How I Built This with Guy Raz podcast

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.

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.

 

#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

Yesterday

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:49

Yesterday


#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

02 Apr 2026