How I Built This with Guy Raz
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MadeGood: Salma and Nima Fotovat Lost Their First Business.They Grew Their Next One Into a Snack Giant.10 Aug 2026
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Serena & Lily: Serena Dugan and Lily Kanter. They Built a $20M Brand—Then One Investor Almost Destroyed It3 Aug 2026
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Sweetwater: Chuck Surack. How a Customer Service Strategy Built a Billion Dollar Online Pro Audio and Music Company.27 Jul 2026
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Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.20 Jul 2026
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Sun Bum: Tom Rinks. The Secrets of a Master Brand Builder (2023)13 Jul 2026
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Catalina Crunch: Krishna Kaliannan. From Homemade Keto Cocoa Puffs to Breakfast Aisle Breakthrough6 Jul 2026
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e.l.f. Cosmetics: Joey Shamah. The Dollar Store Formula That Built a Cosmetics Giant29 Jun 2026
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STARR Restaurants: Stephen Starr. How a Non-Foodie Built Thriving Restaurants on Gut Instinct22 Jun 2026
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Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire15 Jun 2026
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Shopify: Tobias Lütke. How a snowboarder built a $150 billion business (2019)8 Jun 2026
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UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.1 Jun 2026
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Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.25 May 2026
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NVIDIA: Jensen Huang. From near collapse to becoming the world’s biggest company18 May 2026
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Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant11 May 2026
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Beautycounter: Gregg Renfrew. She Built Beautycounter to $1B… Then Got Fired From Her Own Company4 May 2026
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Shep and Ian Murray: Vineyard Vines. A Stale Product Transforms into a Lifestyle Brand.27 Apr 2026
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KIND bars: Daniel Lubetzky. From peace in the Middle East to a $5 billion snack bar20 Apr 2026
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iRobot: Colin Angle. How The Roomba Became a Household Icon13 Apr 2026
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Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea — And a Nail-Biting Exit6 Apr 2026
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diapers.com: Marc Lore. The ecommerce visionary who lost to Amazon but still made billions (2021)30 Mar 2026
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