How I Built This with Guy Raz

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. Listen to How I Built This on the Wondery App or wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by v...

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Episodes (500)

Sweetwater: Chuck Surack. How a Customer Service Strategy Built a Billion Dollar Online Pro Audio and Music Company.

Jul 27, 2026

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Advice Line with Curt Richardson of OtterBox

Jul 23, 2026

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Toast: Aman Narang. How a Long Wait for the Dinner Check Launched a $2 Billion Business.

Jul 20, 2026

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Advice Line with Kenneth Cole

Jul 16, 2026

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Sun Bum: Tom Rinks. The Secrets of a Master Brand Builder (2023)

Jul 13, 2026

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Advice Line with Jeni Britton of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams (2025)

Jul 9, 2026

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Catalina Crunch: Krishna Kaliannan. From Homemade Keto Cocoa Puffs to Breakfast Aisle Breakthrough

Jul 6, 2026

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Advice Line with Ronnen Harary of Spin Master/PAW Patrol

Jul 2, 2026

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e.l.f. Cosmetics: Joey Shamah. The Dollar Store Formula That Built a Cosmetics Giant

Jun 29, 2026

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Advice Line with Susan Griffin-Black of EO Products

Jun 25, 2026

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STARR Restaurants: Stephen Starr. How a Non-Foodie Built Thriving Restaurants on Gut Instinct

Jun 22, 2026

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Advice Line with Shazi Visram of Happy Family Organics

Jun 18, 2026

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Build-A-Bear: Maxine Clark. A Former Shoe Executive Launches a Stuffed Animal Empire

Jun 15, 2026

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Advice Line with Christina Tosi of Milk Bar

Jun 11, 2026

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Shopify: Tobias Lütke. How a snowboarder built a $150 billion business (2019)

Jun 8, 2026

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Advice Line with Tim Ferriss (August 2025)

Jun 4, 2026

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

Jun 1, 2026

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Advice Line with Jeffrey Hollender of Seventh Generation

May 28, 2026

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

May 25, 2026

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Advice Line with Sarah LaFleur of M.M. LaFleur

May 21, 2026

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

May 18, 2026

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Advice Line: New Offerings, Bigger Markets

May 14, 2026

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

May 11, 2026

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Advice Line with Jonah Peretti of Buzzfeed

May 7, 2026

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

May 4, 2026

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Advice Line with David Neeleman of JetBlue

Apr 30, 2026

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

Apr 27, 2026

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Advice Line with Eric Ryan of Method returns

Apr 23, 2026

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

Apr 20, 2026

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Advice Line with Chieh Huang of Boxed

Apr 16, 2026

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

Apr 13, 2026

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Advice Line with Steve Ells of Chipotle

Apr 9, 2026

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

Apr 6, 2026

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

Apr 2, 2026

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

Mar 30, 2026

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

Mar 26, 2026

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

Mar 23, 2026

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Advice Line: What’s Your Value?

Mar 19, 2026

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

Mar 16, 2026

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Advice Line with Hernan Lopez of Wondery

Mar 12, 2026

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

Mar 9, 2026

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Advice Line with Miguel McKelvey of WeWork

Mar 5, 2026

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

Mar 2, 2026

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Advice Line with Alexa Hirschfeld of Paperless Post

Feb 26, 2026

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

Feb 23, 2026

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Advice Line with Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali of Chomps

Feb 19, 2026

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

Feb 16, 2026

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Advice Line with Julia Hartz of Eventbrite

Feb 12, 2026

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

Feb 9, 2026

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Advice Line with Jon Stein of Betterment

Feb 5, 2026

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