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How I Built This with Guy Raz

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Guy Raz | Wondery

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.

#838

UGG: Brian Smith. How an epiphany, surfers, and $500 launched an iconic sheepskin footwear company.

In 1978, Brian Smith quit his accounting job in Australia and headed to California with a ... more

10 hrs Ago

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:23

10 hrs Ago

#837

Advice Line with Jeffrey Hollender of Seventh Generation

Today’s callers: Kristina in Ohio looks for avenues beyond organic social media to market ... more

28 May 2026

46 MINS

46:05

28 May 2026

#836

Justin’s Nut Butter: Justin Gold. He Was Waiting Tables, Then...He Reinvented Peanut Butter.

At 25, Justin Gold was making experimental peanut butter in his home kitchen with a food p... more

25 May 2026

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:22

25 May 2026

#835

Advice Line with Sarah LaFleur of M.M. LaFleur

Today’s callers: David from New Jersey struggles with self-doubt as he works to grow his m... more

21 May 2026

48 MINS

48:29

21 May 2026

#834

NVIDIA: Jensen Huang. From near collapse to becoming the world’s biggest company

NVIDIA is one of the most valuable companies in human history. Its chips run the AI system... more

18 May 2026

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:18

18 May 2026

#833

Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets

Today’s callers: Kristina in Florida wants to take her local pottery workshopsnationwide. ... more

14 May 2026

41 MINS

41:47

14 May 2026

#832

Room & Board: John Gabbert. A Broken Deal, a Family Rift, and the Birth of a Furniture Giant

John Gabbert built a massive furniture brand. But in order to do it, he had to defy his fa... more

11 May 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:49

11 May 2026

#831

Advice Line with Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed

Today’s callers: Anthony from Miami considers the best method to grow his pop-up outdoor m... more

07 May 2026

43 MINS

43:00

07 May 2026

#830

Beautycounter: Gregg Renfrew. She Built Beautycounter to $1B… Then Got Fired From Her Own Company

Gregg Renfrew started a movement by making better-for-you cosmetics, then enlisted an army... more

04 May 2026

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:47

04 May 2026

#829

Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

Today’s callers: Barbara in Massachusetts wonders how her nutrition education theater comp... more

30 Apr 2026

44 MINS

44:24

30 Apr 2026

#828

Shep and Ian Murray: Vineyard Vines. A Stale Product Transforms into a Lifestyle Brand.

In the late 1990s, Shep and Ian Murray looked at a shrinking category–men’s ties–and saw a... more

27 Apr 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:04

27 Apr 2026

#827

Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method returns

Today’s callers: Christina from California wonders how to build trust with her fragrance b... more

23 Apr 2026

40 MINS

40:18

23 Apr 2026

#826

KIND bars: Daniel Lubetzky. From peace in the Middle East to a $5 billion snack bar

What if the thing you care about most ... might be what’s holding your business back? Dani... more

20 Apr 2026

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:31

20 Apr 2026

#825

Advice Line with Chieh Huang of Boxed

Today’s callers: Alec from California wonders if it’s time to bring production forhis beef... more

16 Apr 2026

51 MINS

51:03

16 Apr 2026

#824

iRobot: Colin Angle. How The Roomba Became a Household Icon

Colin Angle didn’t start out trying to clean people’s floors. He started out trying to sha... more

13 Apr 2026

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:13

13 Apr 2026

#823

Advice Line with Steve Ells of Chipotle

Today’s callers: Rebecca from Australia wants to make her small-batch spirits stand out in... more

09 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:48

09 Apr 2026

#822

Wingstop: Antonio Swad. A Brilliant Idea — And a Nail-Biting Exit

A lot of founders spend their lives chasing one big idea. Antonio Swad had two. The first?... more

06 Apr 2026

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:55

06 Apr 2026

#821

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

Today’s callers: Michelle from California assesses the trade offs of accepting outside inv... more

02 Apr 2026

49 MINS

49:56