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How I Built This with Guy Raz

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.New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays.

Advice Line with Angie & Dan Bastian of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP

49 mins; April 02, 2026

diapers.com: Marc Lore. The ecommerce visionary who lost to Amazon but still made billions (2021)

73 hours 13 mins; March 30, 2026

Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie (June 2025)

40 mins; March 26, 2026

Vital Farms: Matt O’Hayer. How a serial entrepreneur re-branded the egg

68 hours 15 mins; March 23, 2026

Advice Line: What’s Your Value?

37 mins; March 19, 2026

Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge

89 hours 17 mins; March 16, 2026

Advice Line with Hernan Lopez of Wondery

44 mins; March 12, 2026

Bobo’s: Beryl Stafford. A Single Mom Turns a Baking Project into a $100M Business

58 mins; March 09, 2026

Advice Line with Miguel McKelvey of WeWork

44 mins; March 05, 2026

Kettle Chips: Cameron Healy. The Wild Bet That Made a Brand

60 hours 24 mins; March 02, 2026

Advice Line with Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post

41 mins; February 26, 2026

Square: Jim McKelvey. He Lost a $2,000 Sale, Then Built a $10 Billion Company

71 hours 54 mins; February 23, 2026

Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps

48 mins; February 19, 2026

Spinbrush: John Osher. The Electric Toothbrush That Sold for $475M

60 hours 52 mins; February 16, 2026

Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite

46 mins; February 12, 2026

Netflix: Reed Hastings. “We’re Not a Family.” The Provocative Idea That Helped Build a Streaming Giant

84 hours 59 mins; February 09, 2026

Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment

46 mins; February 05, 2026

HOKA: Jean-Luc Diard and Nicolas Mermoud. The “Clown Shoe” That Became a $2B Bonanza

55 mins; February 02, 2026

Advice Line with Serial Entrepreneur Mark Cuban

53 mins; January 29, 2026

Taylor Guitars: Kurt Listug and Bob Taylor. From $3,700 Shop to Global Icon

69 hours 32 mins; January 26, 2026

Advice Line with Monica Nassif of Mrs. Meyers

40 mins; January 22, 2026

Gymboree: Joan Barnes. How Building a Beloved Brand Nearly Destroyed Its Founder

80 hours 21 mins; January 19, 2026

Advice Line with Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker

45 mins; January 15, 2026

La Colombe Coffee Roasters: Todd Carmichael and J.P. Iberti. A Brotherhood Built on Coffee (2020)

68 hours 36 mins; January 12, 2026

Advice Line with Jack Conte of Patreon (December 2024)

53 mins; January 08, 2026

Dollar Shave Club: Michael Dubin, From Zero to a Billion Dollar Exit in Five Years (December 2018)

52 mins; January 05, 2026

Advice Line: Tapping AI as a Resource for Your Business

43 mins; January 01, 2026

SkinnyDipped: Breezy and Val Griffith. The Flourishing Snack Company That Almost Failed

84 hours 14 mins; December 29, 2025

Advice Line with Todd Graves of Raising Cane's

50 mins; December 25, 2025

Exploding Kittens: Elan Lee. How cat-themed Russian Roulette changed game night forever

87 hours 53 mins; December 22, 2025

Advice Line with Bobby Trussell of Tempur-Pedic

44 mins; December 18, 2025

93 Rejections, One Revolution: How Indiegogo Changed Crowdfunding Forever

67 hours 16 mins; December 15, 2025

Advice Line with Scott Tannen of Boll & Branch and Jamie Siminoff of Ring

43 mins; December 11, 2025

Khan Academy: Sal Khan. From Tutoring His Cousins to Teaching the World For Free (September 2020)

78 hours 16 mins; December 08, 2025

Advice Line with Jane Wurwand of Dermalogica (December 2024)

52 mins; December 04, 2025

Meridith Baer Home: Meridith Baer. She Started Over at 50 and Put Home Staging on the Map.

63 hours 26 mins; December 01, 2025

Advice Line with Bill Creelman of Spindrift

48 mins; November 27, 2025

Hydro Flask: Travis Rosbach. How a thirsty surfer changed the water bottle industry

64 hours 8 mins; November 24, 2025

Advice Line with Anthony Casalena of Squarespace

48 mins; November 20, 2025

Gymshark: Ben Francis. From pizza delivery to billion-dollar fitness brand.

76 hours 44 mins; November 17, 2025

Advice Line with Chet Pipkin of Belkin International

47 mins; November 13, 2025

Backroads: Tom Hale. How a desk worker became a trailblazer in active travel

50 mins; November 10, 2025

Advice Line with Tariq Farid of Edible Arrangements

50 mins; November 06, 2025

Babylist: Natalie Gordon. How a new mom used nap time to build a $500M business.

67 hours 43 mins; November 03, 2025

Advice Line with Niraj Shah of Wayfair

44 mins; October 30, 2025

Nuts.com: Jeff Braverman. From Corner Store to Snacktime Powerhouse

72 hours 16 mins; October 27, 2025

Advice Line with John Zimmer of Lyft

50 mins; October 23, 2025

Magnolia: Chip & Joanna Gaines. From House Flipping to Household Name

93 hours 47 mins; October 20, 2025

Advice Line with Stacy Madison of Stacy’s Pita Chips

54 mins; October 16, 2025

Faherty Brand: Alex and Mike Faherty. How Jersey Shore + Manhattan Chic grew to 80 stores.

73 hours 21 mins; October 13, 2025

Advice Line with Michael Dubin of Dollar Shave Club

53 mins; October 09, 2025

Pressbox and Tide Cleaners: Vijen Patel. The $1.99 Gamble That Built a National Brand

66 hours 23 mins; October 06, 2025

Advice Line with Tony Xu of Doordash

49 mins; October 02, 2025

Craigslist: Craig Newmark — The Forrest Gump of the Internet

65 hours 6 mins; September 29, 2025

Advice Line with Randy Hetrick of TRX

52 mins; September 25, 2025

Poppi: Allison and Stephen Ellsworth. From Farmers Market Vinegar Drink to $2B Soda Sensation

66 hours 48 mins; September 22, 2025

Advice Line with Bobbi Brown of Jones Road Beauty

45 mins; September 18, 2025

Nirav Tolia: Nextdoor. How neighborhood chatter went global

68 hours 5 mins; September 15, 2025

Advice Line with Dave Weiner of Priority Bicycles

55 mins; September 11, 2025

Carlton Calvin: Razor. The wild rise, collapse, and reinvention of a mobile toy empire.

73 hours 50 mins; September 08, 2025

Advice Line: Playing to Your Strengths

37 mins; September 04, 2025

Don Vultaggio: AriZona Beverage Company - The Snap Decision That Outsmarted Snapple

59 mins; September 01, 2025

Advice Line with Tim Ferriss

46 mins; August 28, 2025

(July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accidental Triumph of Mailchimp

79 hours 28 mins; August 25, 2025

Advice Line with Jamie Siminoff of Ring (August 2024)

51 mins; August 21, 2025

Madison Reed: Amy Errett

78 hours 7 mins; August 18, 2025

Exclusive Update: The Chef Who Shocked the Culinary World and Why He’s Changing Course Again—Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park

43 mins; August 13, 2025

Crumbl: Jason McGowan

64 hours 34 mins; August 11, 2025

Advice Line with Mei Xu of Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blueme

41 mins; August 07, 2025

Simon Cowell: Music Mogul

68 hours 20 mins; August 04, 2025

Advice Line with Isaac Larian of MGA Entertainment

42 mins; July 31, 2025

Torchy's Tacos: Mike Rypka

84 hours 33 mins; July 28, 2025

Advice Line with Troy Carter of Atom Factory

43 mins; July 24, 2025

WHOOP: Will Ahmed

65 hours 43 mins; July 21, 2025

Advice Line with Justin McLeod of Hinge

39 mins; July 17, 2025

Chobani: Hamdi Ulukaya (2022)

88 hours 12 mins; July 14, 2025

Advice Line with Norma Kamali of Norma Kamali (November 2024)

50 mins; July 10, 2025

Rick Steves' Europe: Rick Steves (2021)

77 hours 34 mins; July 07, 2025

Advice Line with Jim Koch of Boston Beer Company (August 2024)

51 mins; July 03, 2025

Talenti: Josh Hochschuler

72 hours 35 mins; June 30, 2025

Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method

46 mins; June 26, 2025

UNTUCKit: Chris Riccobono

73 hours 47 mins; June 23, 2025

Advice Line with Marcia Kilgore of Beauty Pie

39 mins; June 19, 2025

Figma: Dylan Field

74 hours 47 mins; June 16, 2025

Advice Line with Perry Chen of Kickstarter

46 mins; June 12, 2025

Perfect Snacks: Bill and Leigh Keith

86 hours 30 mins; June 09, 2025

Advice Line with Mark Ramadan of Sir Kensington's (June 2024)

51 mins; June 05, 2025

Tatcha: Vicky Tsai (July 2020)

77 hours 11 mins; June 02, 2025

Advice Line with Steve Holmes of goba Sports Group

47 mins; May 29, 2025

Calm: Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith

77 hours 43 mins; May 26, 2025

Advice Line: Scaling Strategies

44 mins; May 22, 2025

Tecovas: Paul Hedrick

72 hours 13 mins; May 19, 2025

Advice Line with RJ Scaringe with Rivian

52 mins; May 14, 2025

Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie

78 hours 19 mins; May 12, 2025

Advice Line with Richard Branson of Virgin

42 mins; May 08, 2025

Whisker/Litter-Robot: Brad Baxter

64 hours 13 mins; May 05, 2025

Advice Line with Luis von Ahn of Duolingo

47 mins; May 01, 2025

Hexclad: Danny Winer

75 hours 44 mins; April 28, 2025

Advice Line with Jonathan Neman of Sweetgreen

48 mins; April 24, 2025

Snap: Evan Spiegel

66 hours 48 mins; April 21, 2025

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