Al Roker is an institution. As the weatherman on NBC’s TODAY Show and co-anchor of the 3rd Hour of TODAY, Al has enjoyed the undivided attention of the nation – over 30 million viewers per week – every weekday morning as America prepares for school and work. What many people don't know is that Al has also built one of the most successful production companies in the world with Al Roker Entertain...
44m Oct 14, 2020
44m
S1 Ep159: Matt Higgins From Poverty to CEO of RSE Ventures
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 enrolled at Queens College. He started out as a reporter and attended law school at night, while he worked for Mayor Giuliani. Today, he is recognized as one of the savviest business leaders in the venture space as the CEO and co-founder of RSE Ventu...
1hr 7m Oct 07, 2020
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S1 Ep158: Thirty Five Ventures Rich Kleiman on Building Businesses With NBA Star Kevin Durant
Rich Kleiman formed a special bond with NBA superstar Kevin Durant. Together, they formed Thirty Five Ventures, an umbrella company for their business interests across sports, tech, culture and philanthropy. Rich and Kevin have been immensely successful with a diverse investment portfolio, including companies such as Postmates, Acorns, Overtime, Coinbase, and so much more Rich shares his incred...
54m Sep 30, 2020
54m
S1 Ep157: Rebecca Minkoff and Birchbox's Kate Beauchamp Are Empowering Female Entrepreneurs
Designer Rebecca Minkoff and Kate Beauchamp, the founder of Birchbox, the leading beauty and grooming subscription box with over 2.5 million customers, are working together to support the emerging Female Founder Collective. Minkoff founded the FFC with the mission to enable and empower female owned and led businesses to positively impact communities, both socially and economically. Together, Mi...
30m Sep 23, 2020
30m
S1 Ep156: NBA Star CJ McCollum on his Entrepreneurial Leap Into the Wine Business
CJ McCollum is a bonafide NBA star. He inked a four-year, $106.6 million contract extension with The Portland Trailblazers in 2016. This summer from inside the NBA's Bubble in Orlando he led his team to the playoffs. But basketball wasn't the only thing CJ was busy with this summer. Earlier this year, he launched his own wine brand, McCollum Heritage 91. CJ shares how he is handling both basket...
30m Sep 16, 2020
30m
S1 Ep155: Atlanta Falcons Owner and Home Depot Founder, Arthur Blank, on Building "Good" Companies
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 that with his company Home Depot. The rest is history. Blank stepped down as co-chairman of Home Depot in 2001 and the next year he bought the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for $545 million. Today, the team is worth an estimated $2.8 billion and recently pla...
44m Sep 09, 2020
44m
S1 Ep154: Former NBA Star Baron Davis on Building Businesses Off the Court
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 investors in Vitaminwater and helped launch Thrive Market. Davis is an entrepreneur, investor and two-time NBA All-Star and record-holder. As powerful point guard, Davis won national acclaim for executing in crucial, high-pressure moments, when his tea...
50m Aug 26, 2020
50m
S1 Ep153: How Monique Brandon Is Fixing California's Affordable Housing Crisis
Monique Brandon is working together with legendary venture capitalist Steven Dietz to tackle California's affordable housing crisis. Her company United Dwelling facilitates the conversion of underutilized garages or backyards into attractive housing at an affordable price while also providing homeowners with extra income. She believes that the key to making this possible is to optimize operatio...
52m Aug 19, 2020
52m
S1 Ep152: Foursquare and Dodgeball Founder Dennis Crowley On Finding Success In Tech
Dennis Crowley is the co-founder of Foursquare, the technology company that powers location experiences for more than 1 billion people around the world. Previously, he founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services (acquired by Google in 2005) and help to build early location-based games PacManhattan (2004) and ConQwest (2004). Dennis is also the founder and Chairman ...
47m Aug 12, 2020
47m
S1 Ep151: The American Dream: Patron Spirits and Paul Mitchell Founder John Paul Dejoria
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 and The Patrón Spirits Company. He sold Patron two years ago to spirits company Bacardi for a reported 5.1 billion dollars. Not bad for a guy who was homeless two different times in his life and not bad for guy who started out with a series of job...
59m Aug 05, 2020
59m
S1 Ep150: Jillian Michaels On Overcoming Her Own Struggles to Achieve Success
Today, we know Jillian Michaels as a super successful personal trainer, entrepreneur, author, and of course TV star for her appearances on NBC's The Biggest Loser. What many people don't know though is that this super successful woman had to overcome many of her own challenges in life to then be able to help others. A fascinating look into the back story of one of the wellness industries bright...
46m Jul 29, 2020
46m
S1 Ep149: Allbirds Founder Tim Brown On Building A Billion Dollar Business Around Comfortable, Stylish, and Sustainable Footwear
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 he was playing professional soccer he began asking himself why such a remarkable, sustainable resource was virtually absent in the footwear industry. And with that spirit of wonder, Tim's Allbirds journey began. It was a journey that officially la...
52m Jul 22, 2020
52m
S1 Ep48: KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky On Building A Billion Dollar Business Around Kindness
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 KIND in 2004 and created a new healthy snacking category. Daniel was always inspired by his father who left an indelible mark on him to do good in the world. He has been committed to using his business as a vehicle for social change. Its KIND Movemen...
54m Jul 15, 2020
54m
S1 Ep147: Well+Good Founder Alexia Brue On The State Of The Wellness Industry
In 2009 Alexia Brue launched what has become wellness digital media power house, Well + Good. Alexia started Well + Good after identifying a need for information and resources on the emerging trends in nutrition, fitness, beauty, and overall wellness lifestyle. Without raising any outside capital she bootstrapped the launch and growth of Well+Good eventually growing the company to reach over 20...
47m Jul 08, 2020
47m
S1 Ep146: StubHub Founder Jeff Fluhr On How Sporting Events & Concerts Will Return
While at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Fluhr entered the annual business plan competition with the idea of creating a trusted marketplace to buy and sell tickets for sporting events and concerts. Fluhr dropped out of school and co-founded StubHub in March 2000. By 2007, StubHub had over 400 employees, more than $600 million of gross merchandise volume and partnerships with many professi...
51m Jul 01, 2020
51m
S1 Ep145: Warby Parker Founder Neil Blumenthal On Doubling Down On Retail Post Covid
Robert Tuchman talks with Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, a transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price, while leading the way for socially conscious businesses. Prior to launching Warby Parker in 2010, Neil served as director of VisionSpring, a nonprofit social enterprise that trains low-income women to start their own businesses...
53m Jun 24, 2020
53m
S1 Ep144: Sweetgreen Founder & CEO Nicolas Jammet On How Restaurants Return
Robert Tuchman sits down with Sweetgreen Founder and CEO Nicolas Jammet to discuss how the restaurant chain is facing the challenges of Covid. Nicolas also discusses the incredible growth of the company as America's leading healthy fast casual chain as well as Sweetgreen's focus on maintaining its authenticity and transparency as it expands.
42m Jun 17, 2020
42m
S1 Ep143: Betty Liu Is An Award Winning Journalist Who Also Built A Super Successful Media Company
Many people know Betty Liu as an award-winning business journalist. She anchored the Bloomberg Television “Daybreak Asia” program for many years and she also co-created and anchored “In the Loop” for 8 years. But many people don't realize that Betty is also a successful entrepreneur who started a company called Radiate. Radiate developed and distributed content of empowering leaders offering ex...
1hr 4m Jun 10, 2020
1hr 4m
S1 Ep142: Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman Is One Reason BR is Thriving Even Without Sports
Howard Mittman is the CEO of Bleacher Report the premiere digital destination for millennial and Gen Z sports fans. While many sports media companies have been hurting without live sports, Bleacher Report has been able to not only survive but thrive. In May, the broadcaster topped more than 1 billion video views for the third consecutive month across its social media channels. Mittman has helpe...
45m Jun 03, 2020
45m
S1 Ep141: Suri Kasirer on Building The Number One Lobbying Firm In New York City
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 commitment to championing people, progress and policy in the city. Suri and her team have established an unparalleled record of success in New York City a place that some might say can be difficult to get things done.
41m May 27, 2020
41m
S1 Ep140: Shutterstock Founder and Tech Billionaire Jon Oringer On Helping Creatives Get Paid
Jon Oringer is a billionaire businessman, best known as the founder of Shutterstock, a stock photography content and editing tools provider. But Jon actually started over ten companies before Shutterstock. In 2003, Shutterstock was born out of Jon's own need for affordable marketing content as an entrepreneur. Today Shutterstock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company now...
40m May 20, 2020
40m
S1 Ep138: Mall of America and Fourpost creator Mark Ghemerzian On How Retail Has Changed Forever
Retail is changing fast and COVID-19 will change the landscape further. Traditional big box stores and malls are shrinking or closing, while Amazon grows. But not everyone is running scared. Mark Ghemezerian's mega malls and businesses are moving away from traditional retail stores and into more experiential offerings like food, entertainment and unique experiences. And now Mark has taken it on...
45m May 13, 2020
45m
S1 Ep138: StockX Founder Josh Luber on How He Turned Sneakers Into His Own Billion Dollar Business
Josh Luber founded StockX with fellow entrepreneur and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert after they both literally came up with the same idea separately. Amazingly enough they found each other and they decided to go at it together building StockX into a billion dollar "Stock Market" for sneakers. Josh shows us how following your passion while never giving up can eventually lead to incredibl...
55m May 06, 2020
55m
S1 Ep137: Iron Chef Winner Marc Forgione on Owning a Restaurant During a Crisis
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 Crisis. Marc never wavered and eventually his restaurant thrived. Today he is navigating an even more difficult time for restaurants during the world's current pandemic. It's an awful time for restaurant owners and so many small businesses in our co...
34m Apr 29, 2020
34m
S1 Ep136: Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt On Succeeding Even During Crisis
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 the bookseller even before the Coronavirus pandemic hit. Prior to coming on board at Barnes & Noble, Daunt had turned around Waterstones one of the largest bookselling chains in all of Europe. Today, he faces incredible challenges but like any gr...
41m Apr 22, 2020
41m
S1 Ep135: Stoney Clover Lane's Kendall Glazer On Starting Her Business As A High School Student
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. Ten years later their candy-colored classics and personalized patches have become well-known for bringing some much-needed personality to the highly uniform category of travel accessories has reimagined everyday organization through their line of ...
45m Apr 15, 2020
45m
S1 Ep134: Splice's Steve Martocci On Changing The Game For Musicians
Steve Martocci is the founder of music tech platform Splice. Martocci first started in the tech business by co-founding the group-messaging service GroupMe, which sold to Skype in August 2011 for $85 million, when he was just 27. In 2013 he co-founded Splice, a technology platform for music creators that streamlines the process of creating and sharing music. Then in 2014 he co-founded Blade, a ...
45m Apr 08, 2020
45m
S1 Ep133: Vista Jets Thomas Flohr on Building a Business During a Global Crisis
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’t the last time world events or market downturns would affect Flohr’s business. The 2008 financial crisis came with plenty of challenges, but as Flohr told me he managed to turn those obstacles into fuel for Vista Jet. And today in these times of...
34m Apr 01, 2020
34m
S1 Ep132: Walt Disney Companies Debra O'Connell on Building a Great Culture
If you ask around at any business with a truly great company culture, you might hear a few reasons as to why its like that. We noticed it right away while visiting WABC TV in New York City this past Winter. President, Debra O’Connell says it’s all about building the right team, and getting them rowing in the same direction. But after interviewing her we suspect that attitude itself--the lack of...
56m Mar 25, 2020
56m
S1 Ep131: Inspirato's Brent Handler on Spotting Consumer Trends
In 2002, Brent and his brother Brad launched Exclusive Resorts, and quickly became pioneers in the destination club industry. Then, in 2011 the Handler brothers launched Inspirato, a luxury travel club with an impressive roster of exclusive experiences and bespoke travel itineraries. Now Inspirato offers a ground-breaking subscription model, which lets members pay a flat monthly rate for unlimi...
48m Mar 18, 2020
48m